Assessment Name(s)
Vendor/Overseen by
Testing Date(s) for 2019-2020 School Year
Students Testing
- 9th grade students - PSAT 8/9
- 10th grade students - PSAT/NMSQT
- 11th grade students - PSAT/NMSQT
Purpose and Description
- Used for progress monitoring of 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students
- Preview/Practice for the state-mandated April tests
- PSAT 8/9 is a practice version of the SAT intended for 8th and 9th grade students
- PSAT/NMSQT is a version of PSAT 10 (a practice version of the SAT intended for 10th and 11th grade students); it also serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
- Administered as paper-pencil test with some technological accommodations for specific students
Estimated Time
- 2.5-3 hours standard time
Interpreting Scores
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section Score |
|
8th grade PSAT 8/9 |
9th grade PSAT 8/9 |
10th grade PSAT 10 |
11th grade PSAT 10 |
11th grade SAT |
meets or exceeds |
390-720 |
410-720 |
430-760 |
460-760 |
480-800 |
<1 grade level below |
370-380 |
390-400 |
410-420 |
430-450 |
460-470 |
>1 grade level below |
120-360 |
120-380 |
160-400 |
160-420 |
200-450 |
Math Section Score |
|
8th grade PSAT 8/9 |
9th grade PSAT 8/9 |
10th grade PSAT 10 |
11th grade PSAT 10 |
11th grade SAT |
meets or exceeds |
430-720 |
450-720 |
480-760 |
510-760 |
530-800 |
<1 grade level below |
410-420 |
430-440 |
450-470 |
480-500 |
500-520 |
>1 grade level below |
120-400 |
120-420 |
160-440 |
160-470 |
200-500 |
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