▁of ▁School ▁Ass ess ments , ▁commonly ▁called ▁P SS As ▁are ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act ▁related ▁exam in ations ▁which ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁ex ams ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁each ▁school ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁changed ▁its ▁high ▁school ▁assess ments ▁to ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex ams ▁in ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 , ▁Reading / liter ature ▁and ▁Bi ology 1 . ▁The ▁ex ams ▁are ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁course , ▁rather ▁than ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁the ▁student ' s ▁ 1 1 th ▁grade ▁year . ▁ ▁S AT ▁Sc ores ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁S AT ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁required ▁test , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁bar ometer ▁for ▁college ▁adm issions , ▁meaning ▁that ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁at ▁Blo oms burg ▁opt ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ex ams ▁year ly . ▁The ▁chart ▁below ▁is ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁the ▁average ▁scores ▁of ▁B A HS ▁students . ▁ ▁College ▁Rem ed iation ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁study ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 1 9 % ▁of ▁Blo oms burg ▁Area ▁School ▁District ' s ▁gradu ates ▁required ▁rem ed iation ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁or ▁reading ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁college ▁level ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁System ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁or