Percent Mean State Tested*
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Table 7. Mean Verbal, Mathematics, and Total SAT Scores by State 1998 State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States Percent Tested* 8 52 32 6 47 31 80 70 83 52 64 55 16 13 59 5 9 13 8 68 65 77 11 9 4 8 24 8 33 74 79 12 76 62 5 24 8 53 71 72 61 5 13 51 4 71 66 53 18 7 10 43 Verbal 562 521 525 568 497 537 510 501 488 500 486 483 545 564 497 593 582 547 562 504 506 508 558 585 562 570 543 565 510 523 497 554 495 490 590 536 568 528 497 501 478 584 564 494 572 508 507 524 525 581 548 505 Mean Mathematics 558 520 528 555 516 542 509 493 476 501 482 513 544 581 500 601 585 550 558 501 508 508 569 598 549 573 546 571 513 520 508 551 503 492 599 540 564 528 495 495 473 581 557 501 570 504 499 526 513 594 546 512 Total 1120 1041 1053 1123 1013 1079 1019 994 964 1001 968 996 1089 1145 997 1194 1167 1097 1120 1005 1014 1016 1127 1183 1111 1143 1089 1136 1023 1043 1005 1105 998 982 1189 1076 1132 1056 992 996 951 1165 1121 995 1142 1012 1006 1050 1038 1175 1094 1017 Percenttested testedisisfrom fromThe TheCollege CollegeBoard Board reports. The College Board based percent tested on the Notes: **Percent projectionAssessment of high school 1998 by Interstate Commission • Scholastic Test graduates scores arein reported onthe the Western recentered score scale (1995). on Higher Education, and number of students in the Class of 1998 who took the SAT I: Reasoning Test. • In this table, United States and North Carolina average scores include both public and private school students . Updated projections make it inappropriate to compare percentages for this year with those of previous years. • Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). • In this table, United States and North Carolina average scores include both public and private school students. 27 Table 8. Mean Total SAT Scores by State 1991 – 1998 State 1991 1992 1993 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 1085 1020 1033 1099 998 1056 999 996 940 985 950 984 1066 1099 970 1178 1129 1088 1089 984 1006 997 1074 1115 1090 1096 1079 1116 1020 1023 988 1091 983 952 1159 1045 1093 1023 982 984 940 1137 1107 979 1122 995 994 1015 1028 1114 1077 1090 1010 1033 1085 1000 1057 1002 1000 941 987 948 979 1063 1104 973 1180 1124 1083 1087 988 1008 1002 1082 1142 1097 1097 1083 1110 1023 1025 994 1091 985 961 1156 1050 1102 1026 982 985 938 1130 1107 980 1132 1001 995 1018 1027 1120 1076 1099 1016 1040 1092 999 1060 1004 997 945 985 949 979 1069 1108 974 1188 1132 1093 1102 989 1010 1003 1090 1134 1095 1106 1072 1114 1021 1029 992 1097 988 964 1184 1057 1105 1033 982 986 945 1148 1110 988 1138 996 997 1021 1026 1126 1067 Mean Total SAT Scores 1994 1995 1103 1012 1038 1089 995 1066 999 996 947 982 948 981 1066 1115 981 1166 1133 1092 1105 987 1008 1002 1101 1145 1105 1114 1082 1116 1014 1025 994 1096 989 964 1143 1064 1111 1028 983 984 946 1121 1115 989 1155 1002 996 1023 1023 1134 1076 1120 1034 1044 1098 1001 1076 1009 999 956 993 960 990 1076 1137 986 1184 1147 1094 1112 1001 1009 1007 1124 1171 1129 1135 1102 1138 1019 1035 999 1108 993 970 1189 1071 1118 1047 985 992 951 1155 1131 996 1161 1005 998 1036 1034 1159 1095 1996 1997 1998 1123 1034 1046 1116 1006 1074 1011 1003 962 994 961 995 1079 1139 988 1190 1150 1093 1109 1002 1011 1011 1122 1175 1126 1139 1093 1135 1015 1034 1003 1102 996 976 1195 1071 1123 1044 990 992 954 1140 1115 995 1158 1006 1003 1038 1032 1163 1088 1116 1037 1045 1125 1010 1075 1016 1003 965 998 967 995 1083 1140 991 1190 1153 1094 1113 1111 1014 1012 1123 1174 1118 1135 1093 1126 1017 1039 1005 1099 997 978 1183 1071 1128 1049 993 992 953 1144 1120 995 1146 1010 1003 1046 1032 1169 1086 1120 1041 1053 1123 1013 1079 1019 994 964 1001 968 996 1089 1145 997 1194 1167 1097 1120 1005 1014 1016 1127 1183 1111 1143 1089 1136 1023 1043 1005 1105 998 982 1189 1076 1132 1056 992 996 951 1165 1121 995 1142 1012 1006 1050 1038 1175 1094 Notes: • Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). • In this table, United States and North Carolina average scores include both public and private school students. 28 Table 9. Change in Mean Total SAT Score from 1991 to 1998 by State State 1998 Total Alabama 1120 Alaska 1041 Arizona 1053 Arkansas 1123 California 1013 Colorado 1079 Connecticut 1019 Delaware 994 District of Columbia 964 Florida 1001 Georgia 968 Hawaii 996 Idaho 1089 Illinois 1145 Indiana 997 Iowa 1194 Kansas 1167 Kentucky 1097 Louisiana 1120 Maine 1005 Maryland 1014 Massachusetts 1016 Michigan 1127 Minnesota 1183 Mississippi 1111 Missouri 1143 Montana 1089 Nebraska 1136 Nevada 1023 New Hampshire 1043 New Jersey 1005 New Mexico 1105 New York 998 North Carolina 982 North Dakota 1189 Ohio 1076 Oklahoma 1132 Oregon 1056 Pennsylvania 992 Rhode Island 996 South Carolina 951 South Dakota 1165 Tennessee 1121 Texas 995 Utah 1142 Vermont 1012 Virginia 1006 Washington 1050 West Virginia 1038 Wisconsin 1175 Wyoming 1094 1991 to 1992 5 -10 0 -14 2 1 3 4 1 2 -2 -5 -3 5 3 2 -5 -5 -2 4 2 5 8 27 7 1 4 -6 3 2 6 0 2 9 -3 5 9 3 0 1 -2 -7 0 1 10 6 1 3 -1 6 -1 1992 to 1993 9 6 7 7 -1 3 2 -3 4 -2 1 0 6 4 1 8 8 10 15 1 2 1 8 -8 -2 9 -11 4 -2 4 -2 6 3 3 28 7 3 7 0 1 7 18 3 8 6 -5 2 3 -1 6 -9 1993 to 1994 4 -4 -2 -3 -4 6 -5 -1 2 -3 -1 2 -3 7 7 -22 1 -1 3 -2 -2 -1 11 11 -10 8 10 2 -7 -4 2 -1 1 0 -41 7 6 -5 1 -2 1 -27 5 1 17 6 -1 2 -3 8 9 Change from 1994 to 1995 to 1995 1996 17 3 22 0 6 2 9 18 6 5 10 -2 10 2 3 4 9 6 11 1 12 1 9 5 10 3 22 2 5 2 18 6 14 3 2 1 7 -3 14 1 1 2 5 4 23 -2 26 4 24 -3 21 4 20 -9 22 -3 5 -4 10 1 5 4 12 -6 4 3 6 6 46 6 7 0 7 5 19 -3 2 -5 8 0 5 3 34 -15 16 -16 7 -1 6 -3 3 1 2 5 13 2 11 -2 25 4 19 -7 1996 to 1997 -7 3 -1 9 4 1 5 0 3 4 6 0 4 1 3 0 3 1 4 109 3 1 1 -1 -8 -4 0 -9 2 5 2 -3 1 2 -12 0 5 5 3 0 -1 4 5 0 -12 4 0 8 0 6 -2 1997 to 1998 4 4 8 -2 3 4 3 -9 -1 3 1 1 6 5 6 4 14 3 7 -106 0 4 4 9 -7 8 -4 10 6 4 0 6 1 4 6 5 4 7 -1 4 -2 21 1 0 -4 2 3 4 6 6 8 1991 to 1998 35 21 20 24 15 23 20 -2 24 16 18 12 23 46 27 16 38 9 31 21 8 19 53 68 21 47 10 20 3 20 17 14 15 30 30 31 39 33 10 12 11 28 14 16 20 17 12 35 10 61 17 Notes: • Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). • In this table, United States and North Carolina average scores include both public and non-public school students. 29
