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The Digest of Education Statistics 1996 / Table 130 Table 130.--Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages, by state: 1974-75 to 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1974-75 | 1980-81 | 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 |Percent of |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| graduates State |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal |Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |taking SAT, | |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical|1994-95\2\ ----------------------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|----------- 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ----------------------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|----------- United States ....| 434 | 472 | 424 | 466 | 431 | 475 | 422 | 474 | 424 | 478 | 423 | 479 | 428 | 482 | 41 |------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|----------- Alabama ..............| 426 | 457 | 457 | 488 | 476 | 514 | 476 | 515 | 480 | 526 | 482 | 529 | 491 | 538 | 8 Alaska ...............| 461 | 481 | 449 | 486 | 445 | 479 | 439 | 481 | 438 | 477 | 434 | 477 | 445 | 489 | 47 Arizona ..............| 496 | 525 | 476 | 514 | 466 | 509 | 442 | 490 | 444 | 497 | 443 | 496 | 448 | 496 | 27 Arkansas .............| 482 | 510 | 477 | 510 | 482 | 519 | 482 | 523 | 478 | 519 | 477 | 518 | 482 | 523 | 6 California ...........| 435 | 473 | 426 | 475 | 423 | 481 | 415 | 482 | 415 | 484 | 413 | 482 | 417 | 485 | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 479 | 515 | 467 | 513 | 466 | 514 | 453 | 506 | 454 | 509 | 456 | 513 | 462 | 518 | 29 Connecticut ..........| 442 | 471 | 430 | 463 | 440 | 474 | 429 | 468 | 430 | 474 | 426 | 472 | 431 | 477 | 81 Delaware .............| 439 | 476 | 429 | 470 | 442 | 475 | 428 | 464 | 429 | 465 | 428 | 464 | 429 | 468 | 68 District of Columbia .| --- | --- | --- | --- | 413 | 439 | 405 | 435 | 405 | 441 | 406 | 443 | 412 | 445 | 53 Florida ..............| 441 | 474 | 424 | 463 | 426 | 469 | 416 | 466 | 416 | 466 | 413 | 466 | 420 | 469 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 397 | 427 | 390 | 426 | 402 | 440 | 400 | 444 | 399 | 445 | 398 | 446 | 406 | 448 | 65 Hawaii ...............| 414 | 478 | 390 | 464 | 403 | 477 | 405 | 478 | 401 | 478 | 401 | 480 | 407 | 482 | 57 Idaho ................| 493 | 524 | 486 | 523 | 475 | 512 | 463 | 505 | 465 | 507 | 461 | 508 | 468 | 511 | 15 Illinois .............| 460 | 510 | 459 | 508 | 466 | 519 | 471 | 535 | 475 | 541 | 478 | 546 | 488 | 560 | 13 Indiana...............| 418 | 463 | 406 | 451 | 415 | 459 | 408 | 457 | 409 | 460 | 410 | 466 | 415 | 467 | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 523 | 568 | 515 | 566 | 519 | 576 | 515 | 578 | 520 | 583 | 506 | 574 | 516 | 583 | 5 Kansas ...............| 503 | 540 | 502 | 542 | 498 | 544 | 493 | 546 | 494 | 548 | 494 | 550 | 503 | 557 | 9 Kentucky .............| 470 | 507 | 474 | 509 | 483 | 519 | 473 | 520 | 476 | 522 | 474 | 523 | 477 | 522 | 11 Louisiana ............| 456 | 491 | 461 | 494 | 474 | 507 | 476 | 518 | 481 | 527 | 481 | 530 | 486 | 535 | 9 Maine ................| 437 | 471 | 426 | 465 | 434 | 466 | 421 | 458 | 422 | 463 | 420 | 463 | 427 | 469 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 436 | 471 | 423 | 461 | 436 | 475 | 429 | 475 | 431 | 478 | 429 | 479 | 430 | 479 | 64 Massachusetts ........| 434 | 469 | 422 | 462 | 436 | 473 | 426 | 470 | 427 | 476 | 426 | 475 | 430 | 477 | 80 Michigan .............| 451 | 498 | 456 | 508 | 462 | 514 | 461 | 519 | 469 | 528 | 472 | 537 | 484 | 549 | 11 Minnesota ............| 506 | 552 | 486 | 539 | 482 | 540 | 480 | 543 | 489 | 556 | 495 | 562 | 506 | 579 | 9 Mississippi ..........| 477 | 503 | 473 | 502 | 485 | 516 | 477 | 520 | 481 | 521 | 485 | 528 | 496 | 540 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 465 | 500 | 462 | 504 | 476 | 519 | 476 | 526 | 481 | 532 | 485 | 537 | 495 | 550 | 9 Montana ..............| 500 | 547 | 485 | 539 | 485 | 541 | 464 | 518 | 459 | 516 | 463 | 523 | 473 | 536 | 21 Nebraska .............| 459 | 507 | 489 | 537 | 493 | 549 | 481 | 543 | 479 | 544 | 482 | 543 | 494 | 556 | 9 Nevada ...............| 465 | 497 | 445 | 487 | 445 | 485 | 435 | 484 | 432 | 488 | 429 | 484 | 434 | 483 | 30 New Hampshire ........| 449 | 485 | 439 | 479 | 450 | 485 | 440 | 481 | 442 | 487 | 438 | 486 | 444 | 491 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 424 | 454 | 414 | 450 | 424 | 465 | 417 | 469 | 419 | 473 | 418 | 475 | 420 | 478 | 70 New Mexico ...........| 486 | 516 | 474 | 510 | 489 | 527 | 474 | 522 | 478 | 525 | 475 | 528 | 485 | 530 | 11 New York .............| 441 | 484 | 427 | 471 | 427 | 471 | 413 | 468 | 416 | 471 | 416 | 472 | 419 | 473 | 74 North Carolina .......| 399 | 428 | 391 | 427 | 399 | 436 | 400 | 444 | 406 | 453 | 405 | 455 | 411 | 454 | 60 North Dakota .........| 510 | 554 | 494 | 544 | 508 | 556 | 502 | 571 | 518 | 583 | 497 | 559 | 515 | 592 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 456 | 499 | 457 | 500 | 460 | 503 | 450 | 496 | 454 | 505 | 456 | 510 | 460 | 515 | 23 Oklahoma .............| 480 | 514 | 485 | 526 | 487 | 521 | 476 | 521 | 482 | 530 | 482 | 537 | 491 | 536 | 9 Oregon ...............| 440 | 468 | 431 | 469 | 444 | 486 | 439 | 483 | 441 | 492 | 436 | 491 | 448 | 499 | 51 Pennsylvania .........| 430 | 470 | 421 | 459 | 429 | 465 | 417 | 459 | 418 | 460 | 417 | 462 | 419 | 461 | 70 Rhode Island .........| 432 | 469 | 415 | 452 | 432 | 466 | 421 | 459 | 419 | 464 | 420 | 462 | 425 | 463 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 382 | 412 | 374 | 406 | 395 | 431 | 395 | 437 | 396 | 442 | 395 | 443 | 401 | 443 | 58 South Dakota .........| 523 | 561 | 519 | 561 | 531 | 567 | 496 | 551 | 502 | 558 | 483 | 548 | 505 | 563 | 5 Tennessee ............| 477 | 511 | 475 | 514 | 486 | 521 | 487 | 528 | 486 | 531 | 488 | 535 | 497 | 543 | 12 Texas ................| 431 | 467 | 415 | 455 | 419 | 458 | 411 | 463 | 413 | 472 | 412 | 474 | 419 | 474 | 47 Utah .................| 516 | 553 | 511 | 548 | 506 | 541 | 494 | 537 | 500 | 549 | 509 | 558 | 513 | 563 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 439 | 476 | 427 | 467 | 442 | 474 | 424 | 466 | 426 | 467 | 427 | 472 | 429 | 472 | 68 Virginia .............| 431 | 463 | 424 | 461 | 435 | 473 | 424 | 466 | 425 | 469 | 424 | 469 | 428 | 468 | 65 Washington ...........| 489 | 522 | 472 | 517 | 461 | 502 | 433 | 480 | 435 | 486 | 434 | 488 | 443 | 494 | 48 West Virginia.........| 462 | 502 | 458 | 495 | 462 | 502 | 441 | 485 | 439 | 485 | 439 | 482 | 448 | 484 | 17 Wisconsin ............| 492 | 544 | 477 | 533 | 478 | 536 | 481 | 542 | 485 | 551 | 487 | 557 | 501 | 572 | 9 Wyoming ..............| 506 | 548 | 478 | 528 | 484 | 534 | 466 | 514 | 463 | 507 | 459 | 521 | 476 | 525 | 10 ----------------------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|----------- \1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test. \2\Based on the number of high school graduates in 1995 as projected by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and the number ---Data not available. NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Rankings of states based on SAT scores alone are invalid because of the SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, "College-Bound Seniors: 1995 Profile of SAT Program Test Takers," Copyright @ 1995 by the College Download this table as a Lotus WK1 file. Back to Contents |