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Document 2020 Total Group SAT Suite of Assessments Annual -2 Total Group About This Report College and Career Readiness Benchmarks This report presents data on students in the class of 2020 Each assessment in the SAT Suite has an associated set of who took the current SAT® during high school, as well as metrics called the College and Career Readiness takers of PSAT-related assessments—the PSAT/NMSQT®, Benchmarks. PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9—during the 2019-20 school year. · The SAT Math benchmark is the section score associated Within each assessment, test takers are counted only once with a 75% chance of earning at least a C in first-semester, and only their latest scores and most recent demographic credit-bearing, college-level courses in algebra, statistics, responses are summarized. Most students supply optional precalculus, or calculus. demographic information when they register for or take tests · The SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) in the SAT Suite of Assessments, which provides valuable benchmark is associated with a 75% chance of earning at contextual information to aid in interpreting and understandi.. least a C in first-semester, credit-bearing, college-level courses in history, literature, social science, or writing. Score Ranges The grade-level benchmark scores for PSAT-related Here are the ranges for reported scores for the assessments are based on expected student growth toward Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Math the SAT benchmarks at each grade. While SAT benchmarks sections of each assessment in the SAT Suite: indicate likelihood of success in college, grade-level benchmarks indicate whether a student is on track for college · SAT sections: 200–800 and career readiness for their grade. The benchmarks are set to reflect typical annual growth from year to year from 8th thr.. · PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 sections: 160–760 · PSAT 8/9 sections: 120–720 Race/Ethnicity Data Collection and Reporting Assessment/ ERW Math Grade level Section Score Section Score In June 2015, the College Board aligned its collection and SAT 480 530 reporting of race/ethnicity categories with U.S. Department of Grade 11 460 510 Education guidelines. In addition, while previous SAT cohort assignment reflected self-reported information collected during Grade 10 430 480 SAT or SAT Subject Test registration only, it now leverages Grade 9 410 450 the most recent information from the SAT, PSAT-related assessment, or AP programs in an effort to more closely align Grade 8 390 430 with school, district, and state data systems. For these reasons, we advise caution when comparing data points in this The current SAT Suite benchmark outcomes should not be report to those in previous reports. compared against results from the old SAT or PSAT/NMSQT, as the score scale and benchmark definitions have changed. Caveat on Using the Data Benchmark statistics are reported if there are ten or more Relationships between test scores and other background or students in a group or subgroup. contextual factors are complex and interdependent. Caution is warranted when using scores to compare or evaluate About the College Board teachers, schools, districts, or states, because of differences in participation and test taker populations. The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and Statistical Definitions opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership Mean score: The mean score is the arithmetic average of a association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading defined set of test scores. Mean score statistics are reported educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting here if there are ten or more students in a group or subgroup. excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Due to rounding, the mean section scores (ERW and Math) Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a may not add up to the Total score. successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT® Scaled score: A scaled score is the result of adjusting a raw and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The score (the number of questions answered correctly) in ways organization also serves the education community through that ensure that results across different test forms are research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and comparable. The scores shown here and reported to schools. For further information, visit www.collegeboard.org. educators, students, and institutions are scaled scores. © 2020 The College Board. College Board, AP, SAT, and the Standard deviation (SD): The standard deviation is a acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. measure of the variability of a set of scores. If test scores PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board cluster tightly around the mean score, as they do when the and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. PSAT and SAT group tested is relatively homogeneous, the standard Subject Tests are trademarks owned by the College Board. All deviation is smaller than it would be with a more diverse group other marks are the property of their respective owners. Visit and a more widely dispersed distribution of scores. the College Board on the web: collegeboard.org. 2020 SAT Suite Annual Report Total Group SAT Participation and Performance Data reflect 2020 high school graduates who took the current SAT during high school. If a student took the SAT more than once, the most recent score is summarized. Total Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None Total 2,198,460 1051 528 523 45% 66% 48% 31% Took Essay¹ 1,258,478 57% 1081 541 540 50% 70% 53% 27% Race / Ethnicity Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None American Indian/Alaska Native 14,050 1% 902 456 447 17% 38% 20% 60% Asian 223,451 10% 1217 585 632 74% 83% 80% 11% Black/African American 261,326 12% 927 473 454 20% 44% 21% 54% Hispanic/Latino 569,370 26% 969 491 478 28% 53% 30% 45% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 5,107 0% 948 478 470 24% 47% 27% 50% White 909,987 41% 1104 557 547 56% 79% 59% 19% Two or More Races 89,656 4% 1091 552 539 52% 76% 53% 22% No Response 125,513 6% 996 488 507 36% 49% 41% 45% Gender Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None Female 1,144,586 52% 1048 532 516 43% 68% 45% 30% Male 1,052,037 48% 1055 523 531 47% 64% 50% 32% Another/ No Response 1,837 0% 967 499 468 32% 51% 32% 48% First Language Learned Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None English Only 1,362,728 62% 1066 539 526 48% 72% 50% 26% English and Another Language 471,836 21% 1041 519 522 42% 61% 45% 35% Another Language 252,019 11% 1055 514 541 44% 59% 51% 35% No Response 111,877 5% 910 453 457 21% 36% 25% 60% Highest Level of Parental Education Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None No High School Diploma 198,122 9% 919 461 458 19% 39% 23% 58% High School Diploma 588,120 27% 981 495 485 30% 56% 33% 42% Associate Degree 149,371 7% 1019 516 503 37% 66% 40% 32% Bachelor's Degree 625,091 28% 1114 558 556 58% 80% 61% 17% Graduate Degree 462,711 21% 1186 592 594 70% 86% 72% 12% No Response 175,045 8% 883 443 440 15% 31% 19% 65% SAT Fee Waiver² Test Takers Mean Score Met Benchmarks Number Percent Total ERW Math Both ERW Math None Used at any point 376,468 17% 994 503 491 31% 58% 34% 39% Did not use 1,821,992 83% 1063 533 530 48% 68% 50% 29% ¹ Reflects the most recent essay of test takers who completed the SAT Essay at any point, not necessarily on the most recent test administration date. ² Reflects students who used a fee waiver for an SAT or Subject Test registration at any point. Caution is warranted if using fee waiver usage to estimate participation and performance for low-income students. For example, fee-waiver usage will likely understate low-income participation in locations in which students participate in SAT School Day under a district or state contract. 2020 SAT Suite Annual Report Total Group SAT Participation and Performance: Score Distributions Data reflect 2020 high school graduates who took the current SAT during high school. If a student took the SAT more than once, the most recent score is summarized. Total and Section Scores Total Score ERW Math 1400–1600 144,993 7% 700–800 143,175 7% 200,003 9% 1200–1390 412,655 19% 600–690 460,272 21% 370,546 17% 1000–1190 722,696 33% 500–590 705,590 32% 711,795 32% 800–990 653,184 30% 400–490 655,125 30% 588,920 27% 600–790 258,103 12% 300–390 224,841 10% 308,611 14% 400–590 6,829 _2_0_0_–_2_9_0______9_,_4_57___________________1_8_,_5_85__________________ Mean 1051 Mean 528 523 SD 211 SD 105 117 Cross-Test Scores Test Scores Analysis in History/Social Analysis in Writing and.. Studies Science Reading Math 35–40 168,401 173,597 35–40 161,887 181,167 200,003 30–34 477,650 528,501 30–34.5 498,254 450,648 370,546 25–29 757,942 682,636 25–29.5 739,018 651,504 711,795 20–24 581,663 590,431 20–24.5 593,119 652,346 588,920 15–19 195,975 207,963 15–19.5 194,551 246,735 308,611 10–14 16,829 15,332 10–14.5 11,631 16,060 18,585 _____________________________________ _________________________________________________ Mean 27 27 Mean 27 26 26 SD 5 5 SD 5 6 6 Subscores Problem Standard Solving Passport to Words in Command Expression English Heart of and Data Advanced Context of Evidence of Ideas Conventions Algebra Analysis
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