The HSCT is a multiple choice test which measures the application of basic skills in mathematics and communications to everyday life situations. The HSCT assesses the Minimum Student Performance Standards that became effective in the 1994-95 school year. Each October, the HSCT is administered to all eleventh grade regular high school students. Students must pass the mathematics and communications sections of the HSCT in order to be eligible to receive a regular high school diploma in Florida. Opportunities for retesting are provided to 11th and 12th grade students as well as adult education program students throughout the school year.

	Communications				Mathematics
	1996 Percent Passing	1997 Percent Passing	1998 Percent Passing		1996 Percent Passing	1997 Percent Passing	1998 Percent Passing
American	67	70	78		60	68	69
Braddock, G. Holmes	72	77	80		73	79	79
Coral Gables	75	76	78		74	77	77
DASH	95	92	97		91	92	91
Goleman, Barbara	72	76	74		74	74	79
Coral Reef			88				79
Hialeah	64	60	66		63	54	63
Hialeah-Miami Lakes	68	70	67		69	70	63
Homestead	60	61	59		57	61	44
MAST Academy	96	99	98		98	95	98
Miami Beach	59	63	66		68	63	62
Miami Carol City	56	54	55		51	55	52
Miami Central	42	47	42		39	51	37
Miami Coral Park	83	78	80		86	84	78
Miami Edison	38	34	36		38	31	33
Miami Jackson	41	44	42		40	48	36
Miami Killian	82	81	84		82	85	81
Miami Norland	61	63	69		55	59	59
Miami Northwestern	48	55	56		41	45	40
Miami Palmetto	86	87	89		84	84	90
Miami Senior	68	67	67		77	73	70
Miami Southridge	69	80	77		67	81	73
Miami Springs	55	70	72		59	75	69
Miami Sunset	88	81	80		84	77	76
New World School/Arts	95	96	90		94	94	91
North Miami	63	57	52		64	57	50
North Miami Beach	70	71	70		66	71	64
School/Adv.Studies-No	100	100	100		100	100	100
School/Adv.Studies-So	100	100	100		100	100	100
South Dade	65	67	66		57	66	53
South Miami	71	82	78		76	90	82
Southwest Miami	68	73	79		72	66	74
Turner, Wm. Tech	73	65	77		66	59	70
UM/Knight Ctr Appl Tech	84	77	64		83	76	72
MIAMI-DADE STATE	67 77	69 78	70 81		66 75	69 75	66 77

Note: District total includes high school and alternative center results.


Source: State, District, and School Report, Florida Statewide Assessment Program.

The class of 1995 was the first to participate in the new SAT I (Scholastic Assessment Test): Reasoning Test, which was introduced in March 1994. The new SAT I has replaced the traditional SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test). The new SAT I has been recentered and linked statistically to the traditional SAT so that scores can be compared across years. The test is administered nationwide by the Admissions Testing Program of the College Entrance Examination Board as a college admissions test. Scores are reported separately for verbal and mathematics portions of the test.

The table below provides districtwide data on the percentage of students scoring in the major score ranges of the SAT I: Reasoning Test during the past five years. The results for this year at the state and national levels are provided for comparison purposes. It should be noted that not all high school seniors in Miami-Dade County take the test. The two tables at the bottom present the numbers and percentages of students taking the test in the district, state, and nation, and a five-year comparison of mean scores.

		Miami-Dade County					State	Nation
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1998	1998
SAT I - Verbal Score		Percent in Score Range
	600 or above	11	14	12	12	12	18	21
	500 to 599	21	23	25	25	25	33	32
	400 to 499	35	34	34	34	36	33	31
	below 400	33	29	29	27	27	16	16
SAT I - Math Score
	600 or above	11	13	12	12	12	20	24
	500 to 599	26	23	24	25	25	32	32
	400 to 499	37	38	37	36	38	33	30
	below 400	26	26	27	27	25	17	16

	Miami-Dade County					State	Nation
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1998	1998
Number of Students Tested	6,564	5,839	6,007	6,222	6,182	58,040	1,172,779
% of Grade 12 Students Tested	39%	36%	38%	39%	42%	52%	43%

	1995		1996		1997		1998
	Verbal	Math	Verbal	Math	Verbal	Math	Verbal	Math
M-DCPS	460	465	461	465	463	466	461	467
STATE	497	496	498	496	499	499	500	501
NATION	504	506	505	508	505	511	505	512

Source: College Board ATP Summary Reports, College Entrance Examination Board.

DISTRICT, STATE, AND NATIONAL SAT I RESULTS BY RACE/ETHNICITY
1998

	1995		1996		1997		1998
	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean
M-DCPS
Females	56	458	56	459	56	463	56	459
Males	44	464	44	464	44	463	44	463
STATE
Females	54	497	54	498	55	500	55	499
Males	46	496	46	499	45	499	45	501
NATION
Females	54	502	53	503	54	503	54	502
Males	46	505	47	507	46	507	46	509

	1995		1996		1997		1998
	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean	%	Mean
M-DCPS
Females	56	450	56	450	56	452	56	455
Males	44	484	44	483	44	484	44	482
STATE
Females	54	481	54	482	55	486	55	487
Males	46	513	46	513	45	516	45	517
NATION
Females	54	490	53	492	54	494	54	496
Males	46	525	47	527	46	530	46	531

Source: College Board ATP Summary Reports, College Entrance Examination Board.

	MDCPS			STATE			NATION
	%	Verbal	Math	%	Verbal	Math	%	Verbal	Math
All Students	100	461	467	100	500	501	100	505	512
INCOME
Less than $10,000	11	407	420	4	431	442	5	427	446
$10,000 - $20,000	20	430	438	11	460	462	9	451	463
$20,000 - $30,000	18	450	457	13	482	482	11	477	482
$30,000 - $40,000	15	470	468	15	495	493	13	495	497
$40,000 - $50,000	8	479	481	12	504	500	11	506	509
$50,000 - $60,000	7	498	496	11	513	512	11	514	518
$60,000 - $70,000	5	495	506	8	515	518	9	521	525
$70,000 - $80,000	4	483	490	7	517	519	8	527	532
$80,000 - $100,000	5	518	518	8	527	530	9	539	546
More than $100,000	6	542	559	12	544	551	13	559	572
HIGHEST LEVEL OF PARENTAL EDUCATION
No High School Diploma	9	410	429	3	421	439	4	411	441
High School Diploma	38	442	445	34	476	476	34	473	477
Associate Degree	10	461	463	10	490	487	8	489	491
Bachelor's Degree	23	486	489	29	517	517	28	525	532
Graduate Degree	20	504	512	23	537	540	25	556	563

Note: Percentages are based on total number of test-takers who responded to these questions and, due to rounding, may not sum to 100.

Source: College Board ATP Summary Reports, College Entrance Examination Board

	1995		1996		1997			1998
	V*	M*	V*	M*	V*	M*		V*	M*	# Tested
American	440	441	440	433	445	440		445	440	191
G. Holmes Braddock	464	465	466	463	468	471		451	474	389
Coral Gables	523	511	518	510	509	502		501	501	347
Design & Architecture	469	483	475	491	500	506		487	493	87
Barbara Goleman								431	447	203
Hialeah	432	424	444	425	436	435		419	420	200
Hialeah-Miami Lakes	464	466	450	441	456	450		440	431	159
Homestead	420	423	404	409	430	434		438	428	122
MAST	535	531	526	540	565	567		575	574	120
Miami Beach	458	473	459	466	450	468		449	451	154
Miami Carol City	381	386	390	397	408	406		386	393	191
Miami Central	373	377	392	398	389	388		362	380	90
Miami Coral Park	456	478	438	452	447	460		452	463	280
Miami Edison	341	370	344	380	355	384		352	369	57
Miami Jackson	396	413	407	424	406	417		411	424	70
Miami Killian	500	514	486	501	492	498		490	502	514
Miami Norland	427	428	426	429	422	418		433	443	133
Miami Northwestern	355	357	401	412	410	410		408	406	163
Miami Palmetto	525	528	518	527	526	535		519	526	483
Miami Senior	438	452	437	454	445	444		439	459	129
Miami Southridge	454	454	436	445	455	455		453	460	265
Miami Springs	432	451	459	460	448	467		457	469	143
Miami Sunset	486	488	484	481	484	480		489	485	396
New World School/Arts	532	487	533	502	523	490		519	494	108
North Miami	427	454	440	456	433	446		435	443	236
North Miami Beach	491	493	500	514	486	504		490	500	266
South Dade	449	456	459	467	446	447		456	440	116
South Miami	449	450	448	451	433	439		468	483	133
Southwest Miami	448	450	439	441	454	464		452	460	223
William H. Turner Tech.			411	398	403	394		420	419	214
M-DCPS	462	464	461	465	463	466		461	467	6,182

* V = Verbal, M = Math

Note: Comparing or ranking schools on the basis of SAT scores alone is invalid and strongly discouraged by the College Board and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Source: College Board ATP Summary Reports, College Entrance Examination Board.

The American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) is administered nationwide by the American College Testing Program as a college entrance examination, and reports for English, mathematics, reading, science, reasoning, and composite scores. As is true with the Scholastic Assessment Test, the percentage of seniors taking the ACT varies widely from state to state. Florida is one of the few states which has a significant number taking both tests. The table below provides districtwide data on the percentages of students scoring in the various score ranges for the English and mathematics subtests and the composite for all subtests.

Score Ranges