On October 29th, 2025, all freshman, sophomore, and junior students at Agoura High School took the PSAT. Students were expected to attend their fourth-period class for attendance and then proceed to their assigned testing room. From there, they took the timed test, starting with the Reading/Writing sections. About halfway through, there was a ten-minute break before the students proceeded to the Math section. The test lasted approximately two to three hours, so the school day ended earlier than usual. After the test ended, which was about 12 P.M., students were allowed to leave campus because they had no regular classes.
However, the seniors did not take the PSAT. Instead, they did various activities. To start, they were required to wear pink to represent their class color. First, they went to the field and were assigned a spot to stand to assemble the letter ‘A’, and a drone captured a photo of them from above. Then, there were volunteers making pancakes, so they had pancakes with chocolate chips, whipped cream, and syrup. Eventually, they proceeded to the PAEC, where Mrs. Brock delivered a speech, and then they split into three groups, each assigned to a separate section. One section was with Mrs. Yedor, about finance. Another one was by Mr. BC and Dr. Ordin, and it was about managing emotions and how to keep your support system close even when you move away to college. In the last group, by Ms. Cohen and Ms. Kolosieke, the seniors had to pass out their transcripts and proofread them for errors. After all of this was completed, the seniors were dismissed to leave around the same time as the other students who took the PSAT.
Fast forward to November 13, when the PSAT scores were released. There were mixed results, ranging from the lowest to the highest scores. For 9th-grade test takers, the school average was 943, compared to the district average of 922. Agoura High’s school average was significantly higher than the state average, which was 817.
Vicky Zhou, a freshman who earned a perfect score of 1440, said, “I wasn’t expecting a perfect score, but I was expecting a good score because the test wasn’t hard for me. I was very shocked and happy when I saw my score. Some tips are that you shouldn’t stress about it because all it does is tell you where you are, so you can study for the real SAT.”
“I thought the test was pretty hard. When I found out my score, I was really relieved because I felt like the test was kind of draining since it was two hours long.” – Grace Wang, a ninth grader who got an amazing score of 1420.
Overall, the PSAT provided Agoura students with an experience of taking a timed standardized test. At the same time, the seniors had a fun day while enjoying activities that prepared them for life beyond high school. The process may have felt stressful for some people, especially if it was someone’s first time taking the PSAT, but it was a valuable experience to gain familiarity with the SAT’s structure and difficulty. With the scores now being released, students can learn, grow, and improve before taking the PSAT again, or possibly even the real SAT.
