Advent SAT Scores Above Norm

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: July 1, 2008
CONTACT: Cynthia Terpstra
(561) 395-3632 x15
clterpstr@AdventLifenet.org

 

Advent Students Score Above Norm on SAT

 

Boca Raton, Florida — Advent Lutheran Elementary and Middle School students have scored above the norm for five consecutive years.  From 2004 to 2008, Advent students in kindergarten through eighth grade have, on average, scored above their grade level.

 

“Our SAT results are certainly impressive,” said headmaster Paul Humphreys.  “We commend both our teachers and our students for their hard work and achievement.”

 

SAT Scores 2004-2008
Complete Battery Results Per Grade Level

 

Median Grade Equivalent

Grade Level
When Tested

 

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Average

Kindergarten

 

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1st Grade

 

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.2

2.5

2.5

2nd Grade

 

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3rd Grade

 

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.9

5.5

5.4

4th Grade

 

6.6

6.5

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.8

5th Grade

 

7.5

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.9

7.9

6th Grade

 

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.6

7.9

8.7

7th Grade

 

10.7

10.1

10.1

9.4

10.8

10.2

8th Grade

 

12.6

10.8

11.4

11.4

11.2

11.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Median Grade Equivalent is an indicator of the performance of the typical student in the group in terms of grade equivalents.  For example, the median grade equivalent of Advent kindergarten students who took the SAT in 2008 is 1.4.  This indicates that Advent Kindergarteners who took the SAT performed at the level of first grade students in their fourth month of school.

 

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