THE NORTH CAROLINA 2012 SAT REPORT The URL for the complete report: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat/2012 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction Accountability Services Division September 2012 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century. WILLIAM C. HARRISON Chairman :: Fayetteville REGINALD KENAN Rose Hill JOHN A. TATE III Charlotte WAYNE MCDEVITT Vice Chair :: Asheville KEVIN D. HOWELL Raleigh ROBERT “TOM” SPEED Boone WALTER DALTON Lieutenant Governor :: Rutherfordton SHIRLEY E. HARRIS Troy MELISSA E. BARTLETT Roxboro JANET COWELL State Treasurer :: Raleigh CHRISTINE J. GREENE High Point PATRICIA N. WILLOUGHBY Raleigh Jean W. Woolard Plymouth NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D., State Superintendent 301 N. Wilmington Street :: Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825 In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Inquiries or complaints regarding discrimination issues should be directed to: Dr. Rebecca Garland, Chief Academic Officer :: Academic Services and Instructional Support 6368 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6368 :: Telephone: (919) 807-3200 :: Fax: (919) 807-4065 Visit us on the Web :: www.ncpublicschools.org M0910 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 ……………………………………………………………………..….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 ..................................................................................................16-19 Grade Point Average (GPA) ..............................................................................................19-21 North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System ................................................22-23 North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools .......................................................................24-25 Public Schools................................................................................................................................26 References ...............................................................................................................................27-28 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................29 North Carolina and the Nation ...........................................................................................30-37 Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ...............................................................................................................38-51 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Score…….....52 Performance of the Fifty States .........................................................................................53-57 Source: Derived from data provided by the College Board. Copyright © 2011-2012 The College Board. www.collegeboard.com i List of Tables Table Page 1 Percentages of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell, 2011-2012 …………………..………………………………………5 2 Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by Gender, 2002-2012 ..............................................................................13 3 Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2012 ........................31 4 Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2011-2012 ............................32 5 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2011-2012 .........................................................................................................................36 6 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2010-2012 ...................................................37 7 SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012 ..............................................................................................38-51 8 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2011-2012 .............................................52 9 Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), M + CR, and M + CR + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2011-2012 ..................................54 10 Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)] by State, 1990-2012 ..........................................................................................................55 11 Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2012, 2011, and 2002 ........................................................................................................56 12 Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2012, 2011, and 2002 ............................57 ii List of Figures Figure Page 1 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 2002-2012 …………..…….…………8 2 Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2012.................................................................................................................9 3 Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 2002-2012 .........................................................................................................................10 4 Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 2002-2012 .........................................................................................................................11 5 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North Carolina by Gender, 2002-2012.............................................................12 6 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 2010-2012 ............................................................................15 7 Differences in Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2012 .........................16 8 Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2011-2012 ...................................................................17 9 Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2011-2012 ..........................................................................................18 10 Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2011-2012 ..........................................................................................19 11 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point Average for Public School Racial/Ethnic Groups in North Carolina, 2011-2012……………………………………………………………………..…………20 12 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point Average for North Carolina’s Public School Males and Females, 2011-2012…………………………………….………………………………………….21 13 The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors (2012), North Carolina’s CollegeBound Seniors (2011), Entering Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2011)……….………………..23 iii Figure Page 14 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for All States, 2011-2012 .................................................24 15 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2011-2012 ...........................................................................................................25 16 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public School Students in North Carolina and the Nation, 2002-2012.........................................26 17 Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2011-2012 ...............................................................................................33 18 Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2011-2012 ...............................................................................................34 19 Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2011-2012............................................................................................................35 iv A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data∗ As measures of developed critical reading, mathematical and writing abilities 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 self-selected students. Therefore, aggregate results of their performance on these tests usually do not 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 takers varies widely among states. In some states, a very small percentage of the college-bound seniors take the SAT. Typically, in a state with a very small percentage of the college-bound population taking the SAT, 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, mathematics and writing averages reported for these states will be higher than the national averages. In states where a greater proportion of students with a wide range of academic backgrounds take the SAT, the scores are closer to the national averages. ________________________ Excerpted from SAT Trends: Background on the SAT Takers in the Class of 2012. Copyright 2012 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. v Background Evolution of the SAT The SAT is a high-stakes assessment that provides educators an important measure of academic achievement as students prepare for post-secondary college and career opportunities. Typically, students take the test during their junior and senior years to assess their ability to reason, to solve problems, and to gauge the knowledge and skills they develop in their high school course work (College Board, 2012). For nearly a century, the SAT has been used by college admissions officers as one of the tools for determining a student’s potential for succeeding in college. In addition to SAT scores, high school transcripts, high school grades, course selection, etc. are used. Since course content and grading standards may vary widely among high schools, the SAT provides colleges and universities an objective measure, which is uniform across all schools. Unlike the initial administration of the SAT in the late 1920’s when SAT takers were a few thousand mainly white male students, the 1,664,479 public and private college-bound seniors who took the SAT in 2012 were notably different in the following regards: course patterns have changed with more students taking pre-calculus; seventy-five percent of test-takers plan to apply for financial aid; larger numbers of traditionally under-represented minorities were included; female test-takers continued to outnumber men; more test-takers spoke languages other than English; greater than 80 percent of all test-takers were from public schools; interest in health careers has increased, while interest in education careers has decreased (College Board, SAT Trends, 2012). About 52 percent of the nation’s 3,225,017 million (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school college-bound students took the SAT in 2012, compared with 68 percent of the 93,566 (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school college-bound seniors in North Carolina (NC). By comparison, 43 percent of the nation’s projected 2,941,541 million public school college-bound seniors took the test in 2011, compared with 65 percent of NC’s) projected 85732 college-bound seniors. 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). Below is a brief chronology of the major changes that have occurred since the test’s original inception: 1994 o o o o o 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. Antonyms were eliminated. 1 1995 o 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. o 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. 2005 o In an effort to better align the SAT’s content with contemporary curricula and practices in high schools and colleges, a new test was administered. o The Verbal test was renamed “Critical Reading.” o Shorter reading passages were added to existing long reading passages. o Analogies were eliminated. o The mathematics section was revised to increase alignment with curricula and admissions expectations. o Quantitative comparisons were eliminated. o Content from third-year college-preparatory mathematics was added. o 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 its three subsections: critical reading, mathematics, and writing). To compare current SAT total scores with total scores prior to 2006, the sum of the critical reading and mathematics subsections are used. The critical reading section (formerly called verbal) focuses on reading and gauges students’ ability to draw inferences, to synthesize information, to differentiate between main and supporting ideas, and to understand vocabulary from context. The mathematics section requires students to apply numerical concepts to solve problems and to use data literacy skills to interpret tables, charts, and graphs. The writing section determines students’ ability to communicate ideas clearly and effectively, to improve writing through revision and editing, to recognize and identify sentence-level errors, to understand grammatical elements and structures, and to improve coherence of ideas within and among paragraphs. 2 The following table is a summary of the nine subsections included on the current test: Section Reading Content Extended Reasoning Number of Questions 36-40 70 minutes (two 25minute subsections and one 20-minute subsection) Literal Comprehension 4-6 Vocabulary in Context 4-6 Sentence Completions 19 Mathematics 70 minutes (two 25minute subsections and one 20-minute subsection) Writing 60 minutes (one 25minute essay, one 25-minute multiplechoice subsection, and one 10-minute multiple-choice subsection) Total Number and Operations 67 11-14 Algebra and Functions 19-22 Geometry and Measurement 14-16 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 5-8 Total Essay 54 1 Improving Sentences 25 Identifying Sentence Errors 18 Improving Paragraphs 6 Total 50 Source: The College Board. “About the SAT“. Educator’s Handbook for the SAT and the SAT Subject Tests, 2011-12. An additional 25-minute section, sometimes referred to as the “equating” or variable subsection does count toward the final score, and is designed to equate scores on newer editions of the SAT with scores on older editions and to test new questions for future editions. which may be critical reading, mathematics, or writing multiple-choice, makes the total testing time for the current SAT three hours and 45 minutes, compared to three hours for the previous version. The format of the three-hour and forty-five minute current version of the SAT bears little resemblance to the original test, which took about 97 minutes to complete (Lawrence et al., 2002). 2010 • Prior to 2010, the College Board reported SAT trend data for all students who took the test in through March of their senior year (when most students were expected to have taken the test). 3 • In 2010, the College Board recognized that a significant segment of students were taking the SAT for the first time in May or June of their senior year. • “To provide a more complete picture of the total college-bound population,” the College Board moved the SAT national release date from late August to mid to late September to facilitate the inclusion of senior test-takers in the reporting cohort who took the SAT through June. As such, 2010 was the transition year from the March cohort to the June cohort. In this report, SAT scores reported for 2010 to 2012 are referred to as “adjusted” scores to reflect the widened cohort through June; SAT scores reported for previous years are referred to as “unadjusted” scores to reflect the March cohort. Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations After 2005 In 2012, NC’s total SAT score (997) for Critical Reading and Mathematics combined was the lowest since 2001 when the total score was 993. From 2002 to 2005, NC’s total scores increased gradually each year. In 2006, after the SAT was revised with the revamping of the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections and the addition of the mandatory Writing portion, the state’s scores declined two points; and four points in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, NC’s scored increased three points and two points, respectively. Since 2009, the state’s scores have declined each year: by two points in 2010, three points in 2011, and four points in 2012. The pattern of SAT score fluctuations for the nation mirrors that of NC’s after 2005 and might be associated with the following: 1) Change in Test-Taking Patterns: Gaston Caperton, former President of the College Board, suggested that the addition of Writing to the SAT might have indirectly influenced the recent decline in SAT scores after 2005 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). 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. 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. North Carolina’s Critical Reading score declined by four points, while its Mathematics score increased by two points -- a net decrease of two points. The decrease in SAT repeat test taking after the addition of the mandatory Writing section might have also been attributed to the increase in cost. 2) Increased Testing Time: Although there has been speculation that the 45-minute increase in testing time, especially after 2005, 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. 4 3) Most Changes in SAT Scores Are Not Unusual. Table 1 shows the percentage of schools in the nation whose mean SAT scores rose or fell in 2011-2012. SAT score changes in low-volume schools (50-99 SAT takers) tend to be larger than those in medium-volume (100-299 SAT takers) and highvolume (300+) schools. For example, 60 percent of low-volume schools (50-99 SAT takers) had SAT mathematics scores rise or fall by 10 or more points, compared with 31 percent for high-volume schools (300+ test-takers). Similarly, nearly 50 percent of all schools in the nation with 50 or more SAT takers had critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores that increased or decreased by 10 points in 2012. Table 1. Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell, 2011-2012 Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Scores rose or fell at Percent of schools with this least this many points much score change, by number of test-takers 50-99 100-299 300+ 10 59% 44% 27% 20 26% 13% 5% 30 10% 3% 2% 40 4% 1% 1% 50 2% 0% 0% 10 60% 45% 30% 20 27% 14% 5% 30 11% 4% 2% 40 4% 1% 1% 50 1% 0% 0% 10 60% 43% 29% 20 27% 13% 6% 30 10% 3% 2% 40 3% 1% 1% 50 1% 0% 0% Percent of all schools with 50+ test-takers with this much score change 48% 17% 6% 2% 1% 49% 18% 6% 2% 1% 47% 17% 5% 2% 1% Source: The College Board. (September, 2012). SAT Trends: Background on the SAT Takers in the Class of 2012. P. 13. New York: Author. Finally, when interpreting SAT score changes from year to year, the following points should be kept in mind: o Changes in SAT scores from year-to-year are not unusual. o Low-volume schools tend to have larger changes in critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores than medium-volume and high-volume schools. o The larger the test-taking population, the smaller SAT score changes tend to be. 5 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. This report includes SAT results for North Carolina’s students in 2012 and trend scores for recent years, where possible. 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 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). In this report, two types of total scores are indicated: Critical Reading + Mathematics (CR + M) and Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing (CR + M + W). The CR+M total score is used for comparisons to historical SAT total scores prior to March 2005 (when Writing scores were included); the CR + M + W total score permits the inclusion of Writing in SAT total scores after March 2005. This report presents SAT results for students scheduled to graduate in 2012 and represents students’ most recent scores, regardless of when they took the test. Some results in this report reflect public and non-public school students in NC and the US, while others reflect only public school students. Distinctions between these types of results are indicated accordingly. Income data was not available from the College Board for inclusion in the 2012 North Carolina SAT Report. Special Note When reviewing SAT trend data in this report, adjusted scores may be marginally lower than unadjusted scores due to the College Board’s change in reporting conventions to include a wider range of test-takers (SAT Trends, 2010). In the figures and tables in this report, a vertical line is used to separate “adjusted” data from “unadjusted” data, where appropriate. More details are provided in the Evolution of the SAT section. 6 Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools) North Carolina’s mean total SAT score (997) in 2012 lagged the previous year’s score (1004) by four points, and the nation’s score (1010) fell one point below the previous year’s score (1011). In recent years, North Carolina’s average yearly SAT gain has exceeded that of the nation. From 1989 to 2011, North Carolina’s average yearly gain has been about 2.0 points, compared with about 0.2 points for the nation (see Figure 2). The mean total SAT score (991) for the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) in 2012 rose three points after a decline of ten points the previous year. After trailing the Southeast by one point in 2001, North Carolina has led the Southeast each year since that time, scoring six points higher in 2012 (see Figure 1). North Carolina’s participation rate (68 percent) increased one point from the previous year. Among all states and the District of Columbia, North Carolina was the 17th highest among all states for public and private schools (see Table 11 in the Appendices). By comparison, the nation’s rate (52 percent) increased two percentage points from the previous year. In North Carolina, the number of SAT takers increased by almost two percent in 2012 — from 62,149 test-takers in 2011 to 63,271 test-takers in 2012. The number of SAT takers in the nation increased about 1.1 percent – from 1,647,123 to 1,664,479 (The College Board, 2012). In 2012, North Carolina’s mean total score (997) was down four points from the previous year due to a two-point drop in critical reading (from 493 to 491) and a two point drop in mathematics (from 508 to 506) as shown in Tables 3 and 11 in the Appendices). The nation’s mean total score fell from 1011 to 1010 due to a one-point drop in critical reading. The gap between North Carolina’s mean total score and the nation’s score has narrowed from 53 points in 1990 to 13 points in 2012 (see Table 3 in the Appendices). Since 1972, the SAT score gap between North Carolina and the nation has narrowed by 73 points. Among states with at least 10 percent of SAT takers, North Carolina (49 points) is second in SAT score gains from 1990 to 2012 (see Table 10). North Carolina’s writing score (472), down two points from the previous year, trailed the nation’s score (488) by 16 points as shown in Table 11. In critical reading, North Carolina’s score (491), also down two points from the previous year, lagged the nation’s score (496) by five points. The nation’s mathematics score (514) led North Carolina’s score (506) by eight points. North Carolina’s grand total score (Critical Reading+ Mathematics + Writing),1469, trailed the nation’s grand total score, 1498, by 29 points (Table 9). 7 1040 1026 Mean Total SAT Score 1030 1020 1026 1028 1021 1020 1017 1020 1010 1006 1010 1000 990 998 992 995 1004 999 1001 1004 1016 1015 1011 1008 1001 1017 1007 1006 1004 1001 997 1001 999 999 999 998 993 988 980 2001 2002 2003 2004 United States 2005 1010 2006 Southeast 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 991 2012 North Carolina Note: Scores from 2010 to 2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and not directly compatible. Figure 1. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 2001-2012. 8 9 10 7 8 -4 2 0 4 3 3 2 0 6 5 6 4 4 n ia 2 G 0 n ae M -2 6 6 5 6 4 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 -2 0 -2 -1 -5 -5 -1 -4 North Carolina United States -2 -1 -1 -3 -4 -4 -7 -6 -8 -10 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Data for 2010-2012 were adjusted; data for previous years were not adjusted and not directly compatible. Figure 2. Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2012. 9 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). • • North Carolina’s critical reading score (491) fell two points in 2012, while the nation’s score (496) dropped one point. The gap between North Carolina’s critical reading score and the nation’s score is five points (see Figure 3). 510 505 507 508 508 504 503 502 500 502 501 500 497 496 Mean Critical Reading Score 495 490 485 Critical Reading (U.S.) Critical Reading (N.C.) 480 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and are not directly compatible. Figure 3. Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 2002-2012. In mathematics, North Carolina has gained substantially on the nation from 2002 to 2009; however, the gap has widened over the last three years. • • North Carolina’s score (506) in 2012 was eight points lower than the nation’s score (514), compared with six points in 2010 (see Figure 4). While North Carolina’s score has declined each of the last three years, the nation’s score has remained relatively flat. 10 525 519 516 Mean Mathematics Score 518 520 515 511 505 505 518 506 485 513 509 507 Mathematics (U.S.) 515 515 511 511 515 514 509 508 514 506 Mathematics (N.C.) 200 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and are not directly compatible. Figure 4. Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 2002-2012. Gender Figure 5 shows mean total SAT scores for the United States and North Carolina by gender from 2002 to 2012. 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 North Carolina’s males and females (34 points) in 2012, four points wider than in 2002. The gap between total mean SAT scores for the nation’s males and females (38 points) in 2012, narrowed by one point from the gap (39 points) in 2002. The gap between North Carolina’s males and females (34) and the nation’s males and females (38) in 2012 decreased by five points from 2002 to 2012. 11 Note: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and are not directly compatible. Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North Carolina by Gender, 2002-2012. Table 2 shows 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 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. • • The average gap between male and female mathematics scores in North Carolina from 2002 to 2012 has been about 29.0 points, compared with about 34 points for the nation. The average gap between North Carolina’s male and female critical reading scores over the same period has been about 4 points, about one point less than the average gap for the nation. 12 Table 2. Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by Gender, 2002-2012. 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 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 2010 496 495 1.0 502 498 4.0 524 497 27.0 533 499 34.0 2011 497 491 6.0 500 495 5.0 523 496 27.0 531 500 31.0 2012 494 489 5.0 498 493 5.0 522 493 29.0 532 499 33.0 Mean 498 493 4.4 505 500 5.3 525 496 28.8 534 501 33.8 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: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and are not directly compatible. 13 Race/Ethnicity Historically, White and Asian American students have attained higher SAT scores than other racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina, while Hispanics, American Indians, and Blacks have scored lower. Figure 6 and Table 6 show mean total SAT scores for North Carolina by race/ethnicity from 2010 to 2012. • • • • • • In 2012, Asian Americans was the only racial/ethnic group that improved scores from the previous year (see Figure 6 and Table 6). For the seventh consecutive year since 2006, Asians (1086) scored higher than other racial/ethnic groups, followed by White (1061), Hispanic (945), American Indian (910), and Black students (847) [see Figure 6]. North Carolina’s Asian students (1086) and White students (1061) were the only racial/ethnic groups to exceed the United States average (1010) in 2012 (Figure 6). Among racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina in 2012, “Other” students (19.0%), Hispanic students (17.1%), American Indian students (9.5%), and Asian students (8.4%) and had the largest increase in test-takers from the previous year, followed by Black students (1.2%) and White students (-0.5%)and No Responses who had a decline in test-takers (The College Board, 2012). Hispanic students and “No Response” students were the only racial/ethnic groups to score higher than their national counterparts, with Hispanics 36 points higher and the “No Response” group 8 points higher (see Table 6). North Carolina’s Black students have historically scored lower on the SAT than other racial/ethnic groups. In 2012, Black students scored 847, eight points lower than the previous year’s score. This score was 239 points lower than the score for Asian students (1086), 214 points lower than the score for White students (1061), 98 points lower than the score for Hispanic students (945), and 63 points lower than the score for American Indian students (910) as shown in Figure 6 and Table 5. 14 Mean Total SAT Score 1100 1085 1050 1063 1015 1000 950 900 850 1086 1080 1061 1011 1061 1010 Asian American White United States 1004 966 913 1001 997 North Carolina 959 927 856 855 2010 2011 945 Hispanic 910 American Indian 847 Black 800 2012 Note: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted. Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 2010-2012. • Nationally, Asian American students (1113) attained the highest mean total SAT score among racial/ethnic groups in 2012 (see Tables 5 and 6). • White students (1063) had the second highest score nationally, followed by “Other” (1007), American Indians (971, Hispanics (910), No Response (952) and Blacks (856). • Nationally, the No Response group improved its score from the previous year by eight points, while Asian and Black students improved by one point. • All subgroups in the nation attained higher SAT scores in 2012 than their North Carolina counterparts, except North Carolina’s Hispanics and “No Responders” who scored 36 points, and 8 points higher, respectively (see Table 6) than their national counterparts. • Among national racial/ethnic groups, the largest margin between the nation’s score and North Carolina’s score was attained by American Indian students (61 points) as shown in Figure 7 and Tables 5 and 7. 15 1150 United States North Carolina 1100 -27 pts -2 pts 1050 1000 950 -22 pts -61 pts 35 pts 900 -9 pts 850 800 400 American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other Figure 7. Differences in Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2012. Race/Ethnicity by Gender Figure 8 shows mean SAT critical reading scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2012. • • • American Indian females, Black females, and No Responders were the only subgroups scoring higher than their male counterparts. American Indian females (449) scored five points higher than American Indian males (440) and Black females (421) scored six points higher than black males (415). Black males and females scored notably lower than other subgroups in critical reading. 16 550 Critical Reading 526 525 518 520 511 500 Mean SAT Score 489 489 474 475 471 475 461 450 449 440 425 400 415 A. Indian Asian 421 Black Male Hispanic White Other No Response Female Figure 8. Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2011-2012. Figure 9 shows mean SAT mathematics scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2012. • • • • Males had higher mathematics scores than females across all subgroups (see Figure 9). The smallest difference in mathematics performance by race/ethnicity and gender was observed for Black students (11 points), with males scoring 436 and females scoring 425. Asian males and females scored notably higher in mathematics than other subgroups, scoring 589 and 556, respectively. Mathematics scores for Black male and female students were notably lower than those of other subgroups. 17 600 589 575 Mathematics 556 555 550 523 525 Mean SAT Score 511 499 500 475 485 471 466 459 450 463 436 425 425 400 491 A. Indian Asian Black Male Hispanic White Other No Response Female Figure 9. Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2011-2012. Figure 10 shows mean SAT writing scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2012. In contrast to mathematics, females scored higher in writing than males across all subgroups (see Figure 10). • • • • The difference between male and female performance by race/ethnicity was more uniform in writing than in critical reading and mathematics. The average differences between male and female writing performance by race/ethnicity was 18 points. Among all subgroups, Asian females (512) scored highest, followed closely by White females (510). Black males and females scored lowest in writing among the subgroups. 18 600 Writing 503 512 493 500 413 438 388 400 510 460 440 452 411 477 438 462 Mean SAT Score 300 200 100 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, 20112012. Grade Point Average (GPA) Figure 11 shows mean total SAT scores by grade point average and racial/ethnic group for public school students in 2011. • • As self-reported GPA increased, the SAT score gap between white and black students increased from 255 points in the “E” range to 171 points in the “A” range (see Figure 11). The pattern of self-reported GPAs and SAT scores is somewhat erratic, but, in general, as GPAs increased from E to A, SAT scores also increased. The research finding that high school GPA and SAT scores is supported. 19 1150 Asian American 1100 Mean Total SAT Score 1050 White 1000 950 Hispanic 900 American Indian 850 800 Black 750 700 650 Asian American White Hispanic American Indian Black Grade Point Average (GPA) E 1012 906 757 D 977 919 735 754 747 C 881 912 735 754 747 B 946 978 897 861 861 A 986 1112 1011 986 941 Note: A blank indicates no data was provided. Figure 11. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point Average for Public School Racial/Ethnic Groups in North Carolina, 2011-2012. 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 12 shows mean total SAT scores and self-reported grade point averages for male and female public school students in North Carolina in 2012. • • • Male students with self-reported GPAs of A, B, C, and E attained higher SAT scores than their female counterparts. Male students who reported A, B, C and E GPAs, outscored their female counterparts by 58 points, 51 points, 49 points, and 18 points, respectively. Female students who reported the D GPA, scored 58 points higher than their male counterparts. 20 1200 1114 1100 1000 900 1056 922 942 904 854 Mean Total SAT Score 800 891 839 790 770 700 600 500 400 E D C Male B A Female Figure 12. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade Point Averages (GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2011-2012. 21 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, 2012). The mean total SAT score (997) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors in 2012 was 96 points lower than the score (1093) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2011. [SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2012 were not available.] The average total SAT score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System from 2001 to 2011 was about 1080, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (1004) was about 76 points lower during the same period. 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 colleges and universities with lower SAT requirements, community college, military service, or full-time employment. 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 2011, mean total scores ranged from 861 at Fayetteville State University to 1298 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The University of North Carolina, 2011). 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, entering freshmen at the University of North Carolina system institutions, and other selected institutions (Harvard and Howard Universities). All UNC System scores are based on 2011 results; scores for Harvard ad Howard Universities are based on 2009 results due to the unavailability of more recent scores. 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 at or 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, the University of North Carolina and Harvard Universities are more likely to serve students who score in the top 25 percent of 2011 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 (HBCUs), is unique in that it serves a diverse range of student abilities and might serve students in the upper 75 percent of 2011 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 13). 22 Note: The 25th and 75th percentiles for Howard and Harvard University’s entering freshmen taken from U. S. News and World Report (2012). U. S. News Best Colleges: College 2013. Source: The College Board (2011) Student Achievement Report 2011-12 - North Carolina Schools. Atlanta: Southern Regional Office. The University of North Carolina (2011). Averages and Quartiles of SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North Carolina, Fall 2011. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, 2011-2012. Figure 13. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors (2012), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2011), Entering Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2011). 23 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, 2012). While this is true for states (see Figure 14) 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 15). In 2012, the Pearson correlation between the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT score for public schools was 0.24. 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 critical reading or math SAT scores of plus or minus 10 points from year to year (see Table 1). 1300 United States North Carolina Southeast x - Represents a State Correlation = -0.88 1250 1200 1150 1100 Mean Total SAT Score 1050 1000 950 900 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Figure 14. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for all States, 2011-2012. Table 7 provides adjusted 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 for 2010-2012. The 2010-12 data in this report are based on college-bound seniors who took the SAT through June in 2010-2012. North Carolina SAT Reports for years prior to 2011 were based on students who took the SAT through March. For a fuller explanation, see the Evolution of the SAT 24 section of this report. The link for this report and the Excel spreadsheet (Table 7) is: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat/2012. 1400 1350 X - Represents a School Correlation = 0.24 1300 1250 1200 1150 1100 1050 Mean Total SAT Score 1000 950 900 850 800 750 700 650 600 United States North Carolina Southeast 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Percent Tested Figure 15. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2011-2012 25 Public Schools Mean total SAT scores for North Carolina’s public schools have lagged those of public schools in the nation (see Figure 16). However, in recent years, North Carolina’s public schools have been improving at a faster rate than those in the nation. • • • • North Carolina had 55,720 public school test-takers, a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year. With scores of 487 in critical reading and 505 in mathematics in 2012, North Carolina’s public school score (992) fell four points from the previous year. The nation’s public mean total SAT score (996), the sum of 491 in critical reading and 505 in mathematics) fell four points from the previous year (see Table 12 in the Appendices). The number of public school SAT takers in the nation (1,284,459) increased by 1.2 percent from the previous year (The College Board, 2012). 1050 1025 1013 1016 1017 1020 1014 1007 Mean Total SAT Score 1000 994 999 1003 1008 1007 1006 1007 1000 1006 999 1003 1003 996 1002 996 992 975 950 North Carolina 400 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 United States 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Scores for 2010-2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and are not directly compatible. Figure 16. 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Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2012 United States (US) Critical Year Reading Mathematics 2012 496 514 2011 497 514 2010 500 515 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 Total 1010 1011 1015 1016 1017 1017 1021 1028 1026 1026 1020 1020 1019 1016 1017 1016 1013 1010 1003 1003 1001 999 1001 1006 1006 1008 1009 1009 1001 997 997 994 994 998 1001 1003 1006 1010 1026 1029 1039 North Carolina (NC) Critical Reading Mathematics 491 506 493 508 495 509 495 511 496 511 495 509 495 513 499 511 499 507 495 506 493 505 493 499 492 496 493 493 490 492 490 488 490 486 488 482 482 482 483 481 482 479 478 474 478 470 474 469 478 470 477 468 477 465 476 464 473 461 472 460 474 460 469 456 471 458 471 455 468 453 472 454 474 452 477 457 488 466 487 468 489 467 Total 997 1001 1004 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 US-NC Gap 13 10 11 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 Gap = United States mean total SAT score minus North Carolina's mean total score. Note: Score from 2010 to 2012 were adjusted; scores for previous years were not adjusted and not compatible. 31 1 Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2011-2012 Sco re C ritical R e ading (M e an = 4 8 7 ) M athe matics (M e an = 5 0 5 ) P ercenti l e N umbe r Pe rce nt R ank P ercenti l e N umbe r Pe rce nt R ank Wri ti ng (M ean = 4 6 7 ) P ercenti l e N umbe r Pe rce nt R ank 800 114 0.20 99 111 0.20 99 76 0.14 99 790 55 0.10 99 74 0.13 99 35 0.06 99 780 88 0.16 99 147 0.26 99 58 0.1 99 770 40 0.07 99 40 0.07 99 45 0.08 99 760 106 0.19 99 198 0.36 99 74 0.13 99 750 90 0.16 99 146 0.26 99 60 0.11 99 740 231 0.41 99 220 0.39 99 137 0.25 99 730 166 0.30 99 163 0.29 98 98 0.18 99 720 220 0.39 98 332 0.60 98 186 0.33 99 710 130 0.23 98 222 0.40 97 181 0.32 98 700 400 0.72 97 483 0.87 97 141 0.25 98 690 403 0.72 97 331 0.59 96 219 0.39 98 680 400 0.72 96 673 1.21 95 355 0.64 97 670 400 0.72 95 714 1.28 94 351 0.63 97 660 511 0.92 94 770 1.38 92 304 0.55 96 650 666 1.20 93 918 1.65 91 506 0.91 95 640 724 1.30 92 968 1.74 89 571 1.02 94 630 815 1.46 91 993 1.78 87 501 0.9 93 620 1185 2.13 89 983 1.76 86 694 1.25 92 610 811 1.46 87 1146 2.06 84 768 1.38 91 600 1126 2.02 85 1825 3.28 81 829 1.49 90 590 1170 2.10 83 1242 2.23 78 1029 1.85 88 580 1397 2.51 81 1272 2.28 76 1151 2.07 86 570 1387 2.49 79 1576 2.83 74 1163 2.09 84 560 1271 2.28 76 1806 3.24 70 1130 2.03 82 550 2068 3.71 73 1517 2.72 67 1409 2.53 80 540 1433 2.57 70 2212 3.97 64 1500 2.69 77 530 1710 3.07 67 1856 3.33 60 1503 2.7 74 520 2100 3.77 64 1776 3.19 57 1888 3.39 71 510 1595 2.86 60 2171 3.9 54 1698 3.05 68 500 2606 4.68 57 2564 4.6 49 1697 3.05 65 490 1647 2.96 53 1761 3.16 46 1985 3.56 62 480 2342 4.20 49 1615 2.9 43 2402 4.31 58 470 1949 3.50 45 2554 4.58 39 1912 3.43 54 460 2292 4.11 42 2207 3.96 35 2280 4.09 50 450 1815 3.26 38 1527 2.74 31 2080 3.73 46 440 2033 3.65 35 2311 4.15 28 2315 4.15 42 430 2438 4.38 31 1671 3 24 2057 3.69 38 420 1576 2.83 27 1497 2.69 21 2115 3.8 35 410 2126 3.82 24 1429 2.56 19 2114 3.79 31 400 1375 2.47 20 1588 2.85 16 2175 3.9 27 390 1822 3.27 18 1465 2.63 13 1703 3.06 23 380 1192 2.14 15 1013 1.82 11 1942 3.49 20 370 1387 2.49 13 964 1.73 9 1809 3.25 17 360 1100 1.97 10 811 1.46 8 1177 2.11 14 350 985 1.77 8 783 1.41 6 1547 2.78 12 340 807 1.45 7 649 1.16 5 1053 1.89 9 330 646 1.16 6 460 0.83 4 967 1.74 8 320 594 1.07 4 308 0.55 3 764 1.37 6 310 459 0.82 3 340 0.61 3 683 1.23 5 300 335 0.60 3 352 0.63 2 549 0.99 4 290 265 0.48 2 202 0.36 2 402 0.72 3 280 229 0.41 2 130 0.23 1 273 0.49 2 270 194 0.35 1 208 0.37 1 265 0.48 2 260 144 0.26 1 54 0.1 1 206 0.37 1 250 142 0.25 1 97 0.17 1 152 0.27 1 240 61 0.11 1 28 0.05 1 71 0.13 1 230 83 0.15 1 76 0.14 1 117 0.21 1 220 26 0.05 1 31 0.06 1 56 0.1 1 210 61 0.11 1 35 0.06 1 54 0.1 1 200 177 0.32 1 105 0.19 1 138 0.25 1 5 5 ,7 2 0 1 0 0 .0 3 5 5 ,7 2 0 1 0 0 .0 0 N ote: D ue to rounding, the percentages may not add up to exactly 100. 32 5 5 ,7 2 0 1 0 0 .0 4 3000 487 2800 North Carolina Mean National Mean 491 2600 2400 2200 Number of Students 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 Figure 17. Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 20112012. 33 3000 505 North Carolina Mean 350 400 National Mean 505 2800 2600 2400 2200 Number of Students 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 200 250 300 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 Figure 18. Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2011-2012. 34 2800 467 North Carolina Mean 481 2600 National Mean 2400 2200 2000 Number of Students 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Figure 19. Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2011-2012. 35 800 Table 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2011-2012 All Stude nts Unite d State s N Me an % 1,664,479 1010 100 N 63,271 North Carolina Me an % 997 100 Diffe re nce -13 Ge nder Male Female 778,142 886,337 1030 992 47 53 28,885 34,386 1016 982 46 54 -14 -10 Race /Ethnicity American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other No Response 9,716 192,577 217,656 272,633 852,144 62,340 57,413 971 1113 856 910 1063 1007 952 1 12 13 16 51 4 3 762 2,695 15,346 3,818 37,816 1,960 874 910 1086 847 946 1061 992 960 1 4 24 6 60 3 1 -61 -27 -9 36 -2 -15 8 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1,677 17,283 6,742 16,705 9,642 888 929 957 1040 1106 3 32 12 31 18 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4,251 6,457 5,963 5,182 4,139 3,117 1,542 1,099 1,111 1,294 20,113 877 934 974 1007 1037 1061 1068 1085 1099 1132 1000 8 12 11 10 8 6 3 2 2 2 37 * * * * * * * * * * * Highest Le ve l of Math Achie ve d1 Calculus Pre-calculus T rigonometry Algebra II Algebra I AP/Honors Courses * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 9,693 14,006 2,688 19,118 1,308 24,939 1158 1037 945 911 788 1089 18 26 5 35 2 46 * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3,635 12,987 10,219 20,313 4,401 142 2,571 1185 1104 1023 923 824 861 948 7 24 19 37 8 0 5 * * * * * * * High School Class Rank 2 Highest T enth Second T enth Second Fifth Final T hree Fifths No Response * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 9,396 8,481 6,300 7,347 22,744 1168 1045 977 882 947 17 16 12 14 42 * * * * * 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 Note s: The Total Years of Study in Six Academ ic Subjects category was replaced by Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved; T he College Board collapsed "High School Class Rank" from six categories to four in 2006; Due to rounding, some numbers might not sum to 100%. All values in this table are based upon the number of SAT test-takers and self-reported student responses T est test-takers and self-reported student responses; National level data was available only for gender and ethnicity categories in 2012 36 Table 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2011-2012 All Students Gender M ale Female No Response 2010 2011 US NC Diff. 1015 1004 -11 US NC Diff. 1011 1001 -10 1035 1020 992 *** -15 -5 *** 1031 1020 987 *** -11 -8 *** 1030 1016 982 *** -14 -10 *** 974 913 1112 1085 855 856 916 966 1064 1063 1015 1006 955 965 -61 -27 1 50 -1 -9 10 972 927 1112 1080 855 855 914 959 1063 1061 1010 992 944 960 -45 -32 0 45 -2 -18 16 971 910 1113 1086 856 847 910 945 1063 1061 1007 992 952 960 -61 -27 -9 35 -2 -15 8 997 *** Race/Ethnicity American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other No Response Parent Education Level No high school diploma High school diploma Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree 995 *** 2012 US 1010 992 *** NC 997 Diff. -13 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 870 885 939 927 969 955 1060 1043 1133 1115 15 -12 -14 -17 -18 * * * * * 888 929 957 1040 1106 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 894 944 986 1014 1042 1065 1074 1090 1100 1154 1011 875 933 973 1006 1038 1059 1069 1086 1098 1143 1009 -19 -11 -13 -8 -4 -6 -5 -4 -2 -11 -2 * * * * * * * * * * * 877 934 974 1007 1037 1061 1068 1085 1099 1132 1000 * * * * * * * * * * * Achieved Caculus Pre-calculus Trigonometry Algebra II Algebra I AP/Honors Courses * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1176 1163 1048 1042 968 953 903 912 816 795 1151 1095 -13 -6 -15 9 -21 -56 * * * * * * 1158 1037 945 911 788 1089 * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1216 1186 1143 1109 1076 1031 949 928 837 825 834 853 969 954 -30 -34 -45 -21 -12 19 -15 * * * * * * * 1185 1104 1023 923 824 861 948 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1181 1166 1045 1046 980 978 886 881 985 963 -15 1 -2 -5 -22 * * * * * 1168 1045 977 882 947 * * * * * 1 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 Highest Level of Math 2 High School Class Rank Top Tenth Second Tenth Second Fifth Final Three Fifths No Response 1 Family income intervals reported by the College Board in 2008 were different from previous years. Note: Due to rounding, numbers might not add up to 100%; Asterisks (*) indicate that data were not available from the College Board for this report. 37 Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematic 38 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 01B 01C 01D 020 020 030 030 040 040 040 040 040 050 050 060 060 060 06B 070 070 070 070 070 070 080 080 080 080 090 090 090 100 100 100 100 100 100 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 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 Mid College 324 Eastern Alamance High 348 Graham High 360 Hugh M Cummings High 388 Southern High 396 Walter M Williams High 400 Western Alamance High River Mill Academy Clover Garden The Hawbridge School Alexander County Schools 302 Alexander Central High Alleghany County Schools 304 Alleghany High Anson County Schools 304 Anson Early College High 305 Anson Challenge Academy 306 Anson High 700 Anson New Technology High Ashe County Schools 302 Ashe County High Avery County Schools 302 Avery County High 700 Avery High Stem Crossnore Academy Beaufort County Schools 310 Beaufort County Ed Tech Cntr 311 Beaufort County Early College 330 Northside High 339 Southside High 342 Washington High Bertie County Schools 311 Bertie Early College High 312 Bertie High 700 Bertie Stem High Bladen County Schools 330 East Bladen High 368 West Bladen High Brunswick County Schools 307 Brunswick County Early College 308 Brunswick Learn Ctr 326 North Brunswick High 334 South Brunswick High 348 West Brunswick High Buncombe County Schools 303 Buncombe Community-East 304 A C Reynolds High 322 Buncombe County Early College 323 Buncombe County Middle College 336 Charles D Owen High 340 Clyde A Erwin High 352 Enka High 380 North Buncombe High 416 T C Roberson High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 735 1 124 68 60 132 199 151 23 14 7 125 125 48 48 129 31 1 97 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 58.4 6.7 66.3 47.9 39 52 74 66.2 88.5 87.5 35 38 38 42.1 42.1 50.2 50 5.3 55.1 Math Score 515 509 694 569 507 * 522 437 458 504 523 527 492 469 510 505 505 498 498 430 460 * 420 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 475 * 477 421 404 488 494 492 457 425 571 473 473 476 476 426 482 * 408 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 458 * 456 405 404 462 479 476 460 423 543 465 465 452 452 412 458 * 398 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 982 1440 779 61.6 * * 10 40.0 999 1455 146 70.9 858 1263 86 54.8 862 1266 67 47.9 992 1454 150 54.5 1017 1496 153 73.2 1019 1495 167 67.3 949 1409 33 94.3 894 1317 11 84.6 1081 1624 5 38.5 978 1443 142 40.8 978 1443 142 40.8 974 1426 48 51.1 974 1426 48 51.1 856 1268 159 53.7 942 1400 43 61.4 * * 1 6.7 828 1226 76 45.0 39 92.9 1039 1511 116 56.0 1039 1511 116 56.0 1020 1495 79 52.3 1020 1495 79 52.3 105 105 75 75 59 59 47.2 47.2 539 539 515 515 500 500 505 505 472 472 475 475 5 211 55.6 47.6 436 495 430 468 360 437 866 963 1226 1400 10 215 3 44 47 120 110 41.1 47 53.6 57.9 528 477 490 419 480 437 476 409 450 413 441 376 1008 914 966 828 1458 1327 1407 1204 110 57.9 419 409 376 828 1204 156 87 69 272 20 61.9 67.4 58 38.1 40 446 437 458 510 543 427 415 441 488 547 411 405 419 472 525 873 852 899 998 1090 1284 1257 1318 1470 1615 62 88 102 850 34.8 37.9 42.1 55.8 463 519 525 547 440 512 486 522 430 498 464 497 903 1031 1011 1069 1333 1529 1475 1566 182 20 8 95 83 122 122 218 61.9 32.3 17 60.1 47.7 53.7 57.5 69.6 558 537 513 545 515 520 553 563 533 567 530 515 487 493 513 545 501 543 511 485 469 465 483 530 1091 1104 1043 1060 1002 1013 1066 1108 1592 1647 1554 1545 1471 1478 1549 1638 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 499 483 517 463 438 485 509 530 482 499 490 488 488 490 490 436 497 * 389 463 522 522 502 502 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 467 452 480 439 406 460 477 493 466 502 564 467 467 481 481 427 487 * 391 433 483 483 509 509 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 452 421 451 423 386 446 468 485 458 455 532 444 444 450 450 407 467 * 374 407 466 466 468 468 83.3 54.3 15.8 405 485 * 372 457 * 338 427 * 777 942 * 1115 1369 * 43 58 111 118 53.8 58.0 56.3 67.4 493 478 489 410 463 438 468 387 434 417 434 364 956 916 957 797 1390 1333 1391 1161 76 42 146 71 75 326 43 1 85 103 94 966 1 154 25 5 117 114 148 157 245 66.1 72.4 47.9 53.0 46.0 41.4 54.4 9.1 48.3 41.5 34.4 59.7 2.7 57.7 42.4 11.6 70.1 49.1 60.4 64.9 75.2 388 449 454 449 458 489 522 * 453 493 504 536 * 559 552 524 528 501 513 542 551 373 411 411 399 423 475 506 * 441 487 479 519 * 546 558 592 511 470 500 517 535 353 383 399 397 400 460 500 * 423 469 465 492 * 515 520 514 484 445 468 485 520 761 860 865 848 881 964 1028 * 894 980 983 1055 * 1105 1110 1116 1039 971 1013 1059 1086 1114 1243 1264 1245 1281 1424 1528 * 1317 1449 1448 1547 * 1620 1630 1630 1523 1416 1481 1544 1606 The North Carolina SAT Report 39 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 966 1418 935 1356 997 1448 902 1325 844 1230 945 1391 986 1454 1023 1508 948 1406 1001 1456 1054 1586 955 1399 955 1399 971 1421 971 1421 863 1270 984 1451 * * 780 1154 896 1303 1005 1471 1005 1471 1011 1479 1011 1479 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 858 16 140 81 95 157 190 179 34 23 10 148 148 44 44 152 40 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 65.1 39.0 65.7 57.9 59.0 56.7 73.1 81.0 94.4 100.0 62.5 38.5 38.5 48.9 48.9 48.7 54.1 Math Score 514 506 691 563 495 466 519 434 437 510 506 510 519 533 505 513 513 510 510 433 471 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 472 459 498 438 397 478 481 492 509 490 569 479 479 469 469 430 475 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 448 428 466 420 384 453 461 465 492 465 537 456 456 440 440 406 454 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 967 1415 925 1353 1017 1483 872 1292 834 1218 988 1441 987 1448 1002 1467 1028 1520 1023 1488 1074 1611 992 1448 992 1448 979 1419 979 1419 863 1269 946 1400 84 28 117 117 72 62 10 1 177 2 7 42 37 89 137 12 90 35 153 71 82 375 42 46.2 93.3 65.4 65.4 45.6 72.9 13.7 20.0 47.6 7.7 24.1 50.6 51.4 54.9 70.6 92.3 68.7 70.0 51.2 51.4 50.9 46.1 53.2 408 455 531 531 504 501 524 * 461 * 503 498 412 464 421 460 414 427 452 448 455 497 550 403 444 494 494 495 496 489 * 443 * 467 465 392 454 383 424 372 397 436 439 434 480 528 379 418 481 481 477 473 505 * 422 * 450 433 378 434 379 418 364 403 411 414 408 462 511 811 899 1025 1025 999 997 1013 * 904 * 970 963 804 918 804 884 786 824 888 887 889 977 1078 1190 1317 1506 1506 1476 1470 1518 * 1326 * 1420 1396 1182 1352 1183 1302 1150 1227 1299 1301 1297 1439 1589 89 124 120 925 5 177 18 8 103 108 119 148 239 43.4 48.8 45.8 57.6 13.9 61.7 26.5 21.1 57.9 49.3 50.9 67.9 72.6 469 511 484 533 352 545 537 400 534 513 499 545 549 443 488 481 516 366 538 549 464 522 485 495 514 526 424 474 460 489 306 506 507 420 493 461 464 479 510 912 999 965 1049 718 1083 1086 864 1056 998 994 1059 1075 1336 1473 1425 1538 1024 1589 1593 1284 1549 1459 1458 1538 1585 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 111 Asheville City Schools 111 302 Asheville High 111 700 Asheville High Of Inq & Life S 120 Burke County Schools 120 310 Burke Middle College 120 314 East Burke High 120 318 Freedom High 120 346 Jimmy C. Draughn High 120 370 Robert L. Patton High 130 Cabarrus County Schools 130 307 Cox Mill High School 130 310 Central Cabarrus High 130 314 Concord High 130 316 Jay M Robinson High 130 324 Mount Pleasant High 130 326 N W Cabarrus High 130 332 Hickory Ridge High 130 333 Cabarrus County Performance Le 130 350 Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Col 132 Kannapolis City Schools 132 304 A L Brown High 140 Caldwell County Schools 140 305 Caldwell Career Cen Mid. Coll. 140 309 Caldwell Early College 140 348 Hibriten High 140 386 South Caldwell High 140 390 West Caldwell High 150 Camden County Schools 150 304 Camden County High 150 700 Cam Tech High 160 Carteret County Public 160 313 East Carteret High 160 314 Croatan High 160 344 West Carteret High 16A Cape Lookout Marine 170 Caswell County Schools 170 316 Bartlett Yancey High 180 Catawba County Schools 180 308 Bandys High 180 320 Bunker Hill High 180 325 Catawba Valley Early Coll Hi 180 340 Fred T Foard High 180 348 Maiden High 180 376 Saint Stephens High 181 Hickory City Schools 181 318 Catawba Valley High 181 322 Hickory High 182 Newton Conover City 182 316 Newton-Conover High 182 700 Newton-Conover Health/Sci 190 Chatham County Schools 190 310 Sage 190 316 Chatham Central High 190 336 Jordan Matthews High 190 342 Northwood High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 153 147 6 373 34 79 98 54 108 928 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 71.8 75.8 31.6 41.1 54 38.5 44.7 40.6 45.8 59.8 Math Score 515 509 694 569 540 540 550 521 501 524 517 528 525 528 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 561 562 547 498 479 483 510 499 503 506 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 528 528 540 474 461 466 479 476 478 489 93 103 196 92 231 202 11 52.8 46.6 62.4 48.2 70.2 71.4 30.6 513 513 541 518 524 542 482 481 494 524 493 505 514 505 462 482 511 462 485 502 475 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1101 1629 173 70.0 1102 1630 164 76.6 1097 1637 9 30.0 1019 1493 412 47.1 980 1441 32 60.4 1007 1473 81 39.9 1027 1506 123 48.8 1027 1503 64 51.2 1028 1506 112 54.4 1034 1523 1169 65.3 158 81.0 994 1456 141 56.2 1007 1489 136 52.7 1065 1576 219 66.8 1011 1473 109 58.6 1029 1514 143 67.1 1056 1558 250 78.4 987 1462 13 34.2 98 98 362 10 19 116 136 81 83 53 30 308 53 123 132 2 109 109 619 106 73 64 129 77 170 164 2 162 111 97 14 284 1 69 65 149 40.3 40.3 44.1 31.3 29.7 55 42.9 42 66.4 67.9 63.8 57.7 43.8 68.3 56.7 5.7 52.7 52.7 51.9 48.6 44 59.3 46.6 47.8 65.9 63.6 40 64.3 58.4 61.8 82.4 67.6 20 67 48.9 83.2 499 499 512 467 523 516 529 480 473 473 474 531 507 540 533 * 461 461 518 509 483 529 519 529 530 529 * 530 486 494 431 491 * 489 477 498 464 464 486 440 545 503 490 449 452 448 458 523 519 536 512 * 448 448 490 484 461 511 496 481 499 506 * 507 462 465 441 475 * 464 447 494 456 456 464 430 497 477 478 419 435 428 447 491 481 507 480 * 419 419 465 457 428 486 469 450 480 495 * 496 446 451 411 458 * 449 436 473 963 963 998 907 1068 1019 1019 929 925 921 932 1054 1026 1076 1045 * 909 909 1008 993 944 1040 1015 1010 1029 1035 * 1037 948 959 872 966 * 953 924 992 1419 1419 1462 1337 1565 1496 1497 1348 1360 1349 1379 1545 1507 1583 1525 * 1328 1328 1473 1450 1372 1526 1484 1460 1509 1530 * 1533 1394 1410 1283 1424 * 1402 1360 1465 134 134 475 7 61 123 167 117 81 54 27 322 49 136 137 1 91 91 651 107 89 72 133 89 161 156 1 155 129 114 15 279 1 61 89 128 51.3 51.3 53.2 30.4 45.9 58.3 50.8 60.3 68.1 64.3 77.1 60.8 41.9 81.9 55.5 4.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 61.1 47.3 75.8 54.3 48.6 61.9 71.2 50.0 71.4 62.3 64.4 100.0 67.4 16.7 65.6 59.3 77.6 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 528 527 539 514 503 543 502 522 506 522 524 503 516 541 517 520 524 472 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 535 533 578 476 480 486 473 471 474 497 495 474 502 516 496 498 492 508 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 509 508 527 456 456 468 452 447 456 483 481 460 480 501 478 477 490 428 473 473 505 463 526 493 528 476 479 491 456 527 502 531 533 * 452 452 518 526 496 517 525 501 530 536 * 536 502 505 477 494 * 483 479 511 465 465 477 476 514 469 487 450 480 489 463 519 509 527 515 * 437 437 490 500 458 505 488 455 514 514 * 514 477 473 510 478 * 448 461 505 444 444 459 427 491 468 467 425 451 457 440 489 476 503 480 * 424 424 461 466 425 477 461 436 484 501 * 501 459 456 480 461 * 426 443 490 The North Carolina SAT Report 40 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 1063 1572 1060 1568 1117 1644 990 1446 983 1439 1029 1497 975 1427 993 1440 980 1436 1019 1502 1019 1500 977 1437 1018 1498 1057 1558 1013 1491 1018 1495 1016 1506 980 1408 938 938 982 939 1040 962 1015 926 959 980 919 1046 1011 1058 1048 * 889 889 1008 1026 954 1022 1013 956 1044 1050 * 1050 979 978 987 972 * 931 940 1016 1382 1382 1441 1366 1531 1430 1482 1351 1410 1437 1359 1535 1487 1561 1528 * 1313 1313 1469 1492 1379 1499 1474 1392 1528 1551 * 1551 1438 1434 1467 1433 * 1357 1383 1506 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 192 159 33 466 40 97 122 89 118 1188 185 135 112 239 131 138 231 16 1 141 141 471 18 86 101 172 94 90 66 24 335 59 134 142 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 76.8 76.1 80.5 49.8 69.0 47.1 56.7 53.0 59.0 65.9 75.8 59.7 52.3 71.8 58.7 63.0 80.5 39.0 . 53.2 53.2 54.6 40.0 62.3 53.2 51.8 59.9 72.6 73.3 70.6 64.3 62.1 73.2 58.4 Math Score 514 506 691 563 537 525 594 516 511 515 503 506 541 524 522 504 512 535 502 542 535 494 * 469 469 501 488 529 505 505 464 506 508 501 532 511 546 527 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 540 528 600 486 488 482 485 468 503 499 492 494 506 510 476 509 501 464 * 454 454 480 483 522 484 480 438 493 493 493 514 491 526 512 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 509 494 581 468 486 450 458 461 491 479 473 464 474 489 455 486 495 456 * 427 427 454 443 493 466 452 411 469 465 481 492 468 509 485 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 1077 1586 1053 1547 1194 1775 1002 1470 999 1485 997 1447 988 1446 974 1435 1044 1535 1023 1502 1014 1487 998 1462 1018 1492 1045 1534 978 1433 1051 1537 1036 1531 958 1414 * * 923 1350 923 1350 981 1435 971 1414 1051 1544 989 1455 985 1437 902 1313 999 1468 1001 1466 994 1475 1046 1538 1002 1470 1072 1581 1039 1524 99 99 640 111 79 71 127 92 160 164 6 158 130 90 40 346 58.6 58.6 56.6 53.4 40.7 74.7 54.3 58.2 66.9 65.6 35.3 67.8 60.2 58.4 90.9 70.6 462 462 519 525 478 516 538 513 523 519 458 521 498 502 488 495 445 445 490 492 446 515 508 476 495 491 437 493 474 470 482 483 436 436 465 471 429 486 481 449 466 479 410 482 455 451 464 466 907 907 1009 1017 924 1031 1046 989 1018 1010 895 1014 972 972 970 978 1343 1343 1474 1488 1353 1517 1527 1438 1484 1489 1305 1496 1427 1423 1434 1444 59 97 190 59.6 67.8 82.3 502 455 514 452 448 511 452 428 489 954 903 1025 1406 1331 1514 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 19B Woods Charter 200 Cherokee County Schools 200 308 Andrews High 200 314 Hiwassee Dam High 200 322 Mountain Youth School 200 328 Murphy High 200 350 Tri-County Early College High 210 Edenton-Chowan Schools 210 312 John A Holmes High 220 Clay County Schools 220 310 Hayesville High 230 Cleveland County Schools 230 312 Burns High 230 322 Cleveland Early College 230 324 Crest Senior High 230 350 Kings Mountain High 230 361 Shelby High 240 Columbus County Schools 240 334 East Columbus High 240 371 South Columbus High 240 373 Southeastern Early College 240 380 West Columbus High 241 Whiteville City Schools 241 316 Whiteville High 250 Craven County Schools 250 314 Craven Early College High 250 340 Havelock High 250 356 New Bern High 250 372 West Craven High 260 Cumberland County Schools 260 318 Jack Britt High 260 322 Douglas Byrd High 260 325 Cape Fear High 260 346 Cumberland Evening Academy 260 354 Cross Creek Early College 260 357 Gray's Creek High 260 359 E E Smith High 260 374 Fuller Performance Learning Ce 260 388 Massey Hill Classic Sch 260 408 Pine Forest High 260 409 Ramsey St Hs Alt Program 260 411 Reid Ross Classical School 260 424 Seventy-First High 260 427 South View High 260 446 Terry Sanford High 260 455 Westover High 260 700 Howard Health 270 Currituck County Schools 270 306 Currituck County High 270 311 The Jp Knapp Early College 280 Dare County Schools 280 304 Cape Hatteras Secondary 280 316 Manteo High 280 330 First Flight High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 42 146 28 22 1 79 16 91 91 54 54 494 126 1 144 109 114 150 51 41 8 50 73 73 370 8 84 203 75 1810 264 108 140 1 46 116 103 2 46 183 1 73 145 206 172 157 47 160 160 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 95.5 59.3 59.6 50 12.5 62.7 76.2 59.9 59.9 55.7 55.7 52.2 56.3 NA 50 44.5 64 40.4 43.6 32.8 33.3 49 50.7 54.9 40 22.2 32.7 50 33 56.6 62.9 51.9 46.1 NA 97.9 48.7 44.4 5.7 80.7 62.2 3.7 92.4 49.7 56.6 64.2 57.7 92.2 67.5 67.5 Math Score 515 509 694 569 570 491 453 503 * 498 508 483 483 506 506 507 484 * 498 536 517 459 440 491 530 442 495 495 512 503 514 518 496 475 525 434 504 * 500 472 431 * 504 459 * 457 466 466 516 414 467 494 494 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 575 476 450 480 * 482 479 478 478 495 495 482 466 * 471 494 501 435 415 442 544 432 464 464 494 478 489 505 470 469 503 419 492 * 500 461 417 * 513 462 * 470 456 458 513 423 475 471 471 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 542 455 424 451 * 470 439 457 457 481 481 456 438 * 449 473 468 418 399 439 511 404 452 452 461 464 460 471 433 444 492 396 465 * 457 432 391 * 492 423 * 451 433 432 490 404 449 444 444 240 28 56 156 75.7 60.9 73.7 81.3 522 538 537 513 504 521 505 501 474 488 468 474 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1145 1687 36 85.7 967 1422 137 57.3 903 1327 43 72.9 983 1434 18 43.9 * * 1 10.0 980 1450 61 56.5 987 1426 14 66.7 961 1418 89 66.4 961 1418 89 66.4 1001 1482 53 59.6 1001 1482 53 59.6 989 1445 589 58.6 950 1388 145 64.7 * * 969 1418 139 50.9 1030 1503 127 44.1 1018 1486 178 86.0 894 1312 167 45.3 855 1254 48 45.3 933 1372 47 40.2 1074 1585 23 45.1 874 1278 49 53.8 959 1411 78 60.0 959 1411 78 61.9 1006 1467 436 42.8 981 1445 21 27.3 1003 1463 109 44.0 1023 1494 233 53.1 966 1399 73 28.6 944 1388 1803 55.9 1028 1520 241 62.4 853 1249 134 53.0 996 1461 154 55.0 * * 1000 1457 45 93.8 933 1365 143 52.0 848 1239 109 53.2 * * 1017 1509 69 77.5 921 1344 173 53.9 * * 927 1378 56 87.5 922 1355 141 44.6 924 1356 172 50.9 1029 1519 201 67.0 837 1241 130 55.6 942 1391 35 92.1 965 1409 153 62.4 965 1409 153 62.4 1026 1059 1042 1014 1500 1547 1510 1488 269 27 73 169 80.3 64.3 76.8 88.0 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 556 484 456 527 * 482 532 457 457 524 524 500 492 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 584 484 445 523 * 487 541 439 439 494 494 470 462 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 556 463 428 481 * 470 524 429 429 492 492 451 444 508 535 474 467 466 476 490 449 468 468 507 499 513 504 508 476 517 441 498 476 496 453 440 421 446 491 430 444 444 489 494 496 485 487 469 502 426 480 456 474 438 427 411 447 470 405 439 439 452 442 454 456 439 445 476 395 456 984 1031 927 907 887 922 981 879 912 912 996 993 1009 989 995 945 1019 867 978 1440 1505 1365 1334 1298 1369 1451 1284 1351 1351 1448 1435 1463 1445 1434 1390 1495 1262 1434 478 473 445 480 474 422 442 437 409 958 947 867 1400 1384 1276 471 474 507 471 460 440 978 945 1438 1385 480 438 470 522 421 460 511 511 497 439 469 503 415 454 494 494 469 423 444 493 404 442 466 466 977 877 939 1025 836 914 1005 1005 1446 1300 1383 1518 1240 1356 1471 1471 520 534 513 520 500 527 477 506 475 495 443 486 1020 1061 990 1026 1495 1556 1433 1512 The North Carolina SAT Report 41 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 1140 1696 968 1431 901 1329 1050 1531 * * 969 1439 1073 1597 896 1325 896 1325 1018 1510 1018 1510 970 1421 954 1398 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 48 131 44 21 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 100.0 58.2 62.0 50.0 Math Score 514 506 691 563 554 507 496 546 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 573 491 476 519 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 546 466 448 476 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 1127 1673 998 1464 972 1420 1065 1541 52 14 103 103 49 49 554 132 26 133 138 125 185 44 57 38 46 73 73 423 31 120 187 85 1839 250 125 138 65.0 63.6 68.7 68.7 65.3 65.3 54.5 62.3 63.4 53.8 46.9 67.9 48.6 50.6 39.9 63.3 51.1 58.9 61.9 40.9 36.9 41.5 47.5 32.0 56.2 67.2 49.8 46.8 488 550 487 487 527 527 500 478 501 508 528 483 455 437 480 478 421 455 455 500 484 511 506 479 473 525 426 491 483 529 463 463 514 514 478 461 527 479 490 470 437 422 446 464 417 431 431 485 506 494 489 454 467 507 414 481 467 501 452 452 485 485 446 428 487 447 460 441 428 408 436 457 412 419 419 448 473 458 454 410 443 486 387 462 971 1079 950 950 1041 1041 978 939 1028 987 1018 953 892 859 926 942 838 886 886 985 990 1005 995 933 940 1032 840 972 1438 1580 1402 1402 1526 1526 1424 1367 1515 1434 1478 1394 1320 1267 1362 1399 1250 1305 1305 1433 1463 1463 1449 1343 1383 1518 1227 1434 42 131 116 1 71 186 80.8 46.3 53.5 1.7 87.7 61.6 507 478 424 * 470 462 493 475 414 * 501 454 453 438 389 * 464 425 1000 953 838 * 971 916 1453 1391 1227 * 1435 1341 50 140 216 218 120 35 189 135 54 239 25 68 146 84.7 40.7 57.3 75.7 54.5 85.4 69.2 66.8 76.1 86.6 67.6 84.0 95.4 442 446 469 513 416 466 502 500 506 522 513 518 525 450 451 466 507 417 472 488 483 501 489 473 470 501 432 430 441 485 400 447 450 443 468 470 468 446 481 892 897 935 1020 833 938 990 983 1007 1011 986 988 1026 1324 1327 1376 1505 1233 1385 1440 1426 1475 1481 1454 1434 1507 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 290 Davidson County Schools 290 308 Central Davidson High 290 314 Davidson Co Ext Day 290 315 Davidson Early College 290 324 East Davidson High 290 336 Ledford Senior High 290 348 North Davidson Sr High 290 365 South Davidson High 290 388 West Davidson High 291 Lexington City Schools 291 336 Lexington Sr High 292 Thomasville City Schools 292 324 Thomasville High 300 Davie County Schools 300 312 Davie High 300 314 Davie County Early College Hig 310 Duplin County Schools 310 338 Duplin Early College High 310 344 East Duplin High 310 352 James Kenan High 310 364 North Duplin Jr Sr 310 392 Wallace-Rose Hill High 310 700 James Kenan High of Engineerin 320 Durham Public Schools 320 309 Josephine Dobbs Clement Early 320 312 C E Jordan High 320 317 City Of Medicine Academy 320 322 Durham's Performance Learning 320 323 Durham School Of Arts 320 325 Hillside High 320 341 Lakeview School 320 353 Middle College High @DTCC 320 356 Northern High 320 365 Riverside High 320 368 Southern High 320 700 Souther School of Engineering 320 701 Hillside New Tech High 32D Kestrel Heights Schools 330 Edgecombe County Public 330 326 Edgecombe Early College High 330 328 North Edgecombe High 330 350 Southwest Edgecombe 330 358 Tarboro High 4 340 Forsyth County Schools 340 311 Atkins Academics & Technology 340 330 Carver High 340 332 Career Center 340 362 Earlycollege At Forsyth 340 364 East Forsyth High 340 382 R B Glenn High 340 446 Middle College Forsyth 340 454 Mount Tabor High 340 460 North Forsyth High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 584 70 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 45.3 37.6 Math Score 515 509 694 569 513 536 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 498 514 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 471 497 28 76 121 196 47 46 80 80 95 95 189 189 71.8 40.6 56.8 58.5 43.9 27.2 51.9 53.3 69.3 69.3 48.5 48.6 545 500 511 513 488 508 434 434 440 440 541 541 550 491 509 489 472 492 432 432 432 432 523 523 497 463 477 461 463 470 413 413 399 399 498 498 199 2 67 57 38 35 43.4 100 37.4 47.9 66.7 34.7 471 * 502 454 468 445 449 * 465 444 428 450 424 * 452 395 409 433 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1011 1482 668 53.4 1050 1547 100 50.8 3 10.7 1095 1592 25 92.6 991 1454 108 54.3 1020 1497 135 58.2 1002 1463 206 64.8 960 1423 22 25.9 1000 1470 69 47.3 866 1279 83 55.0 866 1279 83 56.1 872 1271 95 74.8 872 1271 95 74.8 1064 1562 199 53.2 1064 1562 170 50.6 29 76.3 920 1344 195 43.5 * * 32 78.0 967 1419 59 35.1 898 1293 35 43.8 896 1305 37 55.2 895 1328 32 34.8 1439 72 303 34 3 144 169 74.1 100 77.3 89.5 8.3 84.2 67.3 481 467 536 439 * 529 426 477 479 533 445 * 535 407 455 466 510 418 * 499 398 958 946 1069 884 * 1064 833 1413 1412 1579 1302 * 1563 1231 39 246 272 156 67.2 81.5 71.8 65.8 491 455 504 405 502 450 501 394 490 427 479 366 993 905 1005 799 1483 1332 1484 1165 1 20 195 15 25 73 82 2056 NA 69 39.9 44.1 35.7 35.1 46.3 61.5 * 448 443 453 425 446 444 503 * 450 428 412 400 427 441 492 * 417 408 407 372 411 417 472 * 898 871 865 825 873 885 995 * 1315 1279 1272 1197 1284 1302 1467 79 4 60.8 NA 427 * 413 * 392 * 840 * 1232 * 219 178 8 312 148 55.7 56 21.6 75.2 54 515 483 475 529 455 505 470 556 521 441 480 442 508 505 422 1020 953 1031 1050 896 1500 1395 1539 1555 1318 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 510 493 * 562 500 512 521 476 505 454 454 441 441 523 523 523 462 438 515 403 474 439 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 488 473 * 560 468 501 495 462 476 445 445 425 425 508 508 508 447 441 487 397 447 431 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 463 443 * 521 458 481 460 456 452 421 421 405 405 481 478 497 435 426 484 377 435 417 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 998 1461 966 1409 * * 1122 1643 968 1426 1013 1494 1016 1476 938 1394 981 1433 899 1320 899 1320 866 1271 866 1271 1031 1512 1031 1509 1031 1528 909 1344 879 1305 1002 1486 800 1177 921 1356 870 1287 1545 82 325 29 12 125 167 1 36 250 291 111 34 82 32 213 32 28 83 70 2209 73.1 100.0 79.7 80.6 37.5 88.0 67.9 9.1 78.3 72.3 73.1 47.6 65.4 95.3 74.4 45.1 64.0 37.3 39.7 51.1 66.1 476 485 529 410 390 534 420 * 529 464 494 390 410 422 432 468 515 440 462 464 506 475 469 532 426 435 538 415 * 531 450 491 393 397 439 456 437 480 384 435 440 493 452 463 512 395 383 523 403 * 476 426 458 366 381 413 423 420 475 374 401 436 472 951 954 1061 836 825 1072 835 * 1060 914 985 783 807 861 888 905 995 824 897 904 999 1403 1417 1573 1231 1208 1595 1238 * 1536 1340 1443 1149 1188 1274 1311 1325 1470 1198 1298 1340 1471 75 6 2 300 167 6 326 129 64.1 NA NA 67.6 56.6 10.2 83.6 52.7 416 587 * 500 481 450 544 445 402 555 * 489 474 485 526 448 391 538 * 458 453 467 506 423 818 1142 * 989 955 935 1070 893 1209 1680 * 1447 1408 1402 1576 1316 The North Carolina SAT Report 42 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 656 103 1 16 79 150 182 36 89 110 110 109 109 235 200 35 265 1 83 51 44 62 24 1531 80 299 53 13 147 155 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 55.4 51.5 9.1 100.0 47.6 62.0 62.1 41.4 60.1 57.6 59.5 81.3 81.3 61.8 59.2 87.5 49.0 3.6 43.7 39.2 57.1 53.4 . 72.5 95.2 78.9 79.1 39.4 87.0 61.8 Math Score 514 506 691 563 516 501 * 554 504 510 529 530 517 441 441 433 433 531 532 522 461 * 480 426 477 461 440 477 474 538 419 415 535 415 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 497 478 * 533 495 502 501 496 497 417 417 405 405 510 508 523 440 * 451 399 452 439 468 474 464 530 445 419 539 414 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 473 454 * 484 469 479 479 494 466 399 399 387 387 487 486 495 424 * 437 379 436 429 445 448 457 502 432 389 514 386 38 235 272 142 32 65 28 198 32 29 66 71 2158 41 60 5 42 297 171 6 322 145 70.4 75.3 69.6 58.2 71.1 84.4 59.6 44.9 76.2 34.5 41.5 45.8 63.8 54.7 39.5 . 84.0 67.0 51.8 15.0 80.3 58.7 535 456 495 396 431 438 482 442 480 419 453 425 511 439 407 576 529 517 494 505 541 446 555 455 491 395 405 426 482 434 486 376 434 433 495 423 393 590 544 501 455 443 518 461 515 423 466 371 382 394 469 423 462 365 423 428 473 414 374 598 518 469 436 465 494 434 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 1013 1486 979 1433 * * 1087 1571 999 1468 1012 1491 1030 1509 1026 1520 1014 1480 858 1257 858 1257 838 1225 838 1225 1041 1528 1040 1526 1045 1540 901 1325 * * 931 1368 825 1204 929 1365 900 1329 908 1353 951 1399 938 1395 1068 1570 864 1296 834 1223 1074 1588 829 1215 1090 911 986 791 836 864 964 876 966 795 887 858 1006 862 800 1166 1073 1018 949 948 1059 907 1605 1334 1452 1162 1218 1258 1433 1299 1428 1160 1310 1286 1479 1276 1174 1764 1591 1487 1385 1413 1553 1341 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 340 486 Parkland High 340 495 Reagan High 340 496 Reynolds High 340 556 West Forsyth High 340 568 Winston-Salem Prep Academy 340 700 Sch Of Comp Tech At Atkins Hig 340 701 Sch Of Biot At Atkins High 340 702 Sch Of Pre-Engin At Atkins Hig 340 703 Jacket Academy At Carver 34B Quality Education Academy 34D Carter G Woodson Sch 350 Franklin County Schools 350 308 Bunn High 350 321 Franklinton High 350 336 Louisburg High 360 Gaston County Schools 360 310 Ashbrook High 360 336 Bessemer City High 360 360 Cherryville Sr High 360 390 East Gaston High 360 396 Forestview High 360 418 Highland School Of Technology 360 428 Hunter Huss High 360 470 North Gaston High 360 494 South Point High 36B Piedmont Community College 370 Gates County Schools 370 312 Gates County Sr High 380 Graham County Schools 380 308 Robbinsville High 390 Granville County Schools 390 322 Granville Central High 390 323 Granville Early College High 390 324 J F Webb High 390 700 J F Webb High Of Health Sci 390 704 South Granville Hi Of Heal Sci 390 705 South Granville High Of Busine 400 Greene County Schools 400 308 Greene Central High 400 315 Greene Early College High 410 Guilford County Schools 410 319 T Wingate Andrews High 410 326 Middle College High At Bennet 410 355 Dudley High 410 358 Eastern Guilford High 410 390 Gc Middle College High 410 391 Penn-Griffin School For The Ar 410 394 Grimsley High 410 395 Early College At Guilford 410 399 Gtcc East Middle College High 410 401 Gtcc Middle College High 410 406 High Point Central High 410 407 The Academy At High Point Cent 410 408 High Point Gtcc Mid Coll High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 163 245 208 327 55 31 35 20 24 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 55.4 70 60.3 72.3 84.6 67.4 68.6 45.5 47.1 Math Score 515 509 694 569 444 544 530 549 416 411 400 414 387 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 447 523 533 532 410 390 393 384 363 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 426 508 514 509 389 386 384 393 364 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 891 1317 173 64.1 1067 1575 331 83.8 1063 1577 247 67.1 1081 1590 314 70.6 826 1215 26 86.7 801 1187 22 45.8 793 1177 38 70.4 798 1191 27 48.2 750 1114 20 47.6 11 220 81 88 51 1047 143 46 60 142 173 116 97 87 183 8 70 70 44 44 284 52 52.4 43.3 45.5 50.6 32.7 54.2 54.6 35.7 41.4 46 67.3 83.5 43.1 42.9 72.3 66.7 54.3 54.3 63.8 63.8 54.6 46.4 375 487 503 478 478 492 482 473 511 499 501 522 453 494 486 429 477 477 507 507 492 510 357 472 485 461 470 478 469 454 492 485 474 520 442 470 479 446 446 446 489 489 466 476 345 456 459 457 449 456 445 443 464 460 465 491 415 454 456 449 433 433 472 472 452 463 732 959 988 939 948 970 951 927 1003 984 975 1042 895 964 965 875 923 923 996 996 958 986 1077 1415 1447 1396 1397 1426 1396 1370 1467 1444 1440 1533 1310 1418 1421 1324 1356 1356 1468 1468 1410 1449 15 259 97 87 75 1136 156 54 54 150 219 125 91 76 211 22 57 57 43 43 300 60 79 51 48 54 78 70 8 3067 105 22 199 105 54 15 305 53 27 17 156 5 17 52.3 73.9 69.6 45.4 43.3 44.9 33.3 65.2 51.7 100 65.9 42.9 96.4 100 78.4 100 96.4 38.6 57.6 62.5 47.2 504 477 474 489 467 469 445 497 424 403 420 466 491 599 553 674 467 524 492 390 445 482 452 453 457 463 465 446 487 421 373 405 449 499 597 558 680 453 530 478 382 472 461 446 444 442 442 443 433 471 391 384 384 423 478 571 540 662 443 483 462 350 434 986 929 927 946 930 934 891 984 845 776 825 915 990 1196 1111 1354 920 1054 970 772 917 1447 1375 1371 1388 1372 1377 1324 1455 1236 1160 1209 1338 1468 1767 1651 2016 1363 1537 1432 1122 1351 71 48 51 70 82 68 14 3402 122 17 221 114 56 25 288 57 33 26 173 8 28 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 443 548 526 542 424 474 408 393 406 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 432 526 518 528 414 455 411 359 399 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 409 505 504 507 402 432 379 338 377 100.0 52.6 62.6 53.7 42.9 58.3 58.2 50.0 42.5 52.3 76.3 94.7 42.5 38.2 67.4 78.6 44.9 44.9 55.1 55.1 58.0 41.4 405 487 506 485 464 495 481 462 474 500 503 536 453 518 495 503 476 476 511 511 478 461 371 471 485 475 447 480 466 441 466 474 485 526 459 478 487 510 458 458 476 476 458 458 348 453 461 469 424 455 439 428 451 457 460 484 425 449 468 470 424 424 470 470 446 431 776 958 991 960 911 975 947 903 940 974 988 1062 912 996 982 1013 934 934 987 987 936 919 1124 1411 1452 1429 1335 1430 1386 1331 1391 1431 1448 1546 1337 1445 1450 1483 1358 1358 1457 1457 1382 1350 57.3 88.9 58.6 66.7 38.7 40.2 32.6 71.4 72.2 70.8 70.2 51.8 90.3 100.0 75.4 100.0 89.2 54.2 68.9 50.0 75.7 488 488 489 469 433 435 426 493 422 372 404 464 456 548 541 660 488 480 486 483 461 457 457 469 451 419 413 449 484 406 373 391 452 499 556 539 638 481 489 470 428 471 447 455 464 438 392 385 428 468 402 371 382 436 466 527 519 622 455 443 458 444 434 945 945 958 920 852 848 875 977 828 745 795 916 955 1104 1080 1298 969 969 956 911 932 1392 1400 1422 1358 1244 1233 1303 1445 1230 1116 1177 1352 1421 1631 1599 1920 1424 1412 1414 1355 1366 The North Carolina SAT Report 43 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 875 1284 1074 1579 1044 1548 1070 1577 838 1240 929 1361 819 1198 752 1090 805 1182 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 143 266 244 350 42 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 47.0 76.2 66.5 76.6 89.4 Math Score 514 506 691 563 464 548 504 550 427 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 457 528 503 526 386 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 435 511 484 504 391 24 23 3 251 78 125 48 1166 193 51 56 154 209 126 80 83 214 28 51 51 46 46 275 60 1 75 31 46 62 79 62 17 3404 123 31 194 142 54 26 303 56 31 21 163 34 27 75.0 100.0 75.0 48.1 46.4 61.3 32.0 60.6 64.3 64.6 48.3 55.6 77.1 94.7 43.0 41.7 75.1 77.8 39.2 39.2 73.0 73.0 51.3 42.0 . 49.3 56.4 62.2 55.9 36.7 37.6 34.0 73.2 76.9 96.9 60.8 60.9 98.2 100.0 82.6 100.0 83.8 51.2 61.5 100.0 71.1 399 447 * 490 516 472 494 494 485 466 473 493 501 537 453 481 503 485 478 478 480 480 492 483 * 497 500 490 494 443 447 428 488 393 385 409 440 479 538 545 706 491 474 463 420 439 378 410 * 469 491 460 455 483 475 463 461 465 497 514 447 473 498 499 447 447 469 469 479 483 * 484 472 463 485 438 440 430 476 372 391 401 428 476 534 532 671 491 478 446 380 472 367 390 * 447 469 437 438 452 450 438 422 438 462 474 417 439 469 455 424 424 468 468 455 445 * 463 473 445 453 413 411 422 460 359 382 385 414 464 516 511 674 461 456 440 362 444 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 921 1356 1076 1587 1007 1491 1076 1580 813 1204 777 857 * 959 1007 932 949 977 960 929 934 958 998 1051 900 954 1001 984 925 925 949 949 971 966 * 981 972 953 979 881 887 858 964 765 776 810 868 955 1072 1077 1377 982 952 909 800 911 1144 1247 * 1406 1476 1369 1387 1429 1410 1367 1356 1396 1460 1525 1317 1393 1470 1439 1349 1349 1417 1417 1426 1411 * 1444 1445 1398 1432 1294 1298 1280 1424 1124 1158 1195 1282 1419 1588 1588 2051 1443 1408 1349 1162 1355 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 420 420 420 421 421 422 422 430 430 430 430 430 430 440 440 440 440 440 450 450 450 450 450 450 460 460 460 470 470 470 470 480 480 480 480 490 490 490 490 490 490 490 490 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 483 Middle College High At Nc A&t 484 Northeast High 489 Northern Guilford High 490 Northwest High 508 Walter Hines 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 Schools 346 Northwest High 358 Southeast Halifax High Roanoke Rapids City 316 Roanoke Rapids High Weldon City Schools 700 Weldon Science Technology Engi Harnett County Schools 345 Harnett County Alternative 346 Harnett Central High 371 Overhills High 378 Triton High 384 Western Harnett High Haywood County Schools 326 Central Haywood High 346 Haywood Early College 378 Pisgah High 390 Tuscola High Henderson County Schools 316 East Henderson High 334 Hendersonville High 341 North Henderson High 352 West Henderson High 354 Henderson Co Early College Hig Hertford County Schools 320 Hertford County High 340 Student Development Center Hoke County Schools 312 Hoke County High 342 Jw Turlington 443 Sandhoke Early College High Hyde County Schools 307 Mattamuskeet High 316 Ocracoke 318 Hyde County Early College High Iredell-Statesville 320 Collab Col Of Tech & Leadershi 335 Lake Norman High 346 North Iredell High 354 Statesville High 355 Irredell-Statesville Visual & P 362 South Iredell High 380 West Iredell High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 18 142 131 368 246 194 134 20 192 98 191 39 214 123 77 46 88 88 20 20 525 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 94.7 59.4 66.8 75.9 68.9 69.3 52.8 100 62.1 53.6 70.7 92.9 70.2 46.6 53.1 38.7 45.1 45.1 26.3 26.3 51.1 Math Score 515 509 694 569 394 442 513 552 515 516 423 418 477 474 484 543 507 396 404 383 467 467 390 390 478 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 415 437 508 528 508 494 404 382 466 464 476 563 491 378 387 362 464 464 336 336 473 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 381 416 499 521 492 475 388 377 444 443 466 543 487 374 384 358 437 437 339 339 448 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 809 1190 20 100.0 879 1295 143 66.2 1021 1520 225 79.2 1080 1601 349 83.1 1023 1515 268 67.2 1010 1485 230 78.8 827 1215 144 56.5 800 1177 59 96.7 943 1387 206 73.6 938 1381 129 58.4 960 1426 214 69.7 1106 1649 46 92.0 998 1485 201 74.7 774 1148 124 44.3 791 1175 73 43.5 745 1103 51 45.5 931 1368 119 61.3 931 1368 119 61.3 726 1065 58 81.7 726 1065 58 81.7 951 1399 584 53.8 1 9.1 977 1436 154 56.4 924 1370 152 50.8 940 1382 162 58.3 963 1406 115 51.3 1047 1537 236 44.2 * * 1 1.9 1054 1526 10 20.8 1018 1488 93 46.3 1064 1568 132 56.7 1028 1513 451 55.2 1037 1520 102 50.7 1061 1565 119 70.0 989 1452 95 51.9 1030 1521 135 54.7 155 127 139 104 240 1 9 82 148 373 83 73 89 128 52.9 52 53.9 46.6 47 2.8 23.7 44.3 58.7 52 43 58.4 53.3 56.4 491 453 481 486 545 * 530 523 559 522 523 533 507 525 486 471 459 477 502 * 524 495 505 506 514 528 482 505 459 446 442 443 490 * 472 470 504 485 483 504 463 491 108 108 47.6 55.1 409 409 389 389 381 381 798 798 1179 1179 147 141 44.4 50.5 459 456 435 432 423 420 894 888 6 17 14 3 12.8 39.5 35.9 75 525 457 445 * 508 398 387 * 485 388 383 * 752 24 337 91 122 53.6 38.7 73.7 47.4 48.2 525 488 549 520 514 501 534 521 488 495 104 74 48.1 37.4 493 501 478 462 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 394 437 528 561 515 510 409 452 478 463 494 538 500 399 416 375 464 464 392 392 472 * 484 455 474 477 535 * 509 512 553 522 519 531 499 534 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 405 430 519 545 515 492 398 440 474 448 480 555 494 390 393 386 465 465 341 341 461 * 476 462 447 461 511 * 542 480 530 518 509 531 503 524 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 371 412 502 532 497 469 378 413 456 432 468 530 485 386 394 375 450 450 338 338 440 * 452 442 433 433 494 * 486 471 510 492 482 498 487 498 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 799 1170 867 1279 1047 1549 1106 1638 1030 1527 1002 1471 807 1185 892 1305 952 1408 911 1343 974 1442 1093 1623 994 1479 789 1175 809 1203 761 1136 929 1379 929 1379 733 1071 733 1071 933 1373 * * 960 1412 917 1359 921 1354 938 1371 1046 1540 * * 1051 1537 992 1463 1083 1593 1040 1532 1028 1510 1062 1560 1002 1489 1058 1556 1317 1308 142 141 1 182 152 58.0 63.5 4.3 41.6 42.6 412 412 * 451 440 393 392 * 441 431 377 377 * 425 415 805 804 * 892 871 1182 1181 * 1317 1286 1033 855 832 * 1518 1243 1215 * 30 24 17 7 44.8 53.3 47.2 77.8 509 458 429 529 492 453 417 540 476 425 393 503 1001 911 846 1069 1477 1336 1239 1572 482 505 504 466 479 1026 1022 1070 1008 1009 1508 1527 1574 1474 1488 847 34 374 123 120 60.4 54.0 89.5 45.9 56.3 524 491 550 527 500 502 523 528 494 489 480 513 505 473 465 1026 1014 1078 1021 989 1506 1527 1583 1494 1454 454 435 971 963 1425 1398 109 87 53.7 43.5 485 506 459 466 434 446 944 972 1378 1418 The North Carolina SAT Report 44 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 23 132 222 356 272 208 122 65 184 127 232 66 190 138 89 49 120 120 46 46 530 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 100.0 63.5 85.4 80.5 72.7 80.9 51.5 100.0 70.5 66.1 76.8 98.5 71.4 49.8 58.2 39.5 68.2 68.2 63.9 63.9 50.8 Math Score 514 506 691 563 410 441 535 547 503 489 412 430 483 458 494 531 498 410 420 392 457 457 385 385 476 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 373 440 526 536 490 469 390 413 481 449 473 549 475 384 387 379 465 465 373 373 474 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 356 421 507 522 476 457 369 395 453 431 462 521 466 376 383 362 451 451 352 352 447 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 783 1139 881 1302 1061 1568 1083 1605 993 1469 958 1415 802 1171 843 1238 964 1417 907 1338 967 1429 1080 1601 973 1439 794 1170 807 1190 771 1133 922 1373 922 1373 758 1110 758 1110 950 1397 158 144 117 111 235 1 10 113 111 460 99 110 114 131 6 130 95 35 207 176 55.2 49.7 49.4 50.5 47.6 3.2 29.4 50.0 54.7 55.6 50.0 70.5 51.4 61.8 24.0 61.6 60.5 85.4 50.7 53.8 482 462 476 484 505 * 533 486 521 529 529 534 518 536 527 391 395 381 444 436 482 480 463 466 480 * 509 472 485 513 496 530 496 527 508 387 386 390 442 433 452 453 434 446 461 * 484 452 468 488 478 503 470 499 480 380 374 396 420 411 964 942 939 950 985 * 1042 958 1006 1042 1025 1064 1014 1063 1035 778 781 771 886 869 1416 1395 1373 1396 1446 * 1526 1410 1474 1530 1503 1567 1484 1562 1515 1158 1155 1167 1306 1280 31 25 1 7 17 839 34 398 90 127 11 99 80 44.3 52.1 . 100.0 41.5 58.0 45.9 86.0 40.9 49.4 39.3 52.7 42.8 489 493 * 537 474 528 544 556 521 493 466 492 502 494 460 * 531 430 507 571 527 493 476 487 474 484 468 439 * 500 412 484 538 504 464 462 457 450 463 983 953 * 1068 904 1035 1115 1083 1014 969 953 966 986 1451 1392 * 1568 1316 1519 1653 1587 1478 1431 1410 1416 1449 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 491 Mooresville City Schools 491 312 Mooresville Sr High 49E Pine Lake Preparatory 500 Jackson County Schools 500 302 Blue Ridge Virtual Early Colle 500 323 Jackson County Early College 500 324 Jackson Co Sch Of Alt 500 340 Smoky Mountain High 510 Johnston County Schools 510 324 Clayton High 510 357 Johnston Middle College 510 367 Johnston County Early College 510 368 North Johnston High 510 376 Princeton High 510 380 South Campus Community 510 399 Smithfield-Selma High 510 402 South Johnston High 510 406 West Johnston High 520 Jones County Schools 520 320 Jones Senior High 530 Lee County Schools 530 335 Lee Early College 530 336 Lee County Sr High 530 343 Southern Lee Hgih 540 Lenoir County Public 540 315 Kinston High 540 317 Lenoir County Early College Hi 540 318 Sampson Alternative 540 324 North Lenoir High 540 336 South Lenoir High 550 Lincoln County Schools 550 320 East Lincoln High 550 332 Lincolnton High 550 344 North Lincoln High 550 368 West Lincoln High 55A Lincoln Charter Schools 560 Macon County Schools 560 320 Franklin High 560 324 Highlands School 560 329 Macon County Early College Hig 560 332 Nantahala School 560 350 Union Academy 570 Madison County Schools 570 317 Madison Early College High 570 318 Madison High 580 Martin County Schools 580 344 Roanoke High 580 368 Riverside High 590 Mcdowell County Schoools 590 328 Mcdowell Early College 590 330 Mcdowell High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 223 223 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 56.9 56.9 Math Score 515 509 694 569 519 519 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 494 494 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 484 484 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1013 1497 278 70.6 1013 1497 278 70.6 32 100.0 993 1464 98 47.1 910 1318 6 37.5 3 16.7 * * 998 1473 89 57.8 1020 1496 867 49.8 1017 1493 257 60.5 1055 1560 20 35.1 2 NA 991 1454 65 42.2 979 1438 43 40.6 * * 986 1450 137 44.1 1051 1529 73 30.3 1045 1533 270 60.9 903 1340 59 64.8 903 1340 59 64.8 991 1447 313 56.2 1104 1637 33 39.8 1028 1499 148 59.4 930 1358 132 61.4 950 1381 270 42.9 891 1295 98 50.3 11 28.2 105 6 53.6 37.5 500 452 493 458 471 408 1 98 764 225 17 6.7 59.8 45.2 53.6 29.3 * 502 519 519 515 * 496 501 498 540 * 475 476 476 505 36 47 1 147 68 223 30 30 247 8 140 99 238 102 28.3 50.5 11.1 50 30.8 47.8 42.3 42.3 51.6 20 56.2 54.4 41.8 50.7 515 496 * 500 543 529 455 455 503 545 523 471 489 457 476 483 * 486 508 516 448 448 488 559 505 459 461 434 463 459 * 464 478 488 437 437 456 533 471 428 431 404 89 47 420 115 84 145 76 49 113 82 9 13 9 47.3 29 52.1 60.2 43.5 63.3 39.6 92.5 41.4 42.7 29 44.8 75 505 527 504 489 485 533 495 513 506 503 562 509 479 483 476 483 472 465 513 465 504 507 496 583 533 491 450 456 457 442 449 489 430 482 476 462 556 499 486 988 1003 987 961 950 1046 960 1017 1013 999 1145 1042 970 1438 1459 1444 1403 1399 1535 1390 1499 1489 1461 1701 1541 1456 102 59 449 102 93 152 102 51 151 116 16 13 6 68 51.1 537 526 495 1063 1558 68 90 34 56 151 17 134 51.1 34.7 60.7 51.4 41 60.7 39.4 537 482 456 498 501 474 504 526 437 428 442 488 532 482 495 419 410 425 474 517 468 1063 919 884 940 989 1006 986 1558 1338 1294 1365 1463 1523 1454 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 506 506 550 513 480 * CR Score1 497 493 649 577 483 483 532 495 435 * Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 468 468 513 472 435 * 517 517 520 536 * 522 530 498 492 494 548 * 464 511 475 470 477 508 * 458 481 1015 1009 1014 1084 * 986 1041 483 528 523 467 467 497 507 501 490 468 438 455 475 495 497 439 439 476 505 480 465 444 404 463 452 473 470 420 420 448 475 451 437 420 394 409 48.3 36.6 58.7 56.4 47.4 71.7 58.6 98.1 57.2 60.1 57.1 50.0 75.0 472 515 513 520 489 532 498 497 505 493 542 537 558 452 494 478 481 475 492 458 502 494 484 511 564 498 58 39.2 510 58 101 37 64 170 25 145 39.5 46.8 39.4 52.5 42.8 53.2 41.4 510 474 465 479 495 482 497 The North Carolina SAT Report 45 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 989 1457 989 1457 1082 1595 1008 1480 915 1350 * * # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 245 245 64 110 6 7 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 68.1 68.1 100.0 46.4 26.1 17.5 Math Score 514 506 691 563 501 501 550 509 450 581 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 476 476 541 502 442 560 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 455 455 521 483 413 549 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 977 1432 977 1432 1091 1612 1011 1494 892 1305 1141 1690 1490 1479 1491 1592 * 1444 1522 97 939 267 32 18 75 43 62.2 50.2 58.9 42.1 43.9 48.1 43.4 507 512 522 536 551 497 495 501 487 496 520 555 453 496 482 460 474 492 507 435 458 1008 999 1018 1056 1106 950 991 1490 1459 1492 1548 1613 1385 1449 958 1023 1020 906 906 973 1012 981 955 912 842 918 1410 1496 1490 1326 1326 1421 1487 1432 1392 1332 1236 1327 118 96 290 34 34 313 39 144 130 244 92 27 42.4 37.2 57.9 45.3 45.3 56.2 48.1 54.5 65.3 40.9 49.5 44.3 471 520 518 477 477 493 526 503 471 476 434 474 463 487 488 421 421 470 527 483 438 464 420 462 433 466 458 406 406 445 487 457 418 438 409 416 934 1007 1006 898 898 963 1053 986 909 940 854 936 1367 1473 1464 1304 1304 1408 1540 1443 1327 1378 1263 1352 419 469 456 457 450 478 428 475 464 454 479 515 495 924 1009 991 1001 964 1024 956 999 999 977 1053 1101 1056 1343 1478 1447 1458 1414 1502 1384 1474 1463 1431 1532 1616 1551 498 461 1008 1469 498 441 420 453 477 488 475 461 418 404 426 460 462 460 1008 915 885 932 972 970 972 1469 1333 1289 1358 1432 1432 1432 77 48 515 135 110 174 96 62 210 102 19 16 4 69 64 7 57 112 54 58 207 38 169 40.5 34.0 60.7 69.2 52.4 75.7 46.4 100.0 79.2 57.0 55.9 50.0 100.0 100.0 41.3 25.0 44.9 49.8 48.6 50.9 50.7 76.0 47.2 509 504 508 511 482 526 502 531 502 495 544 503 * 506 490 504 488 472 471 473 496 507 494 498 496 480 502 444 494 466 515 497 481 501 533 * 516 489 574 479 434 422 446 485 496 483 463 465 456 464 428 476 438 500 474 461 494 488 * 488 455 511 448 410 398 421 466 468 466 1007 1000 988 1013 926 1020 968 1046 999 976 1045 1036 * 1022 979 1078 967 906 893 919 981 1003 977 1470 1465 1444 1477 1354 1496 1406 1546 1473 1437 1539 1524 * 1510 1434 1589 1415 1316 1291 1340 1447 1471 1443 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 60C 60D 60G 60H 610 610 620 620 620 620 630 630 630 630 630 640 640 640 640 640 640 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts Charlotte-Mecklenburg 302 Ardrey Kell High 312 William Amos Hough High 334 Cato Middle College High 361 David W. Butler High 364 Mary G. Davis Military & Globa 375 Midwood High 376 E E Waddell High 377 East Mecklenburg High 386 Hawthorne High/Taps 405 Harding Univ High 415 Hopewell High 426 Independence High 439 Turning Point Academy 445 Mallard Creek High 457 Rocky River High 466 Myers Park High 480 North Mecklenburg High 482 Northwest High 496 Phillip O Berry High 498 Performance Learning Center 508 Providence High 535 South Mecklenburg High 576 West Charlotte High 579 West Mecklenburg High 592 Zebulon B. Vance High 690 Math & Science High At Garinge 691 Leadership & Pub Ser High At G 692 Finance School At Garinger 693 Renaissance School At Olympic 694 Olympic High-Math-Eng-Tech Sci 695 Int Studies & Global Economics 696 Int Business & Communication S 697 Biotechnology, Health, & Pub A 698 New Technology High At Garinge 699 Int Studies School Of Garinger Kennedy Charter Lake Norman Charter Queen's Grant Community Crossroads Charter H Mitchell County Schools 334 Mitchell High Montgomery County Schools 310 Montgomery Learning Center 316 East Montgomery High 340 West Montgomery High Moore County Schools 330 Moore Central School 332 North Moore High 336 Pinecrest High 360 Union Pines High Nash-Rocky Mount Schools 346 Nash Central High 347 Nrm Early College High 350 Northern Nash High 361 Rocky Mount High 364 Southern Nash Sr High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 5023 361 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 65.9 84.5 Math Score 515 509 694 569 514 560 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 500 527 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 481 523 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1014 1495 5240 68.5 1087 1610 404 90.0 37 363 92.5 71.6 535 550 528 530 484 510 1063 1080 1547 1590 1 70 243 7 192 397 297 NA 42.7 62.8 9.6 82.8 70.4 58.7 * 430 514 407 469 500 466 * 419 500 383 456 491 451 * 393 481 409 438 469 431 * 849 1014 790 925 991 917 * 1242 1495 1199 1363 1460 1348 308 78.4 500 494 476 994 512 373 113 123 23 413 299 162 183 186 28 20 26 65 81.1 75.4 73.4 66.5 37.1 89.2 74.9 43.7 46.8 49.1 57.1 48.8 44.1 73.9 582 556 498 439 472 587 527 429 443 452 431 392 430 444 565 543 527 440 512 570 507 406 419 448 405 392 402 459 551 519 499 425 485 553 487 391 401 431 376 382 377 432 42 63 46 44 26 19 57.5 75.9 66.7 52.4 40 20 445 410 463 471 433 361 430 416 446 433 452 360 30 13 74 74 126 71.4 20.3 51.7 51.7 49.8 452 311 501 501 452 63 63 417 1 36 246 134 523 101 32 133 146 111 54.8 60.6 53.5 11.1 35.3 59.4 52.5 48.5 40.6 54.2 51.4 59.3 43.4 436 467 528 * 504 537 520 488 490 488 490 486 485 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 507 564 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 495 539 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 480 534 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 1002 1482 1103 1637 58 386 14 100.0 68.3 100.0 525 528 450 504 507 439 486 492 416 1029 1035 889 1515 1527 1305 1470 61 254 22 177 360 251 2 367 39.4 68.8 30.6 82.7 68.2 51.0 10.5 81.0 435 507 353 477 499 456 * 488 424 492 381 461 490 445 * 484 403 476 360 442 473 436 * 475 859 999 734 938 989 901 * 972 1262 1475 1094 1380 1462 1337 * 1447 1147 1099 1025 879 984 1157 1034 835 862 900 836 784 832 903 1698 1618 1524 1304 1469 1710 1521 1226 1263 1331 1212 1166 1209 1335 507 390 116 208 12 443 298 164 176 205 34 25 25 46 87.9 81.9 84.1 75.1 23.5 95.9 76.2 50.9 53.0 52.6 50.0 37.3 35.2 63.0 571 537 477 461 528 582 525 426 437 441 420 366 416 468 561 524 517 456 583 561 513 420 425 433 396 372 383 474 540 512 493 440 553 550 496 397 408 416 380 364 357 444 1132 1061 994 917 1111 1143 1038 846 862 874 816 738 799 942 1672 1573 1487 1357 1664 1693 1534 1243 1270 1290 1196 1102 1156 1386 408 392 440 400 427 341 875 826 909 904 885 721 1283 1218 1349 1304 1312 1062 482 359 514 514 434 455 340 486 486 426 934 670 1015 1015 886 1389 1010 1501 1501 1312 51 53 68 38 25 13 106 50 15 79 79 110 63.0 59.6 85.0 50.7 37.9 28.9 99.1 82.0 22.4 62.2 62.2 43.3 447 431 475 439 437 320 530 516 353 485 485 446 443 410 460 416 408 328 521 511 352 494 494 418 418 408 430 398 412 320 506 497 347 447 447 417 890 841 935 855 845 648 1051 1027 705 979 979 864 427 441 517 * 483 523 515 463 457 509 468 452 466 422 430 493 * 470 498 490 437 429 470 441 430 440 863 908 1045 * 987 1060 1035 951 947 997 958 938 951 1285 1338 1538 * 1457 1558 1525 1388 1376 1467 1399 1368 1391 56 54 468 52.3 47.8 58.4 417 477 521 418 419 504 401 434 481 58 294 116 577 126 48 165 134 104 49.6 68.2 46.4 51.9 50.2 81.4 55.9 55.4 40.0 490 530 512 485 470 466 487 493 499 455 518 495 460 447 470 468 456 464 429 497 468 438 418 446 442 444 442 The North Carolina SAT Report 46 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 5531 474 331 93 305 21 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 67.5 87.5 81.3 94.9 65.3 91.3 Math Score 514 506 691 563 503 568 537 541 528 440 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 487 538 518 537 499 422 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 473 535 507 527 485 401 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 990 1463 1106 1641 1055 1562 1078 1605 1027 1512 862 1263 . 54.6 47.7 69.3 67.3 55.4 11.1 77.3 59.9 78.3 69.5 75.4 78.4 22.2 89.0 71.9 53.0 54.5 58.4 45.8 33.3 35.0 56.1 79.6 56.6 51.8 393 489 371 435 466 471 * 469 436 550 497 542 452 514 564 504 394 412 425 390 374 354 454 486 445 391 464 397 408 351 532 492 382 478 478 439 413 468 379 421 451 451 * 459 423 530 481 514 433 486 550 490 386 400 406 385 370 363 435 449 423 386 444 386 390 357 517 475 365 449 449 425 801 995 774 875 939 958 * 951 885 1111 1000 1055 920 1004 1158 1022 808 835 856 796 768 750 923 1007 912 798 945 805 829 695 1077 996 768 971 971 906 1214 1463 1153 1296 1390 1409 * 1410 1308 1641 1481 1569 1353 1490 1708 1512 1194 1235 1262 1181 1138 1113 1358 1456 1335 1184 1389 1191 1219 1052 1594 1471 1133 1420 1420 1331 1308 1249 1365 1253 1257 968 1557 1524 1052 1426 1426 1281 6 179 21 201 255 220 2 358 217 492 212 101 221 18 419 359 169 218 220 27 26 21 46 74 47 43 68 39 28 7 177 79 13 72 72 129 50.0 35.0 25.9 100.0 88.8 13.3 59.5 59.5 47.4 408 506 403 440 473 487 * 482 449 561 503 513 468 490 594 518 414 423 431 406 394 396 469 521 467 407 481 408 421 344 545 504 386 493 493 467 835 896 1025 1236 1330 1506 67 62 504 57.3 48.8 63.2 459 476 508 436 442 488 430 419 471 895 918 996 1325 1337 1467 945 1048 1007 945 917 936 955 949 963 1374 1545 1475 1383 1335 1382 1397 1393 1405 59 293 152 573 134 45 144 147 103 55.1 68.1 59.6 51.4 52.3 70.3 51.8 56.3 41.2 508 511 501 480 493 460 479 471 487 462 492 491 455 450 472 453 455 459 450 477 467 435 433 458 435 436 427 970 1003 992 935 943 932 932 926 946 1420 1480 1459 1370 1376 1390 1367 1362 1373 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 64A 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 660 660 660 660 66A 670 670 670 670 670 670 670 670 680 680 680 681 681 681 681 681 68N 690 690 700 700 700 710 710 710 710 710 720 720 730 730 73B 740 740 740 740 740 740 740 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts Rocky Mount Preparatory New Hanover County Schools 326 Emsley A Laney High 327 Eugene Ashley High 340 Isaac Bear Middle College High 342 John T Hoggard High 352 New Hanover High 355 Mary S. Moseley Perf Learning 394 Wilmington Early College High Northampton County Schools 324 Northampton High-West 336 Northampton High-East 700 Northampton County High Schoo Gaston College Preparartory Onslow County Schools 320 Dixon High 324 Jacksonville High 333 Northside High School 340 Richlands High 344 Southwest High 352 Swansboro High 364 White Oak High Orange County School 310 Cedar Ridge Hs 332 Orange Senior High Chapel Hill-Carrboro 305 Carbaro High School 308 Chapel Hill High 314 East Chapel Hill High 338 Phoenix Academy High Pace Academy Pamlico County Schools 320 Pamlico County High Elizabeth City-Pasquotank 317 Northeastern High 319 Pasquotank County High Pender County Schools 321 Heide Trask High 326 Pender High 327 Pender Early College High 342 Topsail High Perquimans County Schools 316 Perquimans Co High Person County Schools 352 Person High Roxboro Community Schools Pitt County Schools 309 Ayden-Grifton High 333 D H Conley High 344 Farmville Central High 366 J H Rose High 374 North Pitt High 388 South Central High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 39 952 179 186 58 302 222 5 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 84.8 63.8 53.8 60.8 87.9 75.5 64.9 19.2 Math Score 515 509 694 569 455 529 508 527 566 553 506 474 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 446 515 492 520 538 537 493 448 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 442 491 473 493 520 516 466 416 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 901 1343 32 68.1 1044 1535 1013 65.8 1000 1473 214 59.0 1047 1540 188 61.6 1104 1624 50 86.2 1090 1606 314 76.0 999 1465 232 71.2 922 1338 3 12.5 12 35.3 826 1217 124 79.5 107 60.8 421 405 391 54 53 50.5 76.8 436 405 429 381 398 384 865 786 1263 1170 63 61 745 68 160 95 109 100 90 123 318 154 164 702 99 253 348 2 2 50 50 200 109 91 284 65 51 14 154 55 55 157 157 58.1 50.4 64 54.3 61.2 69 51.4 54.7 73.6 77 70.7 87.1 78 87.8 90.9 25 9.1 48.5 48.5 54.3 58.3 53.5 52.7 47.4 41.8 35 64.2 46.2 46.2 52.3 52.3 508 493 501 487 520 486 541 524 530 549 512 605 592 593 618 * * 495 495 473 471 475 501 484 473 535 514 472 472 486 486 491 476 487 474 509 462 527 501 513 540 487 588 593 573 597 * * 480 480 460 460 459 488 474 442 528 506 450 450 467 467 465 463 450 448 478 444 492 486 491 513 470 581 586 570 589 * * 437 437 435 433 437 469 446 419 500 493 412 412 443 443 999 969 988 961 1029 948 1068 1025 1043 1089 999 1193 1185 1166 1215 * * 975 975 933 931 934 989 958 915 1063 1020 922 922 953 953 1464 1432 1438 1409 1507 1392 1560 1511 1534 1602 1469 1774 1771 1736 1804 * * 1412 1412 1368 1364 1371 1458 1404 1334 1563 1513 1334 1334 1396 1396 699 64 140 75 196 69 155 58.3 54.2 64.2 52.8 60.5 46 63.3 505 470 527 480 534 458 497 485 468 504 461 521 413 473 462 431 483 437 497 404 449 990 938 1031 941 1055 871 970 1452 1369 1514 1378 1552 1275 1419 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 447 524 494 523 559 555 506 * 472 403 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 460 506 481 512 548 527 491 * 488 374 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 411 483 466 486 514 504 464 * 448 370 69.2 98.4 409 396 375 373 380 360 784 769 1164 1129 785 73 154 100 100 88 100 170 313 159 154 714 154 251 306 3 1 41 41 233 142 91 318 42 91 32 153 68 68 166 166 61.3 54.1 77.0 52.6 54.9 62.4 54.9 68.0 74.0 82.0 67.5 85.9 77.4 88.7 91.3 23.1 2.3 43.2 43.2 58.0 66.0 50.6 54.1 33.1 61.1 45.7 63.2 54.0 54.0 55.1 55.1 497 483 501 464 513 471 530 505 523 533 513 596 576 597 607 * * 526 526 464 463 466 489 461 459 467 519 494 494 476 476 479 480 485 457 489 458 504 478 520 528 511 586 585 580 593 * * 494 494 456 458 454 480 446 437 498 511 452 452 463 463 454 459 457 432 459 433 475 459 498 516 480 568 572 560 574 * * 454 454 432 434 428 456 413 418 477 485 435 435 437 437 976 963 986 921 1002 929 1034 983 1043 1061 1024 1182 1161 1177 1200 * * 1020 1020 920 921 920 969 907 896 965 1030 946 946 939 939 1430 1422 1443 1353 1461 1362 1509 1442 1541 1577 1504 1750 1733 1737 1774 * * 1474 1474 1352 1355 1348 1425 1320 1314 1442 1515 1381 1381 1376 1376 806 48 187 83 221 81 186 62.3 44.4 70.6 50.3 70.4 45.3 71.0 506 451 525 492 548 437 488 484 444 499 463 529 421 463 460 415 470 437 512 397 437 990 895 1024 955 1077 858 951 1450 1310 1494 1392 1589 1255 1388 The North Carolina SAT Report 47 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 907 1318 1030 1513 975 1441 1035 1521 1107 1621 1082 1586 997 1461 * * 960 1408 777 1147 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 40 1027 209 211 33 318 229 2 25 85 1 44 40 65 781 67 145 110 101 96 119 143 360 161 199 729 150 283 295 1 1 69 69 224 136 88 344 70 64 38 172 47 47 147 147 51 805 79 157 86 200 82 201 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 78.4 64.3 58.5 61.5 100.0 77.6 65.8 8.7 46.3 59.9 . 50.6 76.9 100.0 63.0 52.3 83.8 61.5 50.5 67.1 63.3 62.4 69.6 69.7 70.1 89.7 89.3 87.9 93.7 14.3 2.3 53.5 53.5 61.2 72.0 55.0 57.8 47.3 49.2 57.6 68.5 49.0 49.0 46.8 46.8 64.6 61.7 54.1 61.8 58.9 68.3 46.6 69.8 Math Score 514 506 691 563 469 521 504 509 586 558 493 * 481 399 * 418 377 466 494 491 504 468 503 475 516 494 529 548 514 605 598 604 610 * * 517 517 462 455 472 491 472 443 480 519 497 497 488 488 481 486 478 512 462 510 440 475 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 456 503 494 500 565 521 481 * 480 386 * 407 362 455 480 478 484 475 486 443 501 484 515 537 497 589 587 581 598 * * 478 478 443 436 454 479 452 431 490 506 470 470 473 473 491 466 465 491 441 493 411 455 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 440 477 466 473 530 502 450 * 446 375 * 396 349 448 454 459 454 438 455 432 467 466 498 525 476 572 565 569 578 * * 451 451 426 423 430 460 451 406 452 486 446 446 454 454 472 440 431 459 418 469 391 430 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 925 1365 1024 1501 998 1464 1009 1482 1151 1681 1079 1581 974 1424 * * 961 1407 785 1160 * * 825 1221 739 1088 921 1369 974 1428 969 1428 988 1442 943 1381 989 1444 918 1350 1017 1484 978 1444 1044 1542 1085 1610 1011 1487 1194 1766 1185 1750 1185 1754 1208 1786 * * * * 995 1446 995 1446 905 1331 891 1314 926 1356 970 1430 924 1375 874 1280 970 1422 1025 1511 967 1413 967 1413 961 1415 961 1415 972 1444 952 1392 943 1374 1003 1462 903 1321 1003 1472 851 1242 930 1360 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 750 Polk County Schools 750 317 Polk Co. Virtual Early College 750 318 Polk County High 760 Randolph County Schools 760 318 Eastern Randolph High 760 339 Providence Grove High 760 348 Randleman High 760 354 Randolph Early College High 760 358 Southwestern High 760 380 Trinity High 760 388 Wheatmore High 761 Asheboro City Schools 761 304 Asheboro High 770 Richmond County Schools 770 342 Leak Street High 770 348 Richmond Senior High 770 349 Richmond Early College High 780 Public Schools Of Robeson 780 325 Fairmont High 780 342 Lumberton Senior High 780 385 Robeson County Early College 780 391 Red Springs High 780 401 Saint Pauls High 780 402 South Robeson High 780 420 Purnell Swett High 780 700 Information Tech High School 790 Rockingham County Schools 790 314 Dalton Mcmichael High 790 354 John M Morehead High 790 366 Reidsville High 790 378 Rockingham Co High 790 379 Rockingham County Early Colleg 800 Rowan-Salisbury Schools 800 308 Henderson Independent Hs 800 340 East Rowan High 800 361 Jesse C. Carson High 800 376 North Rowan High 800 394 Rowan County Early College 800 396 Salisbury High 800 400 South Rowan High 800 408 West Rowan High 810 Rutherford County Schools 810 324 Chase High 810 340 East Rutherford High 810 384 R S Central 810 385 Rutherford County Early Col Hi 810 386 Rutherford Opportunity Center 81A Thomas Jefferson Cla 820 Sampson County Schools 820 324 Sampson Early College High 820 348 Hobbton High 820 349 Lakewood High 820 352 Midway High 820 388 Union High 821 Clinton City Schools 821 308 Clinton High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 83 1 82 487 79 73 48 57 85 145 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 60.1 16.7 62.1 49.8 47.3 54.1 39.3 82.6 41.5 51.8 Math Score 515 509 694 569 533 * 531 508 504 488 478 515 539 508 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 498 * 500 479 475 469 457 503 490 476 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 478 * 479 466 448 453 456 493 480 467 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1031 1509 105 62.1 * * 9 69.2 1031 1510 96 61.5 987 1453 548 49.9 979 1427 73 49.3 957 1410 91 58.3 935 1391 82 49.4 1018 1511 54 63.5 1029 1509 97 41.5 984 1451 78 51.7 73 46.2 987 1446 190 78.8 987 1446 190 78.8 925 1356 162 33.5 175 175 135 65.5 65.5 26.8 493 493 471 494 494 454 459 459 431 135 29.3 471 454 431 925 1356 555 36 185 23 47 46 64 151 3 378 93 76 84 125 39.5 26.9 47 41.8 32.2 26 51.2 40.5 NA 49.3 50 44.2 47.2 54.6 447 457 461 498 439 453 387 446 * 493 488 495 447 526 420 452 433 466 417 445 376 402 * 470 476 477 420 494 401 427 415 442 399 417 353 390 * 456 448 462 414 486 867 909 894 964 856 898 763 848 * 963 964 972 867 1020 1268 1336 1309 1406 1255 1315 1116 1238 * 1419 1412 1434 1281 1506 596 1 114 103 58 44.9 20 41.9 39.8 46 489 * 503 498 477 466 * 478 476 441 439 * 455 442 433 955 * 981 974 918 1394 * 1436 1416 1351 83 96 141 287 60 90 117 20 47.7 44.2 51.5 49.3 40.3 58.1 55.5 60.6 483 487 480 496 492 490 499 513 463 461 463 486 465 475 501 509 435 438 432 465 448 453 481 474 946 948 943 982 957 965 1000 1022 1381 1386 1375 1447 1405 1418 1481 1496 48 219 36 38 55 56 34 87 87 100 47.2 43.4 40.9 60.4 44.1 48.6 54.7 54.7 529 476 482 480 441 514 459 469 469 552 456 489 456 423 479 439 463 463 537 424 454 419 401 442 406 454 454 1081 932 971 936 864 993 898 932 932 1618 1356 1425 1355 1265 1435 1304 1386 1386 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 508 449 513 504 485 516 497 516 509 501 505 479 479 452 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 487 448 491 478 451 487 487 504 487 461 472 461 461 437 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 459 433 461 459 432 461 463 487 461 459 457 444 444 421 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 995 1454 897 1330 1004 1465 982 1441 936 1368 1003 1464 984 1447 1020 1507 996 1457 962 1421 977 1434 940 1384 940 1384 889 1310 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 90 4 86 563 72 95 58 50 98 90 100 170 170 214 1 182 31 618 43 232 23 64 69 42 145 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 52.9 80.0 52.1 52.6 45.3 57.6 42.0 68.5 44.3 56.6 64.5 67.5 67.5 38.5 2.6 41.9 51.7 40.9 27.7 49.7 42.6 39.5 35.6 42.0 38.4 Math Score 514 506 691 563 529 * 529 494 494 494 480 505 507 493 485 494 494 446 * 440 485 441 441 443 476 419 449 410 445 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 496 * 492 471 467 466 458 503 477 467 467 479 479 435 * 428 480 408 417 413 458 385 416 367 406 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 487 * 487 453 434 449 439 477 454 458 461 459 459 419 * 413 452 398 398 404 465 378 410 371 388 55.0 42.5 56.3 77.5 58.2 12.8 53.8 472 494 470 441 492 448 483 448 486 433 407 477 505 466 437 460 434 398 463 448 446 920 980 903 848 969 953 949 1357 1440 1337 1246 1432 1401 1395 54.2 47.4 42.9 100 65.6 44.7 55.5 58.7 54.8 65.5 54.1 100.0 23.3 100.0 39.5 27.0 43.6 43.9 42.2 37.2 56.8 56.8 503 487 445 487 482 488 468 475 470 462 472 533 436 566 475 490 466 444 509 450 467 467 481 472 418 472 458 470 464 465 440 453 484 509 460 579 451 473 444 410 487 429 454 454 456 447 412 473 453 453 426 441 418 427 452 505 421 534 434 451 427 402 458 424 423 423 984 959 863 959 940 958 932 940 910 915 956 1042 896 1145 926 963 910 854 996 879 921 921 1440 1406 1275 1432 1393 1411 1358 1381 1328 1342 1408 1547 1317 1679 1360 1414 1337 1256 1454 1303 1344 1344 157 5 536 57 195 25 46 36 41 136 37.8 16.7 37.9 47.9 42.6 39.1 31.1 21.4 38.3 38.9 449 558 450 435 454 495 415 470 410 459 434 518 419 408 437 471 387 426 371 411 419 470 405 401 423 449 384 402 349 398 883 1076 869 843 891 966 802 896 781 870 1302 1546 1274 1244 1314 1415 1186 1298 1130 1268 431 107 112 87 125 55.2 56.6 56.6 50.3 57.6 487 487 481 464 508 471 475 469 442 489 456 461 460 423 472 958 962 950 906 997 1414 1423 1410 1329 1469 676 51.9 495 474 453 969 1422 444 74 126 117 121 6 702 135 139 59 1 120 87 135 285 67 102 88 27 1 56 241 42 45 36 59 59 86 86 46.9 51.7 50.0 NA 63.5 45.8 56.7 51.7 42.9 75.0 47.8 75.0 2.6 100.0 49.1 51.9 43.7 44.4 49.6 55.1 52.8 52.8 514 483 480 * 513 507 471 481 471 460 496 535 * 535 469 487 467 439 489 458 477 477 494 466 448 * 491 475 455 467 451 443 489 527 * 533 449 477 452 428 454 436 463 463 465 445 442 * 476 462 428 452 435 434 472 508 * 509 430 438 438 404 432 434 456 456 1008 949 928 * 1004 982 926 948 922 903 985 1062 * 1068 918 964 919 867 943 894 940 940 1473 1394 1370 * 1480 1444 1354 1400 1357 1337 1457 1570 * 1577 1348 1402 1357 1271 1375 1328 1396 1396 135 138 48 45 124 85 127 319 91 91 92 38 7 65 183 20 41 36 57 29 88 88 The North Carolina SAT Report 48 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 1025 1512 * * 1021 1508 965 1418 961 1395 960 1409 938 1377 1008 1485 984 1438 960 1418 952 1413 973 1432 973 1432 881 1300 * * 868 1281 965 1417 849 1247 858 1256 856 1260 934 1399 804 1182 865 1275 777 1148 851 1239 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 830 Scotland County Schools 830 316 East Laurinburg Alternative 830 343 Scotland High 830 348 Scotland Early College High 830 700 Scotland High Of Health Sci 830 702 Scotland High Sch Of Visual & 830 704 Scotland High School Of Leader 830 705 Scotland High School Of Math 840 Stanly County Schools 840 302 Albemarle High 840 332 North Stanly High 840 356 South Stanly High 840 361 Stanly Early College High Scho 840 368 West Stanly High 84B Gray Stone Day 850 Stokes County School 850 332 N Stokes Mid/High 850 352 South Stokes High 850 358 West Stokes High 850 360 Stokes Co Early College High 860 Surry County Schools 860 316 East Surry High 860 336 North Surry High 860 352 Surry Central High 860 354 Surry Early College Hs Design 861 Elkin City Schools 861 308 Elkin High 862 Mount Airy City Schools 862 312 Mount Airy High 870 Swain County Schools 870 314 Swain County High 880 Transylvania County Schools 880 308 Brevard High 880 328 Rosman Middle/High 890 Tyrrell County Schools 890 304 Columbia High 900 Union County Public Schools 900 311 Cuthbertson High 900 316 Forest Hills High 900 336 Monroe High 900 342 Porter Ridge High 900 344 Parkwood High 900 348 Piedmont High 900 360 Sun Valley High 900 366 Centralacademy Of Technology 900 367 Union County Early College Hig 900 369 Union Co Career Cntr 900 377 Weddington High 900 393 Marvin Ridge High 90A Union Academy 910 Vance County Schools 910 364 Southern Vance High 910 368 Western Vance High 910 370 Northern Vance High 910 382 Vance County Early College Hig 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 137 1 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 39.9 25 Math Score 515 509 694 569 445 * CR Score1 500 495 663 596 424 * Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 402 * M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 869 1271 202 63.9 * * 1 7.7 35 23 46 32 295 51 74 55 12 103 63 195 37 65 93 42.7 30.7 61.3 46.4 48.1 51.5 44.8 46.2 42.9 51.5 100 42.1 37 45.5 42.7 447 443 421 481 503 462 499 510 492 523 562 504 501 496 511 445 434 391 447 463 428 457 454 458 490 560 484 500 476 484 414 409 382 417 446 426 436 438 445 467 537 461 465 453 465 892 877 812 928 966 890 956 964 950 1013 1122 988 1001 972 995 1306 1286 1194 1345 1412 1316 1392 1402 1395 1480 1659 1449 1466 1425 1460 219 83 52 66 18 40 40 62 62 50 50 125 91 34 28 28 1346 42.7 57.6 35.9 43.4 25 51.3 51.3 53.9 53.9 42 43.1 47.7 56.9 39.1 62.2 62.2 62 526 522 525 528 535 504 504 510 510 483 483 518 527 493 465 465 525 497 488 485 490 594 505 505 500 500 481 481 508 511 500 446 446 506 472 458 481 456 570 486 486 469 469 454 454 475 482 456 426 426 492 1023 1010 1010 1018 1129 1009 1009 1010 1010 964 964 1026 1038 993 911 911 1031 1495 1468 1491 1474 1699 1495 1495 1479 1479 1418 1418 1501 1520 1449 1337 1337 1523 68 56 192 125 116 170 91 16 43.3 39.7 58.4 53.4 53.2 57.8 63.6 57.1 487 451 524 503 537 513 503 535 459 416 504 501 511 496 490 523 435 408 491 494 497 482 470 510 946 867 1028 1004 1048 1009 993 1058 1381 1275 1519 1498 1545 1491 1463 1568 267 245 29 211 98 80.9 94.6 72.5 48.7 53.3 545 552 519 447 437 528 528 489 427 415 512 517 476 422 413 1073 1080 1008 874 852 1585 1597 1484 1296 1265 112 1 47.7 NA 454 * 437 * 428 * 891 * 1319 * 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 458 * CR Score1 497 493 649 577 429 * Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 418 * M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 887 1305 * * 12 58 43 50 38 339 80 77 35 39 108 66 213 48 65 100 54.5 77.3 62.3 66.7 61.3 57.0 74.1 54.2 42.7 84.8 51.7 100.0 48.5 50.5 49.6 47.8 489 445 444 443 504 495 448 484 538 494 524 552 499 493 499 501 468 416 437 408 455 465 425 457 494 471 490 564 477 475 472 482 449 421 413 402 431 442 409 435 446 450 468 545 453 441 453 459 957 861 881 851 959 960 873 941 1032 965 1014 1116 976 968 971 983 1406 1282 1294 1253 1390 1402 1282 1376 1478 1415 1482 1661 1429 1409 1424 1442 224 68 71 58 27 58 58 58 58 46 46 141 106 35 15 15 1635 140 91 77 223 116 143 166 129 52 1 216 281 56 200 95 1 104 40.3 51.9 38.8 42.6 25.5 69.9 69.9 54.7 54.7 40.4 41.4 61.8 72.1 53.8 45.5 45.5 68.7 82.8 46.2 55.8 70.1 58.6 65.3 56.3 72.1 73.2 0.6 84.7 94.3 94.9 46.5 53.7 4.3 45.2 516 530 508 512 510 521 521 527 527 473 473 516 525 489 443 443 524 528 469 404 517 505 518 523 536 549 * 549 561 537 448 444 * 453 486 495 469 473 537 507 507 487 487 487 487 502 511 476 423 423 503 508 434 393 497 487 483 500 513 528 * 545 532 513 418 403 * 432 465 469 456 444 520 478 478 473 473 461 461 469 475 449 396 396 491 506 427 378 484 485 455 497 495 515 * 523 528 502 405 399 * 412 1002 1025 977 985 1047 1028 1028 1014 1014 960 960 1018 1036 965 866 866 1027 1036 903 797 1014 992 1001 1023 1049 1077 * 1094 1093 1050 866 847 * 885 1467 1494 1433 1429 1567 1506 1506 1487 1487 1421 1421 1487 1511 1414 1262 1262 1518 1542 1330 1175 1498 1477 1456 1520 1544 1592 * 1617 1621 1552 1271 1246 * 1297 The North Carolina SAT Report 49 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 240 2 168 30 17 9 3 11 337 75 71 59 31 101 60 265 47 85 131 2 227 77 53 66 31 55 55 59 59 61 61 112 76 36 33 33 1734 197 70 69 199 103 142 179 158 55 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 59.0 14.3 0.3 55.6 . . . . 54.4 70.1 49.3 52.7 55.4 51.0 96.8 53.1 52.2 50.3 55.0 . 42.1 61.6 34.2 41.8 30.7 60.4 60.4 57.8 57.8 45.9 47.7 55.7 65.5 51.4 66.0 66.0 70.8 83.5 40.5 42.3 66.6 62.4 67.9 64.2 79.8 59.1 Math Score 514 506 691 563 434 * 421 451 460 514 * 505 493 451 490 498 497 523 575 483 509 463 487 * 509 496 510 506 548 505 505 548 548 490 490 518 543 465 461 461 529 531 479 430 512 515 521 511 532 562 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 410 * 399 447 409 497 * 447 461 428 449 444 502 490 574 472 495 462 469 * 479 469 459 471 553 495 495 508 508 466 466 511 526 478 448 448 507 510 439 411 493 508 487 479 522 542 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 398 * 384 435 414 477 * 456 440 404 436 419 484 467 556 443 457 434 443 * 451 437 438 443 526 472 472 489 489 447 447 468 482 439 438 438 493 497 423 396 479 503 461 471 493 518 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 844 1242 * * 820 1204 898 1333 869 1283 1011 1488 * * 952 1408 954 1394 879 1283 939 1375 942 1361 999 1483 1013 1480 1149 1705 955 1398 1004 1461 925 1359 956 1399 * * 988 1439 965 1402 969 1407 977 1420 1101 1627 1000 1472 1000 1472 1056 1545 1056 1545 956 1403 956 1403 1029 1497 1069 1551 943 1382 909 1347 909 1347 1036 1529 1041 1538 918 1341 841 1237 1005 1484 1023 1526 1008 1469 990 1461 1054 1547 1104 1622 265 297 88.9 100.0 557 562 534 541 518 536 1091 1103 1609 1639 217 83 1 92 41 53.4 53.2 16.7 46.2 91.1 443 430 * 457 439 418 395 * 431 439 419 398 * 423 452 861 825 * 888 878 1280 1223 * 1311 1330 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts 920 Wake County Schools5 920 316 Apex High 920 318 Athens Drive High 920 324 Longview School 920 348 Needham Broughton High 920 368 Cary High 920 412 William G Enloe High 920 428 Fuquay-Varina High 920 436 Garner High 920 441 Green Hope High 920 445 Heritage High 920 455 Holly Springs High 920 466 Knightdale High 920 473 Leesville Road High 920 495 Middle Creek High 920 500 Millbrook High 920 526 Panther Creek High School 920 528 Phillips High 920 552 Sanderson High 920 562 Southeast Raleigh High 920 583 Wake Early College Of Health A 920 588 Wake F-Rolesville High 920 595 Wakefield High 920 700 East Wake Health Science 920 701 East Wake School Of Integrated 920 702 East Wake School Of Arts Ed & 920 703 East Wake School Of Engineerin 92F Franklin Academy 92G East Wake Academy 92K Raleigh Charter High 92P Southern Wake Academy 930 Warren County School 930 352 Warren County High 930 360 Warren Early College High 930 700 Warren New Tech High 93A Haliwa-Saponi Tribal 940 Washington County Schools 940 308 Creswell High 940 316 Plymouth High 950 Watauga County Schools 950 336 Watauga High 960 Wayne County Public Schools 960 324 Charles B Aycock High 960 330 Eastern Wayne High 960 335 Goldsboro High 960 372 Rosewood High 960 380 Southern Wayne High 960 386 Spring Creek High 960 490 Wayne Early/Middle College 960 700 Wayne School Of Engineering At 970 Wilkes County School 970 320 East Wilkes High 970 356 North Wilkes High 970 388 West Wilkes High 970 390 Wilkes Central High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 5872 381 262 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 72.8 83.9 75.9 Math Score 515 509 694 569 542 576 556 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 523 537 520 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 503 517 507 424 250 462 199 224 409 80.6 64.9 77.4 55.9 58 93.6 534 556 591 524 474 600 521 534 585 507 467 563 503 503 569 477 441 552 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 1065 1568 6577 75.9 1113 1630 468 88.6 1076 1583 315 76.1 2 20.0 1055 1558 401 83.5 1090 1593 289 67.7 1176 1745 495 80.5 1031 1508 234 61.4 941 1382 301 65.6 1163 1715 445 93.1 255 225 394 244 336 384 4 286 255 46 259 437 65 23 27 21 58 19 134 10 118 118 73.5 63.2 79.4 67.8 69.3 82.6 11.1 71.5 72 100 68.5 79 76.5 37.1 30 32.3 87.9 51.4 100 38.5 70.7 70.7 532 466 576 523 516 562 * 549 500 535 513 525 467 457 486 480 540 473 645 462 402 402 525 446 545 519 507 541 * 529 488 537 501 508 439 448 483 427 535 455 639 482 393 393 502 420 529 498 483 524 * 505 464 521 477 493 430 414 452 402 520 455 616 440 384 384 1057 912 1121 1042 1023 1103 * 1078 988 1072 1014 1033 906 905 969 907 1075 928 1284 944 795 795 1559 1332 1650 1540 1506 1627 * 1583 1452 1593 1491 1526 1336 1319 1421 1309 1595 1383 1900 1384 1179 1179 4 72 12 60 210 210 515 124 157 43 44 90 43 14 57.1 50.3 41.4 52.6 67.1 67.1 44.6 47.3 55.7 36.4 36.7 42.3 34.1 82.4 * 409 391 412 550 550 486 504 502 440 477 446 496 539 * 388 399 386 545 545 464 475 474 409 474 428 494 529 * 375 364 377 515 515 438 446 453 389 428 409 453 512 * 797 790 798 1095 1095 950 979 976 849 951 874 990 1068 * 1172 1154 1175 1610 1610 1388 1425 1429 1238 1379 1283 1443 1580 210 40 39 47 84 39.9 38.8 28.9 38.8 53.8 520 515 541 526 510 503 497 522 509 494 471 474 478 477 464 1023 1012 1063 1035 1004 1494 1486 1541 1512 1468 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 544 587 568 * 547 554 580 538 499 593 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 521 539 534 * 538 535 574 509 473 550 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 503 519 521 * 521 499 556 487 447 544 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 1065 1568 1126 1645 1102 1623 * * 1085 1606 1089 1588 1154 1710 1047 1534 972 1419 1143 1687 322 221 463 275 358 461 5 276 277 50 302 517 33 25 20 22 63 49 134 10 117 60 79.1 64.2 82.7 78.6 71.3 88.0 8.8 71.9 74.9 89.3 71.7 87.5 45.8 34.2 22.0 29.3 96.9 87.5 100.0 45.5 74.1 60.0 531 468 562 536 529 564 362 535 486 496 515 523 472 465 483 512 535 476 629 454 419 402 514 463 536 520 511 543 332 516 466 506 502 505 415 439 466 461 541 492 625 507 408 379 493 437 521 501 497 530 314 495 445 500 478 486 426 406 428 437 514 483 607 469 399 376 1045 931 1098 1056 1040 1107 694 1051 952 1002 1017 1028 887 904 949 973 1076 968 1254 961 827 781 1538 1368 1619 1557 1537 1637 1008 1546 1397 1502 1495 1514 1313 1310 1377 1410 1590 1451 1861 1430 1226 1157 57 8 71 16 55 216 216 567 125 123 58 47 87 47 40 40 268 49 44 59 116 98.3 100.0 51.4 50.0 51.9 79.1 79.1 48.0 49.4 53.5 41.4 42.0 43.1 46.5 69.0 69.0 50.3 49.5 35.5 45.0 64.8 437 440 424 438 420 544 544 487 499 500 397 489 465 495 556 505 521 512 519 532 519 439 434 405 420 401 540 540 463 469 467 383 486 449 463 536 472 498 507 500 494 495 424 416 398 408 395 506 506 441 444 453 367 454 425 441 514 443 473 486 474 471 469 876 874 829 858 821 1084 1084 950 968 967 780 975 914 958 1092 977 1019 1019 1019 1026 1014 1300 1290 1227 1266 1216 1590 1590 1391 1412 1420 1147 1429 1339 1399 1606 1420 1492 1505 1493 1497 1483 The North Carolina SAT Report 50 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 6602 445 287 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 74.4 85.7 78.4 Math Score 514 506 691 563 543 589 561 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 520 543 528 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 502 526 516 420 343 451 279 290 449 5 316 239 373 299 398 465 7 319 216 50 338 508 35 14 28 28 73 53 141 13 131 81 17 33 6 65 8 57 223 223 558 110 101 52 62 74 44 59 56 296 51 50 83 112 82.7 70.1 77.1 61.6 67.4 94.7 100.0 76.0 59.6 76.6 79.3 72.8 86.3 13.0 74.2 66.7 83.3 69.7 82.3 42.7 26.4 28.0 34.6 90.1 84.1 100.0 59.1 73.2 67.5 77.3 89.2 54.5 55.1 42.1 57.6 72.6 72.6 49.7 54.2 46.1 49.1 54.4 36.8 38.6 76.6 81.2 54.2 49.5 54.3 52.2 58.3 549 559 579 526 485 600 400 544 477 576 530 508 571 369 532 478 550 511 525 442 427 474 505 552 457 630 488 417 390 488 446 472 407 384 410 547 547 481 492 500 403 481 431 486 527 507 510 502 483 514 522 543 531 565 499 472 554 422 526 464 540 505 492 541 363 519 471 553 501 504 436 410 448 461 554 465 624 486 403 379 435 445 417 385 379 386 534 534 461 478 474 390 459 405 456 506 504 496 495 472 500 503 517 511 548 478 449 545 384 505 443 525 487 475 533 380 497 453 547 478 488 429 406 435 433 518 466 604 442 397 374 442 431 402 385 388 385 506 506 439 443 464 365 426 391 437 497 472 468 468 452 471 472 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 1063 1565 1132 1658 1089 1605 1092 1090 1144 1025 957 1154 822 1070 941 1116 1035 1000 1112 732 1051 949 1103 1012 1029 878 837 922 966 1106 922 1254 974 820 769 923 891 889 792 763 796 1081 1081 942 970 974 793 940 836 942 1033 1011 1006 997 955 1014 1025 1609 1601 1692 1503 1406 1699 1206 1575 1384 1641 1522 1475 1645 1112 1548 1402 1650 1490 1517 1307 1243 1357 1399 1624 1388 1858 1416 1217 1143 1365 1322 1291 1177 1151 1181 1587 1587 1381 1413 1438 1158 1366 1227 1379 1530 1483 1474 1465 1407 1485 1497 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2010-2012. 2010 980 980 980 980 980 990 990 990 990 995 995 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School Of Science & Math NC School Of The Arts Wilson County School 318 Beddingfield High 336 Fike High 342 Hunt High 398 Wilson Early College Academy Yadkin County School 322 Forbush High 326 Starmount High 332 Yadkin Early College Yancey County School 330 Mountain Heritage High 2011 # Tested 1597329 59507 315 112 357 53 161 143 % Tested 48.2 64.3 NA NA 51 31.2 60.3 54.4 Math Score 515 509 694 569 490 476 499 485 CR Score1 500 495 663 596 465 451 473 460 Writing Score3 491 476 645 569 447 424 455 446 M+C M+CR+ % R2 W3 # Tested Tested 1015 1506 1647123 50.0 1004 1480 62149 67.0 1357 2002 331 NA 1165 1734 100 NA 955 1402 396 54.2 927 1351 84 42.9 972 1427 156 55.7 945 1391 156 61.4 164 99 65 46.5 52.4 39.9 514 515 512 472 464 485 455 453 458 986 979 997 1441 1432 1455 58 58 49.6 49.6 501 501 509 509 471 471 1010 1010 1481 1481 190 105 70 15 72 72 48.7 52.8 44.6 45.5 51.1 51.1 2012 Math Score 514 508 690 563 493 487 502 487 CR Score1 497 493 649 577 468 445 474 474 Writing Score3 489 474 640 566 449 429 461 449 512 516 510 499 538 538 484 481 486 493 504 504 462 461 463 469 483 483 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1011 1500 1001 1475 1339 1979 1140 1706 961 1410 932 1361 976 1437 961 1410 996 997 996 992 1042 1042 1458 1458 1459 1461 1525 1525 # Tested 1664479 63271 310 100 396 85 150 159 2 171 75 71 25 80 80 % Tested 52.0 68.0 NA NA 50.9 40.7 54.7 54.3 100.0 44.2 41.4 48.3 42.4 53.0 53.0 1 CR=Critical Reading M+CR=Math + Critical Reading M+CR+W=Math+Critical Reading+Writing 4 In the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School district, the Sch of Comp Tech at Atkins High (340700), the Sch of Biot at Atkins High (340701), and the Sch of Pre-Engin at Atkins High (340702) closed July, 1, 2011; 2 3 Atkins Academic & Technology High (340311) opened July 1, 2011. The number of test-takers and SAT scores for the three closed schools were consolidated under the new school (Atkins Academic & Technology High - 340311). The College Board has reported 58 additional test-takers from East Wake High School (411), a school that is no longer in operation. Because these students misregistered under the wrong school code, their scores cannot 5 be properly attributed to the correct schools, but are still included in the overall district total. Therefore, these scores are not included in this spreadsheet. Note: United States and North Carolina totals include all schools (public and non-public); Percent tested is the number of students taking the SAT divided by the 8th month 12th grade membership; All scores in this table have been adjusted and reflect senior test-takers who took the SAT at any point during a given year through June. These scores are not directly comparable with unadjusted scores, i.e. scores based on cohorts of senior test-takers only through March; An asterisk (*) indicates that there were fewer than five test-takers. The North Carolina SAT Report 51 Math Score 514 506 691 563 490 459 501 495 * 502 494 502 528 510 510 CR Score1 496 491 662 586 467 430 486 467 * 476 465 468 530 508 508 Writing Score3 488 472 642 561 444 409 464 443 * 443 432 438 487 465 465 M+C M+CR+ R2 W3 1010 1498 997 1469 1353 1995 1149 1710 957 1401 889 1298 987 1451 962 1405 * * 978 1421 959 1391 970 1408 1058 1545 1018 1483 1018 1483 Table 8. Distribution of North Carolina's Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores, (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2011-2012 Score 1360 1260 ... 1200 ... 1150 ... 1130 ... 1110 1100 1090 1080 1070 1060 1050 1040 1030 2012 United States (1010) 2012 North Carolina (997) 2012 Southeast (991) 1020 1010 1000 990 980 970 960 950 940 930 920 910 900 890 880 870 860 850 840 ... 820 810 800 790 780 770 760 ... 700 *** School System Nc School Of Science & Math Raleigh Charter High Chapel Hill-Carrboro Gray Stone Day, Nc School Of The Arts, Thomas Jefferson Cla Woods Charter Franklin Academy Pine Lake Preparator Watauga County Schoo Asheville City Schoo, Lake Norman Charter, The Hawbridge School Wake County Schools Mount Airy City Scho Buncombe County Scho, Carteret County Publ, Clay County Schools, Davie County Schools, Henderson County Sch, Lincoln Charter Scho, Orange County School Iredell-Statesville, Union County Public Ashe County Schools, Cabarrus County Scho, Clover Garden, New Hanover County S, Polk County Schools, River Mill Academy, Transylvania County Dare County Schools, Davidson County Scho, Jackson County Schoo, Yancey County School Burke County Schools, Catawba County Schoo, Forsyth County Schoo, Hickory City Schools, Wilkes County School Alexander County Sch, Avery County Schools, Camden County School, Cherokee County Scho, Elkin City Schools, Johnston County Scho, Macon County Schools, Moore County Schools, Pamlico County Scho Caldwell County Scho, Charlotte-Mecklenbur, Craven County School, Currituck County Sch, Haywood County Schoo, Lincoln County Schoo, Mcdowell County Scho, Piedmont Community C, Surry County Scho Alleghany County Sch, Asheboro City School, Brunswick County Sch, Chatham County Schoo, Cleveland County Sch, Gaston County School, Granville County Sch, Madison County Schoo, Mitchell County S Guilford County Scho, Kestrel Heights Scho, Lee County Schools, Pender County School, Perquimans County Sc, Person County School, Randolph County Scho Durham Public School, Franklin County Scho, Hyde County Schools, Pitt County Schools, Stanly County School, Stokes County School, Swain County Schools, Wilson County School Edenton-Chowan Schoo, Graham County School, Harnett County Schoo, Rowan-Salisbury Scho, Wayne County Public Cumberland County Sc, Lenoir County Public, Nash-Rocky Mount Sch, Rutherford County Sc Clinton City Schools, East Wake Academy, Gaston College Prepa, Gates County Schools, Kannapolis City Scho, Roanoke Rapids City, Rocky Mount Preparat, Sampson County Schoo Rockingham County Sc Beaufort County Scho, Caswell County Schoo, Duplin County School, Elizabeth City-Pasqu, Martin County School, Montgomery County Sc, Tyrrell County Schoo Columbus County Scho, Jones County Schools Bladen County School, Greene County School, Haliwa-Saponi Tribal, Hoke County Schools, Richmond County Scho, Whiteville City Scho Edgecombe County Pub Anson County Schools, Vance County Schools Lexington City Schoo, Quality Education Ac Public Schools Of Ro, Scotland County Scho Thomasville City Sch Warren County School Bertie County School Halifax County Schoo, Washington County Sc Northampton County S Hertford County Scho Crossroads Charter H Weldon City Schools Kennedy Charter Carter G Woodson Sch, Crossnore Academy, Pace Academy United States, North Carolina, and Southeast total scores include both public and non-public schools. 52 Performance of the Fifty States 53 Table 9. Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), CR + M, and CR + M + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2011-2012 Cri ti cal Readi ng (CR) M ean M athemati cs (M ) M ean Wri ti ng (W) M ean CR+M CR+M + W 8% 54% 27% 4% 55% 17% 88% 100% 538 512 517 565 495 575 506 456 531 507 525 566 512 581 512 462 527 485 499 549 496 562 510 444 1069 1019 1042 1131 1007 1156 1018 918 1596 1504 1541 1680 1503 1718 1528 1362 83% 66% 81% 66% 20% 5% 69% 3% 6% 6% 9% 93% 74% 89% 4% 7% 4% 5% 28% 5% 49% 75% 78% 13% 90% 6 8% 3% 19% 5% 57% 74% 69% 73% 3% 10% 62% 6% 69% 72% 58% 17% 4% 5% 466 492 488 478 547 596 493 603 584 579 542 470 497 513 586 592 561 589 536 576 491 521 495 550 483 4 91 588 543 568 521 491 490 481 589 576 474 568 519 510 519 516 594 567 4 96 460 492 489 500 541 615 501 606 594 575 536 472 502 530 603 606 544 592 536 585 493 525 517 546 500 50 6 610 552 566 523 501 491 488 610 570 499 566 523 512 530 502 605 579 51 4 456 476 475 467 525 587 476 580 561 566 529 452 488 508 574 573 551 575 511 562 466 510 499 529 475 47 2 568 525 546 498 480 485 462 570 566 461 548 505 495 503 497 577 549 48 8 926 984 977 978 1088 1211 994 1209 1178 1154 1078 942 999 1043 1189 1198 1105 1181 1072 1161 984 1046 1012 1096 983 997 1198 1095 1134 1044 992 981 969 1199 1146 973 1134 1042 1022 1049 1018 1199 1146 1 01 0 1382 1460 1452 1445 1613 1798 1470 1789 1739 1720 1607 1394 1487 1551 1763 1771 1656 1756 1583 1723 1450 1556 1511 1625 1458 1 46 9 1766 1620 1680 1542 1472 1466 1431 1769 1712 1434 1682 1547 1517 1552 1515 1776 1695 1 49 8 P ercent 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 Carol i na North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia W ashington W est Virginia W isconsin W yoming Uni ted States Tested 1 1 T he pe rc ent of hig h school gradu ates te sted is ba se d up on the rec ently re vised projection of h igh sch ool gradu ates in 2009 by the W este rn Interst ate C om m ission for Highe r E duca tion (W IC HE ), and the num b er of stude nts in th e c lass of 200 9 wh o t ook th e SAT R ea soning T est in eac h state . U pdated projec tions mak e it inapp rop ri ate to c om pare pe rc entage s for an y give n ye ar with th ose of other ye ars. SOUR C E: "Kn ockin g at the C olle ge Door: Proje ctions of High Sch ool Gra duate s by Sta te and R ac e/E th nicity, 19 92-2022," We stern In tersta te Com mission for Higher E ducation (W ICH E), M a rc h 200 8. 54 Table 10. Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)] by State, 1990-2012 P ercent 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 Carol i na North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Uni ted States Tested 2012 8% 54% 27% 4% 55% 17% 88% 100% 83% 66% 81% 66% 20% 5% 69% 3% 6% 6% 9% 93% 74% 89% 4% 7% 4% 5% 28% 5% 49% 75% 78% 13% 90% 68% 3% 19% 5% 57% 74% 69% 73% 3% 10% 62% 6% 69% 72% 58% 17% 4% 5% 1 Change from CR+M 1990 CR+M 2012 1990 to 2012 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 1069 1019 1042 1131 1007 1156 1018 918 926 984 977 978 1088 1211 994 1209 1178 1154 1078 942 999 1043 1189 1198 1105 1181 1072 1161 984 1046 1012 1096 983 997 1198 1095 1134 1044 992 981 969 1199 1146 973 1134 1042 1022 1049 1018 1199 1146 1010 -10 4 1 54 5 89 16 -88 -24 -4 26 -7 22 122 22 37 49 65 -10 -49 -9 42 126 88 15 92 -10 40 -38 18 19 -4 -2 49 41 47 39 20 5 -5 27 49 44 -6 13 42 25 25 -16 88 74 9 1 T he perc ent of high s chool graduates tes ted is bas ed upon the recently revis ed projec tion of high school graduates in 2008 by the W estern Inters tate Com mis sion for H igher Education (W ICH E), and the num ber of students in the c las s of 2008 w ho took the SA T Reas oning T est in ea ch state. U pdated projections m ake it inappropriate to c om pare percentages for any given year w ith thos e of other years. CR = Critical R eading; M = M ath S OU R CE: "K nocking at the College D oor: P rojections of H igh S chool G raduates by S tate and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," W estern Inters tate Com mis sion for H igher Education (W ICH E ), M a rch 2008. 55 Table 11. Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2012, 2011, and 2002. 2012 ParticiCritical pation Rate Reading 1 Mean 2012 STATE Delaware 100% 456 Maine 93% 470 New York 90% 483 Massachusetts 89% 513 Connecticut 88% 506 District of Columb 83% 466 Georgia 81% 488 New Jersey 78% 495 New Hampshire 75% 521 Maryland 74% 497 Pennsylvania 74% 491 South Carolina 73% 481 Virginia 72% 510 Indiana 69% 493 Rhode Island 69% 490 Vermont 69% 519 68% 491 North Carolina Florida 66% 492 Hawaii 66% 478 Texas 62% 474 Washington 58% 519 Oregon 57% 521 California 55% 495 Alaska 54% 512 Nevada 49% 491 Montana 28% 536 Arizona 27% 517 Idaho 20% 547 Ohio 19% 543 Colorado 17% 575 West Virginia 17% 516 New Mexico 13% 550 Tennessee 10% 576 Louisiana 9% 542 Alabama 8% 538 Minnesota 7% 592 Kansas 6% 584 Kentucky 6% 579 Utah 6% 568 Illinois 5% 596 Missouri 5% 589 Nebraska 5% 576 Oklahoma 5% 568 Wyoming 5% 567 Arkansas 4% 565 Michigan 4% 586 Mississippi 4% 561 Wisconsin 4% 594 Iowa 3% 603 North Dakota 3% 588 South Dakota 3% 589 All Students 496 Math Mean 462 472 500 530 512 460 489 517 525 502 501 488 512 501 491 523 506 492 500 499 530 523 512 507 493 536 525 541 552 581 502 546 570 536 531 606 594 575 566 615 592 585 566 579 566 603 544 605 606 610 610 514 2011 Critical Writing Reading Mean Mean 444 489 452 469 475 485 508 513 510 509 456 469 475 485 499 495 510 523 488 499 480 493 462 482 495 512 476 493 485 495 505 515 472 493 476 487 467 479 461 479 503 523 498 520 496 499 485 515 466 494 511 539 499 517 525 542 525 539 562 570 497 514 529 548 566 575 529 555 527 546 573 593 561 580 566 576 548 563 587 599 575 592 562 585 546 571 549 572 549 568 574 583 551 564 577 590 580 596 568 586 570 584 488 497 Math Mean 490 469 499 527 513 457 487 516 525 502 501 490 509 501 493 518 508 489 500 502 529 521 515 511 496 537 523 539 545 573 501 541 568 550 541 608 591 572 559 617 593 591 565 569 570 604 543 602 606 612 591 514 One-Year Change Critical Writing Reading Math Writing % in Mean Mean Mean 2002 Mean 476 -33 -28 -32 70% 453 1 3 -1 74% 476 -2 1 -1 83% 509 0 3 -1 82% 513 -3 -1 -3 82% 459 -3 3 -3 78% 473 3 2 2 74% 497 0 1 2 79% 511 -2 0 -1 75% 491 -2 0 -3 66% 479 -2 0 1 72% 464 -1 -2 -2 65% 495 -2 3 0 70% 475 0 0 1 63% 489 -5 -2 -4 71% 505 4 5 0 64% 474 -2 -2 -2 65% 471 5 3 5 56% 469 -1 0 -2 55% 465 -5 -3 -4 49% 508 -4 1 -5 51% 499 1 2 -1 55% 499 -4 -3 -3 47% 487 -3 -4 -2 53% 470 -3 -3 -4 31% 516 -3 -1 -5 26% 499 0 2 0 31% 517 5 2 8 18% 522 4 7 3 27% 556 5 8 6 29% 497 2 1 0 19% 529 2 5 0 13% 567 1 2 -1 17% 546 -13 -14 -17 8% 536 -8 -10 -9 10% 577 -1 -2 -4 10% 563 4 3 -2 9% 563 3 3 3 12% 545 5 7 3 6% 591 -3 -2 -4 11% 579 -3 -1 -4 8% 569 -9 -6 -7 8% 547 -3 1 -1 8% -2 13% 551 -5 10 554 -3 -4 -5 6% 573 3 -1 1 11% 553 -3 1 -2 4% 575 4 3 2 6% 575 7 0 5 5% 561 2 -2 7 4% 562 5 19 8 5% 489 -1 0 -1 1 2002 Critical Reading Mean 502 503 494 512 509 480 489 498 519 507 498 488 510 498 504 512 493 496 488 491 525 524 496 516 509 541 520 539 533 543 525 551 562 561 560 581 578 550 563 578 574 561 565 531 560 558 559 583 591 597 576 504 Math Mean 500 502 506 516 509 473 491 513 519 513 500 493 506 503 503 510 505 499 520 500 529 528 517 519 518 547 523 541 540 548 515 543 555 559 559 591 580 552 559 596 580 570 562 537 556 572 547 599 602 610 586 516 10-Year Change Critical Math Reading Mean -46 -38 -33 -30 -11 -6 1 14 -3 3 -14 -13 -1 -2 -3 4 2 6 -10 -11 -7 1 -7 -5 0 6 -5 -2 -14 -12 7 13 -2 1 -4 -7 -10 -20 -17 -1 -6 1 -3 -5 -1 -5 -4 -12 -18 -25 -5 -11 -3 2 8 0 10 12 32 33 -9 -13 -1 3 14 15 -19 -23 -22 -28 11 15 6 14 29 23 5 7 18 19 15 12 15 15 3 4 36 42 5 10 28 31 2 -3 11 6 12 4 -9 0 13 24 -8 -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. Note: The College Board strongly discourages the comparison or ranking of states on the basis of SAT scores alone. SOURCE: The College Board. (2012) Trend Report. 56 Table 12. Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2012, 2011, and 2002. 2012 2011 One-Year Change Critical Critical Critical Participation Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing 1 Mean Mean Mean % in 2011 Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean STATE Rate 2012 Maine 100% 465 467 446 100% 465 464 448 0 3 -2 Delaware 100% 437 446 424 69% 471 476 455 -34 -30 -31 New York 88% 478 498 469 85% 480 497 470 -2 1 -1 Massachusetts 84% 506 523 500 84% 505 521 500 1 2 0 Connecticut 83% 498 504 502 81% 502 505 506 -4 -1 -4 Georgia 76% 483 485 469 74% 481 483 467 2 2 2 New Jersey 74% 492 516 495 74% 492 516 494 0 0 1 New Hampshire 71% 512 516 499 73% 514 516 502 -2 0 -3 Maryland 70% 489 498 480 69% 492 497 483 -3 1 -3 Pennsylvania 69% 488 500 475 68% 489 500 475 -1 0 0 Indiana 68% 489 498 472 67% 489 499 471 0 -1 1 Virginia 68% 508 510 492 67% 509 507 492 -1 3 0 South Carolina 66% 477 487 458 64% 479 489 459 -2 -2 -1 North Carolina 65% 487 505 467 65% 489 506 469 -2 -1 -2 Rhode Island 65% 477 480 470 64% 482 482 474 -5 -2 -4 District of Columb 64% 401 395 388 60% 404 392 391 -3 3 -3 Florida 64% 489 490 472 62% 483 486 466 6 4 6 Vermont 64% 519 522 504 63% 515 516 503 4 6 1 Texas 58% 470 496 456 54% 475 500 461 -5 -4 -5 Hawaii 56% 456 475 440 52% 454 474 441 2 1 -1 Washington 53% 517 528 500 52% 520 527 505 -3 1 -5 Oregon 51% 518 521 494 50% 516 520 494 2 1 0 California 50% 491 510 491 48% 494 513 494 -3 -3 -3 Alaska 49% 512 510 486 46% 516 514 488 -4 -4 -2 Nevada 45% 489 491 463 43% 493 495 468 -4 -4 -5 Montana 25% 535 539 510 23% 539 540 515 -4 -1 -5 Arizona 24% 516 525 497 24% 515 523 496 1 2 1 Idaho 17% 546 540 523 17% 542 540 517 4 0 6 Colorado 14% 578 587 565 16% 574 580 560 4 7 5 Ohio 14% 540 553 519 16% 535 545 516 5 8 3 West Virginia 14% 514 500 493 15% 511 499 494 3 1 -1 New Mexico 10% 539 533 514 9% 535 529 514 4 4 0 Alabama 7% 530 527 520 7% 539 538 530 -9 -11 -10 Louisiana 6% 531 529 513 5% 545 543 528 -14 -14 -15 Kansas 5% 595 599 570 5% 590 598 569 5 1 1 Minnesota 5% 600 610 575 5% 601 610 578 -1 0 -3 Tennessee 5% 579 572 568 5% 577 570 565 2 2 3 Wyoming 5% 565 584 547 5% 575 575 555 -10 9 -8 Illinois 4% 606 630 594 4% 608 633 598 -2 -3 -4 Kentucky 4% 580 582 565 4% 578 580 563 2 2 2 Nebraska 4% 574 583 558 4% 582 590 565 -8 -7 -7 Oklahoma 4% 569 564 542 4% 568 560 541 1 4 1 Arkansas 3% 565 567 547 4% 568 573 553 -3 -6 -6 Iowa 3% 608 617 588 3% 602 612 581 6 5 7 Michigan 3% 587 608 575 4% 583 608 572 4 0 3 Mississippi 3% 548 530 539 3% 549 529 540 -1 1 -1 Missouri 3% 584 587 564 3% 592 592 573 -8 -5 -9 South Dakota 3% 597 614 574 3% 590 594 565 7 20 9 Utah 3% 587 588 563 4% 585 580 565 2 8 -2 Wisconsin 3% 600 610 579 3% 595 606 577 5 4 2 North Dakota 2% 581 605 560 3% 593 620 570 -12 -15 -10 All Students 491 505 481 493 506 482 -2 -1 -1 1 2002 Critical % in Reading Math Critical Math 2002 Mean Mean Reading Mean 76% 501 501 -36 -34 61% 484 485 -47 -39 78% 492 508 -14 -10 75% 505 511 1 12 75% 502 503 -4 1 68% 486 489 -3 -4 73% 496 515 -4 1 70% 509 510 3 6 58% 502 513 -13 -15 67% 494 500 -6 0 60% 495 503 -6 -5 64% 507 504 1 6 58% 489 496 -12 -9 61% 491 505 -4 0 62% 496 501 -19 -21 60% 400 396 1 -1 50% 493 498 -4 -8 61% 512 511 7 11 45% 488 499 -18 -3 45% 462 493 -6 -18 46% 522 528 -5 0 50% 522 528 -4 -7 42% 490 516 1 -6 49% 517 522 -5 -12 28% 508 519 -19 -28 23% 544 553 -9 -14 27% 518 524 -2 1 15% 539 545 7 -5 25% 542 551 36 36 21% 530 541 10 12 17% 523 514 -9 -14 10% 544 537 -5 -4 8% 559 562 -29 -35 4% 562 559 -31 -30 7% 584 587 11 12 8% 582 593 18 17 11% 556 551 23 21 12% 535 542 30 42 9% 580 606 26 24 9% 547 553 33 29 7% 559 573 15 10 6% 561 559 8 5 4% 560 558 5 9 4% 595 609 13 8 9% 555 574 32 34 3% 561 549 -13 -19 5% 571 581 13 6 5% 577 587 20 27 4% 584 584 3 4 5% 587 608 13 2 4% 598 614 -17 -9 501 512 -10 -7 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. Note: The College Board strongly discourages the comparison or ranking of states on the basis of SAT scores alone. SOURCE: The College Board. (2012) Trend Report. 57 Ten-Year Change