StatisticalDefinitions Meanscore:Themeanscoreisthearithmeticaverageofa definedsetoftestscores.meanscorestatisticsarereported hereiftherearetenormorestudentsinagrouporsubgroup. Scaledscore:Ascaledscoreistheresultofadjustingaraw score(thenumberofquestionsansweredcorectly)inways thatensurethatresultsacrossdiferenttestformsare comparable.thescoresshownhereandreportedto educators,students,andinstitutionsarescaledscores. Standarddeviation(SD):Thestandarddeviationisa measureofthevariabilityofasetofscores.iftestscores clustertightlyaroundthemeanscore,astheydowhenthe grouptestedisrelativelyhomogeneous,thestandard deviationissmalerthanitwouldbewithamorediversegroup andamorewidelydisperseddistributionofscores. ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks EachassessmentintheSATSuitehasanassociatedsetof metricscaledthecolegeandcareerreadiness Benchmarks. TheSATMathbenchmarkisthesectionscoreassociated witha75% chanceofearningatleastacinfirst-semester, credit-bearing,colege-levelcoursesinalgebra,statistics, precalculus,orcalculus. TheSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW) benchmarkisassociatedwitha75% chanceofearningat leastacinfirst-semester,credit-bearing,colege-level coursesinhistory,literature,socialscience,orwriting. Thegrade-levelbenchmarkscoresforPSAT-related assessmentsarebasedonexpectedstudentgrowthtoward thesatbenchmarksateachgrade.whilesatbenchmarks indicatelikelihoodofsuccessincolege,grade-level benchmarksindicatewhetherastudentisontrackforcolege andcareerreadinessfortheirgrade.thebenchmarksareset toreflecttypicalannualgrowthfrom yeartoyearfrom th through12thgrades. ThenewSATSuitebenchmarkoutcomesshouldnotbe comparedagainstresultsfrom theoldsatorpsat/nmsqt, asthescorescaleandbenchmarkdefinitionshavechanged. Benchmarkstatisticsarereportediftherearetenormore studentsinagrouporsubgroup. AbouttheColegeBoard TheColegeBoardisamission-drivennot-for-profit organizationthatconnectsstudentstocolegesuccessand opportunity.foundedin1900,thecolegeboardwascreated toexpandaccesstohighereducation.today,themembership associationismadeupofover6,000oftheworld sleading educationalinstitutionsandisdedicatedtopromoting excelenceandequityineducation.eachyear,thecolege Boardhelpsmorethansevenmilionstudentspreparefora successfultransitiontocolegethroughprogramsandservices incolegereadinessandcolegesuccess includingthesat andtheadvancedplacementprogram (AP ).The organizationalsoservestheeducationcommunitythrough researchandadvocacyonbehalfofstudents,educatorsand schools.forfurtherinformation,visitwww.colegeboard.org. 2017TheColegeBoard.ColegeBoard,AP,SAT,andthe acornlogoareregisteredtrademarksofthecolegeboard. PSAT/NMSQTisaregisteredtrademarkoftheColegeBoard andnationalmeritscholarshipcorporation.psatandsat SubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheColegeBoard.Al othermarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.visit thecolegeboardontheweb:colegeboard.org. SAT Grade11 Grade10 Grade9 Grade 530 40 510 460 40 430 450 410 430 390 AboutThisReport Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof2017who tookthenewsat duringhighschool,aswelastakersof PSAT-relatedassessments thepsat/nmsqt,psat 10,andPSAT /9 acrossthe2016-17schoolyear. Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic responsesaresummarized.(moststudentssupplyoptional demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketestsin thesatsuiteofassessments,whichprovidesvaluable contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingandunderstanding individualandgroupscores.) ScoreRanges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)andMath sectionsofeachtestinthesatsuite: SATsections:200 00 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10sections:160 760 PSAT/9sections:120 720 RecentChangestoDataColectionandReporting InJune2015,theColegeBoardaligneditscolectionand reportingofrace/ethnicitycategorieswithu.s.departmentof Educationguidelines.Inaddition,whilepreviousSATcohort assignmentreflectedself-reportedinformationcolectedduring SATorSATSubjectTestregistrationonly,itnowleverages themostrecentinformationfrom thesat,psat-related assessment,orapprogramsinaneforttomorecloselyalign withschool,district,andstatedatasystems.forthese reasons,weadvisecautionwhencomparingdatapointsinthis reporttothoseinpreviousreports. CaveatonUsingtheData TheColegeBoardstronglydiscouragesusingscoresto compareorevaluateteachers,schools,districts,orstates, becauseofdiferencesinparticipationandtesttaker populations.relationshipsbetweentestscoresandother backgroundorcontextualfactorsarecomplexand interdependent. ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks Assessment/ Gradelevel ERW SectionScore Math SectionScore
SATSuiteParticipationSummary TheSATSuiteofAssessments thesat(grades12and11),psat/nmsqtandpsat10(grades11and10),andpsat /9(grades9and) measuresastudent scolegeandcareerreadiness.together,theseassessmentsprovidea comprehensivesolutionthatsystematicalyandprogressivelymeasurestheknowledge,skils,andunderstandingsessential forsuccessincolegeandcareer. 44,101testtakerscompletedtheSAToraPSAT relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT10,orPSAT/9)inthe2016-17schoolyear. Classof2017 SATTakers¹ 1,757 HighSchoolGraduates² 20,164 SATParticipationRate 9 9 ofgraduates intheclassof2017 tookthesatduring highschool Classof201 PSAT/NMSQTTakers³ 7,117 11th-GradeEnrolment² 22,667 ParticipationRate 3 3 of11thgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTlast fal Classof2019 PSAT/NMSQTorPSAT10Takers³ 19,169 10th-GradeEnrolment² 23,462 ParticipationRate of10thgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTor PSAT10 in2016-17 Classof2020 PSAT/9Takers³ 9th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 91 23,96 of9thgraders tookthepsat/9 in2016-17 Classof2021 PSAT/9Takers³ th-gradeenrolment² ParticipationRate 391 23,199 ofthgraders tookthepsat/9 in2016-17 ¹Reflects2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December2016. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe2016-17schoolyear.
SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedsatquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. 1,757 1005 TookEssay¹ 1,102 9 1007 514 494 6 513 493 MetBenchmarks 6 Race/Ethnicity 266 91 452 43 6 316 11 2,21 44 12,57 46 2,03 15% 6 1 1106 2 922 976 1037 1032 929 544 453 471 492 529 527 473 561 430 452 44 50 505 455 5 1 4 3 7 4 55% 7 7 5 1 4 4 2 2 55% 4 2 2 Sex Female 9,392 5 1007 519 4 6 3 3 Male 9,365 5 1003 506 497 6 3 3 FirstLanguageLearned EnglishOnly 14,72 79% 1026 524 502 3 6 4 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage 1,552 932 473 459 45% 2 5 AnotherLanguage 62 5% 926 463 462 1 4 2 5 1,615 9% 926 472 454 2 4 2 5 HighestLevelofParentalEducation NoHighSchoolDiploma 63 5% 1 447 434 1 1 65% HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 4,500 1,271 3,955 2,20 5,960 2 2 1 976 1023 10 1147 934 499 525 554 54 475 477 49 534 563 45 2 5 6 2 7 29% 5 6 2 2 1 SATFeeWaiver Usedatanypoint 39 1016 519 496 3 6 Didnotuse 1,359 9 1005 512 492 6 ¹ReflectstesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.
SATParticipationandPerformanceContinued Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedsatquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. HighSchoolGradePointAverage A+(97 100) 779 124 632 616 95% A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(0 9) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 3,167 2,3 6,40 2,557 254 2,277 15% 1 1 1149 1074 963 70 36 932 53 547 492 444 42 477 566 527 471 426 409 455 6 2 5% 9 5 3 2 6 5 2 1 2 4 6 7 HighSchoolRank HighestTenth 1,464 1211 613 59 7 9 79% SecondTenth SecondFifth FinalThree-Fifths 1,294 1,053 1,19 13,74 7 1075 1001 926 94 547 509 473 502 529 493 453 41 5 29% 7 6 45% 6 5 1 3 2 3 5 3 TookthePSAT/NMSQT¹ AsaJuniorandSophomoreorYounger 5,733 3 109 559 539 5 55% AsaJunior AsaSophomoreorYounger NeverTookPSAT/NMSQT 1,019,75 3,220 5% 4 101 974 921 519 497 471 499 477 450 2 6 5 45% 3 29% 3 4 5 ¹Derivedfrom ColegeBoardrecordsofstudenttest-takinghistory.Previously,thesedatawerebasedonself-reportedinformationcolectedduringregistration.
SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores 1400 1600 415 1200 1390 2,549 1000 1190 6,579 00 990 6,64 600 790 2,542 400 590 24 Mean 1005 SD 12 Score ERW Math 1 1 700 00 646 600 690 3,25 500 590 6,511 400 490 6,005 300 390 2,254 200 290 56 130 Mean 513 493 SD 97 1 1 469 2,145 6,707 6,465 2,41 96 1 15% Cross-TestScores TestScores Analysisin History/Social Studies Analysisin Science Reading Writingand Language Math 35 40 700 77 35 40 62 05 469 30 34.5 3,21 3,620 30 34.5 3,494 3,793 2,145 25 29.5 7,203 6,4 25 29.5 6,569 6,202 6,707 20 24.5 15 19.5 5,34 2,066 5,639 1,03 10 14.5 123 69 Mean SD 26 5 26 5 20 24.5 15 19.5 5,756 2,010 5,510 2,297 6,465 2,41 10 14.5 66 150 130 Mean SD 26 5 26 5 25 5 Subscores Wordsin Context Command Expression ofevidence ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced Mathematics 13 15 10 12 7 9 4 6 1,426 5,677 6,634 4,139 942 4,317 9,295 3,990 1,552 5,003,542 3,020 61 4,177 6,24 5,06 630 3,743,01 5,2 933 4,433 7,652 4,29 755 3,503,005 5,553 1 3 1 213 640 1,09 53 1,450 941 Mean SD 3 2 9 3 3 2 3 3 Essay¹ 7 6 5 4 3 2 Mean SD Reading 120 753 3,914 4,326 5,23 2,211 1,540 5 1 Analysis 63 331 1,247 2,216 3,6 3,317 7,240 3 1 Writing 116 709 4,074 3,975 4,990 2,460 1,77 4 1 ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.
Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedsatquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Agriculture,AgricultureOperations,andRelatedSciences ArchitectureandRelatedServices Area,Ethnic,Cultural,andGenderStudies BiologicalandBiomedicalSciences Business,Management,Marketing,andRelatedSupportServic. Communication,Journalism,andRelatedPrograms ComputerandInformationSciencesandSupportServices MilitaryTechnologies ConstructionTrades,General Education Engineering EngineeringTechnologies/Technicians EnglishLanguageandLiterature/Leters FamilyandConsumerSciences/HumanSciences ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures,General HealthProfessionsandRelatedClinicalSciences History,General LegalStudies,General LiberalArtsandSciences,GeneralStudiesandHumanities LibraryScience/Librarianship MathematicsandStatistics MechanicandRepairTechnologies/Technicians Multi/InterdisciplinaryStudies NaturalResourcesandConservation Parks,RecreationandLeisureStudies PersonalAndCulinaryServices,General PhilosophyandReligiousStudies PhysicalSciences PrecisionProduction Psychology,General PublicAdministrationandSocialServiceProfessions SecurityandProtectiveServices SocialSciences TheologyandReligiousVocations TransportationandMaterialsMoving VisualandPerformingArts,General Other Undecided 495 452 493 57 529 463 461 499 566 49 47 462 491 523 441 594 535 519 47 504 502 467 523 496 536 50 432 45 543 496 506 534 474 494 469 515 466 535 603 569 4 501 544 574 552 513 463 50 513 441 569 57 551 530 525 534 47 55 500 529 535 452 47 551 542 522 557 533 505 44 1010 91 102 111 109 951 962 1043 1140 1050 991 924 999 1036 1 1163 1122 1070 1017 1029 1036 954 110 996 1066 1042 3 936 1094 103 102 1090 100 999 953 1 9% 2 1 5% 1,660 535 1,274 2 12 15 524 56 47 2 213 37 7 137 191 16 76 51 3 55 212 126 3,132 6 3 226 21 1,547 507 13 152 425 202 921 760 12 239 437 2017SATSuiteAnnualReport SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW Math CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided 475 41 551 533 499 439 440 49 439 569 554 522 462 459 973 57 1120 107 1021 901 99 2 2 2 1,67 109 1,340 1,790 2,211 332 297 Degree-LevelGoal
SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthe1,757studentsfrom whotookthesat,5,420designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions.studentsmay designatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemostscorereports.a totalof992institutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ BoiseStateUniversity ID PublicColege 1,995 36. Universityof ID PublicColege 1,576 29. StateUniversity ID PublicColege 1,399 25. UtahStateUniversity UT PublicColege 617 11. UniversityofUtah UT PublicColege 57 10. Brigham YoungUniversity- ID PrivateColege 555 10. ColegeofSouthern ID PublicColege 534 9.9% MontanaStateUniversity MT PublicColege 47. Brigham YoungUniversity UT PrivateColege 467. Colegeof ID PrivateColege 410 7. ColegeofWestern ID PublicColege 406 7.5% WashingtonStateUniversity WA PublicColege 390 7. NorthColege ID PublicColege 354 6.5% Lewis-ClarkStateColege ID PublicColege 340 6. UniversityofWashington WA PublicColege 324 6. NCAAEligibilityCenter IN PublicColege 209 3.9% StanfordUniversity CA PrivateColege 196 3. OregonStateUniversity OR PublicColege 15 3. NorthwestNazareneUniversity ID PrivateColege 177 3. UniversityofOregon OR PublicColege 16 3. UniversityofMontana MT PublicColege 161 3. ArizonaStateUniversity AZ PublicColege 119 2. UtahValeyUniversity UT PublicColege 11 2. PortlandStateUniversity OR PublicColege 110 2. NMSCScholarshipAdmin IL NO ANSWER 109 2. DixieStateUniversity UT PublicColege 109 2. GonzagaUniversity WA PrivateColege 105 1.9% EasternWashingtonUniversity WA PublicColege 100 1. UniversityofSouthernCalifornia CA PrivateColege 96 1. WesternWashingtonUniversity WA PublicColege 92 1. UniversityofPortland OR PrivateColege 9 1. UniversityofCalifornia:LosAngeles CA PublicColege 7 1. WeberStateUniversity UT PublicColege 6 1. UniversityofCalifornia:Berkeley CA PublicColege 4 1.5% HarvardColege MA PrivateColege 2 1.5% NAIAEligibilityCenter MO NO ANSWER 2 1.5% UniversityofColoradoBoulder CO PublicColege 0 1.5% ColoradoStateUniversity CO PublicColege 77 1. CarolColege MT PrivateColege 76 1. EasternTechnicalColege ID PublicColege 72 1. WhitworthUniversity WA PrivateColege 70 1. MassachusetsInstituteofTechnology MA PrivateColege 69 1. CornelUniversity NY PrivateColege 63 1. UniversityofArizona AZ PublicColege 62 1. YaleUniversity CT PrivateColege 56 1. ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.
PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-17schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Number ERW Math 27,321 952 43 470 PSAT/NMSQT PSAT10 27,290 33 952 1026 43 50 470 51 Sex Number Percent ERW Math Female 13,629 5 95 490 46 Male 13,404 5 949 476 473 GradeLevel 10thGrade 11thGrade Other/ ¹ 19,169 7 923 467 456 6 3 7,117 2 1042 530 511 5 7 5 2 1,035 90 44 442 Race/Ethnicity Number Percent ERW Math 427 42 423 419 440 262 3,41 79 16,53 973 4,716 1 6 1053 71 74 925 92 965 917 522 442 440 460 499 491 463 531 429 435 464 42 474 454 10thGrade ¹ 315 22 413 409 1 6 222 160 2,77 44 10,772 649 4,130 15% 5 2 100 5 4 73 949 929 911 500 434 425 432 42 472 460 50 424 423 442 467 457 451 5 2 2 4 3 7 4 4 5 7 6 6 6 2 2 45% 3 2 5 5 45% 2 3 11thGrade ¹ 6 92 469 459 3 5 3 45% 200 96 53 35 5,091 265 491 1 7 1112 95 964 990 1061 1076 90 551 455 49 497 542 550 49 561 440 475 493 520 526 42 65% 2 3 4 5 3 4 6 6 6 7 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 1 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-17schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned 10thGrade EnglishOnly 12,595 6 935 474 460 6 4 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 1,563 77 4,233 2 59 42 925 430 417 467 42 426 45 45% 6 2 2 4 5 5 3 11thGrade EnglishOnly 5,66 1052 537 515 5 79% 5 2 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 557 306 56 97 957 1045 495 472 532 43 45 512 5 6 7 3 5 4 2 HighestLevelofParentalEducation 10thGrade NoHighSchoolDiploma 1,471 16 407 409 1 1 6 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 4,72 1,357 4,23 2,334 4,942 2 1 2 0 914 97 1021 904 445 463 497 520 456 436 451 40 502 44 5 6 3 55% 6 7 2 5 6 3 4 2 3 11thGrade NoHighSchoolDiploma 324 5% 90 447 443 4 2 5 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 1,695 540 2,296 1,339 923 2 1 93 1026 105 1139 963 499 523 553 52 491 43 503 531 557 473 4 6 7 6 7 9% 6 3 5 6 7 3 2 1 1 HighSchoolGradePointAverage ¹ 10thGrade A+(97 100) 673 1096 561 535 79% 9 9% A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(0 9) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 3,112 2,602 5,624 2,273 21 4,604 1 29% 1 2 1033 969 76 05 765 921 527 492 442 404 35 465 506 477 434 401 31 456 65% 4 2 3 55% 3 2 6 6 5 1 4 1 4 6 79% 11thGrade A+(97 100) 477 1239 631 60 9 9 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(0 9) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 1,56 1,201 2,304 724 45 70 2 1 1 1149 1072 971 73 53 1032 57 545 494 441 426 527 561 527 477 432 427 504 7 6 1 1 9 6 3 29% 75% 7 6 15% 1 5 5% 1 3 7 2 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
PSAT/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/9duringthe2016-17schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Number ERW Math 1,313 75 445 429 Fal 1,170 77 446 430 Spring 144 61 43 423 Sex Number Percent ERW Math Female 649 5 1 454 427 Male 657 5 70 437 432 GradeLevel thgrade 9thGrade Other/ ¹ 391 3 52 436 416 3 6 4 29% 91 6 7 451 436 4 6 4 29% 31 25 407 41 Race/Ethnicity Number Percent ERW Math 40 16 136 2 936 5 90 1 7 06 923 413 455 393 46 94 457 43 75 449 426 12 407 404 thgrade 05 403 402 ¹ 7 4 1 43 1 275 25 35 1 7 9% 766 73 44 424 4 7 4 2 65 452 414 7 390 39 2 4 2 5 9thGrade 31 22 423 400 2 5 29% 45% 12 6 93 1 641 59 4 1 7 5% 900 23 905 79 33 441 410 461 447 424 459 413 444 432 409 4 2 45% 3 6 4 7 69% 5 5 2 4 3 4 2 3 379 2 4 2 ¹ 5 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
PSAT/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/9duringthe2016-17schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned thgrade EnglishOnly EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 347 27 9 ¹ 9% 62 72 443 39 419 393 7 4 4 2 5 9thGrade EnglishOnly 7 97 457 440 4 7 4 2 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 60 29 14 13 0 01 405 390 424 40 419 377 2 1 4 2 5 2 4 5 HighSchoolGradePointAverage thgrade A+(97 100) 31 949 43 466 65% 6 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(0 9) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 93 63 121 49 12 22 2 3 1 934 0 22 753 709 744 47 450 420 377 355 31 447 430 403 376 354 363 5 4 29% 9% 9 9% 5 4 5 4 1 9% 1 5 75% 9thGrade A+(97 100) 34 1019 521 49 79% 9 79% 9% A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(0 9) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 17 172 342 130 12 14 2 3 15% 996 930 37 71 73 901 509 476 423 393 373 472 47 454 414 3 364 429 6 5 1 9 5 3 6 7 6 3 3 55% 75% ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.