2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS SUMMARY REPORT Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test KENTUCKY 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 KENTUCKY 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 KENTUCKY College Ready 48.0 % College Ready 52.3 % College Ready 65.0 % Total Students 1,595,486 Total Students 268,587 Total Students 10,810 See last page of this report for the list of states included in your region. 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY TABLE 1: NUMBER OF JUNIORS TAKING THE PSAT/NMSQT® TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male 750,929 47.2 124,561 46.5 4,616 42.8 Female 839,350 52.8 143,228 53.5 6,168 57.2 No Response 5,207 798 26 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 10,810 TABLE 2: ETHNIC BACKGROUND TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent American Indian or Alaska Native 12,145 0.8 1,522 0.6 46 0.4 Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander 144,275 9.5 16,833 6.5 432 4.1 Black or African American 181,712 12.0 49,563 19.1 764 7.2 Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American 311,728 20.5 32,678 12.6 310 2.9 White 811,645 53.5 149,006 57.5 8,783 82.9 Other 56,542 3.7 9,408 3.6 263 2.5 No Response 77,439 9,577 212 TABLE 3: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE® TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Yes 1,374,684 86.2 237,094 88.3 9,864 91.2 No 220,802 13.8 31,493 11.7 946 8.8 Page 3 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY TABLE 4: SELF-REPORTED GRADE AVERAGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent A+ (97-100) 72,120 4.9 16,138 6.4 1,097 10.3 A (93-96) 324,984 21.9 64,387 25.4 3,970 37.4 A- (90-92) 316,047 21.3 54,058 21.3 2,258 21.2 B+ (87-89) 266,041 17.9 43,550 17.2 1,314 12.4 B (83-86) 242,019 16.3 37,969 15.0 1,133 10.7 B- (80-82) 119,934 8.1 17,677 7.0 423 4.0 C+ (77-79) 78,252 5.3 11,203 4.4 229 2.2 C (73-76) 44,148 3.0 6,123 2.4 145 1.4 C- (70-72) 14,436 1.0 1,745 0.7 45 0.4 D+ (67-69) 4,553 0.3 450 0.2 7 0.1 D (65-66) 2,330 0.2 220 0.1 4 0.0 E or F (Below 65) 1,068 0.1 74 0.0 1 0.0 No Response 109,554 14,993 184 TABLE 5: YEAR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING COLLEGE TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 2015 10,077 0.6 1,655 0.6 29 0.3 2016 1,529,666 97.6 259,675 97.9 10,674 99.1 2017 13,401 0.9 2,141 0.8 43 0.4 After 2017 4,382 0.3 508 0.2 15 0.1 Not Planning College 9,240 0.6 1,286 0.5 10 0.1 No Response 28,720 3,322 39 Page 4 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 12,269 0.8 2,175 0.8 101 0.9 70-74 40,435 2.5 7,617 2.8 363 3.4 65-69 50,059 3.1 9,735 3.6 501 4.6 60-64 132,960 8.3 26,902 10.0 1,342 12.4 55-59 151,282 9.5 28,442 10.6 1,479 13.7 50-54 262,519 16.5 48,372 18.0 2,428 22.5 45-49 241,246 15.1 40,755 15.2 1,753 16.2 40-44 277,848 17.4 45,037 16.8 1,525 14.1 35-39 205,506 12.9 30,143 11.2 825 7.6 30-34 123,731 7.8 16,808 6.3 319 3.0 25-29 65,274 4.1 8,586 3.2 134 1.2 20-24 32,357 2.0 4,015 1.5 40 0.4 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 10,810 Mean Score 46.9 48.3 51.2 STD. DEV. 11.3 11.1 10.0 Page 5 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 27,200 1.7 3,810 1.4 177 1.6 70-74 39,427 2.5 6,117 2.3 297 2.7 65-69 99,827 6.3 17,566 6.5 877 8.1 60-64 117,266 7.3 20,320 7.6 1,051 9.7 55-59 190,357 11.9 34,244 12.7 1,704 15.8 50-54 238,624 15.0 41,659 15.5 2,001 18.5 45-49 300,608 18.8 52,086 19.4 2,188 20.2 40-44 206,440 12.9 34,302 12.8 1,188 11.0 35-39 205,350 12.9 32,646 12.2 868 8.0 30-34 92,785 5.8 14,160 5.3 278 2.6 25-29 52,906 3.3 7,963 3.0 133 1.2 20-24 24,696 1.5 3,714 1.4 48 0.4 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 10,810 Mean Score 48.6 49.0 51.8 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.6 10.5 WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 14,474 0.9 2,389 0.9 94 0.9 70-74 30,945 1.9 6,621 2.5 293 2.7 65-69 58,912 3.7 11,274 4.2 584 5.4 60-64 80,202 5.0 16,323 6.1 859 7.9 55-59 164,768 10.3 31,721 11.8 1,688 15.6 50-54 180,999 11.3 33,025 12.3 1,614 14.9 45-49 277,129 17.4 47,745 17.8 2,179 20.2 40-44 258,258 16.2 41,704 15.5 1,658 15.3 35-39 258,214 16.2 39,723 14.8 1,176 10.9 30-34 133,110 8.3 19,114 7.1 414 3.8 25-29 75,906 4.8 10,333 3.8 138 1.3 20-24 62,569 3.9 8,615 3.2 113 1.0 TOTAL 1,595,486 268,587 10,810 Mean Score 45.3 46.6 49.7 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.8 10.5 Page 6 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - MALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 6,317 0.8 1,139 0.9 51 1.1 70-74 21,196 2.8 4,056 3.3 195 4.2 65-69 25,304 3.4 4,887 3.9 260 5.6 60-64 63,762 8.5 12,677 10.2 644 14.0 55-59 69,523 9.3 12,742 10.2 612 13.3 50-54 117,103 15.6 21,048 16.9 944 20.5 45-49 107,379 14.3 17,756 14.3 680 14.7 40-44 125,592 16.7 20,050 16.1 612 13.3 35-39 96,906 12.9 14,250 11.4 372 8.1 30-34 63,366 8.4 8,762 7.0 159 3.4 25-29 35,911 4.8 4,820 3.9 63 1.4 20-24 18,570 2.5 2,374 1.9 24 0.5 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 4,616 Mean Score 46.7 48.1 51.6 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.7 10.6 Page 7 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY MALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 17,909 2.4 2,598 2.1 131 2.8 70-74 24,544 3.3 3,866 3.1 193 4.2 65-69 58,730 7.8 10,419 8.4 525 11.4 60-64 63,734 8.5 10,947 8.8 513 11.1 55-59 95,622 12.7 16,827 13.5 767 16.6 50-54 110,359 14.7 18,739 15.0 787 17.0 45-49 129,882 17.3 21,836 17.5 767 16.6 40-44 85,201 11.3 13,855 11.1 402 8.7 35-39 85,862 11.4 13,425 10.8 342 7.4 30-34 41,404 5.5 6,322 5.1 119 2.6 25-29 25,099 3.3 3,782 3.0 53 1.1 20-24 12,583 1.7 1,945 1.6 17 0.4 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 4,616 Mean Score 49.8 50.2 53.6 STD. DEV. 12.4 12.2 11.2 MALE - WRITING SKILLS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 6,479 0.9 1,036 0.8 45 1.0 70-74 13,265 1.8 2,766 2.2 129 2.8 65-69 25,009 3.3 4,680 3.8 256 5.5 60-64 34,324 4.6 6,946 5.6 364 7.9 55-59 71,197 9.5 13,658 11.0 674 14.6 50-54 79,747 10.6 14,159 11.4 636 13.8 45-49 125,954 16.8 21,431 17.2 927 20.1 40-44 120,231 16.0 19,282 15.5 692 15.0 35-39 125,467 16.7 19,345 15.5 543 11.8 30-34 69,329 9.2 10,113 8.1 202 4.4 25-29 42,639 5.7 5,838 4.7 78 1.7 20-24 37,288 5.0 5,307 4.3 70 1.5 TOTAL 750,929 124,561 4,616 Mean Score 44.4 45.6 49.3 STD. DEV. 12.0 12.0 11.0 Page 8 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY TABLE 6: PSAT/NMSQT® SCORES - FEMALE - CRITICAL READING TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 5,939 0.7 1,034 0.7 50 0.8 70-74 19,179 2.3 3,547 2.5 168 2.7 65-69 24,680 2.9 4,833 3.4 241 3.9 60-64 68,995 8.2 14,199 9.9 697 11.3 55-59 81,466 9.7 15,635 10.9 863 14.0 50-54 144,823 17.3 27,223 19.0 1,479 24.0 45-49 133,262 15.9 22,892 16.0 1,069 17.3 40-44 151,249 18.0 24,831 17.3 906 14.7 35-39 107,685 12.8 15,754 11.0 449 7.3 30-34 59,661 7.1 7,953 5.6 159 2.6 25-29 28,896 3.4 3,712 2.6 71 1.2 20-24 13,515 1.6 1,615 1.1 16 0.3 TOTAL 839,350 143,228 6,168 Mean Score 47.2 48.5 50.9 STD. DEV. 10.9 10.6 9.5 Page 9 of 13 1/14/2015 2014-2015 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS KENTUCKY FEMALE - MATHEMATICS TOTAL GROUP SOUTH KENTUCKY Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent 75-80 9,262 1.1 1,212 0.8 46 0.7 70-74 14,848 1.8 2,243 1.6 103 1.7 65-69 40,965 4.9 7,128 5.0 351 5.7 60-64 53,359 6.4 9,340 6.5 537 8.7 55-59 94,379 11.2 17,360 12.1 935 15.2 50-54 127,719 15.2 22,828 15.9 1,209 19.6 45-49 169,815 20.2 30,084 21.0 1,414 22.9 40-44 120,438 14.3 20,333 14.2 783 12.7 35-39 118,531 14.1 19,076 13.3 523 8.5 30-34 50,749 6.0 7,753 5.4 157 2.5 25-29 27,391 3.3 4,124 2.9 80 1.3 20-24 11,894 1.4 1,747 1.2 30 0.5 TOTAL 839,350 143,228 6,168 Mean Score 47.6 47.9 50.4 STD. DEV. 11.2 10.9 9.8 Page 10 of 13 1/14/2015