▁proportion ▁of ▁statistics ▁and ▁geometry , ▁and ▁a ▁low ▁content ▁of ▁simple ▁arithmetic . ▁ ▁School s ▁are ▁scored ▁as ▁zero ▁for ▁students ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁test . ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁such ▁a ▁test ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁grade ▁level ▁is ▁typically ▁planned ▁as ▁being ▁required ▁for ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁such ▁a ▁test , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁percent ile , ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁grade ▁level ▁performance . ▁ ▁A ▁question ▁with ▁a ▁correct ▁answer ▁may ▁be ▁grad ed ▁as ▁incorrect ▁if ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁show ▁how ▁the ▁answer ▁as ▁arrived ▁at . ▁A ▁question ▁with ▁an ▁incorrect ▁numerical ▁conclusion ▁may ▁not ▁necessarily ▁be ▁grad ed ▁as ▁wrong . ▁ ▁California ' s ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁CL AS ▁test ▁permitted ▁no ▁' 4 ' ▁high ▁math ▁gr ades , ▁not ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁scoring ▁schools , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁leave ▁room ▁for ▁improvement ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Writing ▁project ▁gave ▁out ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 ▁percent ▁exempl ary ▁' 4 ' ▁scores . ▁Such ▁papers ▁employed ▁voc ab ul ary ▁and ▁knowledge ▁on ▁a ▁level ▁sometimes ▁exceed ing ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁gradu ate ▁grad ers , ▁and ▁well ▁above ▁the ▁intended ▁audience ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation . ▁This ▁level ▁would ▁be ▁even ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁ach ieving ▁an ▁S AT ▁score ▁sufficient ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁an ▁I vy ▁League ▁private ▁college . ▁ ▁Sc ores ▁typically ▁rise ▁much ▁faster ▁than ▁standard ized ▁tests ▁such ▁as ▁NA