D is a jr, so she will not be affected by the change to SAT in 2016. Her HS has had ACT prep for years as a required course (dropped to elecdtive this year when we went back to semesters from trimesters); the focus was on test taking and speed, not content. This year less than 40 kids took the PSAT (class of 260).
Students don’t have to “pass” the standardized test with any specific score.