2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES SUMMARY REPORT Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test OKLAHOMA Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test cosponsored by / NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION This material produced solely by College Board for its organizational purposes. NMSC was not involved in its production. Copyright © 2015 The College Board. All rights reserved. College Board, SAT, Student Search Service, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Visit College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA FIGURE 1: ON TRACK TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY The PSAT/NMSQT College Readiness Benchmark represents Use this information in combination with the optional Student the score that a student should meet or exceed to be Data File CD to identify students who may need extra support or considered on track to be college ready (for more information who may be ready for more rigorous course work. In addition, about benchmarks, check out www.collegeboard.org/results). PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers and Skills (SOAS) reports The pie charts below show the percentage of students in the can help you target skills to improve with aggregate skills nation, your region, and your state who have met the feedback. PSAT/NMSQT composite score benchmark (142 for juniors and 133 for sophomores). TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA College Ready 39.3 % College Ready 31.9 % College Ready 42.4 % Total Students 1,812,143 Total Students 304,557 Total Students 10,750 See last page of this report for the list of states included in your region. 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA TABLE 1: NUMBER OF SOPHOMORES TAKING THE PSAT/NMSQT® TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male 880,810 48.9 149,852 49.4 5,096 47.6 Female 922,187 51.1 153,315 50.6 5,607 52.4 No Response 9,146 1,390 47 TOTAL 1,812,143 304,557 10,750 TABLE 2: ETHNIC BACKGROUND TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent American Indian or Alaska Native 15,790 0.9 5,237 1.8 619 6.1 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander 138,953 8.2 15,445 5.3 516 5.1 Black or African American 253,986 15.0 35,988 12.4 1,289 12.7 Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American 405,117 23.9 122,783 42.3 1,549 15.2 White 812,556 48.0 103,358 35.6 5,725 56.3 Other 66,728 3.9 7,448 2.6 473 4.7 No Response 119,013 14,298 579 TABLE 3: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE® TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Yes 1,500,432 82.8 257,506 84.6 7,896 73.5 No 311,711 17.2 47,051 15.4 2,854 26.5 Page 3 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA TABLE 4: SELF-REPORTED GRADE AVERAGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent A+ (97-100) 65,579 4.0 9,882 3.6 669 7.1 A (93-96) 322,403 19.9 47,168 17.0 2,696 28.8 A- (90-92) 303,457 18.7 51,247 18.5 1,653 17.6 B+ (87-89) 280,346 17.3 53,358 19.3 1,264 13.5 B (83-86) 271,296 16.7 48,958 17.7 1,279 13.7 B- (80-82) 147,307 9.1 30,850 11.1 624 6.7 C+ (77-79) 112,011 6.9 19,172 6.9 501 5.3 C (73-76) 72,748 4.5 9,796 3.5 416 4.4 C- (70-72) 27,431 1.7 4,114 1.5 156 1.7 D+ (67-69) 9,944 0.6 1,024 0.4 53 0.6 D (65-66) 7,054 0.4 676 0.2 40 0.4 E or F (Below 65) 3,687 0.2 442 0.2 15 0.2 No Response 188,880 27,870 1,384 TABLE 5: YEAR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING COLLEGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 2015 2,940 0.2 659 0.2 7 0.1 2016 36,486 2.1 9,643 3.3 118 1.2 2017 1,628,214 94.0 270,707 92.1 9,312 94.9 After 2017 48,794 2.8 9,828 3.3 272 2.8 Not Planning College 15,809 0.9 3,154 1.1 106 1.1 No Response 79,900 10,566 935 Page 4 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 3,071 0.2 379 0.1 13 0.1 70-74 14,263 0.8 1,606 0.5 69 0.6 65-69 22,611 1.2 2,622 0.9 140 1.3 60-64 75,582 4.2 9,656 3.2 497 4.6 55-59 104,347 5.8 13,069 4.3 722 6.7 50-54 222,376 12.3 30,113 9.9 1,499 13.9 45-49 245,015 13.5 35,895 11.8 1,672 15.6 40-44 347,511 19.2 59,268 19.5 1,976 18.4 35-39 321,251 17.7 60,690 19.9 1,557 14.5 30-34 236,884 13.1 47,618 15.6 1,238 11.5 25-29 143,005 7.9 28,723 9.4 586 5.5 20-24 76,227 4.2 14,918 4.9 781 7.3 TOTAL 1,812,143 304,557 10,750 Mean Score 42.1 40.4 42.6 STD. DEV. 10.6 10.2 11.2 Page 5 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 8,247 0.5 843 0.3 25 0.2 70-74 15,111 0.8 1,381 0.5 59 0.5 65-69 49,192 2.7 5,274 1.7 224 2.1 60-64 71,822 4.0 7,862 2.6 448 4.2 55-59 141,770 7.8 18,253 6.0 859 8.0 50-54 214,315 11.8 30,904 10.1 1,347 12.5 45-49 323,711 17.9 54,801 18.0 1,947 18.1 40-44 271,903 15.0 51,725 17.0 1,633 15.2 35-39 341,545 18.8 67,187 22.1 1,836 17.1 30-34 191,547 10.6 35,681 11.7 1,085 10.1 25-29 121,254 6.7 20,934 6.9 824 7.7 20-24 61,726 3.4 9,712 3.2 463 4.3 TOTAL 1,812,143 304,557 10,750 Mean Score 43.4 42.0 43.1 STD. DEV. 11.1 10.2 11.1 WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 2,797 0.2 328 0.1 12 0.1 70-74 9,575 0.5 1,346 0.4 64 0.6 65-69 24,949 1.4 2,985 1.0 130 1.2 60-64 42,832 2.4 5,466 1.8 255 2.4 55-59 108,401 6.0 14,214 4.7 712 6.6 50-54 144,708 8.0 19,121 6.3 983 9.1 45-49 258,971 14.3 37,195 12.2 1,639 15.2 40-44 291,803 16.1 46,913 15.4 1,797 16.7 35-39 373,535 20.6 68,024 22.3 2,292 21.3 30-34 243,627 13.4 48,145 15.8 1,249 11.6 25-29 161,462 8.9 32,422 10.6 857 8.0 20-24 149,483 8.2 28,398 9.3 760 7.1 TOTAL 1,812,143 304,557 10,750 Mean Score 40.1 38.6 40.8 STD. DEV. 10.9 10.5 10.7 Page 6 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - MALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 1,561 0.2 202 0.1 8 0.2 70-74 7,312 0.8 883 0.6 37 0.7 65-69 11,170 1.3 1,324 0.9 71 1.4 60-64 36,710 4.2 4,938 3.3 240 4.7 55-59 48,178 5.5 6,156 4.1 334 6.6 50-54 99,907 11.3 13,791 9.2 660 13.0 45-49 109,558 12.4 16,250 10.8 710 13.9 40-44 159,674 18.1 27,386 18.3 890 17.5 35-39 156,430 17.8 29,267 19.5 750 14.7 30-34 125,386 14.2 24,902 16.6 638 12.5 25-29 80,229 9.1 16,063 10.7 331 6.5 20-24 44,695 5.1 8,690 5.8 427 8.4 TOTAL 880,810 149,852 5,096 Mean Score 41.4 39.9 41.9 STD. DEV. 10.9 10.5 11.6 Page 7 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA MALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 5,699 0.6 597 0.4 16 0.3 70-74 9,805 1.1 917 0.6 40 0.8 65-69 30,402 3.5 3,327 2.2 142 2.8 60-64 41,199 4.7 4,727 3.2 268 5.3 55-59 75,499 8.6 10,334 6.9 475 9.3 50-54 105,200 11.9 15,937 10.6 616 12.1 45-49 150,974 17.1 26,457 17.7 851 16.7 40-44 122,770 13.9 23,806 15.9 734 14.4 35-39 155,059 17.6 30,733 20.5 823 16.1 30-34 90,792 10.3 17,012 11.4 478 9.4 25-29 60,551 6.9 10,671 7.1 409 8.0 20-24 32,860 3.7 5,334 3.6 244 4.8 TOTAL 880,810 149,852 5,096 Mean Score 44.0 42.5 43.6 STD. DEV. 11.7 10.8 11.7 MALE - WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 1,164 0.1 146 0.1 2 0.0 70-74 3,739 0.4 542 0.4 30 0.6 65-69 9,851 1.1 1,204 0.8 49 1.0 60-64 17,417 2.0 2,225 1.5 92 1.8 55-59 44,825 5.1 5,973 4.0 285 5.6 50-54 62,243 7.1 8,298 5.5 409 8.0 45-49 114,963 13.1 16,691 11.1 730 14.3 40-44 134,229 15.2 21,668 14.5 847 16.6 35-39 181,434 20.6 32,703 21.8 1,067 20.9 30-34 128,702 14.6 25,128 16.8 662 13.0 25-29 92,100 10.5 18,285 12.2 489 9.6 20-24 90,143 10.2 16,989 11.3 434 8.5 TOTAL 880,810 149,852 5,096 Mean Score 38.9 37.5 39.6 STD. DEV. 10.9 10.4 10.6 Page 8 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - FEMALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 1,504 0.2 176 0.1 5 0.1 70-74 6,917 0.8 722 0.5 32 0.6 65-69 11,394 1.2 1,296 0.8 69 1.2 60-64 38,678 4.2 4,705 3.1 255 4.5 55-59 55,901 6.1 6,889 4.5 385 6.9 50-54 121,826 13.2 16,259 10.6 833 14.9 45-49 134,547 14.6 19,523 12.7 957 17.1 40-44 186,303 20.2 31,665 20.7 1,077 19.2 35-39 163,036 17.7 31,116 20.3 799 14.3 30-34 109,823 11.9 22,408 14.6 593 10.6 25-29 61,495 6.7 12,446 8.1 251 4.5 20-24 30,763 3.3 6,110 4.0 351 6.3 TOTAL 922,187 153,315 5,607 Mean Score 42.8 41.0 43.2 STD. DEV. 10.3 9.9 10.8 Page 9 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OKLAHOMA FEMALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 2,536 0.3 246 0.2 9 0.2 70-74 5,279 0.6 464 0.3 19 0.3 65-69 18,673 2.0 1,943 1.3 80 1.4 60-64 30,451 3.3 3,120 2.0 178 3.2 55-59 65,935 7.1 7,889 5.1 382 6.8 50-54 108,425 11.8 14,894 9.7 729 13.0 45-49 171,513 18.6 28,168 18.4 1,088 19.4 40-44 147,879 16.0 27,726 18.1 891 15.9 35-39 184,475 20.0 36,108 23.6 1,006 17.9 30-34 99,247 10.8 18,402 12.0 599 10.7 25-29 59,568 6.5 10,093 6.6 411 7.3 20-24 28,206 3.1 4,262 2.8 215 3.8 TOTAL 922,187 153,315 5,607 Mean Score 42.9 41.5 42.6 STD. DEV. 10.5 9.6 10.4 Page 10 of 13 1/14/2015