THE NORTH CAROLINA
2009 SAT REPORT
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division : : Reporting Section
August 2009
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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REGINALD KENAN
Rose Hill
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Boone
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Vice Chair :: Asheville
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Raleigh
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Statesville
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Lieutenant Governor :: Rutherfordton
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Troy
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Raleigh
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State Treasurer :: Raleigh
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High Point
KATHY A. TAFT
Greenville
JOHN A. TATE III
Charlotte
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Table of Contents
Page
List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................ii
List of Figures ...........................................................................................................................iii-iv
A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data ....................................................................................v
Background
Evolution of the SAT .............................................................................................................1-4
Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations .................................................................................4-5
Scope and Limitations ...........................................................................................................5-6
Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools) .....................................................................7-9
Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores .........................................................................10-11
Gender ...............................................................................................................................11-13
Race/Ethnicity ...................................................................................................................14-16
Race/Ethnicity by Gender .................................................................................................17-19
Family Income ...................................................................................................................19-21
Grade Point Average (GPA) ..............................................................................................21-23
North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System ................................................24-25
North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools .......................................................................26-27
Public Schools..........................................................................................................................28-29
References .....................................................................................................................................30
Appendices ....................................................................................................................................31
North Carolina and the Nation ...........................................................................................32-38
Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools,
North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics ...............................................................................................................39-50
Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Score…….....51
Performance of the Fifty States .........................................................................................52-56
Source: Derived from data provided by the College Board.
Copyright © 2008-2009 The College Board. www.collegeboard.com
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List of Tables
Table
Page
1
Percentages of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test
Scores Rose or Fell, 2008-2009 …………………..………………………………………5
2
Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina
and the Nation by Gender, 1999-2009 ..............................................................................13
3
Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009 ........................33
4
Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing
SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009 ............................34
5
Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics,
2008-2009 .........................................................................................................................37
6
Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North
Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009 ...................................................38
7
SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina’s Public School Systems
and Schools, 2007-2009 ..............................................................................................40-50
8
Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total
SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2008-2009 .............................................51
9
Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), M + CR,
and M + CR + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2008-2009 ..................................53
10
Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)]
by State, 1990-2009 ..........................................................................................................54
11
Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical
Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for
2009, 2008, and 1999 ........................................................................................................55
12
Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics,
and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999 ............................56
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List of Figures
Figure
Page
1
Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the
United States, 1989-2009 ……………………………………………………………........8
2
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United
States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 1999-2009 ...........................................9
3
Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation,
1999-2009
....................................................................................................................10
4
Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation,
1999-2009 .........................................................................................................................11
5
Mean SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and
North Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009..............................................................................12
6
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North
Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009 ............................................................................15
7
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North
Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009 .........................................16
8
Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s
Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 ..................................................................17
9
Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic
Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................18
10
Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic
Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................19
11
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students
in North Carolina and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009 ....................................20
12
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina
by Family Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009 .................................................21
13
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported
Grade Point Average for Public School Students in North Carolina,
2008-2009..........................................................................................................................22
14
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade
Point Averages (GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male
and Female Students, 2008-2009.......................................................................................23
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The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores
(Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors
(2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering
Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System,
and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2008). ..................................................................25
16
Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
by Percent of Students Tested for All States, 2008-2009 .................................................26
17
Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High
Schools, 2008-2009 ...........................................................................................................27
18
Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public
School Students in North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.........................................28
19
Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s
Public Schools, 2007-2008 …………………………………………………..………….35
20
Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s
Public Schools, 2008-2009 ...............................................................................................35
21
Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public
Schools, 2008-2009............................................................................................................36
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A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data∗
As measures of developed verbal and mathematical abilities that are important for success in college,
SAT scores are useful in making decisions about individual students and assessing their academic
preparation. Because of the increasing public interest in educational accountability, aggregate test data
continue to be widely publicized and analyzed. Aggregate scores can be considered one indicator of
educational quality when used in conjunction with a careful examination of other conditions that affect
the educational enterprise.
However, it is important to note that many College Board tests are taken only by particular groups of selfselected students. Therefore, aggregate results of their performance on these tests usually do not
necessarily reflect the educational attainment of all students in a school, district, or state.
Useful comparisons of students’ performance are possible only if all students take the same test. Average
SAT scores are not appropriate for state comparisons because the percentage of SAT test-takers varies
widely among states. In some states, a very small percentage of the college-bound seniors take the SAT.
Typically, these students have strong academic backgrounds and are applicants to the nation’s most
selective colleges and scholarship programs. Therefore, it is expected that the SAT critical reading and
mathematical averages reported for these states will be higher than the national average. In states where a
greater proportion of students with a wide range of academic backgrounds take the SAT, and where most
colleges in the state require the test for admission, the scores are closer to the national average.
In looking at average SAT scores, the user should note the context in which the particular test scores were
earned. Other factors variously related to performance on the SAT include academic courses studied in
high school, family background, and education of parents. These factors and others of a less tangible
nature could very well have an important influence on average scores.
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∗ Excerpted from Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data. Copyright 2002 by the
College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.
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Background
Evolution of the SAT
The SAT (no longer an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test as it was in the earlier years of the test’s
administration) assesses critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing abilities developed by
students over time. For eight decades the test has been administered to college-bound seniors in the
United States. College admission’s staff and other educators have used SAT scores to assist in
understanding and interpreting student readiness for matriculation in college. Colleges and universities
use SAT scores (in addition to high school transcripts and other student information) as uniform and
objective measures for making informed decisions about students’ abilities and achievement.
Unlike the initial administration of the SAT in the 1920’s when test-takers were a few thousand mainly
White male students seeking admission into prestigious schools in the Eastern United States, SAT test
takers in 2009 were much larger in number and more diverse. SAT test-takers in 2009 represented
diverse racial/ethnic groups, socioeconomic levels and educational backgrounds, and larger numbers of
first generation test-takers. Forty-six percent of the nation’s 3.3 million (WICHE, 2008) public and
nonpublic high school graduates took the examination in 2009, compared with 63 percent of the
91,196 (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school graduates in North Carolina. About ten
percent more females in North Carolina and eight percent more females in the nation took the SAT
than did males in 2009 (see Table 5), a trend that began in the 1970’s.
Since its initial development in 1926, the SAT has undergone changes in an effort to align its content
with evolving curricula and instructional practices in high schools and colleges (College Board, 2004).
The format of the three-hour and forty-five minute test administered in 2009 bears little resemblance to
the original test, which took about 97 minutes to complete (Lawrence et al., 2002).
In 1994, critical reading questions were given more emphasis; longer reading passages were added;
non-multiple choice questions in mathematics were introduced; calculators were allowed for the first
time; and antonyms were eliminated. The scores from the new test were equated with scores from the
previous test.
In 1995, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) changed the test’s name from the Scholastic Aptitude
Test to the Scholastic Assessment Test. ETS aimed to retain the original acronym, while dispelling the
numerous objections to the test being called an ‘aptitude’ test.
Also in 1995, the SAT’s scale was re-centered due to increased diversity of the college-bound senior
population. The original SAT verbal and mathematics scales derived their universal meaning from a
1941 reference group of slightly more than 10,000 test takers, which was less heterogeneous than the
college-bound senior population in 1990. Re-centering the SAT scales resulted in two major changes:
(1) The average scores for both the SAT I critical reading and mathematics tests were re-established at
500 – the midpoint of the 200-800 scale; and (2) critical reading and mathematics scales were aligned
so that critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared directly. Prior to re-centering,
critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared only by looking at percentiles.
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In March of 2005, a new SAT was administered, which aimed to better align its content with
contemporary curricula and practices in high schools and colleges. The Verbal test was renamed
“Critical Reading.” Shorter reading passages were added to existing long reading passages and
analogies were eliminated. The mathematics section was revised to increase alignment with curricula
and admissions expectations. Quantitative comparisons were eliminated and content from third-year
college-preparatory mathematics was added. A writing section was added to help colleges make better
admissions and placement decisions and to reinforce the importance of writing in a student’s
education. The writing test included multiple-choice items, grammar usage questions, and a written
essay.
The maximum total score on the current SAT is 2400, 800 points for each of the three areas. In
comparing new SAT total scores with scores prior to 2006, only total scores on the critical reading and
mathematics portions are used.
Brief comparisons of the Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing content of the old SAT and the
New SAT are provided in the following tables:
Critical Reading -- Name Changed from Verbal; Analogies Eliminated;
Short Reading Passages Added
Critical Reading
Old SAT
New SAT
Time
75 min. (Two 30-min. sections
One 15-min. section)
70 min. (Two 25-min.
sections, one 20- min.
section)
Content
Sentence Completions
Passage-Based Reading
Analogies
Measuring:
Extended Reasoning
Literal Comprehension
Vocabulary in Context
Sentence Completions
Passage-Based Reading
Measuring:
Extended Reasoning
Literal Comprehension
Vocabulary in Context
Score
200-800
200-800
Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors,
2005.
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Mathematics -- Third Year College-Preparatory Mathematics Added and Quantitative
Comparisons Eliminated
Mathematics
Old SAT
New SAT
Time
75 min. (Two 30-min. sections
One 15-min. section)
70 min. (Two 25-min. sections,
one 20- min. section)
Content
Multiple-Choice Items, and
Student-Produced Responses,
and Quantitative Comparisons
Measuring:
Number and Operations
Algebra I and Functions
Geometry; Statistics,
Probability, and Data Analysis
Multiple-Choice Items, and
Student-Produced Responses
Measuring:
Number and Operations
Algebra I, II, and Functions
Geometry; Statistics,
Probability, and Data Analysis
Score
200-800
200-800
Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors,
2005.
Writing -- Student-Written Essay, Grammar and Usage Multiple-Choice
Writing
Old SAT
New SAT
Time
No Test Previously
60 min. (One 25- min. and one
10 min. multiple choice; 25 min.
essay)
Content
No Test Previously
Multiple-Choice Items
Identifying Errors; Improving
Sentences and Paragraphs
Student-Written Essay:
Effectively Develop and Express
a Point of View
Score
200-800
Multiple-Choice Subscore: 20-80
Essay Subscore: 2-12
Essays not written on the essay
assignment will receive a score of
zero.
Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors,
2005.
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An additional 25-minute section, which may be either a critical reading, mathematics, or writing
multiple-choice section, makes the total testing time for the new SAT three hours and 45 minutes.
This section, which does not count toward the final score, is designed to equate scores on newer
editions of the SAT with scores on older editions and to test new questions for future editions of the
SAT.
Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations
While specific reasons why scores have decreased over the past three years are not known, the College
Board contends that such declines do not reflect any direct faults in the test. However, the College
Board’s President, Gaston Caperton, suggested that the addition of Writing to the SAT might have
indirectly influenced the recent decline in SAT scores when he stated: “When a new test is introduced,
students usually vary their test-taking behavior in a variety of ways and this affects scores.” (The
College Board, 2006).
The College Board has acknowledged that declining SAT scores at both the national and state levels
since the transition to the new test in 2005 might be associated with subsequent changes in students’
test-taking patterns, most notably a decline in retesting. Historically, students who take the SAT a
second time increase their combined score by 30 points. In 2006, fewer students took the SAT a
second time which, according to the College Board, contributed to a score decline of seven points
across the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT. For example, in 2006 the nation’s
critical reading score declined from 508 to 503 and its mathematics score declined from 520 to 518 for
a net decrease of seven points. On the other hand, North Carolina’s critical reading score declined by
four points, while its mathematics score increased by two points, which is a net decrease of two points.
The College Board points out that since 1973, a change of 7 points or greater in mean scores has
occurred in five of those years.
Although there has been speculation that the 45-minute increase in testing time has adversely affected
student performance, the College Board contends that its research shows otherwise. In its analyses, the
College Board reported no differences in either the number of items correct or the number of items
omitted for sections that appeared early in the test and for sections that appeared later in the test.
Table 1 shows the percentage of schools in the nation whose mean SAT Reasoning Test scores rose or
fell in 2008-2009. SAT score changes in low-volume schools (50-99 test takers) tend to be larger than
in medium-volume (100-299 test takers) and high-volume (300+) schools. For example, 58 percent of
low-volume schools (50-99 test takers) had SAT mathematics scores rise or fall by 10 or more points,
compared with 32 percent of high-volume schools (300+ test-takers).
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Table 1. Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell,
2008-2009
Scores rose or
fell at least this
many points
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing
10
20
30
40
50
10
20
30
40
50
10
20
30
40
50
Percent of schools with
Percent of all schools
this much score change, with 50+ test-takers with
by number of test-takers this much score change
50-99 100-299 300+
58%
44%
30%
48%
26%
12%
4%
17%
10%
3%
1%
6%
4%
1%
1%
2%
1%
0%
0%
1%
58%
47%
32%
50%
27%
13%
5%
18%
11%
3%
1%
6%
4%
1%
0%
2%
1%
1%
0%
1%
57%
45%
28%
48%
26%
13%
4%
17%
10%
3%
1%
6%
3%
1%
0%
2%
2%
0%
0%
1%
Source: The College Board. (2009, August). Background on the 1,530,128 SAT Takers in the Class of
2009. P. 12. New York: Author.
When interpreting SAT score changes from year to year, the following points should be kept in mind:
•
Changes in SAT scores from year-to-year are not unusual.
•
Low-volume schools tend to have larger changes in critical reading, math, and writing scores
than medium-volume and high-volume schools.
•
The larger the test-taking population, the smaller SAT score changes tend to be.
Scope and Limitations
In addition to being reliable indicators of students’ preparation for college, aggregate SAT scores for a
series of years can reveal trends in the academic preparation of students who take the test. Thus, this
report includes the SAT performance of North Carolina’s students in 2009 and trend scores for recent
years.
Rankings or residual rankings are not used in this report in compliance with the College Board’s
Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data and with professional
standards for educational and psychological testing. The guidelines caution against the use of SAT
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scores in aggregate form as a single measure to rank or rate states, educational institutions, school
systems, schools, or teachers. A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data on page v provides details for
why such uses are inappropriate.
“Relationships between test scores and other factors such as educational background, gender,
race/ethnic background, parental education, and household income are complex and interdependent.
These factors do not directly affect test performance; rather, they are associated with educational
experiences both on tests such as the SAT Reasoning Test and in schoolwork” (College Board, 2008).
This report presents SAT results for students scheduled to graduate in 2009 and represents students’
most recent scores, regardless of when they took the test. The scores in this report reflect public and
non-public school students in North Carolina and the United States, except where otherwise noted.
In this report, two types of total scores are indicated: Critical Reading + Mathematics (CR + M) and
Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing (CR + M + W). These designations are used to permit
maintenance of the ‘old’ SAT total score for trend purposes and the inclusion of writing scores in the
‘new’ SAT total score.
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Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools)
North Carolina’s 2009 mean total SAT score (1006), hereafter critical reading plus mathematics
(CR+M), fell one point from the previous year (see Figures 1 and 2). In comparison, the nation’s score
(1016) also fell by one point from the previous year. North Carolina’s average yearly gain on the SAT
has been about 3 points since 1989, compared with about 0.5 points for the nation.
The mean total SAT score (999) for the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia) in 2009 was the same as the previous two years. From 2002 to 2009, North Carolina has
outscored the southeast by an average of five points (see Figure 2).
Among all states (and the District of Columbia), North Carolina’s participation rate (63 percent) was
the 14th highest (tied with Indiana) and did not change from the previous year (see Table 11 in the
Appendices). By comparison, the nation’s rate (46 percent) was up one percent from the previous
year. Note that participation rates for 2008 and 2009 are comparable because they are based on the
same projection edition by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE, 2008).
Participation rates for years based on different projection editions are not comparable.
In North Carolina, the number of SAT takers increased by 1.2 percent in 2009 — from 56,442 in 2008
to 57,147 in 2009. By comparison, the number of SAT takers in the nation increased by 0.7 percent,
from 1,518,859 in 2008 to 1,530,128 in 2009 (The College Board, 2009).
North Carolina’s mean total score decreased from 1007 to 1006 in 2009 as a result of a one-point drop
in critical reading (from 496 in 2008 to 495 in 2009), while the mathematics score (511) did not
change from the previous year (see Tables 3 and 11 in the Appendices). Similarly, the nation’s mean
total score fell one point (from 1017 in 2008 to 1016 in 2009) due to a one point drop in critical
reading (from 502 in 2008 to 501 in 2009) and the mathematics score (515) did not change.
The gap between North Carolina’s mean total score and the nation’s score has narrowed from 53 points
in 1990 to 10 points in 2009 (see Table 3 in the Appendices). Since 1972, the SAT score gap between
North Carolina and the nation has narrowed from 83 points to 10 points in 2009. In 1999, the mean
total SAT scores (986) for North Carolina and the Southeast were the same, but in 2009, North
Carolina’s score was seven points higher than the Southeast score (see Figure 2).
Among states with at least 10 percent of SAT takers, North Carolina (58 points) is second to Colorado
(76 points) in SAT score gains from 1990 to 2009 (see Table 10). Among the “SAT States,” (the 22
states with more than 50 percent SAT takers), North Carolina has the second largest 10-year gain (18
points) in mathematics, behind South Carolina (21 points) [see Table 11].
North Carolina’s writing score (480), down two points from the previous year, was tied for 37th with
Florida and Indiana among all states and tied for 12th with Indiana and Florida among SAT states as
shown in Table 11. In critical reading, North Carolina’s score (495) was 35th (tied with Delaware)
among all states and 11th among SAT states (tied with Delaware). In mathematics, North Carolina’s
score (511) was 31st among all states and 8th among SAT states. North Carolina’s grand total score
(Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing) was 1486, compared with 1509 for the nation (Table 9).
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Mean Gain
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1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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North Carolina
-5
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United States
-6
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Figure 1. Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2009.
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1050
1026
1025
1019
1020
1028
1026
1021
1020
1017
1016
1010
Mean Total
1006
SAT Score
1008
1017
1016
1007
1006
1004
1001
998
1000
993
990
986
986
999
1001
1004
1001
999
999
999
2008
2009
995
992
988
975
Southeast1
United States
North Carolina
400
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
Figure 2. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina,
1999-2009.
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Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores
In previous years, North Carolina’s critical reading and mathematics SAT scores have lagged the
nation’s scores, but the gaps have narrowed continually over the last decade. The gap in mathematics
has closed more rapidly over the last decade (see Figures 3 and 4).
•
Both North Carolina’s critical reading score (495) and the nation’s critical reading score (501)
dropped by one point in 2009 from the previous year.
•
The nation’s critical reading score exceeded North Carolina’s score by only six points in 2009,
compared with 12 points in 1999 (see Figure 3).
525
505
505
507
506
508
508
504
503
Mean Critical 505
Reading Score
499
492
485
493
502
501
499
495
493
502
495
496
495
495
493
Critical Reading (U. S.)
Critical Reading (N. C.)
200
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Figure 3. Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
In mathematics, North Carolina has gained notably on the nation from 1999 to 2009.
•
North Carolina’s score (511) was just four points lower than the nation’s score (515) in 2008
and 2009, compared with 18 points in 1999 (see Figure 4).
•
The mathematics scores for North Carolina (511) and the nation (515) have not changed since
2008.
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525
520
519
516
514
511
514
E
518
E
E
E
E
E
E
515
515
515
E
E
E
3
3
3
E
3
Mean 505
Mathematics
Score
518
3
505
3
3
513
511
3
511 511
509
507
506
3
499
3
3
496
493
485
E
Mathematics (U. S.)
3
Mathematics (N. C.)
200
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Figure 4. Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
Gender
Figure 5 shows mean total SAT scores for the United States and North Carolina by gender from 1999
to 2009. In past years, males in North Carolina and the United States have scored higher on the SAT
than females, although females earn higher grades in high school and college (Vars and Bowen, 1998).
•
The gap between mean total SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina was 37 points
in 1999 and 35 points in 2009, a reduction of two points. However, between 1999 and 2009, the
gap between total mean SAT scores for North Carolina’s male and female students has
averaged 34 points.
•
Nationally, the gap between total mean SAT scores for male and female students has narrowed
by three points since 1999 (see Figure 5). In 2009 the male score (1037) was 40 points higher
than the female score (997), while the male score (1040) in 1999 was 43 points higher than the
female score (997).
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1075
1049
1050
1040
1040
1042
1049
1051
1041
1041
1037
1025
1006
Mean Total
SAT Score
J
1000
H
1005
J
H
1002
1012
J
1014
J
H
H
1000
1002
1021
J
H
1006
1025
J
F
F
F
F
976
976
1009
F
F
F
984
985
1026
J
1023
J
1025
J
1037
1026
J
H
H
1005
997
975
1030
J
1037
995
H
1004
F
994
989
H
1001
F
H
1000
F
990
992
H
997
F
991
2008
2009
969
950
J
1
United States Males
H
United States Females
North Carolina Males
F
North Carolina Females
400
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North
Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009.
While the gaps between total mean SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina and between
males and female scores in the nation have narrowed by a small amount between 1999 and 2009, the
difference in scores for North Carolina’s males and females when compared with their counerparts in
the nation have narrowed appreciably (see Figure 5).
•
In 2009, the nation’s males scored 1037 while North Carolina’s males scored 1026 – a
difference of 11 points; in 1999, the nation’s males scored 1040 and North Carolina’s males
scored 1006 – a difference of 34 points.
•
Similarly, the nation’s females scored 997 in 1999 and North Carolina’s females scored 969 –
a difference of 28 points. In contrast, the nation’s females scored 997 in 2009 while North
Carolina’s females scored 991 – a difference of only 8 points.
Table 2 displays mean critical reading and mathematics scores for males and females in North Carolina
and the nation. Males have scored higher than females on the mathematics portion of the SAT since its
inception in the early 1920’s (Wilder and Powell, 1989). However, only over the past three decades
have males begun to consistently score higher than females in critical reading, although the differences
are smaller than in mathematics.
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•
The average gap between male and female mathematics scores in North Carolina from 1999 to
2009 has been 29.3 points, compared with 34.5 points for the nation.
•
In comparison, the average gap between North Carolina’s male and female critical reading
scores over the same period has been 4.5 points, just one point less than the average gap for the
nation.
Table 2. Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by
Gender, 1999-2009.
SAT Critical Reading
North Carolina
Nation
1
SAT Mathematics
North Carolina
Nation
2
1
2
Year
M
F
Gap
M
F
Gap
M
F
Gap
M
F
Gap
1999 496
490
6.0
509
502
7.0
510
479
31.0
531
495
36.0
2000 493
492
1.0
507
504
3.0
512
484
28.0
533
498
35.0
2001 497
490
7.0
509
502
7.0
515
486
29.0
533
498
35.0
2002 494
492
2.0
507
502
5.0
520
492
28.0
534
500
34.0
2003 499
492
7.0
512
503
9.0
522
493
29.0
537
503
34.0
2004 502
496
6.0
512
504
8.0
523
493
30.0
537
501
36.0
2005 503
497
6.0
513
505
8.0
527
498
29.0
538
504
34.0
2006 497
494
3.0
505
502
3.0
529
500
29.0
536
502
34.0
2007 497
494
3.0
504
502
2.0
526
496
30.0
533
499
34.0
2008 498
494
4.0
504
500
4.0
527
498
29.0
533
500
33.0
2009 498
493
5.0
503
498
5.0
528
498
30.0
534
499
35.0
Mean 498
493
4.5
508
502
5.5
522
492
29.3
534
500
34.5
1
North Carolina's mean score for males (M) minus North Carolina's mean score for females (F).
2
Nation's mean score for males (M) minus nation's mean score for females (F).
Note: Prior to 2007, 'Critical Reading' was referred to as 'Verbal.'
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Race/Ethnicity
Historically, White and Asian American students have scored higher than other racial/ethnic groups in
North Carolina, with Hispanics, American Indians, and Blacks scoring lower. Figure 6 shows mean
total SAT scores for North Carolina by race/ethnicity from 1999 to 2009 and Table 6 shows the
performance of racial/ethnic groups, and “Other”, and “No Response” categories from 2004 to 2009.
•
In 2009, all racial/ethnic groups improved their scores from the previous year except American
Indian and Hispanic students, who each scored four points lower (see Figure 6 and Table 6).
•
For the fourth consecutive year, Asian students (1075) attained the highest score, followed by
White students (1063). “Other” students scored 1005 followed by Hispanic (963), American
Indian (913), and Black (855) students (see Table 6).
•
Asian and Black students gained three points from the previous year, the largest gain among
North Carolina’s racial/ethnic groups in 2009. White students had the next largest gain with
one point (see Table 6).
•
North Carolina’s Asian students (1075) and White students (1063) were the only racial/ethnic
groups to exceed the United States average (1016) in 2009 (Figure 6).
•
Among racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina in 2009, Hispanic students (14.2 percent) had the
largest increase in test-takers from the previous year followed by Black students (5.8%),
“Other” students (5.8%) percent), White students (0.6%), and Asian students (0.1 percent).
[The College Board, 2009]
•
American Indian students (-11% percent) and No Response students (-3.2%) had fewer testtakers than in the previous year [The College Board, 2009].
•
Among racial/ethnic groups in the nation, Hispanics also had the largest increase in test-takers
from the previous year (8.6 percent), followed by Black students (7.3 percent), Asian students
(5.0 percent) [The College Board, 2009].
•
The percent of White (-0.9 percent), Other (-1.5 percent), American Indian (-6.5 percent) and
No Response (-19.8 percent) test-takers decreased from 2008 [The College Board, 2009].
•
Generally, Hispanic students have represented the only racial/ethnic group in North Carolina to
score consistently higher than their national counterparts (see Table 6).
•
In 2009, North Carolina’s Hispanic students scored 963, which was 48. points higher than the
score (914) of their national counterparts. (It should be noted that Hispanic students comprised
four percent of North Carolina’s test takers in 2009, while nationally, Hispanics accounted for
14 percent of the test-takers as shown in Table 5).
•
North Carolina’s Black students have historically scored lower on the SAT than other
racial/ethnic groups.
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•
In 2009, Black students scored 855, three points higher than the previous year’s score. This
score was 208 points lower than White students’ score, 220 points lower than Asian students,
108 points lower than Hispanic students, and 58 points lower than American Indian students
(see Tables 5 and 6).
Figure 6 shows that all racial/ethnic groups have improved their total mean SAT scores (CR +
Mathematics) since 1999, except Hispanic students whose score (963) in 2009 was 3 points lower than
their score (966) in 1999.
•
Asian Americans have gained more points since 1999 than other racial/ethnic groups in North
Carolina (see Figure 6). For Asian students, the mean total score (1075) in 2009 was 49 points
higher than the score in 1999.
•
Gains for other racial/ethnic groups over the same time period have been 32 points for White
students, 18 points for Black students, and 13 points for American Indian students.
1100
1050
á
1
1000
H
á
1
H
á
1
H
á
á
1
1
H
H
á
1
H
á
á
á
á
Asian American
á White
1
H
1
H
1
H
1
H
1 United States
H North Carolina
Hispanic
Mean Total 950
SAT Score
J
900
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J American Indian
> Black
J
>
>
>
>
>
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1025
1052
1047
1051
1064
1064
1072
1075
1041
1046
1050
1047
1061
1058
1055
1062
1063
1019
1020
1020
1026
1026
1028
1021
1017
1017
1016
986
988
992
998
1001
1006
1010
1008
1004
1007
1006
Hispanic
966
970
975
961
961
964
960
967
968
967
963
American Indian
900
897
891
914
923
916
928
922
931
917
913
Black
837
835
835
839
839
847
851
857
851
852
855
850
>
>
>
2000
2001
2002
1026
1024
1031
White
1031
1035
United States
1016
North Carolina
>
>
1999
Asian American
800
400
Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by
Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009.
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•
Nationally, Asian American students (1103) attained the highest mean total SAT score among
racial/ethnic groups in 2009 (see Table 6).
•
White students (1064) had the second highest score nationally, followed by “Other” (1008),
American Indians (979), Hispanics (914) and Blacks (855).
•
Nationally, only Asian, American Indian and “No Response” students and White students
improved their previous year’s scores, while the scores for other subgroups remained the same
or dropped.
Figure 7, Table 5, and Table 6 show mean total SAT scores for North Carolina and the United States
by race/ethnicity in 2009.
•
All subgroups in the nation attained higher SAT scores in 2009 than their North Carolina
counterparts, except North Carolina’s Hispanic students and the No Response students who
scored 48 points and 26 points higher (see Table 6), respectively, than their national
counterparts. Black students scored the same.
•
Among the racial/ethnic groups, the largest margin between the nation’s score and North
Carolina’s score was attained by American Indians (66 points). (It should be noted that
American Indians represent only about one percent of SAT takers in North Carolina and the
nation.)
1150
United States
North Carolina
1100
-28 pts
-1 pts
1050
-6 pts
1000
Mean Total
SAT Score 950
-66 pts
48 pts
900
0 pts
850
800
400
American Indian Asian American
Black
Hispanic
White
Other
Figure 7. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United
States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009.
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Race/Ethnicity by Gender
Figure 8 shows mean SAT critical reading scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2009.
•
Black females and No Response females were the only groups scoring higher than their male
counterparts.
•
Black females (424) scored five points higher than Black males, and females (507) who did not
respond scored 19 points higher than males (488) who did not respond.
•
Among other racial/ethnic groups, males scored on average about seven points higher than
females.
•
Black males and females scored notably lower than other subgroups in critical reading.
550
Critical Reading
525
525
521
513
507
504
499
500
495
488
478
Mean SAT
475
Score
450
472
450
439
425
419
424
400
A. Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Male
White
Other No Response
Female
1Prior to 2007 'Critical Reading' was referred to as 'Verbal.'
Figure 8. Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading1 for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by
Gender, 2008-2009.
•
Males had higher mathematics scores than females across all subgroups in 2009 (see Figure 9).
•
The smallest differences in gender were observed among Black students [with males (440)
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scoring 12 points higher than females (428)].
•
Asian males and females scored notably higher in mathematics than other subgroups.
•
Mathematics scores for Black male and female students were notably lower than those of other
subgroups.
600
Mathematics
585
575
556
550
550
525
525
527
512
506
Mean SAT
500
Score
490
485
490
472
475
457
450
440
428
425
400
A. Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Male
White
Other
No Response
Female
Figure 9. Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender,
2008-2009.
In contrast to mathematics, females scored higher in writing than males across all subgroups (see
Figure 10).
•
Asian and White males and females scored higher in writing than other subgroups.
•
The largest difference between males and females was noted in Black students, with females
scoring 18 points higher than males.
•
Black male and female writing scores were the lowest among the subgroups.
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600
Writing
496 504
500
423
498
515
454 463
436
398
400
480 485
490
461
416
Mean SAT
300
Score
200
100
0
A. Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Male
White
Other
No Response
Female
Figure 10. Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 20082009.
Family Income
Figure 11 shows mean total SAT scores by family income for North Carolina and the nation in 20082009. For the majority of income categories reported by the College Board, differences in scores for
North Carolina and the nation were similar.
•
The most notable difference was observed for the less than $20,000 income category where
students in the nation outscored students in North Carolina by 27 points.
•
For the income categories $20,000 to $40,000 and $40,000 to $60,000, students in the nation
outscored students in North Carolina by seven points and five points, respectively.
•
For the income categories between $60,000 and greater than $200,000, students in the nation
and students in North Carolina scored similarly, except between $120.000 and $140,000 where
North Carolina’s students scored 11 points higher than the nation’s students.
•
This figure demonstrates the strong relationship between mean total SAT scores and family
income in North Carolina and the nation.
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1150
E
J
-1 pts
1100
1050
E
J -1 pts
E
J -1 pts
E
J
J
E 11 pts
-1 pts
E
J
-1 pts
E
J -2 pts
1000
E
J -5 pts
Mean Total
SAT Score
950
900
E
J -7 pts
E
-27 pts
850
United States
North Carolina
800
400
0 - 20
20 - 40
40 - 60
60 - 80
80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 200
>200
Family Income in Thousands of Dollars
Figure 11. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students in North Carolina
and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009.
Among racial/ethnic groups, North Carolina’s mean total SAT scores increased as family income
increased in 2009 (see Figure 12).
•
White students who reported income levels below the poverty line (earned less than $20,000
per annum) scored five points higher than Native American students who earned over $200,000
per annum and 14 points higher than black students who reported family incomes between
$160,000 and $200,000 per annum.
Despite strong evidence in the research literature that parental income is positively correlated with
student achievement, these data suggest that there are other factors that also impact student
achievement. It should also be pointed out that sample sizes for American Indian and Hispanic
students are very small at the higher income categories.
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1300
Asian American
1250
1200
Hispanic
1150
White
1100
1050
Black
American Indian
Mean Total1000
SAT Score
950
900
850
800
750
700
400
Family Income in Thousands of Dollars
under 20 20 - 40
40 - 60
60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 200 >200
Asian American
911
1005
1053
1128
1167
1179
1170
1206
1243
1268
White
978
1012
1024
1044
1064
1077
1099
1094
1107
1140
Hispanic
884
946
974
1012
1026
1029
1039
1068
1099
1191
American Indian
842
898
899
962
904
970
1015
1103
1090
973
Black
805
845
876
891
909
916
966
939
964
996
Figure 12. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Family
Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Figure 13 shows mean total SAT scores by grade point average and racial/ethnic group for public
school students.
•
As self-reported GPA increased, the SAT score gap between white and black students increased
from 137 points in the “D” range to 171 points in the “A” range.
•
For Hispanic students and American Indian students, relative to white students, as GPA
increased from “D” to “A”, score gaps decreased (from 133 points to 79 points for Hispanic
students and from 193 points to 116 points for American Indian students).
Typically, one would expect narrower score gaps among high achieving students than among low
achieving students.
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1250
1200
Asian American
White
1150
1100
1050
Hispanic
American Indian
1000
Black
950
Mean Total
SAT Score1
900
850
800
750
700
650
600
400
Grade Point Average (GPA)
E
D
C
B
A
*
705
914
957
1145
White
750
883
902
983
1123
Hispanic
730
750
843
904
1044
*
690
745
870
1007
766
746
772
838
952
Asian American
American Indian
Black
*No grades were reported at this level.
Figure 13. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point
Average for Public School Racial/Ethnic Groups in North Carolina, 2007-2008.
Research has shown that a composite of SAT scores and high school GPA together predict first-year
college grades. The ‘predictive validity’ is approximately 0.61 (The College Board, 2008). Hence,
one would expect SAT scores and high school grades to be strongly associated.
Figure 14 shows mean total SAT scores and self-reported grade point averages for male and female
public school students in North Carolina in 2009.
•
Male students with higher GPAs attained higher SAT scores than their female counterparts.
•
At the “A” level, males outscored females by 55 points, by 40 points at the “C” level, and by 15
points at the “D” level.
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1200
1128
1100
1073
1000
900
958
905
851
844
Mean Total
SAT Score 800
804
788 773
690
700
600
500
400
E
D
C
Male
B
A
Female
Figure 14. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade Point Averages
(GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2008-2009.
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North Carolina and the University of
North Carolina System
Historically, mean total SAT scores for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System
each year have been higher than those for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (The University of
North Carolina, 2008).
The average total SAT score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System from 1998
to 2008 was 1075, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors was 998 during the same
period, a difference of 77 points.
This trend suggests that many of North Carolina’s students who do not perform well on the SAT do not
enter the University of North Carolina System. These students may elect other post-secondary options,
which might include community college, military service, or full-time employment.
The mean total SAT score (1006) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors in 2009 was 77 points
lower than the score (1083) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2008.
[SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2009 were not available for inclusion in
this report.]
Schools within the University of North Carolina System serve a wide variety of student abilities as
reflected in the mean total SAT scores of their entering freshmen. In 2008, scores ranged from 853 at
North Carolina Central University to 1301 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The
University of North Carolina, 2008).
Figure 15 shows the range of mean total SAT scores between the 25th and 75th percentiles of North
Carolina’s college-bound seniors, the nation’s college-bound seniors, and entering freshmen at the
University of North Carolina system institutions and other selected institutions in 2008. The bands in
the figure show the range in which the middle half of the students scored — 25 percent of students
scored at or below the lower end of the band and 25 percent scored above the upper end of the band.
The figure also shows that each of the University of North Carolina system institutions serves some
students who score in the middle 50 percent of college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation.
Duke, Wake Forest, and Harvard Universities are more likely to serve students who score in the top 25
percent of 2009 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation and less likely to serve
students who score in the lower 50 percent. On the other hand, Howard University, recognized as one
of the elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), is unique in that it serves a diverse
range of student abilities and might serve students above the upper 75 percent of 2009 college-bound
seniors in North Carolina and the nation. Howard University is the only HBCU that might serve
students in the top quartile of North Carolina’s college-bound seniors (see Figure 15).
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Information on the 50th percentile for Howard and Harvard University’s entering freshmen was not available.
Source: The College Board. (2009). North Carolina State Summary Report 2008-2009. The University of North Carolina (2008). Averages and
Quartiles of SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North Carolina, Fall 2008. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina,
2008-2009. Morse, R. J. and Flanigan, S. (2009) “Ranking the Schools,” U. S. News and World Report, pp. 80-99.
Figure 15. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
for National College-Bound Seniors (2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering
Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities
(Fall 2008).
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North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools
Among states, the higher the percentage of students taking the SAT (participation rate), the lower the
average SAT scores (The College Board, 2009). While this is true for states (see Figure 16) where
there is a -0.88 correlation between mean total SAT scores and participation rates, the opposite
association is observed for public schools in North Carolina (see Figure 17). In 2009, the Pearson
correlation between the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT score for public
schools was 0.40. These correlations suggest that participation rate is a lesser factor in predicting SAT
scores for public school systems and public schools in North Carolina than for states.
In view of the above correlations, schools and school systems in North Carolina should exercise
caution when attributing decreases or increases in mean SAT scores to changes in participation rate.
Interpretations of fluctuations in SAT scores at a particular school or system or between schools and
systems should take into account that SAT scores are influenced by multiple factors. Among such
factors are course-taking patterns, curriculum content, course standards, parental education,
and family income. It is also important to recognize that about 50% of all schools and school
systems in the nation have changes in their mean verbal or math SAT scores of plus or minus 10 points
from year to year (see Table 1).
1250
x - Represents a state
x
Correlation = -0.88
x
x
xx
x
x
xx
x
1200
1150
xx
x x
x xx
x
x
1100
x
x
Mean Total
United States
North Carolina
Southeast 1
x
SAT Score 1050
x
x
1000
x
x
x x
xx
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
950
x
x
900
400
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Percent Tested
70
80
90
100
1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Virginia.
Figure 16. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of
Students Tested for all States, 2008-2009.
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Table 7 provides a three-year trend of critical reading scores, mathematics scores, writing scores,
participation rates, Sub-Total Scores, and Grand Total Scores for each public school system and school
in North Carolina from 2007 to 2009. The three-year trend is reported only for those school systems
and schools with SAT scores in 2009. The link for the Excel version of Table 7 is:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat.
1370
X - Represents a school
1320
Correlation = 0.40
1270
1220
1170
1120
Mean Total
1070
SAT Score
1020
970
920
870
820
770
United States
North Carolina
Southeast1
400
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Percent Tested
70
80
90
100
1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of SAT results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
Figure 17. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of
Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2008-2009
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Public Schools
Mean total SAT scores for North Carolina’s public schools have lagged those of public schools in the
nation (see Figure 18). However, in recent years, North Carolina’s public schools have been
improving at a faster rate than those in the nation.
•
In 2009, North Carolina had 45,376 public school test-takers, a 5.9 percent decrease from the
previous year’s test-takers (48,054).
•
With scores of 492 in critical reading and 511 in mathematics, North Carolina’s public school
score (1003) did not change from the previous year.
•
The nation’s mean total SAT score (1006) deceased by one point from the previous year, with
496 (down one point from the previous year) in critical reading and 510 in mathematics (see
Table 12 in the Appendices).
•
The number of public school SAT takers in the nation (1,093,374) decreased by 6.8 percent
from the number of test-takers (1,167,849) in the previous year (The College Board, 2009).
•
The mean total SAT score for North Carolina’s public schools (983) in 1999 lagged that of
public schools nationally (1010) by 27 points, compared with only three points in 2009.
1050
1025
1010
1013
1012
1013
1016
1017
1020
1014
1007
1008
1000
Mean Total
SAT Score
1003
1006
999
1007
1006
1003
1003
999
994
975
983
986
989
North Carolina
950
United States
400
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Figure 18. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public School Students in
North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
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•
The mean writing score for public school students in North Carolina was 476, down two points
from the previous year’s score (478).
•
Nationally, the writing score (487) for public school students in 2009 decreased one point from
the previous year’s score (488) [see Table 12 in the Appendices].
Figures 19, 20 and 21 in the Appendices show the distribution of critical reading, mathematics, and
and writing SAT scores, respectively, for North Carolina’s public schools by number of students. The
scores for all three portions of the SAT approximate a normal distribution.
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Appendices
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North Carolina and the Nation
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Table 3. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009
United States (US)
Critical
Year Reading Mathematics
2009
501
515
2008
502
515
2007
502
515
2006
503
518
2005
508
520
2004
508
518
2003
507
519
2002
504
516
2001
506
514
2000
505
514
1999
505
511
1998
505
512
1997
505
511
1996
505
508
1995
504
506
1994
499
504
1993
500
503
1992
500
501
1991
499
500
1990
500
501
1989
504
502
1988
505
501
1987
507
501
1986
509
500
1985
509
500
1984
504
497
1983
503
494
1982
504
493
1981
502
492
1980
502
492
1979
505
493
1978
507
494
1977
507
496
1976
509
497
1975
512
498
1974
521
505
1973
523
506
1972
530
509
1
North Carolina (NC)
Critical
Total
Reading Mathematics
1016
495
511
1017
496
511
1017
495
509
1021
495
513
1028
499
511
1026
499
507
1026
495
506
1020
493
505
1020
493
499
1019
492
496
1016
493
493
1017
490
492
1016
490
488
1013
490
486
1010
488
482
1003
482
482
1003
483
481
1001
482
479
999
478
474
1001
478
470
1006
474
469
1006
478
470
1008
477
468
1009
477
465
1009
476
464
1001
473
461
997
472
460
997
474
460
994
469
456
994
471
458
998
471
455
1001
468
453
1003
472
454
1006
474
452
1010
477
457
1026
488
466
1029
487
468
1039
489
467
Total
1006
1007
1004
1008
1010
1006
1001
998
992
988
986
982
978
976
970
964
964
961
952
948
943
948
945
942
940
934
932
934
925
929
926
921
926
926
934
954
955
956
Gap = United States mean total SAT score minus North Carolina's mean total SAT score.
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1
US-NC Gap
10
10
13
13
18
20
25
22
28
31
30
35
38
37
40
39
39
40
47
53
63
58
63
67
69
67
65
63
69
65
72
80
77
80
76
72
74
83
Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North
Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009
S core Critical Reading (Mean = 492)
Mathematics (Mean = 511)
Percentile
Number
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
540
530
520
510
500
490
480
470
460
450
440
430
420
410
400
390
380
370
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
142
6
56
47
93
144
91
251
157
205
322
292
434
402
645
497
689
879
608
674
1145
868
1169
1062
1362
1422
1471
1242
1447
1741
1854
1344
1871
1600
1713
1653
1782
1423
1810
1447
1185
1467
936
988
788
736
646
561
406
278
203
263
195
87
163
64
71
52
46
22
159
45,376
Percent
0.31
0.01
0.12
0.10
0.20
0.32
0.20
0.55
0.35
0.45
0.71
0.64
0.96
0.89
1.42
1.10
1.52
1.94
1.34
1.49
2.52
1.91
2.58
2.34
3.00
3.13
3.24
2.74
3.19
3.84
4.09
2.96
4.12
3.53
3.78
3.64
3.93
3.14
3.99
3.19
2.61
3.23
2.06
2.18
1.74
1.62
1.42
1.24
0.89
0.61
0.45
0.58
0.43
0.19
0.36
0.14
0.16
0.11
0.10
0.05
0.35
100.00
Rank
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
98
97
96
96
95
93
92
91
89
88
86
84
82
80
77
75
71
68
65
62
59
55
51
48
44
40
37
33
29
26
22
19
16
14
12
10
8
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Writing (Mean = 476)
Percentile
Percentile
Number
137
34
138
74
43
224
84
200
328
231
276
447
537
650
675
1035
865
817
982
1009
1394
1257
1170
1271
1745
1312
1326
1568
1785
1433
1599
2064
1457
1486
1824
1514
1122
1592
1504
999
1056
841
1140
711
690
499
294
404
319
284
257
123
89
90
90
53
43
59
26
34
66
45,376
Percent
0.30
0.07
0.30
0.16
0.09
0.49
0.19
0.44
0.72
0.51
0.61
0.99
1.18
1.43
1.49
2.28
1.91
1.80
2.16
2.22
3.07
2.77
2.58
2.80
3.85
2.89
2.92
3.46
3.93
3.16
3.52
4.55
3.21
3.27
4.02
3.34
2.47
3.51
3.31
2.20
2.33
1.85
2.51
1.57
1.52
1.10
0.65
0.89
0.70
0.63
0.57
0.27
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.12
0.09
0.13
0.06
0.07
0.15
99.98
Rank
Number
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
98
97
96
96
95
93
92
90
88
86
84
82
79
76
74
71
67
64
61
58
54
51
47
43
40
36
33
29
26
23
20
17
15
13
10
8
7
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
48
37
52
55
57
76
78
141
86
206
199
246
264
414
386
455
588
579
692
679
918
699
1092
879
1117
1192
1439
1296
1563
1392
1816
1366
1786
1676
1645
1902
1394
1799
1709
1594
1495
1432
1435
1126
1158
1031
830
663
574
401
331
353
230
158
128
86
72
67
40
45
109
45,376
Note: Due to rounding, the p ercentages may not add up to exactly 100.
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Percent
0.11
0.08
0.11
0.12
0.13
0.17
0.17
0.31
0.19
0.45
0.44
0.54
0.58
0.91
0.85
1.00
1.30
1.28
1.53
1.50
2.02
1.54
2.41
1.94
2.46
2.63
3.17
2.86
3.44
3.07
4.00
3.01
3.94
3.69
3.63
4.19
3.07
3.96
3.77
3.51
3.29
3.16
3.16
2.48
2.55
2.27
1.83
1.46
1.26
0.88
0.73
0.78
0.51
0.35
0.28
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.09
0.10
0.24
100.00
Rank
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
97
97
96
95
94
93
92
90
89
87
85
83
81
79
77
74
71
67
64
61
57
54
50
46
42
39
35
31
28
24
21
18
15
13
10
8
6
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Number of Students
North Carolina Mean - 492
496 - National Mean
2400
2300
2200
2100
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800
Note: The North Carolina mean and the National mean represent public school scores.
Figure 20. Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 20082009.
Number of Students
North Carolina Mean - 511
510 National Mean
2100
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800
Note: The North Carolina mean and the National mean represent public school scores.
Figure 19. Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009.
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Number of Students
North Carolina Mean - 476
487 - National Mean
2200
2100
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800
Note: The North Carolina means and the National means represent public school scores.
Figure 21. Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009.
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Table 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2008-2009
All Stude nts
Unite d State s
N
Me an
%
1,530,128
1016
100
N
57,147
North Carolina
Me an
%
1006
100
Diffe rence
-10
Ge nde r
Male
Female
711,368
818,760
1037
997
46
54
25,812
31,335
1026
991
45
55
-11
-6
Race /Ethnicity
American Indian
Asian American
Black
Hispanic
White
Other
No Response
8,974
158,757
187,136
206,584
851,014
51,215
66,488
979
1103
855
914
1064
1008
973
1
10
12
14
56
3
4
627
2,097
13,230
2,398
36,285
1,400
1,110
913
1075
855
963
1063
1002
999
1
4
23
4
63
2
2
-66
-28
0
48
-1
-6
26
Pare nt Education Le ve l
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate degree
Family Income (in $)
$0 - $20,000
$20,000 - $40,000
$40,000-60,000
$60,000-$80,000
$80,000-$100,000
$100,000-$120,000
$120,000-$140,000
$140,000-$160,000
$160,000-$200,000
More than $200,000
No Response
68,455
422,310
118,869
403,483
345,561
863
938
973
1056
1131
4
28
8
26
23
1,280
17,424
6,839
17,299
11,201
870
931
963
1040
1120
2
30
12
30
20
7
-7
-10
-16
-11
103,764
150,969
149,331
149,596
128,524
106,234
54,004
40,945
46,109
67,326
533,326
891
937
985
1015
1045
1063
1071
1086
1096
1142
1022
7
10
10
10
8
7
4
3
3
4
35
4,071
7,106
6,993
6,802
5,239
4,106
1,990
1,434
1,582
2,009
15,815
864
930
980
1013
1044
1062
1082
1085
1095
1141
1016
7
12
12
12
9
7
3
3
3
4
28
-27
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
11
-1
-1
-1
-6
Highe st Le ve l of Math
Achie ve d1
Calculus
Pre-calculus
T rigonometry
Algebra II
Algebra I
AP/Honors Courses
358,303
352,274
144,192
345,052
46,931
451,671
1180
1039
968
903
810
1158
23
23
9
23
3
30
12,663
14,920
3,056
18,692
1,097
25,685
1163
1032
954
912
780
1107
22
26
5
33
2
45
-17
-7
-14
9
-30
-51
H S Grade Point Ave rage
A+ (97-100)
A (93-96)
A- (90-92)
B (80-89)
C (70-79)
D or below (<70)
No Response
80,757
265,748
273,141
655,666
154,903
5,749
94,164
1220
1146
1083
958
842
811
981
5
17
18
43
10
0
6
3,565
13,285
11,016
22,176
5,035
104
1,966
1190
1120
1041
936
829
787
965
6
23
19
39
9
0
3
-30
-26
-42
-22
-13
-24
-16
High School Class Rank 2
Highest T enth
Second T enth
Second Fifth
Final T hree Fifths
No Response
242,744
197,439
138,021
147,741
804,183
1179
1046
979
889
989
16
13
9
10
53
10,081
9,168
7,183
7,588
23,127
1173
1046
975
880
969
18
16
13
13
40
-6
0
-4
-9
-20
1
In this report, Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects data has been replaced by Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved.
T he College Board collapsed "High School Class Rank" from six categories to four in 2006.
Note: Due to rounding, some numbers might not sum to 100%. All values in this table are based upon the number of SAT
Reasoning T est test-takers and self-reported student responses.
2
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Table 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student
Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009
All Students
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
US NC Diff.
1026 1006 -20
US NC Diff.
1028 1010 -18
US NC Diff.
1021 1008 -13
US NC Diff.
1017 1004 -13
US NC Diff.
1017 1007 -10
US NC Diff.
1016 1006 -10
1049 1025
1005 989
*** ***
1051 1030
1009 995
*** ***
1041 1026
1004 994
*** ***
1037 1023
1001 990
*** ***
1037 1025
1000
835
Gender
M ale
Female
No Response
-24
-16
***
-21
-14
***
-15
-10
***
-14
-11
***
-12
-8
51
1037 1026
992
886
991
***
-11
-6
***
997
***
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian
Asian American
Black
Hispanic
White
Other
No Response
971 916 -55
1084 1047 -37
857 847 -10
916 964
48
1059 1047 -12
1002 1004
2
*** *** ***
982 928 -54
1091 1051 -40
864 851 -13
923 960
37
1068 1061
-7
1008 1002
-6
*** *** ***
981 922 -59
1088 1064 -24
863 857
-6
919 967 48
1063 1058
-5
1007 1017 10
*** *** ***
981 931 -50
1092 1064 -28
862 851 -11
921 968
47
1061 1055
-6
1009 999 -10
*** *** ***
976 917
1094 1072
856 852
916 967
1065 1062
1008 1005
963 993
-59
-22
-4
51
-3
-3
30
979 913
1103 1075
855 855
914 963
1064 1063
1008 1002
973 999
-66
-28
0
48
-1
-6
26
860 868
943 928
976 961
1054 1029
1122 1104
871 866
-5
950 938 -12
983 964 -19
1063 1042 -21
1132 1021 -111
863 881
945 936
977 969
1058 1039
1129 1116
866 871
942 932
976 964
1055 1035
1129 1115
5
-10
-12
-20
-14
860 871
938 928
972 962
1049 1032
1118 1106
11
-10
-10
-17
-12
863 870
938 931
973 963
1056 1040
1131 1120
7
-7
-10
-16
-11
891
937
985
1015
1045
1063
1071
1086
1096
1142
1022
864
930
980
1013
1044
1062
1082
1085
1095
1141
1016
-27
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
11
-1
-1
-1
-6
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate degree
Family Income (in U.S . $)
$0 - $20,000
$20,000 - $40,000
$40,000-60,000
$60,000-$80,000
$80,000-$100,000
$100,000-$120,000
$120,000-$140,000
$140,000-$160,000
$160,000-$200,000
M ore than $200,000
No Response
8
-15
-15
-25
-18
18
-9
-8
-19
-13
1
***
***
***
***
***
***
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890
935
984
1012
1039
1056
1063
1079
1083
1124
***
864 -26
927
-8
977
-7
1006
-6
1035
-4
1054
-2
1063
0
1073
-6
1085
2
1119
-5
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1171 1099
1037 996
968 937
902 893
807 777
1150 1059
-72
-41
-31
-9
-30
-91
1180 1163
1039 1032
968 954
903 912
810 780
1158 1107
-17
-7
-14
9
-30
-51
-36
-34
-47
-27
-21
-57
***
1224 1186
1146 1109
1084 1038
964 934
851 826
815 790
*** ***
-38
-37
-46
-30
-25
-25
***
1210 1177
1137 1109
1076 1036
958 933
844 828
813 800
*** ***
-33
-28
-40
-25
-16
-13
***
1220 1190
1146 1120
1083 1041
958 936
842 829
811 787
981 965
-30
-26
-42
-22
-13
-24
-16
1171 1162
-9
1042 1041
-1
976 967
-9
888 877 -11
*** *** ***
1179 1173
1046 1046
979 975
889 880
989 969
-6
0
-4
-9
-20
Highest Level of Math
2
Achieved
Caculus
Pre-calculus
Trigonometry
Algebra II
Algebra I
AP/Honors Courses
H S Grade Point Average
A+ (97-100)
A (93-96)
A- (90-92)
B (80-89)
C (70-79)
D or below (<70)
No Response
1226 1190 -36
1147 1110 -37
1086 1041 -45
966 935 -31
860 827 -33
867 751 -116
*** *** ***
1232 1205 -27
1155 1123 -32
1096 1054 -42
975 945 -30
862 830 -32
854 773 -81
*** *** ***
1223 1187
1145 1111
1086 1039
968 941
854 833
819 762
*** ***
1186 1175 -11
1059 1048 -11
980 961 -19
900 878 -22
*** *** ***
1191 1187
-4
1063 1057
-6
987 968 -19
907 887 -20
*** *** ***
1184 1179
-5
1053 1047
-6
982 966 -16
892 876 -16
*** *** ***
High School Class Rank
Top Tenth
Second Tenth
Second Fifth
Final Three Fifths
No Response
1182 1170 -12
1050 1044
-6
981 970 -11
894 876 -18
*** *** ***
1
Family income intervals reported by the College Board in 2008 were different from those reported in previous years.
The College Board did not report Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects in 2008. In this table, this category was replaced by
Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved to better reflect the relationship between students' SAT scores and mathematics coursework.
Note: Due to rounding, numbers might not add up to 100%.
*** = Data from previous years not compatible with data in 2008.
2
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
38
Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School
of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematic
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
39
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
010
01B
01C
01D
020
030
040
050
060
06B
070
080
090
100
110
111
120
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
NC School of Science & Math
NC School of the Arts
Alamance-Burlington
303 Alamance-Burlington
324 Eastern Alamance Hi
348 Graham High
360 Hugh M Cummings High
388 Southern High
396 Walter M Williams Hi
400 Western Alamance Hi
River Mill Academy
Clover Garden
Hawbridge School
Alexander County
302 Alexander Central Hi
Alleghany County
304 Alleghany High
Anson County
304 Anson Early College
305 Anson Challenge Acad
306 Anson High
Ashe County
302 Ashe County High
Avery County
302 Avery County High
Crossnore Academy
Beaufort County
330 Northside High
339 Southside High
342 Washington High
Bertie County
312 Bertie High
Bladen County
330 East Bladen High
368 West Bladen High
Brunswick County
308 Brunswick Learn Center
326 North Brunswick High
334 South Brunswick High
348 West Brunswick High
Buncombe County
303 Buncombe Cmty-East
304 A C Reynolds High
322 Buncombe Early Coll
323 Buncombe Co Middle C
336 Charles D Owen High
340 Clyde A Erwin High
352 Enka High
380 North Buncombe High
416 T C Roberson High
Asheville City
302 Asheville High
700 Schl Of Inquiry & Li
Burke County
310 Burke Middle College
314 East Burke High
318 Freedom High
346 Jimmy C Draughn High
370 Robert L Patton High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
311
114
870
1
120
110
93
136
218
192
15
10
5
147
147
37
37
120
.
.
120
122
122
98
98
5
203
58
35
110
97
97
153
75
78
282
2
61
124
95
896
.
208
1
.
92
101
168
132
194
188
188
.
333
.
128
205
.
.
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
NA
NA
65.6
3.4
63.2
67.9
63.3
56.0
79.0
71.6
107.1
111.1
35.7
39.8
39.8
37.4
37.4
50.0
Math
Score
515
509
684
573
499
.
531
457
434
495
526
507
479
480
474
507
507
501
501
441
CR
1
Score
502
495
647
587
473
.
493
430
414
480
500
481
510
496
496
469
469
479
479
418
Writing
Score
494
482
626
577
460
.
481
425
398
461
489
466
499
480
448
451
451
480
480
415
M+CR
1017
1004
1331
1160
972
.
1024
887
848
975
1026
988
989
976
970
976
976
980
980
859
51.9
51.3
51.3
55.7
55.7
100.0
52.9
54.7
43.8
56.1
46.2
48.3
54.1
57.7
51.3
42.9
16.7
35.7
53.7
39.1
59.7
441
524
524
509
509
434
503
527
502
490
429
429
448
442
453
497
.
468
509
500
540
418
499
499
493
493
470
469
485
443
469
408
408
428
419
437
481
.
460
489
481
520
415
486
486
481
481
448
456
459
422
465
392
392
414
409
418
466
.
437
478
471
500
859
1023
1023
1002
1002
904
972
1012
945
959
837
837
876
861
890
978
.
928
998
981
1060
1274
1509
1509
1483
1483
1352
1428
1471
1367
1424
1229
1229
1290
1270
1308
1444
.
1365
1476
1452
1560
68.0
555
545
520
1100
1620
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1957
1737
1432
.
1505
1312
1246
1436
1515
1454
1488
1456
1418
1427
1427
1460
1460
1274
59.4
45.1
61.3
62.0
64.7
76.1
76.1
533
514
517
553
555
525
525
522
473
511
507
533
531
531
498
453
487
493
520
512
512
1055
987
1028
1060
1088
1056
1056
1553
1440
1515
1553
1608
1568
1568
40.5
524
503
487
1027
1514
33.2
50.2
529
521
510
499
489
486
1039
1020
1528
1506
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
296
106
821
5
115
89
87
143
204
178
21
8
8
163
163
52
52
97
1
1
95
93
93
61
61
2
179
41
32
106
104
104
161
87
74
284
.
59
110
114
804
.
155
.
7
101
94
129
101
217
195
195
.
370
20
158
178
.
14
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
NA
NA
62.1
16.7
65.7
54.6
58.0
51.4
76.4
70.1
72.4
61.5
40.0
48.1
48.1
43.7
43.7
44.3
12.5
14.3
46.6
50.3
50.3
50.8
50.8
100.0
47.1
47.7
34.4
53.5
50.5
52.0
53.1
56.5
50.3
42.3
Math
Score
515
511
690
555
508
516
529
468
434
507
527
529
466
458
413
487
487
519
519
434
*
*
433
530
530
505
505
*
505
529
505
497
424
424
435
428
442
507
CR
1
Score
502
496
646
581
481
486
489
452
407
485
495
506
496
428
426
466
466
480
480
409
*
*
410
502
502
487
487
*
475
505
461
468
408
408
421
415
429
496
Writing
Score3
494
482
639
563
467
474
467
439
403
480
487
479
479
425
451
443
443
464
464
406
*
*
405
473
473
456
456
*
461
478
464
453
403
403
405
404
406
481
32.1
48.7
46.0
55.1
480
519
507
542
464
513
494
522
458
495
476
505
57.6
559
544
516
18.9
60.5
41.0
52.2
51.5
73.8
81.9
81.9
461
539
509
510
552
562
527
527
536
521
483
501
517
538
539
539
514
500
456
481
507
533
505
505
40.9
66.7
41.5
49.3
521
501
516
528
492
496
480
503
472
505
453
484
15.6
501
496
479
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
40
M+CR
1017
1007
1336
1136
989
1002
1018
920
841
992
1022
1035
962
886
839
953
953
999
999
843
*
*
843
1032
1032
992
992
*
980
1034
966
965
832
832
856
843
871
1003
.
944
1032
1001
1064
.
1103
.
997
1060
992
1011
1069
1100
1066
1066
.
1013
997
996
1031
.
997
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1975
1699
1456
1476
1485
1359
1244
1472
1509
1514
1441
1311
1290
1396
1396
1463
1463
1249
*
*
1248
1505
1505
1448
1448
*
1441
1512
1430
1418
1235
1235
1261
1247
1277
1484
1402
1527
1477
1569
1619
1511
1560
1448
1492
1576
1633
1571
1571
1485
1502
1449
1515
1476
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
339
94
770
5
108
92
69
147
188
161
26
17
3
130
130
40
40
105
5
1
99
107
107
65
65
2
166
32
27
107
78
78
154
61
93
211
.
53
81
77
816
1
174
2
1
72
86
131
145
204
178
171
7
384
25
126
150
24
59
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
NA
NA
59.0
23.8
63.2
56.8
49.6
51.0
69.9
63.9
70.3
73.9
20.0
36.9
36.9
44.4
44.4
39.9
13.5
9.1
46.0
52.5
52.5
47.1
47.1
33.3
41.0
29.6
33.8
52.5
52.3
52.3
49.0
45.2
52.0
32.1
.
26.5
38.2
32.2
52.2
5.6
58.0
6.1
2.8
49.7
43.0
47.8
64.4
61.6
74.2
77.7
35.0
40.0
67.6
48.1
46.4
22.6
38.1
Math
Score
515
511
700
556
506
534
544
449
446
503
533
511
465
452
*
502
502
504
504
446
478
*
447
516
516
490
490
*
501
526
519
489
439
439
455
455
455
502
.
468
509
519
540
*
556
*
*
538
520
521
546
542
517
518
504
520
500
523
520
515
524
CR
1
Score
501
495
654
573
479
522
497
431
424
472
513
483
430
427
*
474
474
498
498
419
498
*
416
480
480
489
489
*
482
490
473
481
413
413
428
422
432
484
.
447
498
494
515
*
550
*
*
530
475
493
499
522
530
530
531
485
454
478
494
469
495
Writing
Score3
493
480
644
571
462
492
475
414
416
454
493
472
425
391
*
466
466
458
458
406
488
*
403
477
477
472
472
*
460
475
447
459
395
395
411
420
405
470
.
438
481
482
496
*
525
*
*
504
463
469
484
508
509
507
557
471
448
466
480
446
477
M+CR
1016
1006
1354
1129
985
1056
1041
880
870
975
1046
994
895
879
*
976
976
1002
1002
865
976
*
863
996
996
979
979
*
983
1016
992
970
852
852
883
877
887
986
.
915
1007
1013
1055
*
1106
*
*
1068
995
1014
1045
1064
1047
1048
1035
1005
954
1001
1014
984
1019
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1998
1700
1447
1548
1516
1294
1286
1429
1539
1466
1320
1270
*
1442
1442
1460
1460
1271
1464
*
1266
1473
1473
1451
1451
*
1443
1491
1439
1429
1247
1247
1294
1297
1292
1456
.
1353
1488
1495
1551
*
1631
*
*
1572
1458
1483
1529
1572
1556
1555
1592
1476
1402
1467
1494
1430
1496
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
130
132
140
150
160
16A
170
180
181
182
190
19B
200
210
220
230
240
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Cabarrus County
310 Central Cabarrus Hi
314 Concord High
316 Jay M Robinson High
324 Mt Pleasant High
326 Nw Cabarrus High
332 Hickory Ridge High
333 Performance Learning
Kannapolis City
304 A L Brown High
Caldwell County
305 Caldwell Career Cent
348 Hibriten High
386 South Caldwell High
390 West Caldwell High
Camden County
304 Camden County High
Carteret County
313 East Carteret High
314 Croatan High
344 West Carteret High
Cape Lookout High Charter
Caswell County
316 Bartlett Yancey High
Catawba County
308 Bandys High
320 Bunker Hill High
325 Catawba Valley Early
340 Fred T Foard High
348 Maiden High
376 St Stephens High
Hickory City
318 Catawba Valley High
322 Hickory High
Newton-Conover
316 Newton-Conover High
700 Newton-Conover Healt
Chatham County
316 Chatham Central High
336 Jordan Matthews High
342 Northwood High
Woods Charter
Cherokee County
308 Andrews High
314 Hiwassee Dam High
328 Murphy High
Edenton/Chowan
312 John A Holmes High
Clay County
310 Hayesville High
Cleveland County
312 Burns High
324 Crest High
350 Kings Mountain High
361 Shelby High
Columbus County
334 East Columbus High
371 South Columbus High
373 Southeastern Early C
380 West Columbus High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
898
253
140
225
92
188
.
.
86
86
307
.
99
160
48
57
57
322
73
131
118
1
88
88
594
120
86
.
159
64
165
190
1
189
104
104
.
292
55
96
141
16
96
29
7
60
96
96
52
52
557
113
178
141
125
180
82
57
.
41
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
65.5
68.8
63.3
67.2
52.9
70.4
Math
Score
515
509
519
519
505
520
516
530
CR
1
Score
502
495
499
496
498
507
487
498
Writing
Score
494
482
486
479
480
500
479
489
M+CR
1017
1004
1018
1015
1003
1027
1003
1028
41.1
41.1
38.9
502
502
521
487
487
491
459
459
481
989
989
1012
1448
1448
1493
46.0
44.2
23.3
62.0
62.0
65.3
59.8
79.9
57.0
5.0
49.7
49.7
56.4
62.8
47.5
510
536
491
501
501
528
480
541
542
.
457
457
517
494
477
490
501
462
480
480
512
486
519
519
.
452
452
485
465
438
490
481
465
466
466
493
459
501
504
.
445
445
465
450
423
1000
1037
953
981
981
1040
966
1060
1061
.
909
909
1002
959
915
1490
1518
1418
1447
1447
1533
1425
1561
1565
.
1354
1354
1467
1409
1338
55.2
45.7
65.2
73.9
11.1
76.2
52.0
57.5
531
513
543
522
.
523
491
491
499
488
509
501
.
502
463
463
478
474
482
500
.
501
450
450
1030
1001
1052
1023
.
1025
954
954
1508
1475
1534
1523
.
1526
1404
1404
61.6
50.0
64.0
66.8
100.0
50.8
72.5
38.9
50.4
59.3
59.3
59.1
59.1
55.6
48.9
57.2
54.2
68.3
47.0
68.3
34.3
493
490
487
498
533
513
497
494
522
482
482
547
547
505
468
496
531
524
458
430
517
474
447
451
500
566
487
474
464
496
460
460
521
521
486
453
476
502
511
430
410
476
469
462
446
487
541
473
453
443
486
451
451
519
519
470
442
457
484
496
426
397
479
967
937
938
998
1099
1000
971
958
1018
942
942
1068
1068
991
921
972
1033
1035
888
840
993
1436
1399
1384
1485
1640
1473
1424
1401
1504
1393
1393
1587
1587
1461
1363
1429
1517
1531
1314
1237
1472
42.3
431
406
410
837
1247
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1504
1494
1483
1527
1482
1517
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
888
236
128
198
113
205
.
8
81
81
315
6
88
147
74
77
77
295
66
112
117
1
88
88
602
122
75
.
159
85
161
200
.
200
138
120
18
281
51
84
146
15
114
33
14
67
66
66
55
55
492
112
151
118
111
163
60
56
.
47
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
60.1
65.2
61.0
55.5
53.6
63.7
Math
Score
515
511
529
528
518
531
529
542
CR
1
Score
502
496
505
501
527
512
493
500
Writing
Score3
494
482
489
486
494
501
475
490
57.1
35.7
35.7
41.1
18.8
41.7
43.8
41.3
58.8
58.8
62.2
52.8
78.3
56.8
4.2
42.9
42.9
57.6
57.5
48.1
364
519
519
519
452
515
530
509
490
490
527
503
535
533
*
476
476
526
504
509
398
479
479
490
428
491
503
469
476
476
517
521
528
504
*
459
459
487
477
465
365
475
475
478
415
486
489
451
458
458
494
496
503
484
*
441
441
471
460
465
61.2
55.9
61.2
73.8
540
510
544
534
501
448
512
508
486
438
485
499
75.8
64.2
70.2
78.3
57.9
53.1
48.6
67.9
93.8
51.8
62.3
35.9
63.8
52.0
52.0
70.5
70.5
51.1
48.9
50.7
49.0
59.7
46.8
55.6
43.8
534
507
510
490
506
511
492
512
616
504
477
540
509
483
483
513
513
504
481
511
523
500
459
435
512
508
474
477
451
492
479
481
503
616
484
445
510
498
468
468
495
495
482
457
493
489
486
438
423
463
499
456
459
433
481
473
463
493
585
466
439
489
474
441
441
483
483
465
445
467
471
475
431
410
483
42.0
426
427
395
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41
M+CR
1017
1007
1034
1029
1045
1043
1022
1042
.
762
998
998
1009
880
1006
1033
978
966
966
1044
1024
1063
1037
*
935
935
1013
981
974
.
1041
958
1056
1042
.
1042
981
987
941
998
990
973
1015
1232
988
922
1050
1007
951
951
1008
1008
986
938
1004
1012
986
897
858
975
.
853
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1523
1515
1539
1544
1497
1532
1127
1473
1473
1487
1295
1492
1522
1429
1424
1424
1538
1520
1566
1521
*
1376
1376
1484
1441
1439
1527
1396
1541
1541
1541
1437
1446
1374
1479
1463
1436
1508
1817
1454
1361
1539
1481
1392
1392
1491
1491
1451
1383
1471
1483
1461
1328
1268
1458
1248
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
842
89
112
189
66
216
157
13
94
94
313
4
105
116
88
68
68
287
70
114
103
.
89
89
566
109
83
22
131
76
145
166
2
164
116
112
4
275
49
79
147
27
106
31
15
60
89
89
55
55
472
91
117
120
144
181
61
59
1
60
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
55.3
53.0
45.9
56.9
35.7
63.2
68.9
59.1
43.5
43.5
42.2
14.8
47.3
36.6
51.8
64.2
64.2
55.5
54.7
71.3
45.0
.
53.9
53.9
50.5
57.4
49.4
30.6
53.7
42.9
54.7
63.8
40.0
64.3
56.9
64.0
50.0
62.2
56.3
57.7
67.4
100.0
46.5
72.1
33.3
52.6
52.0
52.0
59.8
59.8
47.5
37.1
46.4
48.4
61.5
48.3
53.5
43.4
50.0
48.8
Math
Score
515
511
519
516
508
537
505
515
523
465
496
496
511
*
521
531
477
510
510
528
500
536
538
.
447
447
522
540
505
501
525
505
526
548
*
550
502
502
*
498
513
487
499
584
500
465
515
515
479
479
515
515
510
510
514
523
497
455
429
499
*
438
CR
1
Score
501
495
499
485
497
519
474
503
496
455
479
479
478
*
504
486
441
486
486
524
508
528
531
.
439
439
483
500
463
505
477
464
495
528
*
530
464
465
*
485
470
466
500
585
485
449
487
503
455
455
479
479
485
470
489
497
481
435
416
483
*
404
Writing
Score3
493
480
490
472
478
514
464
491
493
447
470
470
466
*
494
478
420
463
463
496
472
509
496
.
418
418
464
474
442
479
457
449
479
509
*
511
455
456
*
471
467
455
481
551
469
433
471
487
440
440
481
481
467
460
469
481
459
425
406
469
*
397
M+CR
1016
1006
1018
1001
1005
1056
979
1018
1019
920
975
975
989
*
1025
1017
918
996
996
1052
1008
1064
1069
.
886
886
1005
1040
968
1006
1002
969
1021
1076
*
1080
966
967
*
983
983
953
999
1169
985
914
1002
1018
934
934
994
994
995
980
1003
1020
978
890
845
982
*
842
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1508
1473
1483
1570
1443
1509
1512
1367
1445
1445
1455
*
1519
1495
1338
1459
1459
1548
1480
1573
1565
.
1304
1304
1469
1514
1410
1485
1459
1418
1500
1585
*
1591
1421
1423
*
1454
1450
1408
1480
1720
1454
1347
1473
1505
1374
1374
1475
1475
1462
1440
1472
1501
1437
1315
1251
1451
*
1239
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
241
250
260
270
280
290
291
292
300
310
320
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Whiteville City
316 Whiteville High
Craven County
314 Craven Early College
340 Havelock High
356 New Bern High
372 West Craven High
Cumberland County
318 Jack Britt High Sch
322 Douglas Byrd High
325 Cape Fear High
346 Cumberland Evening A
354 Cross Creek Early
357 Gray's Creek High
359 E E Smith High
374 Fuller Plc
388 Massey Hill Classic
408 Pine Forest High
409 Ramsey St HS Alt Program
411 Reid Ross Classical
424 Seventy-First Hi
427 South View High
446 Terry Sanford High
451 Web Academy
455 Westover High
700 Howard Health
Currituck County
306 Currituck County Hi
Dare County
304 Cape Hatteras Second
316 Manteo High
330 First Flight High
Davidson County
308 Central Davidson Hi
314 Davidson Co Ext Day
315 Davidson Early Coll
324 East Davidson High
336 Ledford Senior High
348 North Davidson High
365 South Davidson High
388 West Davidson High
Lexington City
336 Lexington Sr High
Thomasville City
324 Thomasville High
Davie County
312 Davie County High
Duplin County
344 East Duplin High
352 James Kenan High
364 North Duplin Jr Sr
392 Wallace-Rose Hill Hi
Durham County
309 Jd Clement Early Col
312 C E Jordan High
317 SHS City Of Medicine
322 Durham's Plc
323 Durham Sch Of Arts
325 Hillside High
341 Lakeview School
353 Middle College High
356 Northern High
365 Riverside High
368 Southern High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
96
96
393
.
91
231
71
1,723
231
125
124
3
.
95
147
.
44
190
1
55
161
200
230
2
112
.
130
130
249
31
86
131
663
73
1
11
119
125
228
44
62
45
45
65
65
163
163
204
54
53
40
57
1,373
.
363
.
.
131
180
2
24
242
280
151
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
57.8
60.4
46.1
Math
Score
515
509
455
455
514
CR
1
Score
502
495
439
439
497
Writing
Score
494
482
454
454
474
M+CR
1017
1004
894
894
1011
39.2
58.8
31.3
54.0
59.2
58.4
42.8
9.7
497
530
485
476
508
449
501
.
486
513
461
466
488
430
469
.
461
491
434
453
479
420
453
.
983
1043
946
942
996
879
970
.
1444
1534
1380
1395
1475
1299
1423
.
43.8
56.8
470
437
462
426
452
416
932
863
1384
1279
80.0
60.9
3.8
69.6
46.1
54.1
74.7
5.6
46.1
498
454
.
461
464
470
540
.
413
507
451
.
465
459
463
533
.
402
480
437
.
460
433
449
519
.
402
1005
905
.
926
923
933
1073
.
815
1485
1342
.
1386
1356
1382
1592
.
1217
57.0
57.0
74.6
66.0
72.9
77.5
52.3
42.4
4.8
64.7
51.5
58.4
63.9
43.1
47.0
36.3
38.1
52.0
52.0
48.7
48.8
44.0
35.3
46.1
51.9
47.9
72.8
505
505
514
464
521
520
505
507
.
536
499
507
511
477
507
444
444
449
449
529
529
456
491
409
496
438
493
489
489
493
455
499
499
486
477
.
533
481
501
486
470
485
422
422
433
433
501
501
454
496
400
499
434
490
472
472
483
458
480
491
473
465
.
495
476
493
467
463
470
399
399
422
422
493
493
437
478
381
458
435
473
994
994
1007
919
1020
1019
991
984
.
1069
980
1008
997
947
992
866
866
882
882
1030
1030
910
987
809
995
872
983
1466
1466
1490
1377
1500
1510
1464
1449
.
1564
1456
1501
1464
1410
1462
1265
1265
1304
1304
1523
1523
1347
1465
1190
1453
1307
1456
91.2
529
531
514
1060
1574
88.5
58.3
18.2
64.9
72.9
74.1
56.1
527
427
.
506
483
520
422
547
422
.
517
469
507
425
525
407
.
493
451
491
408
1074
849
.
1023
952
1027
847
1599
1256
.
1516
1403
1518
1255
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1348
1348
1485
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
77
77
413
.
107
238
68
1,708
245
129
124
2
.
88
121
.
48
201
1
70
142
198
214
.
121
.
160
160
265
27
70
168
600
84
.
9
96
131
185
34
61
56
56
72
72
212
212
208
53
68
33
54
1,314
46
277
.
3
153
180
.
26
217
261
150
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
52.0
54.2
43.1
Math
Score
515
511
447
447
503
CR
1
Score
502
496
435
435
481
Writing
Score3
494
482
444
444
461
36.3
56.4
28.3
53.2
61.9
50.4
42.9
5.3
501
504
503
477
512
422
494
*
495
477
477
469
490
424
476
*
471
463
440
453
483
408
460
*
44.7
49.0
477
448
477
426
452
419
77.4
62.2
4.8
92.1
42.0
53.8
70.2
523
462
*
466
464
489
517
525
460
*
483
467
475
509
500
439
*
472
446
455
489
46.4
416
419
403
56.1
56.1
78.4
79.4
72.9
81.6
49.8
40.0
508
508
521
529
510
525
518
519
485
485
503
509
497
504
495
488
472
472
485
500
470
488
480
478
100.0
56.8
60.9
58.2
40.5
40.7
43.4
46.3
55.8
55.8
52.1
52.1
47.6
33.3
60.2
60.0
49.1
68.4
71.9
83.4
538
503
527
524
508
501
443
443
461
461
526
526
449
480
409
454
466
484
462
531
542
489
515
490
468
493
433
433
443
443
508
508
439
454
402
453
461
483
440
538
493
480
503
477
449
462
423
423
425
425
495
495
422
449
391
421
436
469
445
524
16.7
86.4
65.0
*
519
427
*
538
427
*
518
416
53.1
69.8
70.0
48.5
524
464
510
419
564
447
499
423
544
435
482
407
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
42
M+CR
1017
1007
882
882
984
.
996
981
980
946
1002
846
970
*
.
954
874
.
1048
922
*
949
931
964
1026
.
835
.
993
993
1024
1038
1007
1029
1013
1007
.
1080
992
1042
1014
976
994
876
876
904
904
1034
1034
888
934
811
907
927
967
902
1069
.
*
1057
854
.
1088
911
1009
842
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1326
1326
1445
1467
1444
1420
1399
1485
1254
1430
*
1406
1293
1548
1361
*
1421
1377
1419
1515
1238
1465
1465
1509
1538
1477
1517
1493
1485
1573
1472
1545
1491
1425
1456
1299
1299
1329
1329
1529
1529
1310
1383
1202
1328
1363
1436
1347
1593
*
1575
1270
1632
1346
1491
1249
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
72
72
344
2
78
206
58
1,645
226
138
122
2
35
84
106
1
52
205
.
46
144
203
174
1
88
18
143
143
237
28
61
148
571
69
.
5
75
129
196
24
73
86
86
60
60
178
178
189
58
46
30
55
1,191
42
261
23
6
124
142
.
26
215
238
114
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
45.9
46.8
39.5
200.0
30.2
53.2
25.8
51.3
55.0
68.7
44.4
3.6
55.6
45.2
45.7
3.0
82.5
62.3
.
73.0
41.0
62.7
58.8
.
34.5
52.9
53.0
53.0
75.2
63.6
70.1
82.7
46.3
35.2
.
41.7
38.5
52.9
61.8
35.8
46.2
54.1
55.5
41.7
41.7
46.4
46.4
40.6
33.1
41.8
52.6
44.7
63.2
72.4
68.9
54.8
22.2
78.5
57.7
.
41.9
70.7
65.4
48.7
Math
Score
515
511
470
470
511
*
518
513
498
479
508
441
512
*
485
475
435
*
514
474
.
472
462
478
523
*
422
447
502
502
526
494
526
532
515
511
.
468
509
514
516
527
519
438
438
441
441
528
528
466
503
429
483
448
489
471
534
436
410
542
426
.
523
461
514
420
CR
1
Score
501
495
426
426
490
*
495
497
461
470
501
417
488
*
457
484
430
*
517
467
.
514
454
469
511
*
413
398
494
494
506
480
507
510
496
482
.
536
498
511
495
500
480
430
430
437
437
509
509
439
482
420
444
407
476
446
530
427
422
540
414
.
499
444
495
403
Writing
Score3
493
480
440
440
471
*
464
483
438
449
482
393
474
*
439
454
412
*
486
448
.
495
431
444
485
*
402
389
463
463
481
469
476
484
484
469
.
520
482
504
478
495
475
411
411
420
420
494
494
434
474
407
435
414
461
447
514
441
407
520
398
.
486
424
480
394
M+CR
1016
1006
896
896
1001
*
1013
1010
959
949
1009
858
1000
*
942
959
865
*
1031
941
.
986
916
947
1034
*
835
845
996
996
1032
974
1033
1042
1011
993
.
1004
1007
1025
1011
1027
999
868
868
878
878
1037
1037
905
985
849
927
855
965
917
1064
863
832
1082
840
.
1022
905
1009
823
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1336
1336
1472
*
1477
1493
1397
1398
1491
1251
1474
*
1381
1413
1277
*
1517
1389
.
1481
1347
1391
1519
*
1237
1234
1459
1459
1513
1443
1509
1526
1495
1462
.
1524
1489
1529
1489
1522
1474
1279
1279
1298
1298
1531
1531
1339
1459
1256
1362
1269
1426
1364
1578
1304
1239
1602
1238
.
1508
1329
1489
1217
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
32D
330
340
34D
350
360
36B
370
380
390
400
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Kestrel Heights Sch
Edgecombe County
326 Edgecombe Early Coll
328 N Edgecombe High
350 Sw Edgecombe High
358 Tarboro High
Forsyth County
330 Carver High
332 Career Center
364 East Forsyth High
382 R B Glenn High
446 Mid College Forsyth
454 Mount Tabor High
460 North Forsyth High
486 Parkland High
495 Reagan High
496 Reynolds High
556 West Forsyth High
568 Winston-Salem Prep
700 Sch Computer Tech At
701 Sch Of Biotech Atkin
702 Sch Pre-Engin Atkins
Woodson Sch Of Chal
Franklin County
308 Bunn High
321 Franklinton High
336 Louisburg High
Gaston County
310 Ashbrook High
336 Bessemer City High
360 Cherryville Sr High
390 East Gaston High
396 Forestview High
418 Highland Sch Of Tech
428 Hunter Huss High
470 North Gaston High
494 South Point High
Piedmont Commty Char
Gates County
312 Gates County Sr High
Graham County
308 Robbinsville High
Granville County
324 J F Webb High
352 South Granville High
700 Jf Webb High
704 S Granville High Of
705 S Granville Bus & Gl
706 S Granville Eng & Ap
Greene County
308 Greene Central High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
.
192
6
19
98
69
2,013
143
.
284
204
9
328
145
155
125
232
388
.
.
.
.
12
203
81
72
50
1,053
169
53
51
156
199
101
88
94
142
.
83
83
38
38
258
82
100
46
30
.
.
78
78
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
Math
Score
515
509
CR
1
Score
502
495
Writing
Score
494
482
M+CR
1017
1004
45.7
50.0
31.7
47.8
48.6
66.4
57.7
459
448
462
471
442
511
403
441
463
433
443
438
502
403
421
430
430
419
421
489
390
900
911
895
914
880
1013
806
1321
1341
1325
1333
1301
1501
1196
69.8
55.3
87.0
53.3
57.2
74.9
66.7
82.0
519
487
510
553
479
439
508
531
550
512
475
532
537
473
432
502
533
534
499
466
476
525
460
423
482
526
520
1031
962
1042
1090
952
871
1010
1064
1084
1530
1428
1518
1615
1412
1294
1492
1590
1604
80.0
48.2
49.7
54.1
40.0
55.2
59.3
37.3
42.1
52.3
70.8
82.1
45.1
42.5
63.4
333
472
484
445
489
492
483
465
506
487
501
531
440
490
511
338
471
477
453
485
478
470
454
488
468
490
511
439
461
501
373
458
457
445
478
463
455
435
462
459
479
494
415
449
484
671
943
961
898
974
970
953
919
994
955
991
1042
879
951
1012
1044
1401
1418
1343
1452
1433
1408
1354
1456
1414
1470
1536
1294
1400
1496
53.2
53.2
43.2
43.2
56.1
55.0
52.6
59.7
68.2
479
479
490
490
490
499
491
482
475
460
460
480
480
479
484
478
469
484
452
452
478
478
469
468
471
465
476
939
939
970
970
969
983
969
951
959
1391
1391
1448
1448
1438
1451
1440
1416
1435
43.1
43.1
474
474
441
441
441
441
915
915
1356
1356
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
10
176
5
16
71
84
1,997
122
.
226
201
12
290
139
158
197
185
339
54
18
17
22
7
222
85
74
63
1,044
168
39
55
140
179
114
73
87
189
8
54
54
28
28
291
100
.
47
41
29
13
87
87
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
43.5
42.5
38.5
23.9
40.3
53.2
64.5
57.3
Math
Score
515
511
472
452
400
474
461
443
510
397
CR
1
Score
502
496
412
434
408
444
441
429
499
393
Writing
Score3
494
482
428
429
394
426
431
429
488
382
64.6
58.4
30.0
78.2
52.7
55.1
77.3
64.0
77.0
79.4
52.9
42.5
64.7
77.8
40.9
46.2
41.3
35.0
52.4
56.6
31.7
38.7
54.1
66.1
86.4
34.9
33.2
64.9
57.1
40.0
40.0
44.4
44.4
53.1
50.0
533
482
526
554
453
441
542
544
560
434
414
396
407
386
487
498
477
483
499
500
487
522
486
500
518
458
479
519
495
495
495
483
483
476
482
527
472
540
539
452
430
539
535
527
450
411
408
387
343
475
487
465
473
480
491
477
483
461
481
492
452
449
502
471
465
465
483
483
467
465
513
456
532
527
441
413
528
529
521
435
386
382
375
376
463
464
467
457
466
473
459
469
456
468
474
441
428
489
473
455
455
462
462
448
444
64.4
47.7
29.9
14.6
51.5
51.5
487
460
458
462
474
474
470
457
461
464
459
459
465
445
442
404
445
445
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M+CR
1017
1007
884
886
808
918
902
872
1009
790
.
1060
954
1066
1093
905
871
1081
1079
1087
884
825
804
794
729
962
985
942
956
979
991
964
1005
947
981
1010
910
928
1021
966
960
960
966
966
943
947
.
957
917
919
926
933
933
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1312
1315
1202
1344
1333
1301
1497
1172
1573
1410
1598
1620
1346
1284
1609
1608
1608
1319
1211
1186
1169
1105
1425
1449
1409
1413
1445
1464
1423
1474
1403
1449
1484
1351
1356
1510
1439
1415
1415
1428
1428
1391
1391
1422
1362
1361
1330
1378
1378
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
14
162
13
29
54
66
1,883
102
8
203
147
11
297
123
159
237
177
304
30
25
33
27
6
205
81
67
57
1,001
195
38
64
105
181
98
82
81
157
10
54
54
28
28
253
87
6
49
39
59
13
80
80
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
73.7
37.1
92.9
34.1
28.7
44.0
57.9
48.1
NA
56.7
49.5
31.4
74.8
50.4
52.6
65.7
55.0
72.7
68.2
41.0
48.5
50.0
60.0
42.4
45.8
42.9
38.0
49.6
61.3
27.7
39.5
36.7
57.1
75.4
35.7
46.0
63.8
55.6
44.6
44.6
49.1
49.1
48.8
46.0
NA
60.5
45.9
54.6
25.5
40.4
40.4
Math
Score
515
511
391
455
476
442
466
447
505
391
513
517
488
525
537
442
453
536
552
548
389
415
428
441
373
481
480
471
494
491
471
472
482
504
516
513
448
473
501
440
473
473
514
514
498
499
575
502
489
493
494
461
461
CR
1
Score
501
495
399
434
463
432
437
427
497
398
546
499
472
527
531
444
454
528
546
528
399
411
438
417
420
460
448
457
480
476
460
462
454
481
498
490
452
469
488
468
466
466
452
452
471
469
563
471
479
467
440
449
449
Writing
Score3
493
480
369
424
472
397
431
419
482
379
489
482
459
504
515
423
436
516
535
513
400
394
410
397
387
443
433
441
458
456
434
446
425
464
478
471
438
443
475
424
446
446
465
465
455
443
553
482
455
449
418
423
423
M+CR
1016
1006
790
889
939
874
903
874
1002
789
1059
1016
960
1052
1068
886
907
1064
1098
1076
788
826
866
858
793
941
928
928
974
967
931
934
936
985
1014
1003
900
942
989
908
939
939
966
966
969
968
1138
973
968
960
934
910
910
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1159
1313
1411
1271
1334
1293
1484
1168
1548
1498
1419
1556
1583
1309
1343
1580
1633
1589
1188
1220
1276
1255
1180
1384
1361
1369
1432
1423
1365
1380
1361
1449
1492
1474
1338
1385
1464
1332
1385
1385
1431
1431
1424
1411
1691
1455
1423
1409
1352
1333
1333
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
410
420
421
422
430
440
450
460
470
480
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Guilford County
319 T Wingate Andrews Hi
326 Mdle Col Hs Bennett
355 Dudley High
358 Eastern Guilford Hi
390 Greensboro College M
394 Grimsley High
395 Early College Guil
399 Middle College @GTCC
401 Gtcc Mid College Hi
406 High Pt Central High
407 Hp Central Academy
408 High Point GTCC Mch
483 Mid Col High Nc A & T
484 Northeast High
489 N Guilford High
490 Northwest High
508 Page High
529 Lucy Ragsdale High
544 Ben L Smith High
545 Smith Academy
547 Southeast High
556 Southern High
562 Southwest High
589 P J Weaver Ed Center
595 Western High
Halifax County
346 Northwest High
358 Southeast Halifax Hi
Roanoke Rapids City
316 Roanoke Rapids High
Weldon City
324 Weldon High
Harnett County
346 Harnett Central High
371 Overhills High
378 Triton High
384 Western Harnett High
Haywood County
326 Central Haywood High
378 Pisgah High
390 Tuscola High
Henderson County
316 East Henderson High
334 Hendersonville High
341 North Henderson High
352 West Henderson High
Hertford County
320 Hertford County High
Hoke County
312 Hoke County High
Hyde County
307 Mattamuskeet High
316 Ocracoke
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
3,089
131
10
205
97
54
326
44
6
11
205
1
8
12
119
.
424
274
207
150
7
168
107
214
62
247
110
65
45
111
111
30
30
440
138
81
114
107
267
.
106
161
445
98
112
90
145
107
107
165
165
27
20
7
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
70.7
57.7
37.0
85.1
57.7
90.0
86.9
97.8
19.4
35.5
84.0
5.3
16.7
32.4
53.1
Math
Score
515
509
498
420
366
437
462
506
547
629
413
476
477
480
465
381
450
CR
1
Score
502
495
487
422
405
424
439
509
548
656
433
465
457
440
446
375
441
Writing
Score
494
482
479
411
408
420
429
489
535
642
415
457
454
420
446
336
434
M+CR
1017
1004
985
842
771
861
901
1015
1095
1285
846
941
934
920
911
756
891
79.3
80.1
68.3
61.2
22.6
73.7
60.1
76.4
88.6
76.2
34.7
33.7
36.3
62.4
62.4
54.5
54.5
49.3
55.6
44.8
46.7
50.2
56.9
558
491
513
412
411
499
468
494
535
520
412
422
396
484
484
386
386
484
520
451
473
473
528
543
483
489
392
427
483
456
483
582
499
394
393
395
467
467
350
350
475
502
442
457
483
504
535
477
484
390
419
469
444
476
543
497
387
395
375
453
453
366
366
451
478
427
435
449
487
1101
974
1002
804
838
982
924
977
1117
1019
806
815
791
951
951
736
736
959
1022
893
930
956
1032
1636
1451
1486
1194
1257
1451
1368
1453
1660
1516
1193
1210
1166
1404
1404
1102
1102
1410
1500
1320
1365
1405
1519
53.3
63.1
56.8
49.0
66.7
52.9
62.8
48.2
48.2
51.7
52.4
60.0
52.6
100.0
515
536
536
534
550
521
537
415
415
434
434
497
528
411
491
512
517
514
543
501
510
407
407
436
436
445
453
424
481
491
503
486
537
496
491
401
401
414
414
449
452
439
1006
1048
1053
1048
1093
1022
1047
822
822
870
870
942
981
835
1487
1539
1556
1534
1630
1518
1538
1223
1223
1284
1284
1391
1433
1274
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1464
1253
1179
1281
1330
1504
1630
1927
1261
1398
1388
1340
1357
1092
1325
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
2,978
125
12
145
95
46
281
50
6
12
168
.
11
11
144
.
402
249
198
137
30
209
119
194
60
274
131
81
49
95
95
39
39
422
130
103
86
103
236
1
94
141
422
96
100
85
141
97
97
205
205
21
16
5
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
64.8
58.7
41.4
53.7
54.9
80.7
70.8
102.0
22.2
37.5
66.7
Math
Score
515
511
503
436
399
438
473
460
557
639
492
473
497
CR
1
Score
502
496
488
433
375
417
460
461
544
640
512
473
481
Writing
Score3
494
482
480
422
365
418
442
458
539
628
460
441
478
28.9
57.9
55.6
459
335
459
457
346
449
414
323
431
77.2
72.4
68.0
49.5
65.2
69.9
50.6
70.0
93.8
77.4
43.4
44.8
40.5
54.3
54.3
60.0
60.0
46.3
48.9
48.8
38.7
50.5
49.8
8.3
43.7
57.1
52.4
39.8
68.5
49.1
58.5
43.7
43.7
60.5
61.9
47.7
41.0
100.0
558
507
508
437
416
490
448
494
545
530
408
416
396
498
498
409
409
485
513
457
479
484
547
*
524
563
538
550
550
520
534
426
426
420
420
502
494
528
532
497
487
408
396
474
441
476
563
515
397
398
394
485
485
379
379
470
478
465
456
477
511
*
499
519
517
523
527
489
523
408
408
412
412
465
438
554
529
494
487
398
387
460
429
462
530
513
394
399
383
471
471
373
373
450
463
437
448
449
503
*
494
509
498
506
519
475
493
396
396
403
403
433
421
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44
M+CR
1017
1007
991
869
774
855
933
921
1101
1279
1004
946
978
.
916
681
908
.
1090
1004
995
845
812
964
889
970
1108
1045
805
814
790
983
983
788
788
955
991
922
935
961
1058
*
1023
1082
1055
1073
1077
1009
1057
834
834
832
832
967
932
1082
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1471
1291
1139
1273
1375
1379
1640
1907
1464
1387
1456
1330
1004
1339
1619
1498
1482
1243
1199
1424
1318
1432
1638
1558
1199
1213
1173
1454
1454
1161
1161
1405
1454
1359
1383
1410
1561
*
1517
1591
1553
1579
1596
1484
1550
1230
1230
1235
1235
1400
1353
1554
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
2,670
93
8
187
104
47
257
46
8
17
129
6
10
11
122
2
390
203
223
98
18
162
113
187
55
174
119
64
55
86
86
44
44
455
149
110
107
89
227
.
94
133
407
85
103
97
122
115
115
183
183
21
17
4
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
58.6
52.2
61.5
57.5
46.0
79.7
70.0
97.9
38.1
40.5
58.9
50.0
24.4
55.0
53.7
*
66.8
58.8
66.6
40.7
40.0
58.5
63.1
59.2
88.7
58.2
43.3
43.0
43.7
47.5
47.5
58.7
58.7
44.0
51.9
48.9
40.7
35.9
50.8
.
48.7
54.5
52.2
40.1
61.3
56.7
56.0
44.7
48.1
57.7
59.0
37.5
36.2
44.4
Math
Score
515
511
500
433
395
426
453
472
552
654
481
523
486
402
516
416
451
*
558
514
522
417
394
491
465
500
507
506
410
413
406
495
495
394
394
494
505
463
510
497
533
.
520
542
533
515
544
511
555
416
416
436
436
512
496
*
CR
1
Score
501
495
488
427
414
419
441
505
548
663
471
522
472
395
516
422
444
*
530
511
493
388
407
478
458
490
539
487
413
402
425
482
482
388
388
481
483
470
475
497
502
.
502
503
517
517
528
489
529
397
397
428
428
450
439
*
Writing
Score3
493
480
477
410
374
413
424
490
536
628
435
484
463
373
520
418
432
*
529
495
474
385
387
460
445
473
523
491
401
402
399
465
465
371
371
453
467
446
441
451
489
.
495
485
494
492
513
469
501
388
388
407
407
446
429
*
M+CR
1016
1006
988
860
809
845
894
977
1100
1317
952
1045
958
797
1032
838
895
*
1088
1025
1015
805
801
969
923
990
1046
993
823
815
831
977
977
782
782
975
988
933
985
994
1035
.
1022
1045
1050
1032
1072
1000
1084
813
813
864
864
962
935
*
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1465
1270
1183
1258
1318
1467
1636
1945
1387
1529
1421
1170
1552
1256
1327
*
1617
1520
1489
1190
1188
1429
1368
1463
1569
1484
1224
1217
1230
1442
1442
1153
1153
1428
1455
1379
1426
1445
1524
.
1517
1530
1544
1524
1585
1469
1585
1201
1201
1271
1271
1408
1364
*
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
490
491
500
510
520
530
53A
540
550
55A
560
570
580
590
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Iredell-Statesville
320 Collaborative Colleg
335 Lake Norman High
346 North Iredell High
354 Statesville High
362 South Iredell High
380 West Iredell High
Mooresville City
312 Mooresville Sr High
Jackson County
302 Blue Ridge Virtual
316 Blue Ridge School
340 Smoky Mountain High
Johnston County
324 Clayton High
357 Johnston Middle Coll
368 North Johnston High
376 Princeton High
399 Smithfield-Selma Hi
402 South Johnston High
406 West Johnston High
Jones County
320 Jones Senior High
Lee County
336 Lee County High
343 Southern Lee High
Provisions Academy
Lenoir County
315 Kinston High
317 Lenoir Early College
318 Sampson School
324 North Lenoir High
336 South Lenoir High
Lincoln County
320 East Lincoln High
332 Lincolnton High
344 North Lincoln High
368 West Lincoln High
Lincoln Charter
Macon County
320 Franklin High
324 Highlands School
332 Nantahala School
Madison County
318 Madison High
Martin County
304 Bear Grass High
328 Jamesville High
344 Roanoke High
368 Williamston High
Mcdowell County
328 Mcdowell Early Colle
330 Mcdowell High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
652
.
302
85
108
74
83
172
172
114
.
13
101
687
205
13
50
33
144
75
167
32
32
244
172
72
.
254
99
.
.
91
64
407
127
64
132
84
10
135
107
21
7
77
77
130
24
22
34
50
162
.
162
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
55.9
Math
Score
515
509
538
CR
1
Score
502
495
507
Writing
Score
494
482
492
M+CR
1017
1004
1045
89.1
44.0
43.7
45.1
38.2
56.8
56.8
53.0
549
527
533
527
520
517
517
502
520
505
489
492
497
497
497
487
505
487
480
482
474
488
488
474
1069
1032
1022
1019
1017
1014
1014
989
1574
1519
1502
1501
1491
1502
1502
1463
65.0
55.2
50.0
65.9
31.7
39.7
47.8
59.3
35.0
45.5
42.1
42.1
52.5
62.8
39.1
442
509
517
515
492
540
512
501
521
529
457
457
509
509
507
431
494
495
493
485
500
465
486
505
506
448
448
494
501
477
406
483
482
483
463
482
478
463
497
492
426
426
468
475
451
873
1003
1012
1008
977
1040
977
987
1026
1035
905
905
1003
1010
984
1279
1486
1494
1491
1440
1522
1455
1450
1523
1527
1331
1331
1471
1485
1435
46.4
52.1
487
493
456
457
443
450
943
950
1386
1400
46.0
46.4
52.0
63.8
39.8
63.2
39.4
47.6
57.9
55.7
65.6
77.8
50.3
50.3
52.6
64.9
46.8
46.6
55.6
45.4
464
512
508
505
496
529
490
414
524
522
555
463
527
527
486
500
534
450
484
500
448
466
476
472
483
482
468
385
512
511
532
471
507
507
459
493
473
432
454
483
428
452
467
464
484
471
450
385
492
492
505
463
467
467
439
442
452
406
452
470
912
978
984
977
979
1011
958
799
1036
1033
1087
934
1034
1034
945
993
1007
882
938
983
1340
1430
1451
1441
1463
1482
1408
1184
1528
1525
1592
1397
1501
1501
1384
1435
1459
1288
1390
1453
45.4
500
483
470
983
1453
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1537
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
655
.
310
91
98
84
72
229
229
120
.
12
108
697
215
14
48
22
132
66
200
23
23
270
178
92
1
234
103
.
.
73
58
432
122
71
142
97
26
135
119
13
3
61
61
131
17
16
36
62
157
.
157
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
55.0
Math
Score
515
511
543
CR
1
Score
502
496
513
Writing
Score3
494
482
492
82.0
46.4
40.8
44.4
40.7
62.9
62.9
55.6
555
525
544
545
512
513
513
496
532
496
504
498
484
492
492
488
507
481
489
476
466
479
479
461
52.2
59.0
45.6
56.6
31.8
33.1
38.6
51.4
28.9
48.3
38.3
38.3
54.5
62.7
45.5
5.6
39.3
49.3
428
504
521
517
534
544
514
511
525
525
458
458
501
506
493
*
494
476
447
492
498
500
529
479
487
489
492
508
444
444
473
478
465
*
465
443
400
468
479
480
482
477
496
461
480
487
421
421
456
461
446
*
452
429
35.6
35.8
54.4
64.6
38.4
64.8
48.3
72.2
57.0
58.6
46.4
50.0
46.6
46.6
46.5
47.2
47.1
41.9
49.2
40.4
488
533
504
505
505
510
494
502
512
508
557
.
505
505
489
586
535
451
473
506
460
509
474
474
477
478
468
476
490
485
545
.
486
486
447
500
508
414
437
492
449
498
460
456
456
476
446
478
465
460
524
.
466
466
434
494
463
391
435
470
40.4
506
492
470
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
45
M+CR
1017
1007
1056
.
1087
1021
1048
1043
996
1005
1005
984
.
875
996
1019
1017
1063
1023
1001
1000
1017
1033
902
902
974
984
958
*
959
919
.
.
948
1042
978
979
982
988
962
978
1002
993
1102
.
991
991
936
1086
1043
865
910
998
.
998
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1548
1594
1502
1537
1519
1462
1484
1484
1445
1275
1464
1498
1497
1545
1500
1497
1461
1497
1520
1323
1323
1430
1445
1404
*
1411
1348
1397
1540
1438
1435
1438
1464
1408
1456
1467
1453
1626
.
1457
1457
1370
1580
1506
1256
1345
1468
1468
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
675
1
306
91
92
75
110
208
208
104
1
3
100
660
194
11
53
43
96
74
189
37
37
262
157
105
2
266
112
1
1
93
59
360
121
53
118
68
25
125
100
11
14
68
68
117
15
14
32
56
113
1
112
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
51.6
3.3
72.9
40.3
38.2
45.5
53.7
60.5
60.5
56.5
10.0
NA
59.9
41.7
50.4
30.6
40.5
48.3
39.0
29.7
42.4
48.7
48.7
51.3
58.8
43.9
13.3
41.8
48.7
NA
50.0
44.5
33.3
43.2
56.3
28.8
50.6
33.8
64.1
49.2
48.3
47.8
73.7
50.7
50.7
46.1
37.5
32.6
50.0
52.3
30.5
NA
30.2
Math
Score
515
511
535
*
552
521
534
524
510
515
515
514
*
*
515
519
530
507
513
545
487
532
514
424
424
505
511
496
*
478
450
*
*
490
516
520
509
511
538
515
500
508
507
541
487
534
534
493
538
523
459
493
497
*
496
CR
1
Score
501
495
504
*
518
508
508
484
467
490
490
501
*
*
503
497
512
501
451
519
466
503
501
423
423
485
490
477
*
456
442
*
*
454
486
492
490
494
502
478
500
500
506
498
452
499
499
447
477
469
398
461
486
*
485
Writing
Score3
493
480
484
*
501
488
477
475
447
480
480
485
*
*
488
481
496
518
449
517
451
486
478
406
406
465
474
452
*
444
430
*
*
439
482
466
463
472
474
450
476
472
477
505
411
470
470
427
457
441
389
436
479
*
479
M+CR
1016
1006
1039
*
1070
1029
1042
1008
977
1005
1005
1015
*
*
1018
1016
1042
1008
964
1064
953
1035
1015
847
847
990
1001
973
*
934
892
*
*
944
1002
1012
999
1005
1040
993
1000
1008
1013
1039
939
1033
1033
940
1015
992
857
954
983
*
981
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1523
*
1571
1517
1519
1483
1424
1485
1485
1500
*
*
1506
1497
1538
1526
1413
1581
1404
1521
1493
1253
1253
1455
1475
1425
*
1378
1322
*
*
1383
1484
1478
1462
1477
1514
1443
1476
1480
1490
1544
1350
1503
1503
1367
1472
1433
1246
1390
1462
*
1460
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
600
60C
60H
610
620
630
640
64A
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Mecklenburg County
302 Ardrey Kell High
334 Cato Campus Middle C
361 David W Butler High
376 E E Waddell High
377 East Mecklenburg Hi
386 Hawthorne High
396 Garinger High
405 Harding Univ High
415 Hopewell High
426 Independence High
439 Derita Alternative
445 Mallard Creek High
466 Myers Park High
480 North Mecklenburg Hi
482 Northwest Arts
490 Olympic High5
496 Phillip Berry Acad
498 Performance Learning
508 Providence High
535 South Mecklenburg Hi
576 West Charlotte High
579 West Mecklenburg Hi
592 Zebulon B Vance High
693 Renaissance Olympic
694 Math Engin Tech Sci
695 Int Global Econ Olym
696 Int Bus Comm Olympic
697 Biotech Hlth Pa Olym
699 Int Studies Garinger
Kennedy Charter
Crossroads Charter
Mitchell County
334 Mitchell High
Montgomery County
310 Montgomery Learning
316 East Montgomery High
340 West Montgomery High
Moore County
330 Pinckney Academy
332 North Moore High
336 Pinecrest High
360 Union Pines High
Nash-Rocky Mount
346 Nash Central High
347 Nrm Early College H
350 Northern Nash High
361 Rocky Mount High
364 Southern Nash High
Rocky Mount Prep
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
4,713
7
.
390
64
314
9
147
235
340
295
.
.
446
498
86
86
160
17
535
456
128
132
273
29
.
9
33
24
.
2
11
51
51
119
.
52
67
429
.
48
250
131
494
103
.
142
129
120
24
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
70.2
Math
Score
515
509
503
487
CR
1
Score
502
495
493
471
Writing
Score
494
482
480
429
M+CR
1017
1004
996
958
80.9
34.4
73.9
27.3
52.3
76.5
67.7
65.7
511
442
499
377
441
465
500
459
509
432
483
376
426
460
494
458
494
414
472
347
421
447
485
440
1020
874
982
753
867
925
994
917
1514
1288
1454
1100
1288
1372
1479
1357
82.6
77.4
61.9
79.2
41.5
93.2
82.3
56.4
43.9
62.3
37.2
575
533
484
487
430
469
565
525
393
436
463
439
560
524
532
468
422
514
548
508
392
427
453
448
547
510
509
440
398
468
537
490
387
408
446
433
1135
1057
1016
955
852
983
1113
1033
785
863
916
887
1682
1567
1525
1395
1250
1451
1650
1523
1172
1271
1362
1320
24.3
60.0
35.3
442
422
453
464
399
424
412
391
429
906
821
877
1318
1212
1306
7.7
24.4
42.1
42.1
44.9
.
365
498
498
457
.
384
512
512
429
.
357
498
498
423
.
749
1010
1010
886
.
1106
1508
1508
1309
43.0
47.2
57.5
451
462
535
423
434
518
419
426
501
874
896
1053
1293
1322
1554
40.3
66.0
53.3
46.0
46.4
531
534
539
486
475
506
520
518
463
455
500
501
504
453
442
1037
1054
1057
949
930
1537
1555
1561
1402
1372
52.0
52.0
42.4
75.0
493
486
486
469
473
459
462
455
464
460
441
428
966
945
948
924
1430
1405
1389
1352
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1476
1417
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
4,656
264
.
400
66
268
7
113
233
360
245
1
.
511
496
80
.
193
23
398
257
157
104
241
42
.
39
59
54
.
17
11
63
63
139
.
72
67
465
1
52
256
156
475
116
8
132
128
91
22
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
68.4
84.9
Math
Score
515
511
510
555
CR
1
Score
502
496
496
529
Writing
Score3
494
482
483
521
76.6
41.0
68.7
25.9
50.7
74.2
70.9
60.8
3.7
529
457
518
429
426
457
496
460
*
510
453
507
414
425
456
484
460
*
495
439
491
403
407
445
472
438
*
82.0
75.8
65.6
584
534
499
570
515
520
557
503
502
76.6
46.0
92.6
72.8
48.8
38.4
57.4
60.9
422
471
577
525
416
457
467
469
414
481
550
502
397
436
462
486
398
463
549
486
392
428
445
457
60.0
75.6
75.0
457
431
449
478
443
433
448
413
429
21.5
40.7
45.3
45.3
49.5
362
343
510
510
444
339
360
521
521
423
314
318
492
492
409
55.8
48.9
51.7
16.7
34.7
60.1
49.1
44.2
45.3
26.7
51.0
52.7
31.8
56.4
422
469
536
*
518
550
520
495
486
505
485
515
493
523
404
442
503
*
490
512
493
473
453
519
474
480
484
498
393
427
489
*
482
498
477
455
443
473
457
465
454
471
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M+CR
1017
1007
1006
1084
.
1039
910
1025
843
851
913
980
920
*
.
1154
1049
1019
.
836
952
1127
1027
813
893
929
955
.
935
874
882
.
701
703
1031
1031
867
.
826
911
1039
*
1008
1062
1013
968
939
1024
959
995
977
1021
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1489
1605
1534
1349
1516
1246
1258
1358
1452
1358
*
1711
1552
1521
1234
1415
1676
1513
1205
1321
1374
1412
1383
1287
1311
1015
1021
1523
1523
1276
1219
1338
1528
*
1490
1560
1490
1423
1382
1497
1416
1460
1431
1492
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
4,450
298
44
372
70
244
4
110
170
343
247
.
264
458
339
79
1
86
9
410
250
153
153
153
40
32
31
47
39
4
19
10
68
68
119
1
47
71
368
1
53
203
111
460
120
11
136
118
75
28
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
60.6
79.3
77.2
66.7
35.2
62.6
11.1
44.5
74.9
59.8
46.0
.
71.5
72.7
69.6
66.9
NA
62.8
17.6
80.2
66.0
44.7
45.1
44.7
55.6
40.0
51.7
60.3
72.2
NA
20.0
18.5
51.9
51.9
46.5
3.3
48.0
55.5
53.4
11.1
46.9
58.3
50.7
41.5
46.2
25.6
49.1
45.2
29.0
77.8
Math
Score
515
511
510
568
517
533
437
492
*
425
454
498
459
.
491
580
541
507
*
434
501
585
527
406
432
458
436
548
439
451
467
*
309
323
488
488
463
*
443
477
539
*
521
547
536
502
491
498
504
508
510
449
CR
1
Score
501
495
497
531
498
516
439
492
*
409
446
489
453
.
474
563
526
542
*
425
474
566
504
404
413
455
466
486
434
428
464
*
304
327
499
499
429
*
413
441
506
*
471
517
503
472
454
519
470
479
486
449
Writing
Score3
493
480
485
526
499
504
427
474
*
398
435
476
435
.
465
548
512
522
*
421
468
557
498
394
394
438
460
455
413
413
468
*
317
311
483
483
422
*
404
435
487
*
446
500
484
455
431
485
463
466
459
439
M+CR
1016
1006
1007
1099
1015
1049
876
984
*
834
900
987
912
.
965
1143
1067
1049
*
859
975
1151
1031
810
845
913
902
1034
873
879
931
*
613
650
987
987
892
*
856
918
1045
*
992
1064
1039
974
945
1017
974
987
996
898
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1492
1625
1514
1553
1303
1458
*
1232
1335
1463
1347
.
1430
1691
1579
1571
*
1280
1443
1708
1529
1204
1239
1351
1362
1489
1286
1292
1399
*
930
961
1470
1470
1314
*
1260
1353
1532
*
1438
1564
1523
1429
1376
1502
1437
1453
1455
1337
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
650
660
670
680
681
68N
690
700
710
720
730
740
750
760
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
New Hanover County
326 Emsley A Laney High
327 Eugene Ashley High
342 John T Hoggard High
352 New Hanover High
355 Mary S Mosley PLC
Northampton County
324 Northampton Highwest
336 Northampton Higheast
Onslow County
320 Dixon High
324 Jacksonville High
333 Northside High
340 Richlands High
344 Southwest High
352 Swansboro High
364 White Oak High
Orange County
310 Cedar Ridge High
332 Orange High
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
305 Carrboro High
308 Chapel Hill High
314 East Chapel Hill Hi
Pace Academy
Pamlico County
320 Pamlico County High
Pasquotank County
317 Northeastern High
319 Pasquotank Co High
Pender County
321 Heide Trask High
326 Pender High
327 Pender Early College
342 Topsail High
Perquimans County
316 Perquimans Co High
Person County
352 Person High
Pitt County
309 Ayden-Grifton High
333 D H Conley High
344 Farmville Central Hi
366 J H Rose High
374 North Pitt High
388 South Central High
Polk County
318 Polk County High
Randolph County
318 Eastern Randolph Hi
339 Providence Grove HI
348 Randleman High
358 Southwestern High
380 Trinity High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
1,030
254
198
356
222
.
136
70
66
671
64
169
93
60
84
85
116
280
154
126
704
.
339
365
1
58
58
210
97
113
256
61
60
.
135
62
62
181
181
690
46
140
75
197
75
157
85
85
501
139
.
98
108
156
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
70.5
63.5
63.3
92.7
66.3
Math
Score
515
509
517
501
520
545
486
CR
1
Score
502
495
500
482
497
524
486
Writing
Score
494
482
491
476
487
515
471
M+CR
1017
1004
1017
983
1017
1069
972
62.7
72.9
55.5
53.6
53.8
76.1
51.7
40.3
54.2
40.7
53.2
72.7
77.8
67.4
96.2
404
405
403
500
476
501
477
518
484
507
529
525
541
505
604
396
387
404
485
466
485
466
507
465
490
512
515
532
494
581
389
377
403
464
448
459
452
483
435
469
497
501
520
477
572
800
792
807
985
942
986
943
1025
949
997
1041
1040
1073
999
1185
1189
1169
1210
1449
1390
1445
1395
1508
1384
1466
1538
1541
1593
1476
1757
96.6
95.8
2.4
46.4
46.4
60.3
53.3
69.8
58.0
50.4
51.3
602
605
.
500
500
449
452
447
493
463
483
574
588
.
476
476
441
453
431
479
444
462
568
576
.
435
435
425
435
417
466
421
448
1176
1193
.
976
976
890
905
878
972
907
945
1744
1769
.
1411
1411
1315
1340
1295
1438
1328
1393
66.5
52.5
52.5
51.9
51.9
57.7
46.0
59.6
51.7
60.4
48.1
67.4
55.6
55.6
49.0
48.1
512
485
485
478
478
505
466
528
469
522
468
511
534
534
503
491
502
440
440
470
470
483
463
493
446
501
440
494
506
506
477
474
494
433
433
459
459
472
440
482
446
495
426
476
492
492
465
452
1014
925
925
948
948
988
929
1021
915
1023
908
1005
1040
1040
980
965
1508
1358
1358
1407
1407
1460
1369
1503
1361
1518
1334
1481
1532
1532
1445
1417
50.0
39.9
58.4
498
509
513
481
470
481
468
462
477
979
979
994
1447
1441
1471
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1508
1459
1504
1584
1443
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
948
219
168
346
215
.
123
58
65
657
70
157
94
71
76
78
111
347
186
161
737
.
382
353
.
43
43
244
136
108
233
57
60
.
116
53
53
199
199
761
60
164
90
225
74
148
85
85
482
132
.
105
98
147
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
63.4
59.0
55.8
82.2
60.4
Math
Score
515
511
524
510
512
551
504
CR
1
Score
502
496
505
497
496
522
494
Writing
Score3
494
482
492
480
483
509
483
61.2
82.9
50.0
51.0
56.0
62.3
50.5
40.6
49.0
46.2
49.3
77.5
82.3
72.5
93.1
411
403
419
508
520
496
497
507
475
528
539
530
529
531
596
401
395
407
488
511
471
480
502
456
510
500
513
516
508
583
401
405
398
465
494
447
467
467
429
480
482
496
500
492
574
92.3
93.6
600
594
578
590
576
572
39.1
39.1
61.2
69.0
55.1
53.1
45.2
39.5
509
509
450
456
444
498
480
474
482
482
448
453
442
487
475
441
459
459
433
443
422
478
465
442
72.0
51.0
51.0
53.5
53.5
60.1
45.1
55.8
59.2
63.0
54.8
77.1
55.6
55.6
46.8
46.3
519
480
480
489
489
505
495
526
484
531
457
485
523
523
504
505
516
456
456
470
470
485
486
499
453
517
434
464
513
513
481
479
503
423
423
460
460
469
451
490
449
498
414
451
492
492
466
463
51.5
38.3
51.4
502
502
505
468
491
485
454
471
474
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M+CR
1017
1007
1029
1007
1008
1073
998
.
812
798
826
996
1031
967
977
1009
931
1038
1039
1043
1045
1039
1179
.
1178
1184
.
991
991
898
909
886
985
955
915
.
1035
936
936
959
959
990
981
1025
937
1048
891
949
1036
1036
985
984
.
970
993
990
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1521
1487
1491
1582
1481
1213
1203
1224
1461
1525
1414
1444
1476
1360
1518
1521
1539
1545
1531
1753
1754
1756
1450
1450
1331
1352
1308
1463
1420
1357
1538
1359
1359
1419
1419
1459
1432
1515
1386
1546
1305
1400
1528
1528
1451
1447
1424
1464
1464
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
805
170
172
284
178
1
81
31
50
672
63
151
76
89
82
77
134
312
169
143
678
115
235
328
1
59
59
166
89
77
227
65
55
1
106
37
37
133
133
676
71
124
71
191
90
129
95
95
430
105
35
64
75
151
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
53.8
48.4
53.4
68.8
50.1
3.3
59.1
63.3
56.8
54.8
56.8
57.0
49.4
50.0
65.1
43.5
62.3
63.9
68.7
59.3
83.0
80.4
80.2
86.3
3.0
56.2
56.2
46.8
48.9
48.1
42.4
39.9
36.4
NA
49.5
38.9
38.9
40.2
40.2
55.4
53.8
50.0
54.6
57.9
55.2
59.4
61.7
61.7
43.4
47.3
42.7
39.0
34.2
49.7
Math
Score
515
511
531
525
515
556
511
*
410
388
423
507
489
509
493
502
487
528
524
529
545
511
598
601
589
603
*
506
506
465
458
473
494
467
480
*
519
478
478
480
480
509
463
531
487
532
482
513
516
516
496
492
452
488
503
507
CR
1
Score
501
495
507
501
505
527
486
*
394
356
417
484
480
484
494
487
454
506
484
510
532
484
581
576
570
592
*
480
480
461
453
469
470
426
456
*
503
445
445
469
469
482
443
493
459
513
450
484
496
496
471
473
423
468
484
476
Writing
Score3
493
480
491
490
474
511
475
*
395
363
415
461
458
442
471
461
440
485
476
494
520
463
572
577
559
579
*
455
455
443
436
451
455
422
438
*
485
429
429
451
451
464
430
473
450
488
430
471
478
478
449
449
386
441
449
468
M+CR
1016
1006
1038
1026
1020
1083
997
*
804
744
840
991
969
993
987
989
941
1034
1008
1039
1077
995
1179
1177
1159
1195
*
986
986
926
911
942
964
893
936
*
1022
923
923
949
949
991
906
1024
946
1045
932
997
1012
1012
967
965
875
956
987
983
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1529
1516
1494
1594
1472
*
1199
1107
1255
1452
1427
1435
1458
1450
1381
1519
1484
1533
1597
1458
1751
1754
1718
1774
*
1441
1441
1369
1347
1393
1419
1315
1374
*
1507
1352
1352
1400
1400
1455
1336
1497
1396
1533
1362
1468
1490
1490
1416
1414
1261
1397
1436
1451
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
761
770
780
790
800
810
81A
820
821
830
83A
840
84B
850
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Asheboro City
304 Asheboro High
Richmond County
348 Richmond Senior High
Robeson County
325 Fairmont High
342 Lumberton Senior Hi
385 Psrc Early College
391 Red Springs High
401 Saint Pauls High
402 South Robeson High
420 Purnell Swett High
700 Info Tech High
Rockingham County
314 Dalton Mcmichael Hi
354 John M Morehead High
366 Reidsville High
378 Rockingham Co High
Rowan-Salisbury
308 Henderson Indep High
340 East Rowan High
361 Jesse C Carson High
376 North Rowan High
396 Salisbury High
400 South Rowan High
408 West Rowan High
Rutherford County
324 Chase High
340 East Rutherford High
384 R-S Central High
385 Rutherford Early Col
Thomas Jefferson Aca
Sampson County
324 Sampson Early Colleg
348 Hobbton High
349 Lakewood High
352 Midway High
388 Union High
Clinton City
308 Clinton High
Scotland County
346 9th Grade Academ
700 Scotland High Of Hea
701 Scotland Hi Of Engineer & Ski
702 Shs Visual & Perform
703 Shs Business Finance
704 Shs Leadership & Pub
705 Shs Math science &
Laurinburg Charter
Stanly County
302 Albemarle High
332 North Stanly High
356 South Stanly High
368 West Stanly High
Gray Stone Day
Stokes County
332 North Stokes High
352 South Stokes High
358 West Stokes High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
160
160
140
140
517
47
224
.
50
47
36
113
.
430
101
127
89
113
641
.
133
24
78
140
126
140
271
56
106
109
.
15
180
.
42
39
47
52
100
99
214
214
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
366
77
87
66
136
40
213
38
52
123
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
66.1
66.1
30.6
31.8
42.7
33.3
53.8
Math
Score
515
509
491
491
481
481
447
454
450
CR
1
Score
502
495
466
466
464
464
420
436
431
Writing
Score
494
482
458
458
441
441
412
444
422
M+CR
1017
1004
957
957
945
945
867
890
881
41.0
31.8
36.7
43.0
433
443
428
453
396
427
381
413
380
412
370
408
829
870
809
866
1209
1282
1179
1274
54.8
53.2
52.3
56.7
58.5
51.2
495
491
503
460
518
500
479
475
491
438
502
476
467
462
480
434
482
459
974
966
994
898
1020
976
1441
1428
1474
1332
1502
1435
48.5
20.5
51.0
73.3
51.2
54.1
44.9
34.6
57.3
45.0
511
488
503
502
505
484
486
484
461
510
485
470
478
471
485
465
472
465
461
486
473
421
458
463
462
446
455
431
444
479
996
958
981
973
990
949
958
949
922
996
1469
1379
1439
1436
1452
1395
1413
1380
1366
1475
88.2
41.4
565
461
551
445
538
428
1116
906
1654
1334
38.9
38.2
40.2
48.1
61.0
60.4
59.8
59.8
480
448
476
441
467
467
463
463
473
458
442
415
459
459
436
436
442
444
425
409
450
451
427
427
953
906
918
856
926
926
899
899
1395
1350
1343
1265
1376
1377
1326
1326
54.5
65.3
49.2
52.8
54.6
97.6
46.4
46.9
35.4
54.4
514
498
486
496
551
530
502
488
480
516
473
483
450
438
498
530
476
454
447
495
469
477
437
433
501
524
466
448
437
484
987
981
936
934
1049
1060
978
942
927
1011
1456
1458
1373
1367
1550
1584
1444
1390
1364
1495
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1415
1415
1386
1386
1279
1334
1303
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
175
175
128
128
500
52
183
.
36
50
42
135
.
429
94
123
90
122
625
3
144
66
71
128
96
117
282
73
108
95
.
30
197
.
53
48
59
37
86
86
214
214
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
307
76
71
53
107
41
215
37
63
115
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
62.3
62.3
28.1
29.2
38.7
34.2
46.8
Math
Score
515
511
517
517
491
491
454
466
465
CR
1
Score
502
496
492
492
459
459
426
423
445
Writing
Score3
494
482
479
479
453
453
418
433
438
27.5
30.7
40.0
44.6
421
461
386
465
377
459
378
414
372
428
365
411
56.2
51.6
55.2
58.8
60.1
50.6
27.3
52.7
37.5
60.7
73.6
41.7
46.1
44.3
34.8
59.3
41.7
492
500
505
440
513
501
*
507
521
481
482
521
500
483
470
468
508
480
500
478
452
487
476
*
483
501
459
463
487
474
463
445
449
487
461
471
462
437
470
457
*
464
479
439
444
464
453
452
428
447
474
115.4
46.9
552
466
603
438
553
426
48.2
44.9
50.9
42.5
54.4
54.4
57.7
57.7
472
439
495
446
484
484
481
481
429
431
456
430
458
458
451
451
420
408
453
412
454
454
441
441
47.5
52.8
43.8
50.5
45.9
97.6
44.1
37.8
41.7
48.5
497
466
477
513
524
548
510
503
515
509
470
456
457
471
488
554
487
484
488
487
463
448
453
467
480
541
477
465
472
484
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
48
M+CR
1017
1007
1009
1009
950
950
880
889
910
.
798
920
764
879
.
972
1000
983
892
1000
977
*
990
1022
940
945
1008
974
946
915
917
995
.
1155
904
.
901
870
951
876
942
942
932
932
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
967
922
934
984
1012
1102
997
987
1003
996
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1488
1488
1403
1403
1298
1322
1348
1170
1348
1129
1290
1433
1471
1445
1329
1470
1434
*
1454
1501
1379
1389
1472
1427
1398
1343
1364
1469
1708
1330
1321
1278
1404
1288
1396
1396
1373
1373
1430
1370
1387
1451
1492
1643
1474
1452
1475
1480
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
122
122
106
106
497
40
181
16
42
43
47
121
7
449
107
120
101
121
619
.
138
84
50
122
113
112
284
64
112
91
17
31
162
2
41
29
58
32
96
96
197
120
16
1
17
6
19
18
1
293
61
75
65
92
56
193
34
47
112
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
53.7
53.7
21.2
22.8
37.2
33.6
43.4
32.7
34.4
23.9
36.4
40.6
33.3
56.3
55.7
56.3
64.3
51.9
47.4
.
50.4
39.8
39.4
60.1
52.6
41.6
47.1
39.8
65.9
39.6
70.8
86.1
38.6
5.1
40.2
36.7
43.6
47.8
55.5
55.5
55.3
NA
18.6
NA
21.5
11.3
27.9
28.1
NA
47.4
52.6
42.4
52.4
46.0
87.5
41.5
42.0
35.9
45.2
Math
Score
515
511
498
498
484
484
453
442
465
493
435
444
392
468
423
488
500
489
436
521
506
.
517
508
492
516
500
494
482
473
480
489
485
530
452
*
455
433
464
438
463
463
467
468
458
*
468
428
451
507
*
504
472
490
512
530
548
496
510
489
494
CR
1
Score
501
495
481
481
467
467
421
413
435
481
387
420
383
421
389
464
482
463
423
482
479
.
479
485
456
490
473
478
460
426
466
475
464
563
431
*
439
421
438
408
450
450
433
434
427
*
434
403
413
458
*
468
434
477
464
487
568
476
483
461
481
Writing
Score3
493
480
465
465
443
443
408
400
425
464
380
402
351
411
423
457
464
456
421
483
457
.
452
458
434
477
458
452
444
405
458
455
443
529
418
*
416
413
429
405
443
443
430
429
426
*
440
375
409
466
*
451
426
449
442
475
546
465
458
458
470
M+CR
1016
1006
979
979
951
951
874
855
900
974
822
864
775
889
812
952
982
952
859
1003
985
.
996
993
948
1006
973
972
942
899
946
964
949
1093
883
*
894
854
902
846
913
913
900
902
885
*
902
831
864
965
*
972
906
967
976
1017
1116
972
993
950
975
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1444
1444
1394
1394
1282
1255
1325
1438
1202
1266
1126
1300
1235
1409
1446
1408
1280
1486
1442
.
1448
1451
1382
1483
1431
1424
1386
1304
1404
1419
1392
1622
1301
*
1310
1267
1331
1251
1356
1356
1330
1331
1311
*
1342
1206
1273
1431
*
1423
1332
1416
1418
1492
1662
1437
1451
1408
1445
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
860
861
862
870
880
890
900
90A
910
920
92F
92G
92K
92P
930
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Surry County
316 East Surry High
336 North Surry High
352 Surry Central High
Elkin City
308 Elkin High
Mount Airy City
312 Mount Airy High
Swain County
314 Swain County High
Transylvania County
308 Brevard High
328 Rosman High
Tyrrell County
304 Columbia High
Union County
316 Forest Hills High
336 Monroe High
342 Porter Ridge High
344 Parkwood High
348 Piedmont High
360 Sun Valley High
365 South Providence
366 Central Academy Of T
377 Weddington High
393 Marvin Ridge High
Union Academy
Vance County
364 Southern Vance High
368 Western Vance High
370 Northern Vance High
382 Vance County ECHS
Wake County
316 Apex High
318 Athens Drive High
324 Longview
348 Needham Broughton Hi
368 Cary High
411 East Wake High
412 William G Enloe High
428 Fuquay-Varina High
436 Garner High
441 Green Hope High
455 Holly Springs High
466 Knightdale High
473 Leesville Road High
495 Middle Creek High
500 Millbrook High
526 Panther Creek High
528 Phillips High
552 Sanderson High
562 Southeast Raleigh Hi
588 Wake F-Rolesville Hi
595 Wakefield High
700 East Wake Health Sci
701 East Wake Integ Tech
702 East Wake Arts ed &
703 East Wake Engineerin
Franklin Academy
East Wake Academy
Raleigh Charter High
Southern Wake
Warren County
352 Warren County High
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
236
69
86
81
50
50
78
78
37
37
145
110
35
25
25
1,232
113
79
218
168
134
164
5
.
351
.
.
225
98
.
127
.
5,702
440
330
.
456
427
147
427
190
220
479
.
164
426
333
360
.
8
282
344
300
353
14
.
.
.
37
22
113
8
99
99
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
46.0
49.3
40.6
50.3
64.1
64.1
68.4
68.4
34.6
36.3
60.7
67.5
53.0
45.5
45.5
68.3
53.8
51.0
68.1
70.3
66.0
63.8
500.0
Math
Score
515
509
501
490
508
504
543
543
514
514
500
500
530
530
529
468
468
521
503
495
519
532
506
506
600
CR
1
Score
502
495
470
475
467
468
519
519
508
508
507
507
494
496
487
474
474
502
475
468
492
501
486
502
562
Writing
Score
494
482
455
461
454
449
513
513
487
487
509
509
489
489
488
456
456
491
465
444
485
487
475
493
530
M+CR
1017
1004
971
965
975
972
1062
1062
1022
1022
1007
1007
1024
1026
1016
942
942
1023
978
963
1011
1033
992
1008
1162
89.5
541
529
521
1070
1591
54.0
53.8
428
423
413
396
412
392
841
819
1253
1211
60.2
433
426
427
859
1286
79.8
89.4
84.4
538
565
557
519
534
523
505
517
510
1057
1099
1080
1562
1616
1590
96.4
83.1
75.0
87.5
59.0
62.0
97.4
545
568
477
577
512
479
570
531
542
456
580
497
469
536
519
521
441
564
483
454
528
1076
1110
933
1157
1009
948
1106
1595
1631
1374
1721
1492
1402
1634
62.4
86.1
71.6
88.7
459
551
521
521
452
529
506
501
438
515
496
489
911
1080
1027
1022
1349
1595
1523
1511
19.0
70.9
77.8
75.4
80.8
17.9
401
538
512
518
525
446
430
523
494
504
521
417
420
501
486
488
507
426
831
1061
1006
1022
1046
863
1251
1562
1492
1510
1553
1289
94.9
104.8
95.0
44.4
53.5
53.5
526
447
617
470
412
412
533
465
635
430
413
413
528
428
601
441
403
403
1059
912
1252
900
825
825
1587
1340
1853
1341
1228
1228
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1426
1426
1429
1421
1575
1575
1509
1509
1516
1516
1513
1515
1504
1398
1398
1514
1443
1407
1496
1520
1467
1501
1692
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
202
71
68
63
53
53
68
68
49
49
114
84
30
14
14
1,292
102
87
181
172
126
182
1
.
439
.
.
208
101
.
107
.
5,611
474
295
2
373
384
.
445
228
217
488
.
206
405
327
337
.
5
259
339
289
405
41
4
10
9
33
20
117
8
100
100
2009
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
38.6
47.7
31.3
40.1
58.2
58.2
54.4
54.4
45.8
46.7
51.8
60.4
48.4
42.4
42.4
67.8
46.6
56.9
65.8
64.4
67.4
62.5
14.3
Math
Score
515
511
532
525
535
536
532
532
510
510
504
504
529
541
496
494
494
524
496
465
519
528
516
512
*
CR
1
Score
502
496
491
499
485
489
514
514
505
505
496
496
515
526
483
466
466
499
463
433
499
502
492
502
*
Writing
Score3
494
482
477
481
475
474
487
487
478
478
482
482
495
502
477
422
422
489
453
412
492
487
482
493
*
91.3
549
522
514
49.4
54.9
423
418
407
391
407
393
53.5
428
422
420
73.6
84.5
76.8
100.0
85.0
74.7
541
573
553
*
548
558
518
543
518
*
530
529
506
531
505
*
524
511
78.2
58.3
50.9
91.0
594
524
471
588
580
503
461
546
574
481
440
543
60.8
85.3
69.0
78.6
463
555
529
512
455
525
520
490
436
517
497
480
9.6
72.3
73.2
68.8
79.6
46.6
9.5
12.0
12.9
78.6
66.7
95.9
26.7
54.3
54.3
372
535
504
524
537
472
*
457
421
527
472
633
474
423
423
360
513
492
509
513
460
*
425
417
531
467
631
470
413
413
362
496
479
489
500
440
*
428
396
517
458
617
468
406
406
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
49
M+CR
1017
1007
1023
1024
1020
1025
1046
1046
1015
1015
1000
1000
1044
1067
979
960
960
1023
959
898
1018
1030
1008
1014
*
.
1071
.
.
830
809
.
850
.
1059
1116
1071
*
1078
1087
.
1174
1027
932
1134
.
918
1080
1049
1002
.
732
1048
996
1033
1050
932
*
882
838
1058
939
1264
944
836
836
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1500
1505
1495
1499
1533
1533
1493
1493
1482
1482
1539
1569
1456
1382
1382
1512
1412
1310
1510
1517
1490
1507
*
1585
1237
1202
1270
1565
1647
1576
*
1602
1598
1748
1508
1372
1677
1354
1597
1546
1482
1094
1544
1475
1522
1550
1372
*
1310
1234
1575
1397
1881
1412
1242
1242
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
180
68
65
47
53
53
76
76
46
46
114
92
22
12
12
1,306
75
51
197
130
105
174
.
95
272
205
27
174
66
1
104
3
5,338
376
274
.
324
253
50
422
202
240
410
227
172
381
207
258
276
5
254
237
281
411
31
10
20
17
55
21
119
4
94
94
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
35.5
46.3
32.7
29.2
64.6
64.6
60.3
60.3
36.8
38.7
48.5
57.5
33.3
37.5
37.5
63.6
42.6
44.7
61.6
64.0
47.9
55.4
.
74.8
85.5
89.5
77.1
37.2
33.5
5.0
41.4
NA
67.1
79.7
71.7
.
73.5
69.7
NA
70.9
52.7
48.7
85.2
67.6
52.6
73.0
68.8
64.3
73.0
11.9
64.6
63.0
64.7
76.4
38.8
19.6
21.3
27.0
77.5
48.8
96.7
17.4
55.0
55.0
Math
Score
515
511
527
524
507
559
547
547
521
521
482
482
539
543
518
483
483
522
507
469
511
517
508
509
.
500
543
559
498
448
455
*
446
*
547
576
562
.
554
560
465
599
523
489
588
529
477
582
525
519
573
410
555
503
525
532
467
417
470
491
550
459
635
*
409
409
CR
1
Score
501
495
480
475
472
500
526
526
507
507
490
490
514
519
494
483
483
506
461
467
490
503
501
497
.
493
531
532
506
424
432
*
422
*
526
536
520
.
535
542
456
592
506
473
548
519
460
551
511
504
539
410
535
491
518
521
422
394
471
419
555
494
617
*
407
407
Writing
Score3
493
480
469
477
454
479
518
518
496
496
472
472
493
499
466
452
452
494
461
442
473
490
490
489
.
472
523
520
480
419
426
*
419
*
510
521
508
.
518
520
432
575
485
450
544
496
441
529
495
490
534
334
514
478
498
515
415
378
453
414
532
473
599
*
408
408
M+CR
1016
1006
1007
999
979
1059
1073
1073
1028
1028
972
972
1053
1062
1012
966
966
1028
968
936
1001
1020
1009
1006
.
993
1074
1091
1004
872
887
*
868
*
1073
1112
1082
.
1089
1102
921
1191
1029
962
1136
1048
937
1133
1036
1023
1112
820
1090
994
1043
1053
889
811
941
910
1105
953
1252
*
816
816
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1476
1476
1433
1538
1591
1591
1524
1524
1444
1444
1546
1561
1478
1418
1418
1522
1429
1378
1474
1510
1499
1495
.
1465
1597
1611
1484
1291
1313
*
1287
*
1583
1633
1590
.
1607
1622
1353
1766
1514
1412
1680
1544
1378
1662
1531
1513
1646
1154
1604
1472
1541
1568
1304
1189
1394
1324
1637
1426
1851
*
1224
1224
3
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
2007
93A
940
950
960
970
980
990
995
School System & School
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal
Washington County
308 Creswell High
316 Plymouth High
Watauga County
336 Watauga High
Wayne County
324 Charles B Aycock Hi
330 Eastern Wayne High
335 Goldsboro High
372 Rosewood High
380 Southern Wayne High
386 Spring Creek High
490 Wayne Early/Middle C
Wilkes County
320 East Wilkes High
356 North Wilkes High
388 West Wilkes High
390 Wilkes Central High
Wilson County
318 Beddingfield High
336 Fike High
342 James Hunt High
Yadkin County
322 Forbush High
326 Starmount High
Yancey County
330 Mountain Heritage Hi
# Tested
1,494,531
55,114
.
72
9
63
215
215
587
128
162
83
63
98
46
7
248
36
52
57
103
356
86
136
134
198
134
64
67
67
2008
%
Tested
48.0
71.0
Math
Score
515
509
CR
1
Score
502
495
Writing
Score
494
482
M+CR
1017
1004
54.1
69.2
52.5
68.5
68.5
52.7
51.8
61.4
72.2
53.4
43.4
41.8
31.8
47.0
38.7
48.1
40.7
55.1
54.8
46.5
61.0
55.6
55.8
61.2
47.8
40.6
40.6
438
386
445
543
543
489
516
510
415
486
483
488
519
516
534
483
517
526
494
461
516
494
502
504
497
513
513
413
393
415
536
536
472
487
488
414
470
464
488
566
505
526
493
495
508
471
449
487
468
471
475
462
517
517
405
398
406
514
514
454
460
474
404
454
444
471
516
478
511
461
459
485
461
436
468
471
457
461
448
490
490
851
779
860
1079
1079
961
1003
998
829
956
947
976
1085
1021
1060
976
1012
1034
965
910
1003
962
973
979
959
1030
1030
2
M+CR+W
1511
1486
1256
1177
1266
1593
1593
1415
1463
1472
1233
1410
1391
1447
1601
1499
1571
1437
1471
1519
1426
1346
1471
1433
1430
1440
1407
1520
1520
3
# Tested
1,518,859
56,442
6
61
5
56
215
215
562
124
162
75
55
93
44
9
265
41
63
55
106
311
66
127
118
169
96
73
63
63
%
Tested
45.0
63.0
120.0
43.9
25.0
47.1
71.7
71.7
49.3
54.6
60.4
54.7
38.2
43.5
41.9
29.0
47.2
41.8
47.4
47.4
62.0
46.6
36.9
50.6
50.2
44.6
44.9
45.1
43.2
43.2
Math
Score
515
511
382
428
448
426
555
555
495
512
521
417
502
478
506
551
527
529
508
548
527
494
451
501
511
501
507
494
523
523
CR
1
Score
502
496
438
391
376
393
547
547
484
505
497
418
495
470
492
581
510
519
499
526
506
470
420
481
486
483
489
476
512
512
2009
Writing
Score3
494
482
443
384
410
382
527
527
459
481
476
392
462
440
468
557
482
507
473
490
474
459
410
462
482
470
468
472
482
482
M+CR
1017
1007
820
819
824
819
1102
1102
979
1017
1018
835
997
948
998
1132
1037
1048
1007
1074
1033
964
871
982
997
984
996
970
1035
1035
2
M+CR+W
1511
1489
1263
1203
1234
1201
1629
1629
1438
1498
1494
1227
1459
1388
1466
1689
1519
1555
1480
1564
1507
1423
1281
1444
1479
1454
1464
1442
1517
1517
3
# Tested
1,530,128
57,147
5
65
4
61
200
200
501
95
156
65
41
96
37
11
234
49
35
45
105
310
71
114
125
180
110
70
67
67
%
Tested
46.0
63.0
62.5
45.5
17.4
50.8
61.5
61.5
43.5
37.4
58.6
47.4
32.8
45.7
33.0
42.3
42.8
46.7
31.0
34.6
63.6
44.7
37.4
44.5
50.6
50.0
51.9
47.9
36.2
36.2
Math
Score
515
511
466
405
*
404
553
553
497
512
521
433
509
472
511
514
526
536
522
551
513
494
465
507
499
509
514
499
533
533
CR
1
Score
501
495
428
382
*
385
546
546
475
488
496
422
498
455
462
528
500
520
515
526
475
467
447
478
469
470
474
463
504
504
Writing
Score3
493
480
408
380
*
382
531
531
454
468
477
397
477
423
460
513
475
506
477
503
449
456
419
468
466
451
459
439
492
492
Note: United States and North Carolina totals include both public and non-public school students. Percent tested is the number of students taking the SAT divided by the 12th grade membership at the end of the eighth month. In years prior to 2007, an asterisk (*) indicates fewer than five test-takers; a blank means the school did not
participate in the SAT that year. Beginning in 2007, a period (.) reflects fewer than five test-takers. Before 2007, school totals may not equal county totals due to counts lower than five not being reported.
1
5
CR = Critical Reading; 2M+CR = Math + Critical Reading;3M+CR+W=Math + Critical Reading + Writing;4Beginning in 2005, Kings Mountain City and Shelby City school districts merged with the Cleveland County school district.
Olympic High School closed in
the Spring of 2007; the number tested represents students taking the SAT before the school closed.
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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M+CR
1016
1006
894
787
*
789
1099
1099
972
1000
1017
855
1007
927
973
1042
1026
1056
1037
1077
988
961
912
985
968
979
988
962
1037
1037
2
M+CR+W
1509
1486
1302
1167
*
1171
1630
1630
1426
1468
1494
1252
1484
1350
1433
1555
1501
1562
1514
1580
1437
1417
1331
1453
1434
1430
1447
1401
1529
1529
3
Table 8. Distribution of North Carolina's Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores
(Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2008-2009
Score
2009 United States
(1016)
2009 North Carolina
(1006)
2009 Southeast
(999)
School System
1360
1260
NC School of Science & Math
Raleigh Charter HS
1180
1170
...
1130
1120
1110
1100
...
1080
...
1060
1050
1040
1030
1020
1010
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Woods Charter
NC School of the Arts
Gray Stone Day
Franklin Academy
T homas Jefferson, Watauga
Elkin City, Hickory City, Wake
960
950
940
930
920
910
900
890
880
870
860
850
Buncombe, Carteret, T ransylvania
Asheville City, Henderson, Moore
Dare, Davie, Haywood, Iredell-Statesville, Madison, New Hanover, Orange, Yancey
Mount Airy City, Union, Wilkes
Cabarrus, Davidson, Jackson, Johnston, Lincoln, Polk
Alleghany, Burke, Catawba, Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Craven, Macon, Mooresville City, Surry,
Union Academy, Winston-Salem/Forsyth
Ashe, Camden, Clay, Cleveland, Currituck, Lincoln Charter, Onslow, Pitt
Beaufort, Brunswick, Caldwell, Chatham, Cherokee County, Guilford, Lee, McDowell, Mitchell,
Pamlico, Rowan-Salisbury
Alexander, Asheboro City, Avery, Harnett, Kannapolis City, Nash-Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids City,
Stanly, Stokes, Swain, Wayne, Yadkin
Durham, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Hyde, Newton-Conover City, Pender, Randolph, T yrrell,
Wilson
East Wake Academy, Richmond, Rockingham
Cumberland, Franklin, Person, Rutherford
Edenton/Chowan, Gates, Lenoir, Martin
Elizabeth City/Pasquotank, Perquimans
Clinton City
Duplin, Greene, Piedmont Community
Haliwa-Saponi T ribal, Montgomery, River Mill Academy, Rocky Mount Prep Sch, Scotland, Whiteville City
Bladen, Caswell, Columbus, Edgecombe, Sampson
Clover Garden, Robeson, T homasville City, Vance
Anson, Hoke, Lexington City
Bertie
Jones
830
820
810
800
790
650
Halifax
Hertford, Warren
Northampton
C.G. Woodson
Kestrel Heights, Washington, Weldon City
Crossroads Charter
620
***
Kennedy Charter
Hawbridge School, Crossnore Academy, Provisions Academy, Pace Academy, Laurinburg Charter, Southern Wake
1000
990
980
970
United States, North Carolina, and Southeast total scores include both public and non-public schools.
*Denotes a charter or special school.
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Performance of the Fifty States
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Table 9. Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), CR + M, and CR + M +
W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2008-2009
Percent
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
1
Tested
7%
46%
26%
5%
49%
20%
83%
71%
79%
59%
71%
58%
18%
6%
63%
3%
7%
7%
7%
90%
69%
84%
5%
7%
4%
5%
22%
4%
42%
75%
76%
11%
85%
63%
3%
22%
5%
52%
71%
66%
67%
3%
10%
51%
6%
64%
68%
53%
18%
5%
5%
46%
Critical
Reading
(CR) Mean
Mathematics
(M) Mean
Writing
(W)
Mean
557
520
516
572
500
568
509
495
466
497
490
479
541
588
496
610
581
573
563
468
500
514
584
595
567
595
541
587
501
523
496
553
485
495
590
537
575
523
493
498
486
589
571
486
559
518
511
524
511
594
567
501
552
516
521
572
513
575
513
498
451
498
491
502
540
604
507
615
589
573
558
467
502
526
603
609
554
600
542
594
505
523
513
546
502
511
593
546
571
525
501
496
496
600
565
506
558
518
512
531
501
608
568
515
549
492
497
556
498
555
512
484
461
480
479
469
520
583
480
588
564
561
555
455
495
510
575
578
559
584
519
572
479
510
496
534
478
480
566
523
557
499
483
494
470
569
565
475
540
506
498
507
499
582
550
493
1
CR+M
1109
1036
1037
1144
1013
1143
1022
993
917
995
981
981
1081
1192
1003
1225
1170
1146
1121
935
1002
1040
1187
1204
1121
1195
1083
1181
1006
1046
1009
1099
987
1006
1183
1083
1146
1048
994
994
982
1189
1136
992
1117
1036
1023
1055
1012
1202
1135
1016
CR+M+
W
1658
1528
1534
1700
1511
1698
1534
1477
1378
1475
1460
1450
1601
1775
1483
1813
1734
1707
1676
1390
1497
1550
1762
1782
1680
1779
1602
1753
1485
1556
1505
1633
1465
1486
1749
1606
1703
1547
1477
1488
1452
1758
1701
1467
1657
1542
1521
1562
1511
1784
1685
1509
The percent of high school graduates tested is based upon the recently revised projection of high school graduates in 2009 by the
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and the number of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT
Reasoning Test in each state. Updated projections make it inappropriate to compare percentages for any given year with those
of other years.
SOURCE: "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western
Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008.
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Table 10. Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)] by
State, 1990-2009
Percent
1
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
Tested
2009
7%
46%
26%
5%
49%
20%
83%
71%
79%
59%
71%
58%
18%
6%
63%
3%
7%
7%
7%
90%
69%
84%
5%
7%
4%
5%
22%
4%
42%
75%
76%
11%
85%
63%
3%
22%
5%
52%
71%
66%
67%
3%
10%
51%
6%
64%
68%
53%
18%
5%
5%
46%
Change from
CR+M
1990
CR+M
2009
1990 to 2009
1079
1015
1041
1077
1002
1067
1002
1006
950
988
951
985
1066
1089
972
1172
1129
1089
1088
991
1008
1001
1063
1110
1090
1089
1082
1121
1022
1028
993
1100
985
948
1157
1048
1095
1024
987
986
942
1150
1102
979
1121
1000
997
1024
1034
1111
1072
1001
1109
1036
1037
1144
1013
1143
1022
993
917
995
981
981
1081
1192
1003
1225
1170
1146
1121
935
1002
1040
1187
1204
1121
1195
1083
1181
1006
1046
1009
1099
987
1006
1183
1083
1146
1048
994
994
982
1189
1136
992
1117
1036
1023
1055
1012
1202
1135
1016
30
21
-4
67
11
76
20
-13
-33
7
30
-4
15
103
31
53
41
57
33
-56
-6
39
124
94
31
106
1
60
-16
18
16
-1
2
58
26
35
51
24
7
8
40
39
34
13
-4
36
26
31
-22
91
63
15
1
The percent of high school graduates tested is based upon the recently revised projection of high school
graduates in 2008 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and the number of
students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT Reasoning Test in each state. Due to periodic projection
updates, comparing participation rates across years should be done with caution.
CR = Critical Reading; M = Math
SOURCE: "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity,
1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008.
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Table 11. Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading,
Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999.
2009
2008
One-Year Change
1999
Critical
ParticiCritical
Critical
Critical
pation Rate Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading
Math
ST AT E
2009 1
Mean Mean Mean
Mean Mean Mean
Mean Mean Mean
Mean
Mean
Alabama
7%
557
552
549
565
557
554
-8
-5
-5
561
555
Alaska
46%
520
516
492
520
520
493
0
-4
-1
516
514
Arizona
26%
516
521
497
516
522
500
0
-1
-3
524
525
Arkansas
5%
572
572
556
575
567
559
-3
5
-3
563
556
California
49%
500
513
498
499
515
498
1
-2
0
497
514
Colorado
20%
568
575
555
564
570
553
4
5
2
536
540
Connecticut
83%
509
513
512
509
513
513
0
0
-1
510
509
Delaware
71%
495
498
484
499
498
490
-4
0
-6
503
497
466
451
461
470
455
465
-4
-4
-4
494
478
District of Columbia2 79%
Florida
59%
497
498
480
496
497
481
1
1
-1
499
498
Georgia
71%
490
491
479
491
493
482
-1
-2
-3
487
482
Hawaii
58%
479
502
469
481
502
470
-2
0
-1
482
513
Idaho
18%
541
540
520
540
540
517
1
0
3
542
540
Illinois
6%
588
604
583
583
601
578
5
3
5
569
585
Indiana
63%
496
507
480
496
508
481
0
-1
-1
496
498
Iowa
3%
610
615
588
603
612
582
7
3
6
594
598
Kansas
7%
581
589
564
580
589
564
1
0
0
578
576
Kentucky
7%
573
573
561
568
570
554
5
3
7
547
547
Louisiana
7%
563
558
555
566
564
558
-3
-6
-3
561
558
Maine
90%
468
467
455
469
466
461
-1
1
-6
507
503
Maryland
69%
500
502
495
499
502
497
1
0
-2
507
507
Massachusetts
84%
514
526
510
514
525
513
0
1
-3
511
511
Michigan
5%
584
603
575
581
598
572
3
5
3
557
565
Minnesota
7%
595
609
578
596
609
579
-1
0
-1
586
598
Mississippi
4%
567
554
559
574
556
566
-7
-2
-7
563
548
Missouri
5%
595
600
584
594
597
584
1
3
0
572
572
Montana
22%
541
542
519
541
548
523
0
-6
-4
545
546
Nebraska
4%
587
594
572
581
585
567
6
9
5
568
571
Nevada
42%
501
505
479
498
506
478
3
-1
1
512
517
New Hampshire
75%
523
523
510
521
523
511
2
0
-1
520
518
New Jersey
76%
496
513
496
495
513
496
1
0
0
498
510
New Mexico
11%
553
546
534
557
548
540
-4
-2
-6
549
542
New York
85%
485
502
478
488
504
481
-3
-2
-3
495
502
North Carolina
63%
495
511
480
496
511
482
-1
0
-2
493
493
North Dakota
3%
590
593
566
594
604
568
-4
-11
-2
594
605
Ohio
22%
537
546
523
534
544
521
3
2
2
534
538
Oklahoma
5%
575
571
557
572
572
557
3
-1
0
567
560
Oregon
52%
523
525
499
523
527
502
0
-2
-3
525
525
Pennsylvania
71%
493
501
483
494
501
483
-1
0
0
498
495
Rhode Island
66%
498
496
494
495
498
493
3
-2
1
504
499
South Carolina
67%
486
496
470
488
497
476
-2
-1
-6
479
475
South Dakota
3%
589
600
569
595
596
575
-6
4
-6
585
588
T ennessee
10%
571
565
565
571
570
566
0
-5
-1
559
553
T exas
51%
486
506
475
488
505
480
-2
1
-5
494
499
Utah
6%
559
558
540
561
557
543
-2
1
-3
570
568
Vermont
64%
518
518
506
519
523
507
-1
-5
-1
514
506
Virginia
68%
511
512
498
511
512
499
0
0
-1
508
499
Washington
53%
524
531
507
526
533
509
-2
-2
-2
525
526
West Virginia
18%
511
501
499
512
501
498
-1
0
1
527
512
Wisconsin
5%
594
608
582
587
604
577
7
4
5
584
595
Wyoming
5%
567
568
550
562
574
541
5
-6
9
546
551
Unite d State s
46%
501
515
493
502
515
494
-1
0
-1
505
511
1
T en-Year
Change
Critical
Reading
-4
4
-8
9
3
32
-1
-8
-28
-2
3
-3
-1
19
0
16
3
26
2
-39
-7
3
27
9
4
23
-4
19
-11
3
-2
4
-10
2
-4
3
8
-2
-5
-6
7
4
12
-8
-11
4
3
-1
-16
10
21
-4
Math
Mean
-3
2
-4
16
-1
35
4
1
-27
0
9
-11
0
19
9
17
13
26
0
-36
-5
15
38
11
6
28
-4
23
-12
5
3
4
0
18
-12
8
11
0
6
-3
21
12
12
7
-10
12
13
5
-11
13
17
4
Based on projections of high school graduates in 2008 as published in "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and
Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008 and the number of students in the class of
2009 who took the SAT Reasoning T est in each state.
Note: The C olle ge Board strongly discourage s the comparison or ranking of state s on the basis of SAT score s alone .
SOURCE: T he College Board. (2009) Gold Rod Re port.
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
55
Table 12. Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading, Mathematics, and
Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999.
2009
ST AT E
Maine
NewYork
Massachusetts
Connecticut
NewJersey
NewHampshire
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Indiana
SouthCarolina
NorthCarolina
RhodeIsland
Florida
Washington
DistrictofColumbia
Hawaii
Oregon
California
T exas
Alaska
Nevada
Arizona
Montana
Colorado
Ohio
WestVirginia
Idaho
NewMexico
Alabama
Kansas
Minnesota
T ennessee
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Wyoming
Arkansas
Nebraska
NorthDakota
Oklahoma
SouthDakota
Utah
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
All Stude nts
2008
One-Year Change
1999
Critical
Critical
Critical
Critical
Participation Rate Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math
Mean Mean Mean
Mean Mean Mean
Mean Mean Mean
Mean
Mean
2009 1
100%
463
460
449
463
460
456
0
0
-7
506
503
76%
480
500
473
483
503
475
-3
-3
-2
493
504
72%
508
522
504
507
520
505
1
2
-1
504
505
70%
503
508
506
503
507
506
0
1
0
504
503
65%
493
515
494
492
514
493
1
1
1
496
513
64%
513
515
499
513
516
502
0
-1
-3
511
507
62%
489
500
478
490
500
478
-1
0
0
495
495
59%
519
519
507
521
523
507
-2
-4
0
514
505
58%
486
489
475
486
490
477
0
-1
-2
483
479
58%
492
498
488
490
497
489
2
1
-1
502
505
58%
509
511
495
508
510
496
1
1
-1
506
497
57%
478
484
464
482
483
471
-4
1
-7
485
481
56%
491
504
475
492
505
477
-1
-1
-2
493
497
55%
482
496
467
484
496
471
-2
0
-4
479
477
54%
492
511
476
492
511
478
0
0
-2
491
492
54%
486
487
482
483
487
479
3
0
3
499
496
50%
493
496
475
492
495
475
1
1
0
496
497
45%
520
529
502
522
531
505
-2
-2
-3
522
525
43%
405
392
399
407
391
398
-2
1
1
416
397
43%
454
474
441
456
473
441
-2
1
0
458
486
43%
519
523
494
519
525
497
0
-2
-3
523
525
42%
495
512
493
494
513
493
1
-1
0
492
513
42%
481
504
470
484
503
476
-3
1
-6
492
498
41%
519
517
492
521
523
495
-2
-6
-3
517
516
33%
499
505
477
495
504
475
4
1
2
512
519
21%
514
520
494
514
521
496
0
-1
-2
522
525
19%
542
546
519
544
552
526
-2
-6
-7
547
549
16%
571
581
557
565
576
555
6
5
2
535
542
16%
534
546
517
529
543
514
5
3
3
531
539
15%
508
499
495
509
499
495
-1
0
0
526
513
14%
540
541
518
539
541
515
1
0
3
543
544
8%
540
537
519
545
536
524
-5
1
-5
549
541
6%
553
551
546
561
558
551
-8
-7
-5
558
557
5%
586
594
566
582
593
566
4
1
0
584
584
5%
599
612
579
600
610
579
-1
2
0
589
601
5%
571
565
561
573
570
564
-2
-5
-3
551
547
4%
596
619
588
588
613
582
8
6
6
571
595
4%
575
581
560
566
573
550
9
8
10
546
548
4%
563
563
548
571
570
555
-8
-7
-7
564
562
4%
583
607
575
579
602
570
4
5
5
555
566
4%
565
570
552
563
579
543
2
-9
9
549
554
3%
569
567
552
575
570
559
-6
-3
-7
568
560
3%
585
594
570
577
583
563
8
11
7
565
570
3%
588
594
563
592
607
566
-4
-13
-3
594
607
3%
572
567
552
570
569
550
2
-2
2
565
558
3%
591
602
569
605
602
580
-14
0
-11
584
590
3%
584
581
559
586
582
563
-2
-1
-4
593
594
3%
598
614
584
590
611
580
8
3
4
592
604
2%
613
624
590
607
621
587
6
3
3
598
605
2%
556
545
550
569
550
559
-13
-5
-9
565
547
2%
598
603
582
593
598
578
5
5
4
570
571
36%
496
510
487
497
510
488
-1
0
-1
502
508
1
T en-Year
Change
Critical
Reading
-43
-13
4
-1
-3
2
-6
5
3
-10
3
-7
-2
3
1
-13
-3
-2
-11
-4
-4
3
-11
2
-13
-8
-5
36
3
-18
-3
-9
-5
2
10
20
25
29
-1
28
16
1
20
-6
7
7
-9
6
15
-9
28
-6
Math
Mean
-43
-4
17
5
2
8
5
14
10
-7
14
3
7
19
19
-9
-1
4
-5
-12
-2
-1
6
1
-14
-5
-3
39
7
-14
-3
-4
-6
10
11
18
24
33
1
41
16
7
24
-13
9
12
-13
10
19
-2
32
2
Based on projections of high school graduates in 2008 as published in "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and
Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008 and the number of students in the class of
2008 who took the SAT Reasoning T est in each state.
Note : The College Board strongly discourage s the comparison or ranking of state s on the basis of SAT scores alone.
SOURCE: T he College Board. (2008) Gold Rod Report.
The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009
56