Pupil Personnel Services

Testing/ Test Prep

TESTING INFORMATON

All Lincoln-Way High School District 210 students are required to participate in assessments mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Taking the high school state accountability test is a condition to receive a regular high school diploma.

 The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) state accountability and testing program includes:

  • Freshman Year: The PSAT 8/9 will be administered to all freshman students in the Fall and the Spring as allowed.

  • Sophomore Year: The PSAT 10 and/or the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered to all sophomore students in the Fall and Spring as allowed.

  • Junior Year: The SAT will be administered to all juniors in April as part of ISBE’s high school accountability testing suite. In addition, the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered to all Lincoln-Way High School juniors in October. The PSAT/NMSQT is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Students who score exceptionally high on this exam may qualify for national recognition and scholarships.

  • Illinois Science Assessment (ISA): The Illinois State Board of Education requires students to take the ISA in accordance with state mandates.

 On an optional basis, the following tests are available:

  • Advanced Placement Tests (AP)

  • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

 Any of the three Lincoln-Way’s may serve as a test site for the national version of the following tests:  Further information can be found on their websites-Collegeboard.org for SAT and ACT.org for ACT.

  • Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - Students interested in registering for a National Saturday SAT Test or order score reports should do so online at https://collegeboard.org. 

  • American College Test (ACT) - Students interested in registering for a National Saturday ACT test should do so online at http://actstudent.org.

AP TESTING

Advanced Placement tests. The tests are offered to qualified students who want to earn college credit. The Educational Testing Service offers these exams on our campus in May. In order to be properly qualified for an AP test, enrollment in that subject’s AP class at Lincoln-Way is strongly recommended. There is a charge for each test taken. Students will access resources, registration, and test prep resources through the AP Classroom at  https://myap.collegeboard.org/login.

TEST PREP

Students can prepare for the SAT, ACT, and PSAT by participating in test prep at Lincoln-Way, online, or through a test prep company in the community.