2017 Total-Group SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report

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AboutThisReport

CollegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks

Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof2017who EachassessmentintheSATSuitehasanassociatedsetof

tookthenewSAT?duringhighschool,aswellastakersof PSAT-relatedassessments--thePSAT/NMSQT?,PSATTM

metricscalledtheCollegeandCareerReadiness Benchmarks.

10,andPSATTM 8/9--acrossthe2016-17schoolyear.

? TheSATMathbenchmarkisthesectionscoreassociated

Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce witha75% chanceofearningatleastaCinfirst-semester,

andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic

credit-bearing,college-levelcoursesinalgebra,statistics,

responsesaresummarized.(Moststudentssupplyoptional precalculus,orcalculus.

demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketestsin ? TheSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)

theSATSuiteofAssessments,whichprovidesvaluable

benchmarkisassociatedwitha75% chanceofearningat

contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingandunderstanding leastaCinfirst-semester,credit-bearing,college-level

individualandgroupscores.)

coursesinhistory,literature,socialscience,orwriting.

Score Ranges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)andMath sectionsofeachtestintheSATSuite:

? SATsections:200?800 ? PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10sections:160?760 ? PSAT8/9sections:120?720

Thegrade-levelbenchmarkscoresforPSAT-related assessmentsarebasedonexpectedstudentgrowthtoward theSATbenchmarksateachgrade.WhileSATbenchmarks indicatelikelihoodofsuccessincollege,grade-level benchmarksindicatewhetherastudentisontrackforcollege andcareerreadinessfortheirgrade.Thebenchmarksareset toreflecttypicalannualgrowthfrom yeartoyearfrom 8th through 12th grades. CollegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks

RecentChangestoDataCollectionandReporting

Assessment/ Grade level

ERW Section Score

Math Section Score

InJune2015,theCollegeBoardaligneditscollectionand

SAT

480

530

reportingofrace/ethnicitycategorieswithU.S.Departmentof Educationguidelines.Inaddition,whilepreviousSATcohort

Grade 11

assignmentreflectedself-reportedinformationcollectedduring Grade10

460 430

510 480

SATorSATSubjectTestregistrationonly,itnowleverages themostrecentinformationfrom theSAT,PSAT-related assessment,orAPprogramsinanefforttomorecloselyalign

Grade 9 Grade 8

410 390

450 430

withschool,district,andstatedatasystems.Forthese reasons,weadvisecautionwhencomparingdatapointsinthis reporttothoseinpreviousreports.

ThenewSATSuitebenchmarkoutcomesshouldnotbe comparedagainstresultsfrom theoldSATorPSAT/NMSQT, asthescorescaleandbenchmarkdefinitionshavechanged.

CaveatonUsingtheData The College Board strongly discourages using scores to compareorevaluateteachers,schools,districts,orstates, becauseofdifferencesinparticipationandtesttaker populations.Relationshipsbetweentestscoresandother backgroundorcontextualfactorsarecomplexand interdependent.

StatisticalDefinitions

Meanscore:Themeanscoreisthearithmeticaverageofa definedsetoftestscores.Meanscorestatisticsarereported hereiftherearetenormorestudentsinagrouporsubgroup. Scaledscore:Ascaledscoreistheresultofadjustingaraw score(thenumberofquestionsansweredcorrectly)inways thatensurethatresultsacrossdifferenttestformsare comparable.Thescoresshownhereandreportedto educators,students,andinstitutionsarescaledscores.

Benchmarkstatisticsarereportediftherearetenormore students in a group or subgroup.

AbouttheCollegeBoard

TheCollegeBoardisamission-drivennot-for-profit organizationthatconnectsstudentstocollegesuccessand opportunity.Foundedin1900,theCollegeBoardwascreated toexpandaccesstohighereducation.Today,themembership associationismadeupofover6,000oftheworld'sleading educationalinstitutionsandisdedicatedtopromoting excellenceandequityineducation.Eachyear,theCollege Boardhelpsmorethansevenmillionstudentspreparefora successfultransitiontocollegethroughprogramsandservices incollegereadinessandcollegesuccess--includingtheSAT? andtheAdvancedPlacementProgram?(AP?).The organizationalsoservestheeducationcommunitythrough researchandadvocacyonbehalfofstudents,educatorsand schools.Forfurtherinformation,visit.

Standarddeviation(SD):Thestandarddeviationisa measureofthevariabilityofasetofscores.Iftestscores clustertightlyaroundthemeanscore,astheydowhenthe grouptestedisrelativelyhomogeneous,thestandard deviationissmallerthanitwouldbewithamorediversegroup andamorewidelydisperseddistributionofscores.

?2017TheCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,AP,SAT,andthe acornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard. PSAT/NMSQTisaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard andNationalMeritScholarshipCorporation.PSATandSAT SubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheCollegeBoard.All othermarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.Visit theCollegeBoardontheweb:.

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedSATquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

Total

Total Took Essay?

TestTakers

Number Percent

1,715,481

1,202,640

70%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1060

533

527

1082

544

538

Both 46% 51%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

70%

49%

74%

53%

None 27% 24%

Race/Ethnicity

AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Asian Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander White TwoorMoreRaces No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

7,782

0%

158,031

9%

225,860

13%

408,067

24%

4,131

0%

760,362

44%

57,049

3%

94,199

5%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

963

486

477

1181

569

612

941

479

462

990

500

489

986

498

488

1118

565

553

1103

560

544

961

475

485

Both 27% 70% 20% 31% 32% 59% 54% 27%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

53%

29%

81%

76%

49%

22%

58%

33%

57%

34%

83%

61%

80%

56%

48%

33%

None 45% 12% 50% 39% 40% 15% 18% 47%

Sex

Female Male

TestTakers

Number Percent

906,019

53%

809,462

47%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1050

534

516

1070

532

538

Both 43% 50%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

71%

44%

69%

53%

None 27% 27%

FirstLanguageLearned

English Only EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

1,138,783

66%

319,299

19%

203,124

12%

54,275

3%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1074

545

530

1034

516

518

1049

513

537

941

463

479

Both 49% 40% 44% 25%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

75%

51%

63%

43%

61%

50%

42%

31%

None 23% 33% 32% 52%

HighestLevelofParentalEducation

TestTakers

Number Percent

NoHighSchoolDiploma

137,437

8%

HighSchoolDiploma

482,194

28%

Associate Degree

134,451

8%

Bachelor's Degree

473,103

28%

Graduate Degree

339,743

20%

No Response

148,553

9%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

944

472

472

1003

507

497

1036

525

511

1118

562

556

1177

591

586

914

455

460

Both 22% 33% 40% 59% 69% 19%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

46%

26%

62%

36%

71%

43%

83%

62%

88%

71%

38%

23%

None 50% 35% 27% 15% 10% 58%

SATFeeWaiver

Usedatanypoint Didnotuse

TestTakers

Number Percent

427,699

25%

1,287,782

75%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

978

494

484

1087

546

541

Both 27% 52%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

56%

30%

75%

55%

None 42% 22%

?ReflectstesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

SATParticipationandPerformanceContinued Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedSATquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

HighSchoolGradePointAverage

A+ (97?100) A (93?96) A-(90?92) B (80?89) C (70?79) D,E,orF(below70) No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

104,731

6%

300,326

18%

296,589

17%

710,579

41%

171,096

10%

10,815

1%

121,345

7%

HighSchoolRank

HighestTenth Second Tenth Second Fifth FinalThree-Fifths No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

222,858

13%

192,115

11%

153,570

9%

171,534

10%

975,404

57%

Took the PSAT/NMSQT?

TestTakers

Number Percent

AsaJuniorandSophomoreorYounger 748,415

44%

As a Junior

361,736

21%

AsaSophomoreorYounger

269,509

16%

NeverTookPSAT/NMSQT

335,821

20%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1254

626

628

1187

595

592

1122

564

558

1005

508

497

899

456

444

850

429

421

987

489

498

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1232

613

619

1110

556

553

1044

527

517

963

487

475

1030

519

511

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1098

554

544

1060

534

526

1013

514

500

1011

501

510

Both 84% 74% 61% 33% 13%

8% 32%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

93%

85%

90%

75%

85%

64%

64%

36%

37%

15%

25%

10%

52%

37%

None 5% 8%

13% 33% 60% 72% 43%

Both 81% 60% 44% 23% 40%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

92%

83%

82%

62%

73%

46%

54%

26%

65%

42%

None 6%

15% 24% 43% 32%

Both 54% 46% 36% 36%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

77%

56%

71%

49%

65%

38%

58%

41%

None 21% 26% 33% 37%

?Derivedfrom CollegeBoardrecordsofstudenttest-takinghistory.Previously,thesedatawerebasedonself-reportedinformationcollectedduringregistration.

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized.

TotalandSectionScores

1400?1600 1200?1390 1000?1190 800?990 600?790 400?590 Mean SD

TotalScore 84,806 346,929 621,485 509,278 149,055 3,928 1060 195

5% 20% 36% 30%

9%

ERW

Math

700?800

95,445 6%

120,043 7%

600?690

386,449

23%

312,212

18%

500?590

603,765

35%

616,941

36%

400?490

483,143

28%

472,498

28%

300?390

138,415 8%

183,647 11%

_2_0_0_?_2_9_0______8_,_2_6_4_____________________1_0_,_1_40___________________

Mean

533

527

SD

100

107

Cross-TestScores

Analysis in History/Social

Studies

Analysis in Science

35?40

122,907

127,001

30?34.5

390,332

421,666

25?29.5

636,978

600,620

20?24.5

414,454

441,885

15?19.5

135,662

115,450

_1_0_?_1_4_.5_________1_5_,1_4_8_________8_,_8_5_9_____

Mean

27

27

SD

5

5

TestScores

Reading

Writingand Language

Math

35?40

125,765

110,635

120,043

30?34.5

394,487

410,902

312,212

25?29.5

614,724

571,583

616,941

20?24.5

447,690

443,117

472,498

15?19.5

122,956

164,901

183,647

_1_0_?_1_4_.5_________9_,_8_5_9_________1_4_,3_4_3_________1_0_,1_4_0____

Mean

27

26

26

SD

5

5

5

Subscores

Standard Wordsin Command Expression English Context ofEvidence ofIdeas Conventions

Heartof Algebra

Problem Solving and Data Analysis

Passportto Advanced Mathematics

13?15

173,078

162,577

197,056

169,484

158,499

171,140

202,617

10?12

621,539

494,837

547,298

425,651

467,662

510,462

428,005

7?9

580,407

748,815

644,994

598,679

733,724

587,729

671,398

4?6

261,240

290,490

287,535

429,044

312,975

335,654

359,241

_1_?_3______________7_9_,2_1_7_______1_8_,_76_2________3_8_,5_9_8_______9_2_,_6_23________4_2_,6_2_1_______1_1_0_,4_9_6_______5_4_,2_2_0____

Mean

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

SD

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Essay?

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Mean

SD

Reading

16,637

79,201

353,272

316,490

293,143

93,524

50,373

5

1

Analysis

7,818

37,315

136,461

218,208

289,331

216,261

297,246

4

1

Writing

15,741

72,773

357,723

302,300

293,397

101,592

59,114

5

1

?ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedCollegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal Datareflect2017highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreandself-reportedSATquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

Intended College Major Agriculture,AgricultureOperations,andRelatedSciences Architecture and Related Services Area,Ethnic,Cultural,andGenderStudies BiologicalandBiomedicalSciences Business,Management,Marketing,andRelatedSupportServic.. Communication,Journalism,andRelatedPrograms ComputerandInformationSciencesandSupportServices MilitaryTechnologies ConstructionTrades,General Education Engineering Engineering Technologies/Technicians English Language and Literature/Letters FamilyandConsumerSciences/HumanSciences ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures,General HealthProfessionsandRelatedClinicalSciences History,General LegalStudies,General LiberalArtsandSciences,GeneralStudiesandHumanities Library Science/Librarianship MathematicsandStatistics MechanicandRepairTechnologies/Technicians Multi/InterdisciplinaryStudies NaturalResourcesandConservation Parks,RecreationandLeisureStudies PersonalAndCulinaryServices,General Philosophy and Religious Studies PhysicalSciences Precision Production Psychology,General PublicAdministrationandSocialServiceProfessions Security and Protective Services SocialSciences Theology and Religious Vocations TransportationandMaterialsMoving VisualandPerformingArts,General Other Undecided

TestTakers 16,961 20,416 1,729 107,303 166,852 30,152 55,537 7,300 988 56,648 156,083 24,345 14,736 4,254 7,324 277,727 10,570 29,134 7,923 199 10,747 3,328 2,497 8,249 12,618 5,591 2,852 21,419 125 64,154 6,332 55,279 27,269 1,981 631 106,004 26,227 116,250

Percent 1% 1% 0% 7% 11% 2% 4% 0% 0% 4% 11% 2% 1% 0% 0% 19% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 4% 0% 4% 2% 0% 0% 7% 2% 8%

Total 1003 1056 1084 1132 1072 1071 1143 986 958 1032 1140 1047 1124 969 1116 1045 1086 1084 1116 1118 1228 937 1160 1095 966 953 1102 1186 975 1055 996 973 1146 1104 1025 1046 963 1073

Mean Score ERW 508 524 561 571 536 552 568 498 479 525 560 516 591 493 575 529 562 555 575 585 592 466 586 558 484 485 566 591 488 542 511 493 588 568 513 537 487 542

Math 495 531 523 561 537 519 575 488 479 507 580 532 533 476 541 516 524 530 541 533 636 470 575 537 482 468 535 595 486 513 485 480 559 535 512 509 476 531

Degree-LevelGoal Certificate Program Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided

12,428 20,959 362,064 434,502 305,439

8,754 176,076

1% 2% 27% 33% 23% 1% 13%

925 900 1038 1104 1138 918 1064

466 457 524 555 573 458 537

460 444 513 549 565 460 527

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-17schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

Total

Total PSAT/NMSQT PSAT 10

TestTakers

Number 4,291,031 3,943,451

392,943

Mean Score

Total 970 973 933

ERW 488 490 469

Math 481 483 464

Sex

Female Male

TestTakers

Number Percent

2,184,521

51%

2,072,844

49%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

975

496

479

966

481

485

Grade Level

10th Grade 11th Grade Other/No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

2,209,759

51%

1,784,169

42%

297,103

7%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

936

471

465

1018

513

505

925

465

460

Both 40% 45%

MetBenchmarks?

ERW

Math

None

64%

43%

33%

69%

48%

29%

Race/Ethnicity

Total AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Asian Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander White TwoorMoreRaces No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

28,731 334,729 493,280 1,130,335

10,487 1,875,344

178,481 239,644

1% 8% 11% 26% 0% 44% 4% 6%

10th Grade

AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Asian Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander White TwoorMoreRaces No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

16,465 159,611 263,299 605,724

5,449 914,716

92,581 151,914

1% 7% 12% 27% 0% 41% 4% 7%

11th Grade

AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Asian Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander White TwoorMoreRaces No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

10,227 151,020 192,486 453,039

4,342 844,748

73,327 54,980

1% 8% 11% 25% 0% 47% 4% 3%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

868 1103

860 893 897 1033 995 874

434 540 433 448 450 524 505 437

434 563 427 445 447 509 490 437

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

843 1067

839 869 868 999 961 859

421 524 422 435 435 507 488 429

423 544 417 434 433 492 473 430

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

911 1148

894 932 941 1075 1045 925

457 561 451 469 473 545 530 464

454 587 443 463 468 530 515 461

Both 20% 67% 17% 24% 23% 55% 44% 24%

Both 24% 69% 19% 27% 29% 58% 50% 28%

MetBenchmarks?

ERW

Math None

42% 80% 43% 49% 49% 79% 71% 46%

23% 73% 20% 27% 26% 57% 47% 27%

55% 14% 54% 47% 48% 19% 27% 51%

MetBenchmarks?

ERW

Math None

47% 81% 45% 53% 55% 82% 75% 48%

26% 75% 21% 29% 32% 60% 52% 30%

50% 13% 53% 45% 43% 16% 23% 49%

?Basedongrade-levelbenchmarks.

2017SATSuiteAnnualReport TotalGroup

PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2016-17schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

FirstLanguageLearned

10th Grade English Only EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage No Response

11th Grade English Only EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

1,392,869 424,165 221,927 170,798

63% 19% 10%

8%

TestTakers

Number Percent

1,230,317 334,021 186,351 33,480

69% 19% 10%

2%

HighestLevelofParentalEducation

TestTakers

10th Grade NoHighSchoolDiploma HighSchoolDiploma Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Degree No Response

Number

216,412 617,114 137,176 544,677 384,517 309,863

Percent

10% 28%

6% 25% 17% 14%

11th Grade NoHighSchoolDiploma HighSchoolDiploma Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Degree No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

152,015 486,832 129,362 526,388 389,842

99,730

9% 27%

7% 30% 22%

6%

HighSchoolGradePointAverage

TestTakers

10th Grade A+ (97?100) A (93?96) A-(90?92) B (80?89) C (70?79) D,E,orF(below70) No Response

Number

96,371 398,223 360,799 816,681 274,668

35,035 227,982

Percent

4% 18% 16% 37% 12%

2% 10%

11th Grade A+ (97?100) A (93?96) A-(90?92) B (80?89) C (70?79) D,E,orF(below70) No Response

TestTakers

Number Percent

112,871 356,007 331,339 714,962 187,884

14,152 66,954

6% 20% 19% 40% 11%

1% 4%

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

957 913 899 878

484 456 442 440

472 457 457 438

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1038 986 971 895

526 494 477 448

512 493 494 447

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

830 887 926 1005 1052 851

411 445 467 508 533 425

419 441 459 497 519 426

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

880 948 990 1074 1136 857

437 477 500 543 574 427

443 471 490 531 562 430

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1132 1072 1002

890 798 760 873

573 543 507 447 398 377 436

559 530 496 443 401 383 436

Mean Score

Total ERW

Math

1220 1152 1078

954 842 790 908

615 581 544 481 422 394 455

605 571 534 473 420 396 453

Both 45% 34% 31% 28%

Both 50% 37% 35% 23%

MetBenchmarks?

ERW

Math

None

69% 57% 51% 50%

47% 37% 37% 31%

28% 40% 44% 47%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

74% 60% 54% 42%

52% 40% 41% 26%

None

24% 37% 41% 56%

Both 16% 28% 37% 56% 65% 22%

Both 17% 30% 39% 58% 69% 15%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

38% 55% 66% 80% 84% 44%

20% 31% 40% 59% 67% 25%

None

58% 42% 31% 17% 14% 53%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

38% 57% 68% 82% 87% 34%

20% 33% 42% 60% 70% 18%

None

59% 40% 29% 16% 11% 63%

Both 80% 72% 57% 27%

8% 4% 27%

Both 86% 75% 60% 30%

9% 4% 25%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

89% 89% 82% 58% 30% 19% 48%

81% 74% 60% 31% 11%

6% 30%

None

10% 9%

15% 39% 68% 79% 49%

MetBenchmarks

ERW

Math

94% 91% 84% 60% 30% 18% 45%

86% 76% 63% 33% 11%

6% 28%

None

5% 8% 13% 37% 68% 81% 53%

?Basedongrade-levelbenchmarks.

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