Saturday SAT (National Day)
Please note: Saturday National Day SAT testing is not provided by CHSD 218--students who wish to test on Saturday National Day SAT dates must register through the College Board's SAT site and pay the associated fees. Saturday National Day SAT exams DO NOT satisfy the Illinois ACT Testing graduation requirement.
Assessment Name
- National Day SAT
Vendor/Overseen by
- College Board
Testing Date(s) for 2024-2025 School Year
Saturday National Day SAT Testing is conducted at Harold L. Richards High School and Alan B. Shepard High School
- August 24, 2024 - Richards & Shepard
- October 5, 2024 - Richards & Shepard
- November 2, 2024 - Shepard only
- December 7, 2024 - Shepard only
- March 8, 2025 - Richards & Shepard
- May 3, 2025 - Richards & Shepard
- June 7, 2025 - Richards only
Students Taking
Purpose and Description
- Used as a standards-based assessment of student learning in ELA and math
- Used as a college entrance exam
- Administered as paper-pencil assessment with some technological accommodations for specific students through 2023
- Digital administration with some technological accommodations for specific students begins 2024 per College Board guidelines.
Estimated Time
- 2.5 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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