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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 witha chanceofearningatleastacinfirst-semester, credit-bearing,colege-levelcoursesinalgebra,statistics, precalculus,orcalculus. TheSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW) benchmarkisassociatedwitha 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 8th 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. 201TheColegeBoard.ColegeBoard,AP,SAT,andthe acornlogoareregisteredtrademarksofthecolegeboard. PSAT/NMSQTisaregisteredtrademarkoftheColegeBoard andnationalmeritscholarshipcorporation.psatandsat SubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheColegeBoard.Al othermarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.visit thecolegeboardontheweb:colegeboard.org. SAT Grade11 Grade10 Grade9 Grade8 530 80 510 60 80 30 50 10 30 390 AboutThisReport Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof201who tookthenewsat duringhighschool,aswelastakersof PSAT-relatedassessments thepsat/nmsqt,psat 10,andPSAT 8/9 acrossthe2016-1schoolyear. Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic responsesaresummarized.(moststudentssupplyoptional demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketestsin thesatsuiteofassessments,whichprovidesvaluable contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingandunderstanding individualandgroupscores.) ScoreRanges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)andMath sectionsofeachtestinthesatsuite: SATsections:200 800 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10sections:160 60 PSAT8/9sections:120 20 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 8/9(grades9and8) measuresastudent scolegeandcareerreadiness.together,theseassessmentsprovidea comprehensivesolutionthatsystematicalyandprogressivelymeasurestheknowledge,skils,andunderstandingsessential forsuccessincolegeandcareer. 1,832testtakerscompletedtheSAToraPSAT relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT10,orPSAT8/9)inthe2016-1schoolyear. Classof201 SATTakers¹,801 HighSchoolGraduates² 5,305 SATParticipationRate 9 9 ofgraduates intheclassof201 tookthesatduring highschool Classof2018 PSAT/NMSQTTakers³,531 11th-GradeEnrolment² 5,326 ParticipationRate 8 8 of11thgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTlast fal Classof2019 PSAT/NMSQTorPSAT10Takers³,606 10th-GradeEnrolment² 5,85 ParticipationRate 9% 9% of10thgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTor PSAT10 in2016-1 Classof2020 PSAT8/9Takers³ 2,81 9th-GradeEnrolment²,338 ParticipationRate 39% 39% of9thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in2016-1 Classof2021 PSAT8/9Takers³ 8th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 339 5,15 of8thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in2016-1 ¹Reflects201highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December2016. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe2016-1schoolyear.

SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect201highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedsatquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.,801 950 TookEssay¹,22 8 962 88 3 5 82 68 2 MetBenchmarks 5 Race/Ethnicity 21 838 19 19 1 1 1 8 99 2,05 52 669 11 380 5 1 113 83 938 128 1081 823 55 656 59 11 5 29 60 631 533 11 59% 1 2 8 3 9 6 6 8 9% 1 6 5 3 Sex Female 2,365 9% 9 83 61 2 5 Male 2,36 5 955 81 3 3 5 FirstLanguageLearned EnglishOnly 3,52 958 88 1 3 5 EnglishandAnotherLanguage 591 1 959 85 3 3 5 AnotherLanguage 19 9% 93 3 6 2 2 5 26 833 15 18 2 1 HighestLevelofParentalEducation NoHighSchoolDiploma 68 1 83 23 1 2 9% HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 1,66 162 2 1,00 9 3 2 858 916 1056 121 3 63 538 622 391 2 52 51 595 386 1 1 69% 8 1 69% 5 1 8 SATFeeWaiver Usedatanypoint 939 2 88 9 38 1 3 1 6 Didnotuse 3,862 8 965 90 5 3 3 5 ¹ReflectstesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

SATParticipationandPerformanceContinued Datareflect201highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedsatquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. HighSchoolGradePointAverage A+(9 100) 13 105 56 529 9% 6 5 39% A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(0 9) D,E,orF(below0) 8 561 2,008 936 6 599 9% 1 1 1139 1112 93 818 89 866 56 565 80 13 399 38 562 5 63 05 390 28 5 5 1 2 59% 5 2 2 2 5 8 HighSchoolRank HighestTenth 332 1116 56 552 5 5 SecondTenth SecondFifth FinalThree-Fifths 23 161 232 3,803 9% 1008 931 893 935 513 3 51 5 95 58 2 60 3 2 59% 9% 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 5 TookthePSAT/NMSQT¹ AsaJuniorandSophomoreorYounger 2,91 5 996 506 90 3 5 3 AsaJunior AsaSophomoreorYounger NeverTookPSAT/NMSQT 89 2 6 1 981 81 802 99 13 05 82 02 39 3 5 2 1 3 1 5 8 8 ¹Derivedfrom ColegeBoardrecordsofstudenttest-takinghistory.Previously,thesedatawerebasedonself-reportedinformationcolectedduringregistration.

SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect201highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores 100 1600 283 1200 1390 60 1000 1190 866 800 990 1,530 600 90 1,03 00 590 115 Mean 950 SD 20 Score ERW Math 1 3 00 800 359 600 690 660 500 590 88 00 90 1,53 300 390 1,202 200 290 159 18 Mean 82 68 SD 126 1 1 2 3 263 530 963 1,60 1,01 123 1 2 3 Cross-TestScores TestScores Analysisin History/Social Studies Analysisin Science Reading Writingand Language Math 35 0 385 391 35 0 28 395 263 30 3.5 65 630 30 3.5 66 663 530 25 29.5 991 92 25 29.5 959 95 963 20 2.5 15 19.5 1,66 1,00 1,12 962 10 1.5 295 19 Mean SD 2 2 6 20 2.5 15 19.5 1,585 980 1,365 1,196 1,60 1,01 10 1.5 203 225 18 Mean SD 2 6 2 23 6 Subscores Wordsin Context Command Expression ofevidence ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced Mathematics 13 15 10 12 9 6 536 992 1,19 1,263 5 0 1,615 1,1 566 858 1,395 1,628 99 61 1,06 1,69 39 29 1,69 1,50 36 85 1,256 1,3 0 26 1,561 1,688 1 3 861 22 35 83 519 911 22 Mean SD 8 3 8 3 3 3 Essay¹ 8 6 5 3 2 Mean SD Reading 66 23 898 836 1,098 566 520 1 Analysis 25 109 356 520 668 59 1,90 3 2 Writing 55 232 856 05 1,01 65 681 2 ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

Datareflect201highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.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 515 13 50 56 3 32 5 55 389 33 606 502 555 52 501 516 69 526 9 8 515 29 51 50 1 88 518 8 6 525 26 5 59 56 6 506 5 381 2 63 51 525 635 532 56 85 51 53 9 510 52 53 512 505 99 5 80 61 1039 839 92 1158 893 908 981 119 0 860 129 103 1080 120 1032 1081 95 109 1028 89 1025 881 903 1016 96 98 1062 959 90 9% 1 1 1 330 9 383 0 2 99 18 16 163 0 51 9 10 6 16 13 3 31 0 2 9 3 0 32 6 38 99 36 1 15 11 110 88 252 6 6 23 201SATSuiteAnnualReport SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW Math CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided 550 15 59 526 60 01 0 50 22 55 52 82 389 38 1120 83 112 1068 92 89 88 2 3 2 323 22 58 10 3 31 25 Degree-LevelGoal

SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthe,801studentsfrom whotookthesat,2,6designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions. Studentsmaydesignatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.Thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemost scorereports.atotalof926institutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ UniversityofMaryland:ColegePark MD PublicColege 0 15. BowieStateUniversity MD PublicColege 31 11. TempleUniversity PA PublicColege 282 10. NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity NC PublicColege 253 9. PennStateUniversityPark PA PublicColege 23 8. NorthCarolinaCentralUniversity NC PublicColege 228 8. MorganStateUniversity MD PublicColege 203. UniversityofVirginia VA PublicColege 202. OldDominionUniversity VA PublicColege 19. GeorgeMasonUniversity VA PublicColege 190. DelawareStateUniversity DE PublicColege 15 6. NCAAEligibilityCenter IN PublicColege 162 6. NorfolkStateUniversity VA PublicColege 15 5.9% ClarkAtlantaUniversity GA PrivateColege 156 5. Fordham University NY PrivateColege 1 5. UniversityofMichigan MI PublicColege 13 5. UniversityofPennsylvania PA PrivateColege 11 5. GeorgetownUniversity DC PrivateColege 10 5. VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity VA PublicColege 139 5. VirginiaStateUniversity VA PublicColege 136 5. HowardUniversity DC PrivateColege 133 5. TowsonUniversity MD PublicColege 132.9% DrexelUniversity PA PrivateColege 131.9% UniversityofMaryland:EasternShore MD PublicColege 129. GeorgeWashingtonUniversity DC PrivateColege 12. UniversityofVermont VT PublicColege 12. HamptonUniversity VA PrivateColege 12. NewYorkUniversity NY PrivateColege 12. UniversityofPitsburgh PA PublicColege 122. ColumbiaUniversity NY PrivateColege 118. VirginiaTech VA PublicColege 11. CornelUniversity NY PrivateColege 113. NortheasternUniversity MA PrivateColege 112. UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHil NC PublicColege 111. LincolnUniversity PA PublicColege 110. VirginiaUnionUniversity VA PrivateColege 108. BostonUniversity MA PrivateColege 106. AmericanUniversity DC PrivateColege 103 3. UniversityofMaryland:BaltimoreCounty MD PublicColege 101 3. VilanovaUniversity PA PrivateColege 101 3. HarvardColege MA PrivateColege 101 3. SpelmanColege GA PrivateColege 100 3. ShawUniversity NC PrivateColege 99 3. JamesMadisonUniversity VA PublicColege 98 3. BostonColege MA PrivateColege 9 3. ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.

PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-1schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Number ERW Math 10,053 910 58 52 PSAT/NMSQT PSAT10 9,50 305 912 80 59 2 53 3 Sex Number Percent ERW Math Female,1 9% 911 63 8 Male,981 5 921 59 62 GradeLevel 10thGrade 11thGrade Other/ ¹,606 892 8 3 9% 3 9%,533 951 80 1 3 5 3 91 9% 803 01 01 Race/Ethnicity Number Percent ERW Math 5 31 355 36 25,0 1,53 11 1,950 3 1,30 1126 816 83 83 1182 98 816 559 0 3 30 608 98 08 56 09 3 0 5 89 08 10thGrade 2 111 2,03 660 828 19 8 ¹ 1 1 1 111 95 89 115 591 555 8 9 8 968 8 81 6 3 86 3 30 3 5 351 556 39 23 363 561 01 26 69% 2 8 3 2 8 6 5 11thGrade 23 125 2,0 9 1,016 208 358 ¹ 1 2 29 115 89 90 1218 625 593 8 9 8 102 521 503 6 3 5 385 390 1 1 1 8 3 53 25 56 38 582 2 51 2 9% 8 3 1 2 9 6 5 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-1schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned 10thGrade EnglishOnly 2,836 6 893 9 3 9% 3 9% EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 69 292 99 1 882 86 905 2 26 5 0 38 8 2 3 39% 5 3 2 39% 5 5 11thGrade EnglishOnly 3,32 966 89 3 5 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 630 362 199 1 953 91 63 9 5 382 63 381 3 1 5 3 3 1 5 8 HighestLevelofParentalEducation 10thGrade NoHighSchoolDiploma 268 60 3 386 2 1 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 1,1 191 66 1,00 1,22 2 2 2 88 802 952 1092 825 389 399 83 559 11 399 03 69 533 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 8 3 2 69% 6 3 1 6 11thGrade NoHighSchoolDiploma 383 816 03 13 1 2 1 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 1,289 189 51 1,338 583 2 1 3 82 862 1010 11 51 12 31 51 602 30 15 31 96 5 381 1 2 3 6 89% 1 2 6 3 1 8 HighSchoolGradePointAverage ¹ 10thGrade A+(9 100) 135 1033 521 513 5 59% 2 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(0 9) D,E,orF(below0) 566 5 1,551 626 62 1,089 1 3 1 2 1035 1010 85 59 691 890 523 51 23 3 3 8 512 96 22 385 33 2 5 5 2 3 2 1 5 59% 5 3 2 5 89% 9% 11thGrade A+(9 100) 13 1088 59 538 6 69% 6 3 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(0 9) D,E,orF(below0) 5 10 1,898 3 60 20 9% 11 1095 92 82 1 838 580 558 6 389 33 20 56 536 60 393 368 18 6 59% 3 2 9% 5 1 6 6 3 2 2 2 9% 8 8 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2016-1schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Number ERW Math 3,308 80 389 390 Fal 2,960 6 383 38 Spring 38 886 1 Sex Number Percent ERW Math Female 1,8 80 39 386 Male 1,56 5 8 388 396 GradeLevel 8thGrade 9thGrade Other/ ¹ 339 1 9 398 39 3 5 2,81 8 85 392 393 2 3 2 59% 128 62 315 309 Race/Ethnicity Number Percent ERW Math 26 662 30 322 59 1,23 0 10 82 15 68 1 2 902 3 2 81 989 826 15 36 386 21 50 16 355 55 30 386 20 85 10 360 8thGrade ¹ 8 98 39 0 8 15 9 1 15 2 2 928 3 55 59% 6 92 8 55 6 3 56 31 385 3 2 59% 9thGrade 21 659 30 319 9 51 1,25 19 10 398 13 533 1 880 39 9 81 1002 823 22 35 366 389 21 510 1 358 33 390 20 91 09 36 1 2 1 5 3 8 9% 2 5 1 3 3 69% 5 6 1 356 363 359 36 1 2 2 ¹ 69% 6 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2016-1schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned ¹ 8thGrade EnglishOnly 150 829 20 09 3 3 5 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 68 23 98 2 95 5 39 386 368 01 389 36 3 2 1 3 3 39% 6 9thGrade EnglishOnly 1,5 6 800 01 399 3 5 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 382 19 505 1 93 86 25 396 383 360 396 03 366 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 5 HighSchoolGradePointAverage 8thGrade A+(9 100) 8 A(93 96) 22 365 382 1 3 2 5 A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(0 9) D,E,orF(below0) 1 66 30 2 19 9% 5 59 69 698 850 39 36 338 29 381 352 360 21 2 3 3 5 1 5 9thGrade A+(9 100) 93 865 3 28 5 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(0 9) D,E,orF(below0) 326 262 950 36 39 80 1 9% 3 2 932 81 86 689 661 3 3 39 392 338 33 365 59 33 39 350 32 32 5 2 1 6 39% 1 1 2 5 2 1 3 5 8 9% ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.