2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS SUMMARY REPORT Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test MISSISSIPPI 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 JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI 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 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI College Ready 48.0 % College Ready 52.3 % College Ready 55.3 % Total Students 1,595,486 Total Students 268,587 Total Students 5,745 See last page of this report for the list of states included in your region. 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI TABLE 1: NUMBER OF JUNIORS TAKING THE PSAT/NMSQT® TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male 750,929 47.2 124,561 46.5 2,455 42.8 Female 839,350 52.8 143,228 53.5 3,276 57.2 No Response 5,207 798 14 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 5,745 TABLE 2: ETHNIC BACKGROUND TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent American Indian or Alaska Native 12,145 0.8 1,522 0.6 17 0.3 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander 144,275 9.5 16,833 6.5 175 3.1 Black or African American 181,712 12.0 49,563 19.1 1,331 23.6 Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American 311,728 20.5 32,678 12.6 128 2.3 White 811,645 53.5 149,006 57.5 3,904 69.1 Other 56,542 3.7 9,408 3.6 95 1.7 No Response 77,439 9,577 95 TABLE 3: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE® TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Yes 1,374,684 86.2 237,094 88.3 5,348 93.1 No 220,802 13.8 31,493 11.7 397 6.9 Page 3 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI TABLE 4: SELF-REPORTED GRADE AVERAGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent A+ (97-100) 72,120 4.9 16,138 6.4 801 14.3 A (93-96) 324,984 21.9 64,387 25.4 1,879 33.5 A- (90-92) 316,047 21.3 54,058 21.3 1,169 20.9 B+ (87-89) 266,041 17.9 43,550 17.2 732 13.1 B (83-86) 242,019 16.3 37,969 15.0 564 10.1 B- (80-82) 119,934 8.1 17,677 7.0 233 4.2 C+ (77-79) 78,252 5.3 11,203 4.4 130 2.3 C (73-76) 44,148 3.0 6,123 2.4 67 1.2 C- (70-72) 14,436 1.0 1,745 0.7 22 0.4 D+ (67-69) 4,553 0.3 450 0.2 4 0.1 D (65-66) 2,330 0.2 220 0.1 2 0.0 E or F (Below 65) 1,068 0.1 74 0.0 1 0.0 No Response 109,554 14,993 141 TABLE 5: YEAR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING COLLEGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 2015 10,077 0.6 1,655 0.6 39 0.7 2016 1,529,666 97.6 259,675 97.9 5,652 98.8 2017 13,401 0.9 2,141 0.8 18 0.3 After 2017 4,382 0.3 508 0.2 4 0.1 Not Planning College 9,240 0.6 1,286 0.5 6 0.1 No Response 28,720 3,322 26 Page 4 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 12,269 0.8 2,175 0.8 44 0.8 70-74 40,435 2.5 7,617 2.8 152 2.6 65-69 50,059 3.1 9,735 3.6 189 3.3 60-64 132,960 8.3 26,902 10.0 607 10.6 55-59 151,282 9.5 28,442 10.6 583 10.1 50-54 262,519 16.5 48,372 18.0 1,062 18.5 45-49 241,246 15.1 40,755 15.2 960 16.7 40-44 277,848 17.4 45,037 16.8 1,080 18.8 35-39 205,506 12.9 30,143 11.2 632 11.0 30-34 123,731 7.8 16,808 6.3 272 4.7 25-29 65,274 4.1 8,586 3.2 115 2.0 20-24 32,357 2.0 4,015 1.5 49 0.9 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 5,745 Mean Score 46.9 48.3 48.8 STD. DEV. 11.3 11.1 10.4 Page 5 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 27,200 1.7 3,810 1.4 53 0.9 70-74 39,427 2.5 6,117 2.3 118 2.1 65-69 99,827 6.3 17,566 6.5 343 6.0 60-64 117,266 7.3 20,320 7.6 406 7.1 55-59 190,357 11.9 34,244 12.7 719 12.5 50-54 238,624 15.0 41,659 15.5 934 16.3 45-49 300,608 18.8 52,086 19.4 1,220 21.2 40-44 206,440 12.9 34,302 12.8 819 14.3 35-39 205,350 12.9 32,646 12.2 705 12.3 30-34 92,785 5.8 14,160 5.3 276 4.8 25-29 52,906 3.3 7,963 3.0 114 2.0 20-24 24,696 1.5 3,714 1.4 38 0.7 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 5,745 Mean Score 48.6 49.0 48.9 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.6 10.7 WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 14,474 0.9 2,389 0.9 67 1.2 70-74 30,945 1.9 6,621 2.5 244 4.2 65-69 58,912 3.7 11,274 4.2 370 6.4 60-64 80,202 5.0 16,323 6.1 439 7.6 55-59 164,768 10.3 31,721 11.8 791 13.8 50-54 180,999 11.3 33,025 12.3 740 12.9 45-49 277,129 17.4 47,745 17.8 994 17.3 40-44 258,258 16.2 41,704 15.5 886 15.4 35-39 258,214 16.2 39,723 14.8 746 13.0 30-34 133,110 8.3 19,114 7.1 290 5.0 25-29 75,906 4.8 10,333 3.8 98 1.7 20-24 62,569 3.9 8,615 3.2 80 1.4 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 5,745 Mean Score 45.3 46.6 49.5 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.8 11.6 Page 6 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - MALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 6,317 0.8 1,139 0.9 26 1.1 70-74 21,196 2.8 4,056 3.3 79 3.2 65-69 25,304 3.4 4,887 3.9 88 3.6 60-64 63,762 8.5 12,677 10.2 288 11.7 55-59 69,523 9.3 12,742 10.2 243 9.9 50-54 117,103 15.6 21,048 16.9 436 17.8 45-49 107,379 14.3 17,756 14.3 369 15.0 40-44 125,592 16.7 20,050 16.1 422 17.2 35-39 96,906 12.9 14,250 11.4 272 11.1 30-34 63,366 8.4 8,762 7.0 139 5.7 25-29 35,911 4.8 4,820 3.9 68 2.8 20-24 18,570 2.5 2,374 1.9 25 1.0 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 2,455 Mean Score 46.7 48.1 49.0 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.7 11.1 Page 7 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI MALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 17,909 2.4 2,598 2.1 34 1.4 70-74 24,544 3.3 3,866 3.1 74 3.0 65-69 58,730 7.8 10,419 8.4 202 8.2 60-64 63,734 8.5 10,947 8.8 221 9.0 55-59 95,622 12.7 16,827 13.5 327 13.3 50-54 110,359 14.7 18,739 15.0 375 15.3 45-49 129,882 17.3 21,836 17.5 454 18.5 40-44 85,201 11.3 13,855 11.1 312 12.7 35-39 85,862 11.4 13,425 10.8 275 11.2 30-34 41,404 5.5 6,322 5.1 113 4.6 25-29 25,099 3.3 3,782 3.0 48 2.0 20-24 12,583 1.7 1,945 1.6 20 0.8 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 2,455 Mean Score 49.8 50.2 50.3 STD. DEV. 12.4 12.2 11.4 MALE - WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 6,479 0.9 1,036 0.8 28 1.1 70-74 13,265 1.8 2,766 2.2 97 4.0 65-69 25,009 3.3 4,680 3.8 132 5.4 60-64 34,324 4.6 6,946 5.6 169 6.9 55-59 71,197 9.5 13,658 11.0 335 13.6 50-54 79,747 10.6 14,159 11.4 298 12.1 45-49 125,954 16.8 21,431 17.2 425 17.3 40-44 120,231 16.0 19,282 15.5 361 14.7 35-39 125,467 16.7 19,345 15.5 338 13.8 30-34 69,329 9.2 10,113 8.1 164 6.7 25-29 42,639 5.7 5,838 4.7 54 2.2 20-24 37,288 5.0 5,307 4.3 54 2.2 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 2,455 Mean Score 44.4 45.6 48.4 STD. DEV. 12.0 12.0 11.9 Page 8 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - FEMALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 5,939 0.7 1,034 0.7 18 0.5 70-74 19,179 2.3 3,547 2.5 73 2.2 65-69 24,680 2.9 4,833 3.4 100 3.1 60-64 68,995 8.2 14,199 9.9 318 9.7 55-59 81,466 9.7 15,635 10.9 339 10.3 50-54 144,823 17.3 27,223 19.0 624 19.0 45-49 133,262 15.9 22,892 16.0 586 17.9 40-44 151,249 18.0 24,831 17.3 656 20.0 35-39 107,685 12.8 15,754 11.0 359 11.0 30-34 59,661 7.1 7,953 5.6 132 4.0 25-29 28,896 3.4 3,712 2.6 47 1.4 20-24 13,515 1.6 1,615 1.1 24 0.7 TOTAL 839,350 143,228 3,276 Mean Score 47.2 48.5 48.7 STD. DEV. 10.9 10.6 9.8 Page 9 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS MISSISSIPPI FEMALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 9,262 1.1 1,212 0.8 19 0.6 70-74 14,848 1.8 2,243 1.6 44 1.3 65-69 40,965 4.9 7,128 5.0 139 4.2 60-64 53,359 6.4 9,340 6.5 184 5.6 55-59 94,379 11.2 17,360 12.1 392 12.0 50-54 127,719 15.2 22,828 15.9 558 17.0 45-49 169,815 20.2 30,084 21.0 764 23.3 40-44 120,438 14.3 20,333 14.2 501 15.3 35-39 118,531 14.1 19,076 13.3 429 13.1 30-34 50,749 6.0 7,753 5.4 163 5.0 25-29 27,391 3.3 4,124 2.9 65 2.0 20-24 11,894 1.4 1,747 1.2 18 0.5 TOTAL 839,350 143,228 3,276 Mean Score 47.6 47.9 47.9 STD. DEV. 11.2 10.9 10.0 Page 10 of 13 1/14/2015