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1 2014 CollegeBound Seniors State Profile Report Included in This Report Data Subject Tests Data Demographic and Academic Information College Plans DATA EMBARGO IN EFFECT This report contains information on collegebound students in the class of 2014 who took the or Subject Tests at any time during high school. Data and other information in this report are embargoed from dissemination to the media and general public until Oct. 7, 2014 when the College Board will make state and total grouplevel data and information publicly available.. You may use the data and other information in this report for internal purposes prior to the CollegeBound Seniors press conference. If you have any questions about the embargo or the College Board national press conference, please contact the College Board communications department at 2014 The College Board.College Board, achieve more, Advanced Placement Program,AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. Subject Tests and Skills Insight are trademarks owned by the College Board. P/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Visit the College Board on the Web: 002_22_STP_01 *

2 The Program The (formerly known as the I: Reasoning Test) assesses student reasoning based on knowledge and skills developed by the students in their course work. The Subject Tests (formerly known as II: Subject Tests) are a series of onehour, mostly multiplechoice tests that measure how much students know about a particular academic subject and how well they can apply that knowledge. Most students also complete the optional Questionnaire (formerly known as the Student Descriptive Questionnaire) when they register to take Program tests, providing valuable contextual information to aid in interpreting and understanding individual and group scores. CollegeBound Seniors 2014 includes students who tested through June Using This Report CollegeBound Seniors presents data on high school graduates in the year 2014 who participated in the Program. Students are counted only once, no matter how often they tested, and only their latest scores and most recent Questionnaire responses are summarized. Because the accuracy of selfreported information has been documented and the collegebound population is relatively stable from year to year, Questionnaire responses from these students can be considered highly accurate. Therefore, you can use this report to: Interpret scores of individual students within the broader context of data aggregated across groups of collegebound seniors. Study changes over time in the characteristics of students taking tests. Look at yeartoyear educational and demographic changes in this population, along with changes in test performance. Keep in mind, however, that: Relationships between test scores and other factors such as educational background, gender, racial/ethnic background, parental education, and household income are complex and interdependent.these factors do not directly affect test performance; rather, they are associated with educational experiences both on tests such as the and in schoolwork. Not all students in a high school, school district or state take the. Since the population of testtakers is selfselected, using aggregate scores to compare or evaluate teachers, schools, districts, states or other educational units is not valid, and the College Board strongly discourages such uses. Interpreting scores for subgroups requires unique considerations. The most significant factor to consider in interpreting scores for any group, or subgroup, of testtakers is the proportion of students taking the test. For example, if state data are being considered, it is appropriate to recognize that in some states there are lower participation rates. Typically, testtakers in these states have strong academic backgrounds and apply to the nation's most selective colleges and scholarship programs. For these states, it is expected that the mean scores reported for students will be higher than the national average. Statistical Definitions The following terms are used throughout this report. For more statistical information, visit the College Board website at Mean The mean is the arithmetic average. Percentile The percentile, also called the percentile point, is the point on the measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores falls. The 25th, 50th and 75th percentile points are often reported for large data sets. The 50th percentile point is also called the median and, like the mean, is an average and a good indicator of the center of the distribution of scores. Comparing the 25th and 75th percentile points gives an idea of the range of scores in the populations reported in this document. Like the standard deviation, the difference between the scores associated with the 75th and 25th percentiles is an indication of the variability of the scores in a particular sample. Scaled score A scaled score is a score that has been converted from the raw score (number of questions answered correctly minus a fraction of the incorrect answers) for reporting. The Program uses the 200 to 800point scale. Standard deviation (SD) The standard deviation (SD) is a measure of the variability of a set of scores. If test scores cluster tightly around the mean score, as they do when the group tested is relatively homogeneous, the standard deviation is smaller than it would be with a more diverse group and a greater scatter of scores around the mean. 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3 Total Group Mean Scores CollegeBound Seniors, Year Critical Reading Mathematics Male Female Total Male Female Total Writing Male Female Total Note: For a formula was applied to the original mean and standard deviation to convert the mean to the recentered scale. For individual student scores were converted to the recentered scale and then the mean was recomputed. From , nearly all students received scores on the recentered scale. Any score on the original scale was converted to the recentered scale prior to computing the mean. From , all scores are reported on the recentered scale. Cohort data presented prior to 2007 include students testing through March of the senior year, while cohort data from 2007 to present include students testing through June. For further information see

4 Table of Contents Data Table 1: Overall Mean Scores Table 2: Mean Scores by Gender Table 3: Year in Which Seniors Last Took the Table 4: Mean Scores for Total Group Table 5: Percentiles for State and Total Group Table 6: Score Distributions Table 7: Type of High School Table 8: TestTaking Conditions Page 1 Demographic Information : Mean Scores by Gender Within Ethnicity Table 9: Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity Table 10: Male Mean Scores by Ethnicity Table 11: Female Mean Scores by Ethnicity : Student Background Information and Characteristics Table 12: Student Background Information and Characteristics Page 3 Page 4 Academic Information Academic Record Table 13: High School Rank Table 14: High School Grade Point Average Table 15: Average Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects Page 5 CourseTaking Patterns Table 16: English and Language Arts, Mathematics Table 17: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and History Table 18: Foreign and Classical Languages Table 19: Arts and Music, Computers Page 6 Subject Tests Subject Tests Data Table 20: Number of TestTakers and Tests for Subject Tests Table 21: Mean Scores for Subject Test Takers and for Students Who Also Took the Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 22: English, History and Social Studies Table 23: Mathematics, Science Table 24: Foreign and Classical Languages Table 25: Foreign and Classical Languages (continued) Page 10 Page 11 College Plans Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal Table 26: Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal Page 13 Institutions That Received the Most Program Score Reports from Your Students Page 14 Table 27: Institutions That Received the Most Program Score Reports from Your Students

5 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Data Data in this report are for high school graduates in the year Information is summarized for seniors who took the at any time during their high school years through June If a student took the test more than once, the most recent score is used. Table 1: Overall Mean Scores Writing Subscores TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing * Multiple Choice Essay Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Total 60, Table 2: Mean Scores by Gender Writing Subscores TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Multiple Choice Essay Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Male 28, Female 31, Table 3: Year in Which Seniors Last Took the Scores are from the last administration in which seniors took the. Writing Subscores TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Multiple Choice Essay Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Senior ( ) 44, Junior ( ) 15, Sophomore ( ) Freshman ( ) Total 60, Table 4: Mean Scores for Total Group Mean scores for the total group may serve as points of reference when evaluating mean scores for the state. Writing Subscores TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Multiple Choice Essay Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Total Group 1,672, *Writing data are based on students who took the current version of the, first administered in March All students in the 2014 cohort took the writing section. The writing section contains one essay (30 percent of the total score) and 49 multiplechoice questions (70 percent of the total score). Essay scores range from 212, with a very small percentage of students (less than 0.3 percent) receiving scores of 0 on the essay, for essays written completely off topic. Multiplechoice scores range from 20 to 80. Note: Mean scores are reported when there are five or more testtakers. Standard deviations are reported when there are 25 or more testtakers. 1

6 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Data Table 5: Percentiles for State and Total Group A percentile represents the point below which a percentage of scores fall. Comparing the 25th percentile point to the 75th percentile point gives an idea of the range of performance in a group. State Total Group Percentile Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 75th th th Table 6: Score Distributions The score ranges in the following table reflect Skills Insight, a resource that identifies skills demonstrated by typical students who score in each range. For more information and resources for educators and students, please visit Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Score Range Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total ,022 1,818 3,840 3,233 1,898 5,131 1,797 2,052 3, ,571 5,685 11,256 6,989 6,005 12,994 4,804 5,736 10, ,048 9,923 18,971 8,964 10,216 19,180 7,998 9,389 17, ,982 9,530 17,512 6,691 9,333 16,024 8,847 9,767 18, ,265 4,044 7,309 2,258 3,640 5,898 4,288 4,088 8, , , ,685 Table 7: Type of High School Public Religiously Affiliated Independent Other or Unknown TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 49, , , Table 8: TestTaking Conditions "Nonstandard conditions" reflect testtakers who received an accommodation. "Disabling conditions" are selfreported student responses. TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Disabling Conditions 4, Nonstandard Conditions 3, Note: Percentiles are reported when there are 20 or more testtakers. 2

7 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Demographic Information : Mean Scores by Gender Within Ethnicity Table 9: Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD , , , , , , , , Table 10: Male Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD , , , , , Table 11: Female Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD , , , , , ,

8 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Demographic Information : Student Background Information and Characteristics Table 12: Student Background Information and Characteristics Student demographic information provides a broader context to aid in interpreting and understanding individual and group scores. TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD All TestTakers 60, First Language Learned English 46, English and Another 7, Another Language 5, Citizenship U.S. Citizen / U.S. National 1,288 54, U.S. Permanent Resident or Refugee 1, Citizen of Another Country 1, Other, Unknown, or Plans to Apply for Financial Aid Yes 2,868 39, No 3, Don't Know 8, Family Income $0 $20,000 8,827 3, $20,000 $40,000 3, $40,000 $60,000 3, $60,000 $80,000 4, $80,000 $100,000 4, $100,000 $120,000 4, $120,000 $140,000 2, $140,000 $160,000 1, $160,000 $200,000 2, More than $200,000 3, Highest Level of Parental Education No High School Diploma 26,806 2, High School Diploma 14, Associate Degree 4, Bachelor's Degree 19, Graduate Degree 15, Took the P/NMSQT Yes, As a Junior 3,795 18, Yes, As a Sophomore or Younger 10, Yes, As a Junior and As a Sophomore or Younger 17, No 7, , Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 4

9 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information Academic Record Table 13: High School Rank Highest Tenth Second Tenth Second Fifth Final Three Fifths TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 6, , , , , Table 14: High School Grade Point Average TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing A+ (97 100) 1, A (93 96) 7, A (90 92) 11, B (80 89) 28, C (70 79) 6, D, E, or F (below 70) , Mean Grade Point Average All Students: 3.24 Male: 3.16 Female: 3.32 Table 15: Average Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects Average Years of Study Grade Point Average: Each Subject Male Female Total Male Female Total Arts and Music English and Language Arts Foreign and Classical Languages Mathematics Natural Sciences Social Sciences and History Total for All Subjects Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 5

10 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 16: English, Mathematics English and Language Arts TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 5, Years 36, Years 4, Years Year /2 Year or Less , AP /Honors Courses 21, Course Work or Experience English/Language Arts 42, Journalism 3, Creative Writing 11, American Literature 27, Composition/Writing 20, British Literature 10, World Literature 13, Communications 2, Public Speaking 6, English As Second Language 2, Mathematics TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 7, Years 33, Years 5, Years Year /2 Year or Less , AP/Honors Courses 19, Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved* Calculus 17, Precalculus 14, Geometry 12, Algebra II Algebra I *To better reflect the relationship between students' scores and their Mathematics course work, course work is now being displayed as the highest level of mathematics achieved. This means that each student is counted only once under their highest level of mathematics course taken. Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 6

11 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 17: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and History Natural Sciences TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 5, Years 27, Years 10, Years 1, Year /2 Year or Less 1, , AP/Honors Courses 19, Course Work or Experience Biology 43, Chemistry 41, Physics 32, Geology, Earth, or Space Science 16, Other Sciences 19, Social Sciences and History TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 5, Years 27, Years 12, Years 1, Year /2 Year or Less , AP/Honors Courses 21, Course Work or Experience U.S. History 43, World History or Cultures 36, U.S. Government or Civics 13, Economics 7, Geography 3, Psychology 17, European History 11, Sociology 7, Ancient History 6, Other Courses 8, Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 7

12 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 18: Foreign and Classical Languages Foreign and Classical Languages TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 4, Years 16, Years 14, Years 9, Year 1, /2 Year or Less 2, , AP/Honors Courses 15, Course Work or Experience Chinese 1, French 8, German Greek Hebrew Italian 1, Japanese Korean Latin 5, Russian Spanish 29, Other Languages 1, Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 8

13 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 19: Arts and Music, Computers Arts and Music TestTakers Mean Scores Years of Study Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing More Than 4 Years 3, Years 10, Years 6, Years 9, Year 7, /2 Year or Less 10, , AP/Honors Courses 4, Course Work or Experience Acting or Play Production 7, Art History or Appreciation 5, Dance 4, Drama: Study or Appreciation 6, Music: Study or Appreciation 6, Music Performance 15, Photography or Film 10, Studio Art and Design 13, None 9, Computers TestTakers Mean Scores Course Work or Experience Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Computer Literacy 21, Computer Programming 7, Word Processing 19, Internet Activity 16, Using Computer Graphics 13, Creating Spreadsheets/Databases 12, None 9, Note: Occasional updates are made to the optional Student Questionnaire to improve student response rates. Fluctuations from year to year should be interpreted with appropriate consideration. 9

14 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Subject Tests Data Table 20: Number of TestTakers and Tests for Subject Tests Students Who Took Subject Tests Number of TestTakers Number of Tests Students Who Took an Subject Test and Also Took the Number of TestTakers Critical Reading Mean Mathematics Mean 14,422 38,042 14, Students Who Took One or More Different Subject Tests Number of Tests Taken Number of TestTakers Percent of Total TestTakers Who Took One or More Tests 1 1, , , or More 2, Writing Mean Table 21: Mean Scores for Subject Test Takers and for Students Who Also Took the Most, but not all, students who take Subject Tests also take the. This table provides Subject Test scores for students who took Subject Tests. It also provides the scores for those students who also took the. Subject Test Critical Reading Mathematics Writing English N Mean SD N Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Literature 4, , History and Social Studies U.S. History 5, , World History Mathematics Mathematics Level 1 5, , Mathematics Level 2 6, , Science BiologyE 2, , BiologyM 2, , Chemistry 4, , Physics 1, , Foreign and Classical Languages Chinese/Listening French French/Listening German German/Listening Modern Hebrew Italian Japanese/Listening Korean/Listening Latin Spanish 1, , Spanish/Listening

15 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 22: English, History and Social Studies Subject Tests English History and Social Studies Literature U.S. History World History N Pct N Pct N Pct , Total 4,749 5, Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile Table 23: Mathematics, Science Subject Tests Mathematics Science Mathematics Level 1 Mathematics Level 2 BiologyE BiologyM Chemistry Physics N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct , , , , , , , Total 5,953 6, , 0 2,905 4,237 1,854 Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile

16 2014 CollegeBound Seniors Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 24: Foreign and Classical Languages Subject Tests Foreign and Classical Languages Chinese/Listening French French/Listening German German/Listening Modern Hebrew N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct Total Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile Table 25: Foreign and Classical Languages (continued) Subject Tests Foreign and Classical Languages Italian Japanese/Listening Korean/Listening Latin Spanish Spanish/Listening N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct Total , Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile

17 2014 CollegeBound Seniors College Plans Table 26: Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal TestTakers Mean Scores Intended College Major Number Pct Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences Architecture and Related Services Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3, Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 6, Communication, Journalism and Related Programs 1, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 1, Construction Trades Education 2, Engineering 4, Engineering Technologies/Technicians English Language and Literature/Letters Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Health Professions and Related Clinical Services 8, History Legal Professions and Studies 1, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities Library Science And Administration Mathematics and Statistics Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technician Military Technologies And Applied Sciences Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Natural Resources and Conservation Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies Personal and Culinary Services Philosophy and Religious Studies Physical Sciences Precision Production 1 0 Psychology 2, Public Administration and Social Services Professions Security and Protective Services 2, Social Sciences Theology and Religious Vocations Transportation and Materials Moving Visual and Performing Arts 3, Other Undecided 5, DegreeLevel Goal Certificate Program Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree 17, Master's Degree 16, Doctoral or Related Degree 8, Other Undecided 9,

18 2014 CollegeBound Seniors College Plans Table 27: Institutions That Received the Most Program Score Reports from Your Students Of the 60,707 students from your state who took the and/or an Subject Test, 48,733 designated that their score reports be sent to institutions. Students may designate more than one institution to receive scores. This list includes only the 45 institutions that received the most score reports. A total of 1,904 institutions received score reports from your students. Institution State Type Number of Students Percent of Score Senders* University of Massachusetts Amherst Northeastern University University of Massachusetts Lowell Boston University University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of New Hampshire Bridgewater State University University of Massachusetts Boston Salem State University Westfield State University University of Rhode Island Framingham State University University of Vermont University of Connecticut Quinnipiac University Suffolk University Boston College Fitchburg State University Worcester State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tufts University Curry College Merrimack College Roger Williams University Wentworth Institute of Technology Harvard College Brown University Bentley University Emmanuel College University of Maine Syracuse University Cornell University MCPHS University Stonehill College Endicott College Western New England University Providence College New York University Keene State College Fordham University NCAA Eligibility Center Drexel University Brandeis University Bryant University Plymouth State University MA Public 18, MA Private 9, MA Public 8, MA Private 6, MA Public 6, NH Public 6, MA Public 5, MA Public 5, MA Public 5, MA Public 4, RI Public 4, MA Public 4, VT Public 4, CT Public 3, CT Private 3, MA Private 3, MA Private 3, MA Public 3, MA Public 3, MA Private 3, MA Private 2, MA Private 2, MA Private 2, RI Private 2, MA Private 2, MA Private 2, RI Private 2, MA Private 2, MA Private 2, ME Public 2, NY Private 2, NY Private 2, MA Private 1, MA Private 1, MA Private 1, MA Private 1, RI Private 1, NY Private 1, NH Public 1, NY Private 1, IN Public 1, PA Private 1, MA Private 1, RI Private 1, NH Public 1, 3.1 *Of your students who designated that their and/or Subject Test score reports be sent to institutions, the 'Percent of Score Senders' indicates the percent of those students who had their scores sent to each institution listed. 14

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