ACT/SAT & Other Testing

SAT NATIONAL TEST DATES: 2024-25

 To Register, or for more information, go to: https://www.collegeboard.org/

These are National Saturday Test Dates. The State of Illinois requires an SAT during the school day in April of each year. More information will be provided by York Administration each March.

York is not an SAT test site except for the State SAT test. Search for other nearby sites such as Elmhurst University or other neighboring high schools.

Test Date

Registration Deadline

Late Reg Deadline

March 9, 2024 2/23/24 2/27/24
May 4, 2024 4/19/24 4/23/24
June 1, 2024 5/16/24 5/21/24
August 24, 2024 7/9/24 7/26/24
October 5, 2024 8/13/24 8/30/24
November 2, 2024 9/17/24 10/4/24
December 7, 2024 11/8/24 11/19/24
March 8, 2025 1/31/25 2/18/25
May 3, 2025 4/4/25 4/15/24
June 7, 2025 5/2/25 5/20/25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACT NATIONAL TEST DATES: 2024-25

Register & more information here: www.act.org or www.actstudent.org

York is not an ACT test site. Search for other nearby sites such as Elmhurst University or other neighboring high schools.

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration
February 10, 2024  January 5, 2024  1/19/24
April 13, 2024  March 8, 2024  3/22/24
June 8, 2024  May 3, 2024  5/17/24
July 13, 2024  June 7, 2024  6/21/24
Early September TBD  
Late October TBD  
Early December TBD  

 

 

 

 

 

LOOKING FOR COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES THAT DON'T REQUIRE ACT/SAT?

For a list of four-year colleges/universities that don't require an ACT/SAT score for admission, check out the following site: www.fairtest.org.

Note that some test optional schools may require additional essays or other supplemental information for applicants who do not submit scores. Also, some schools have specific requirements for a student to apply for admission as test optional. 

TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES

For current information on Test Prep, please see announcement page.

Test Prep Overview:

Click here for a list of Test Prep Options - For juniors (or younger students) considering test prep options, we have compiled the following document to assist you. We hope it helps! Inclusion of any company or tutoring service is not an endorsement by York or District 205. These are purely informational resources. Each family must do their own research to determine what is best for each student.

Test Prep Considerations - Here are some factors to take into consideration while evaluating what type of test prep is best for each student.

Free ACT/SAT test prep through the Elmhurst Public Library for holders of an EPL card:

http://elmhurstpubliclibrary.org/247-e-library/research-reference/learning-education-exams/

Anyone with an Elmhurst Public Library card can access free test prep. If any questions arise, contact the Adult Services department at the Library 630-279-8696

YORK'S SCHOOL CODE/CEEB CODE

Our School Code is 141805.

You may be asked to provide this on college applications or when registering for ACT/SAT or AP tests.

 

PSAT/NMSQT FOR GRADE 11 (JUNIORS)

College Board provides a wealth of information about how PSAT is scored, how to understand your score report, and much, much more.

There are also free prep resources through Khan Academy (listed to the left) and Study Point - HERE is their information.

This video is a good/quick explanation of your PSAT Score Report and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i-bOhSzyig

The Selection Index Score for National Merit Commended Students in the Class of 2020 was 221.

SEAL OF BILITERACY

Students are able to test for world language proficiency and receive a Seal of Biliteracy on their high school transcript. For more information, go to this link, or paste in this URL: https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-subject-test-dates

ACT/SAT CONVERSION CHART

The following conversion chart provides the comparable ACT/SAT scores. College Board and ACT do not list the same set of scores so we have provided the information they each have posted as the comparable scores.

ACT SAT SAT(Range)
36

1590

1570-1600
35

1540

1530-1560
34

1500

1490-1520
33

1460

1450-1480
32

1430

1420-1440
31

1400

1390-1410
30

1370

1360-1380
29

1340

1330-1350
28

1310

1300-1320
27

1280

1260-1290
26

1240

1230-1250
25

1210

1200-1220
24

1180

1160-1190
23

1140

1130-1150
22

1110

1100-1120
21

1080

1060-1090
20

1040

1030-1050
19

1010

990-1020

18

970

960-980
17

930

920-950
16

890

880-910
15

850

830-870
14

800

780-820
13

760

730-770
12

710

690-720
11

670

650-680
10 630 620-640
9 590 890-610