<p>It could also be that your school’s math department is weak or there is grade inflation. So although your D is doing well grade-wise in her math classes, the curriculum just isn’t that strong but the deficiencies are showing up on the standardized tests. Back when S was in 4th grade, I recall a time when parents got up in arms because their children had been straight A students in language arts, yet somehow their standardized test scores indicated they were only minimally proficient. The parents had no idea anything was wrong or they would have gotten tutoring or something, and concluded that the school’s grading system was off or the curriculum wasn’t being adequately taught. Do you know how other kids with similar math grades as your daughter did on the SAT math section?</p>