SAT
Assessment Name
- School Day SAT with Essay
Vendor/Overseen by
- College Board
- Illinois State Board of Education
Testing Date(s) for 2019-2020 School Year
- SUSPENDED for 2020
Students Taking
- 11th grade students
Purpose and Description
- Used as a standards-based assessment of student learning in ELA and math
- Used as a college entrance exam
- Mandated by ISBE (used for accountability and evaluation of district/school)
- Administered as paper-pencil assessment with some technological accommodations for specific students
- Pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes the SAT is a graduation requirement
Estimated Time
- 4.5 hours
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 |
- There are several cross-test, test, and subtest scores as well; for a complete interpretive guide, please click this link to the College Board's website
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