On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 9th graders will be taking the PreACT at PHS East. 10th & 11th graders will be taking the PSAT at West. 

Room assignments for both tests are now posted in both buildings- Bus Dock lobby at West and Main Office at East. Students should report to their assigned testing room by 7:20 on Wednesday. Testing will begin promptly at 7:30am. Students arriving late to school will not be permitted to test. All students will be dismissed at 12pm on 10/16.

9th graders should bring a #2 pencil and a calculator, as well as their charged chromebook. 

10th & 11th graders should bring their fully charged chromebook. 

Students are expected to report to school and participate in the testing. Absent students will not be offered a makeup testing date. The district has arranged these exams to help aid students in college and career readiness and to expose students to material they will see on the SAT & ACT.  Just breathe, relax, and do your best. Students will be dismissed at 12pm on 10/16.  

For more information on the PreACT, please visit:

• Why Take the PreACT

• Ways the PreACT Helps You

For more information on the PSAT and preparation materials, please visit: 

• 2024 PSAT/NMSQT Student Bulletin 

• Preparing for the PSAT/NMSQT

• Quick Start Guide to Digital Testing

How is the PSAT scored?

Each correct answer on the PSAT counts as one point toward your raw score. Remember, there’s no penalty for guessing on the PSAT, so answer every multiple-choice question even if you have to guess. Next, your raw score will be converted to your scaled score. This scaled score will range from 160 to 760 for each section, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math (there is no essay on the PSAT). Your composite score is the combination of this scaled score from each section, so your composite score will range from 320 to 1520.

You will also be shown two percentile ranks comparing you to other students in your grade. These percentiles show how well you did compared to other test takers. If you scored in the 72nd percentile, for example, you did better than 72% of all test takers. The Nationally Representative Sample percentile score compares your scores to those of typical U.S. students in your grade (whether or not they’ve taken the PSAT), and the User Percentile—National percentile score compares your scores to those of typical U.S. PSAT test takers in your grade. Ask your counselor for more information about percentiles or anything else on your PSAT score report.