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Results and Findings
 In 2016, student participation in the SAT at Pine-Richland remains high at 88.7%.

 For the past five years, Pine-Richland students have outperformed state and Total Group comparisons in
all subtests.

 Critical Reading mean scores show a 3-year positive trend for all students at Pine-Richland. Male
students at Pine-Richland also show a 3-year positive trend in Critical Reading mean scores.

 For the past five years, Pine-Richland females have scored higher than Pine-Richland males in Critical
Reading. In 2016, the gap between Critical Reading scores for males and females narrowed to within 1
point, the closest the scores have been in five years (male mean score:544; female mean score, 545).

 For the past five years, males have scored higher than females on the Math subtest. For the past five
years, females have scored higher than males on the Writing subtest.

 For the past three years, Math mean scores have been the highest of the subtests, followed by Critical
Reading and Writing mean scores.

Next Steps
 Continue to communicate changes to the SAT format.

 Offer a face-to-face SAT prep class.

 Offer additional SAT online training options for students.

 Provide professional development to teachers about incorporating similarly formatted test questions into
their classes to help prepare students for the SAT.

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