TEXAS, United States — Over 50 students at an El Paso high school in Texas may have to retake their SAT exams after their test papers reportedly flew out of the UPS truck transporting them.

According to a report from CNN news, the tests were either lost or destroyed.

The El Paso Independent School District told CNN that it is currently working with the College Board, which administers the SATs, to “determine a remedy” for the students whose tests were lost.

CNN reports that the El Paso Independent School District said the loss affected students who took the test on October 27 on campus and that staff were able to recover all but 55 of the tests.

Students whose tests were lost will be able to take the ACT, another popular standardised exam, on December 10 at no cost, according to the school district.

In a statement shared with CNN, UPS apologised to the school and the students indicating that their employees are “working to recover as many tests as possible” and “will work with the school to resolve the situation.”

“The driver’s actions, in this case, are not representative of UPS protocols and methods, and we are addressing this with him. Safely meeting our service commitments is UPS’s first priority,” the statement continued.

The SAT is a standardised entrance exam used as metric for applying to colleges across the United States.

A total of 1.7 million students in the high school class of 2022 took the SAT at least once, according to the College Board.