Shrewsbury High School Testing Report - SAT and AP Results 2022-2023 - Summary and Score Analysis

Sep 14, 2026

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Shrewsbury High School Testing Report summarizes College Board SAT and AP performance for the 2022–2023 school year, presented to the School Committee on November 29, 2023. It reviews SAT redesign changes, 1600-scale results, participation rates, and score comparisons by gender and race/ethnicity. The report also outlines recommended grade levels for AP participation, AP exam participation figures, subgroup scoring patterns, and related trends across SHS, Massachusetts, and national averages.

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Pages22

Reading Time55 min

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Summary Statements

College Board Testing Administration and Score Reporting Changes

Shrewsbury, State, and National SAT Scores—1600 scales

Critical Reading, Math, and Writing Scores by Gender

SAT Scores by Race/ Ethnicity

Advanced Placement Program Participation and Performance

Appropriate Grade Levels for AP Courses

Advanced Placement Program Participation Rates

Advanced Placement Average Scores by Sub-Groups

Advanced Placement Mean Scores—SHS, Massachusetts, and Nationally

Advanced Placement Summary of All Scores

Percent of students scoring 3, 4, or 5 and AP Scholars

AP School Honor Roll

PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

Shrewsbury High School Testing Report 2022-2023 School year Presented to the School Committee November 29, 2023 Todd Bazydlo, Principal Angie Flynn, Director of School Counseling Shrewsbury High School Testing Report Class of 2023 Table of Contents Summary Statements 3-5 Shrewsbury, State, and National SAT Scores—1600 scales 6-7 Critical Reading, Math, and Writing Scores by Gender 8 SAT Scores by Race/ Ethnicity 9-11 Appropriate Grade Levels for AP Courses 12 Advanced Placement Program Participation Rates 13 Advanced Placement Average Scores by Sub-Groups 14 Advanced Placement Mean Scores—SHS, Massachusetts, and Nationally 15-16 Advanced Placement Summary of All Scores 17-18 Percent of students scoring 3, 4, or 5 and AP Scholars 18-19 AP School Honor Roll 20 PSAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 21-22 Summary Statements College Board Testing Administration and Score Reporting Changes ● Beginning in 2021, the SAT eliminated optional exams including the SAT Essay and SAT Subject tests. ● Recent surveys of college admissions indicate approximately 80% of colleges and universities are “test-optional” and nearly 100 are “test-blind”. ● The 2023 SAT program results show that 1.9 million students in the highschool class of 2023 took the SAT at least once, up from the 1.7 million in the class of 2022. College Board SAT: Page 6 Average Scores—1600 scale (Figures 1) ● The reporting of the redesigned SAT is in its sixth year. The score is based on two section scores: Evidence Based Reading & Writing and Math with ascore range from 200-800. As a result of the redesigned SAT, scores are not directly comparable to the old SAT. ● Based on the 1600 scale, Shrewsbury’s SAT score of 1217 remains well above the state (1112) and national averages (1028) . ● From 2022, the average scores in Evidence-Based Reading & Writing decreased by 5 points, and in Math decreased by 7 points. ● In the spring of 2020, students took the SAT online however in the fall of 2020, the SAT was offered only in-person . Page 6-7 SAT: Individual Critical Reading, and Math Scores & Participation Rate ● On each individual section, Shrewsbury’s scores are: o Math = 612 (Figure 2) o Evidence-Based Reading & Writing = 604 (Figure 3) ● The SAT participation rate for the Class of 2023 is 80%, N = 349 test takers. (Figure 4) ● The SAT participation rate for the Class of 2022 is 81%, N = 372 test takers. ● The national participation rate in 2023 is 1.9 million, increasing from 1.7 million in 2022 to 1.5 million in 2021. ● The participation rate in Massachusetts was 44,441 an increase from the 43, 576 test takers in 2022. ● Prior to the pandemic, 2.1 million students participated in SAT in 2018, while 2.2 million students participated in the SAT during 2019 and 2020. Page 8 SAT: Critical Reading, Math scores by Gender (Figure 5) ● In the Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math scores, Shrewsbury females and males scored higher than the state and national trends. ● Shrewsbury females scored lower than males scored on the Evidence-Based Reading & Writing section of the SAT ( F/ M – 597/613) similar to the state ( M/ F –561/558) and unlike the national trend with females scoring higher ( F/ M-523/517) . Shrewsbury females scored lower than males ( F/ M – 594/636) in the Math section also similar to state ( F/ M – 539/565) and national ( F/ M – 500/515) trends. o Evidence-Based Reading & Writing ( F – 597; M – 613) o Math ( F – 594; M – 636) Page 9-11 SAT: Critical Reading, Math scores by Race/ Ethnicity ( Figures 6, 7, 8) ● Students self-report race/ethnicity to the College Board. Percentages by race/ethnicity of the SHS students who took the SAT are noted below with their average scores ○ Asian students’ average scores (31% of SHS test takers) : ■ Evidenced Based Reading & Writing: 644 ■ Math: 671 ○ Hispanic/ Latino students’ average scores (8% of SHS test takers) : ■ Evi

FAQs

What major SAT policy and reporting changes affect the 2022–2023 results?

The report notes that the SAT eliminated optional exams such as the SAT Essay and SAT Subject tests starting in 2021. It also explains that the redesigned SAT reporting reflects a two-section structure and is not directly comparable to the prior SAT.

How does Shrewsbury’s SAT performance compare with state and national averages?

On the 1600 scale, Shrewsbury’s SAT score is 1217, which remains well above the state average of 1112 and the national average of 1028. The report also tracks year-over-year changes in Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math averages.

How do SAT results differ by gender in Shrewsbury?

The report shows Shrewsbury females and males scoring higher than state and national trends. It also provides specific Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math averages for females and males, highlighting differences between the two groups.

What does the report say about AP participation among seniors and overall exam participation?

The report states that 23% of Shrewsbury students took three or more AP exams during their senior year and that 54% took at least one AP exam during their high school years. It also lists participation counts by grade level and notes the decline in exams administered compared with the prior count.

Sep 14, 2026

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