PSAT

Eighth grade students can sign up for the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT 8/9). We can accommodate only 50 students this year.

Schedule:

Week of September 8, 2025: PSAT permission slips distributed to 8th graders

Sign ups: Monday, September 15 through Friday, September 19 or until all 50 spaces are used up

Wednesday, October 22, 2025: PSAT testing day

Starting in Fall 2025, the PSAT is no longer free and available to all 8th grade students. Instead, the test costs $14, cash only, at the Student Store, and we have room for only 50 students, first come, first served. Permission slips will be distributed the week of September 8, 2025. Parents must sign the permission slip, which students can then bring to the Student Store and the cash.

Student IDs are no longer needed to sign up. The letter below is incorrect about Student IDs being required.

The test is good practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT. Although the SAT has been removed from admissions requirements for some college systems (including the University of California), the U.C. requires a GPA of at least 3.85 to avoid the requirement for a standardized test score. Therefore, taking the PSAT and the SAT is still useful.

Students can use the PSAT results to identify specific high school AP courses for which they have the potential to do well. Taking even one AP class is a great way to show potential colleges what they can do. In addition, knowing where they excel and what skills they should work on can help them with high school course selection.

The PSAT test is digital, taken on iPads or Chromebooks. Students can bring water and a light snack. They will be allowed two five-minute breaks.

No makeups or refunds are offered for students who are late or absent on the day of the test. Students who are tardy will miss the test and have to wait in the Library.

A fully-charged district-issued device is required. No extra devices or charging banks will be available.

Be sure to read the PSAT calculator policy. Certain calculators are permitted, but not general-purpose laptops, tablets, mobile phones, smartwatches, or other technology with wireless communications or audio/video capabilities.