THE NORTH CAROLINA 2009 SAT REPORT The URL for the complete report: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat/2009 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction Accountability Services Division : : Reporting Section August 2009 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 ROBERT “TOM” SPEED Boone WAYNE MCDEVITT Vice Chair :: Asheville KEVIN D. HOWELL Raleigh MELISSA E. BARTLETT Statesville WALTER DALTON Lieutenant Governor :: Rutherfordton SHIRLEY E. HARRIS Troy PATRICIA N. WILLOUGHBY Raleigh JANET COWELL State Treasurer :: Raleigh CHRISTINE J. GREENE High Point KATHY A. TAFT Greenville JOHN A. TATE III Charlotte 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 M0809 Table of Contents Page List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................ii List of Figures ...........................................................................................................................iii-iv A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data ....................................................................................v Background Evolution of the SAT .............................................................................................................1-4 Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations .................................................................................4-5 Scope and Limitations ...........................................................................................................5-6 Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools) .....................................................................7-9 Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores .........................................................................10-11 Gender ...............................................................................................................................11-13 Race/Ethnicity ...................................................................................................................14-16 Race/Ethnicity by Gender .................................................................................................17-19 Family Income ...................................................................................................................19-21 Grade Point Average (GPA) ..............................................................................................21-23 North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System ................................................24-25 North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools .......................................................................26-27 Public Schools..........................................................................................................................28-29 References .....................................................................................................................................30 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................31 North Carolina and the Nation ...........................................................................................32-38 Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ...............................................................................................................39-50 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Score…….....51 Performance of the Fifty States .........................................................................................52-56 Source: Derived from data provided by the College Board. Copyright © 2008-2009 The College Board. www.collegeboard.com The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 i List of Tables Table Page 1 Percentages of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell, 2008-2009 …………………..………………………………………5 2 Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by Gender, 1999-2009 ..............................................................................13 3 Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009 ........................33 4 Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009 ............................34 5 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................................................37 6 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009 ...................................................38 7 SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 ..............................................................................................40-50 8 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2008-2009 .............................................51 9 Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), M + CR, and M + CR + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2008-2009 ..................................53 10 Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)] by State, 1990-2009 ..........................................................................................................54 11 Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999 ........................................................................................................55 12 Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999 ............................56 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 ii List of Figures Figure Page 1 Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2009 ……………………………………………………………........8 2 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 1999-2009 ...........................................9 3 Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009 ....................................................................................................................10 4 Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009 .........................................................................................................................11 5 Mean SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009..............................................................................12 6 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009 ............................................................................15 7 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009 .........................................16 8 Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 ..................................................................17 9 Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................18 10 Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................19 11 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students in North Carolina and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009 ....................................20 12 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Family Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009 .................................................21 13 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point Average for Public School Students in North Carolina, 2008-2009..........................................................................................................................22 14 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade Point Averages (GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2008-2009.......................................................................................23 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 iii 15 The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors (2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2008). ..................................................................25 16 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for All States, 2008-2009 .................................................26 17 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2008-2009 ...........................................................................................................27 18 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public School Students in North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.........................................28 19 Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2007-2008 …………………………………………………..………….35 20 Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009 ...............................................................................................35 21 Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009............................................................................................................36 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 iv A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data! As measures of developed verbal and mathematical abilities that are important for success in college, SAT scores are useful in making decisions about individual students and assessing their academic preparation. Because of the increasing public interest in educational accountability, aggregate test data continue to be widely publicized and analyzed. Aggregate scores can be considered one indicator of educational quality when used in conjunction with a careful examination of other conditions that affect the educational enterprise. However, it is important to note that many College Board tests are taken only by particular groups of selfselected students. Therefore, aggregate results of their performance on these tests usually do not necessarily reflect the educational attainment of all students in a school, district, or state. Useful comparisons of students’ performance are possible only if all students take the same test. Average SAT scores are not appropriate for state comparisons because the percentage of SAT test-takers varies widely among states. In some states, a very small percentage of the college-bound seniors take the SAT. Typically, these students have strong academic backgrounds and are applicants to the nation’s most selective colleges and scholarship programs. Therefore, it is expected that the SAT critical reading and mathematical averages reported for these states will be higher than the national average. In states where a greater proportion of students with a wide range of academic backgrounds take the SAT, and where most colleges in the state require the test for admission, the scores are closer to the national average. In looking at average SAT scores, the user should note the context in which the particular test scores were earned. Other factors variously related to performance on the SAT include academic courses studied in high school, family background, and education of parents. These factors and others of a less tangible nature could very well have an important influence on average scores. ________________________ ! Excerpted from Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data. Copyright 2002 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 v Background Evolution of the SAT The SAT (no longer an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test as it was in the earlier years of the test’s administration) assesses critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing abilities developed by students over time. For eight decades the test has been administered to college-bound seniors in the United States. College admission’s staff and other educators have used SAT scores to assist in understanding and interpreting student readiness for matriculation in college. Colleges and universities use SAT scores (in addition to high school transcripts and other student information) as uniform and objective measures for making informed decisions about students’ abilities and achievement. Unlike the initial administration of the SAT in the 1920’s when test-takers were a few thousand mainly White male students seeking admission into prestigious schools in the Eastern United States, SAT test takers in 2009 were much larger in number and more diverse. SAT test-takers in 2009 represented diverse racial/ethnic groups, socioeconomic levels and educational backgrounds, and larger numbers of first generation test-takers. Forty-six percent of the nation’s 3.3 million (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school graduates took the examination in 2009, compared with 63 percent of the 91,196 (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school graduates in North Carolina. About ten percent more females in North Carolina and eight percent more females in the nation took the SAT than did males in 2009 (see Table 5), a trend that began in the 1970’s. Since its initial development in 1926, the SAT has undergone changes in an effort to align its content with evolving curricula and instructional practices in high schools and colleges (College Board, 2004). The format of the three-hour and forty-five minute test administered in 2009 bears little resemblance to the original test, which took about 97 minutes to complete (Lawrence et al., 2002). In 1994, critical reading questions were given more emphasis; longer reading passages were added; non-multiple choice questions in mathematics were introduced; calculators were allowed for the first time; and antonyms were eliminated. The scores from the new test were equated with scores from the previous test. In 1995, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) changed the test’s name from the Scholastic Aptitude Test to the Scholastic Assessment Test. ETS aimed to retain the original acronym, while dispelling the numerous objections to the test being called an ‘aptitude’ test. Also in 1995, the SAT’s scale was re-centered due to increased diversity of the college-bound senior population. The original SAT verbal and mathematics scales derived their universal meaning from a 1941 reference group of slightly more than 10,000 test takers, which was less heterogeneous than the college-bound senior population in 1990. Re-centering the SAT scales resulted in two major changes: (1) The average scores for both the SAT I critical reading and mathematics tests were re-established at 500 – the midpoint of the 200-800 scale; and (2) critical reading and mathematics scales were aligned so that critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared directly. Prior to re-centering, critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared only by looking at percentiles. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 1 In March of 2005, a new SAT was administered, which aimed to better align its content with contemporary curricula and practices in high schools and colleges. The Verbal test was renamed “Critical Reading.” Shorter reading passages were added to existing long reading passages and analogies were eliminated. The mathematics section was revised to increase alignment with curricula and admissions expectations. Quantitative comparisons were eliminated and content from third-year college-preparatory mathematics was added. A writing section was added to help colleges make better admissions and placement decisions and to reinforce the importance of writing in a student’s education. The writing test included multiple-choice items, grammar usage questions, and a written essay. The maximum total score on the current SAT is 2400, 800 points for each of the three areas. In comparing new SAT total scores with scores prior to 2006, only total scores on the critical reading and mathematics portions are used. Brief comparisons of the Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing content of the old SAT and the New SAT are provided in the following tables: Critical Reading -- Name Changed from Verbal; Analogies Eliminated; Short Reading Passages Added Critical Reading Old SAT New SAT Time 75 min. (Two 30-min. sections One 15-min. section) 70 min. (Two 25-min. sections, one 20- min. section) Content Sentence Completions Passage-Based Reading Analogies Measuring: Extended Reasoning Literal Comprehension Vocabulary in Context Sentence Completions Passage-Based Reading Measuring: Extended Reasoning Literal Comprehension Vocabulary in Context Score 200-800 200-800 Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors, 2005. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 2 Mathematics -- Third Year College-Preparatory Mathematics Added and Quantitative Comparisons Eliminated Mathematics Old SAT New SAT Time 75 min. (Two 30-min. sections One 15-min. section) 70 min. (Two 25-min. sections, one 20- min. section) Content Multiple-Choice Items, and Student-Produced Responses, and Quantitative Comparisons Measuring: Number and Operations Algebra I and Functions Geometry; Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis Multiple-Choice Items, and Student-Produced Responses Measuring: Number and Operations Algebra I, II, and Functions Geometry; Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis Score 200-800 200-800 Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors, 2005. Writing -- Student-Written Essay, Grammar and Usage Multiple-Choice Writing Old SAT New SAT Time No Test Previously 60 min. (One 25- min. and one 10 min. multiple choice; 25 min. essay) Content No Test Previously Multiple-Choice Items Identifying Errors; Improving Sentences and Paragraphs Student-Written Essay: Effectively Develop and Express a Point of View Score 200-800 Multiple-Choice Subscore: 20-80 Essay Subscore: 2-12 Essays not written on the essay assignment will receive a score of zero. Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors, 2005. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 3 An additional 25-minute section, which may be either a critical reading, mathematics, or writing multiple-choice section, makes the total testing time for the new SAT three hours and 45 minutes. This section, which does not count toward the final score, is designed to equate scores on newer editions of the SAT with scores on older editions and to test new questions for future editions of the SAT. Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations While specific reasons why scores have decreased over the past three years are not known, the College Board contends that such declines do not reflect any direct faults in the test. However, the College Board’s President, Gaston Caperton, suggested that the addition of Writing to the SAT might have indirectly influenced the recent decline in SAT scores when he stated: “When a new test is introduced, students usually vary their test-taking behavior in a variety of ways and this affects scores.” (The College Board, 2006). The College Board has acknowledged that declining SAT scores at both the national and state levels since the transition to the new test in 2005 might be associated with subsequent changes in students’ test-taking patterns, most notably a decline in retesting. Historically, students who take the SAT a second time increase their combined score by 30 points. In 2006, fewer students took the SAT a second time which, according to the College Board, contributed to a score decline of seven points across the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT. For example, in 2006 the nation’s critical reading score declined from 508 to 503 and its mathematics score declined from 520 to 518 for a net decrease of seven points. On the other hand, North Carolina’s critical reading score declined by four points, while its mathematics score increased by two points, which is a net decrease of two points. The College Board points out that since 1973, a change of 7 points or greater in mean scores has occurred in five of those years. Although there has been speculation that the 45-minute increase in testing time has adversely affected student performance, the College Board contends that its research shows otherwise. In its analyses, the College Board reported no differences in either the number of items correct or the number of items omitted for sections that appeared early in the test and for sections that appeared later in the test. Table 1 shows the percentage of schools in the nation whose mean SAT Reasoning Test scores rose or fell in 2008-2009. SAT score changes in low-volume schools (50-99 test takers) tend to be larger than in medium-volume (100-299 test takers) and high-volume (300+) schools. For example, 58 percent of low-volume schools (50-99 test takers) had SAT mathematics scores rise or fall by 10 or more points, compared with 32 percent of high-volume schools (300+ test-takers). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 4 Table 1. Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell, 2008-2009 Scores rose or fell at least this many points Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 Percent of schools with Percent of all schools this much score change, with 50+ test-takers with by number of test-takers this much score change 50-99 100-299 300+ 58% 44% 30% 48% 26% 12% 4% 17% 10% 3% 1% 6% 4% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 58% 47% 32% 50% 27% 13% 5% 18% 11% 3% 1% 6% 4% 1% 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 57% 45% 28% 48% 26% 13% 4% 17% 10% 3% 1% 6% 3% 1% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% 1% Source: The College Board. (2009, August). Background on the 1,530,128 SAT Takers in the Class of 2009. P. 12. New York: Author. When interpreting SAT score changes from year to year, the following points should be kept in mind: " Changes in SAT scores from year-to-year are not unusual. " Low-volume schools tend to have larger changes in critical reading, math, and writing scores than medium-volume and high-volume schools. " The larger the test-taking population, the smaller SAT score changes tend to be. Scope and Limitations In addition to being reliable indicators of students’ preparation for college, aggregate SAT scores for a series of years can reveal trends in the academic preparation of students who take the test. Thus, this report includes the SAT performance of North Carolina’s students in 2009 and trend scores for recent years. Rankings or residual rankings are not used in this report in compliance with the College Board’s Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data and with professional standards for educational and psychological testing. The guidelines caution against the use of SAT The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 5 scores in aggregate form as a single measure to rank or rate states, educational institutions, school systems, schools, or teachers. A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data on page v provides details for why such uses are inappropriate. “Relationships between test scores and other factors such as educational background, gender, race/ethnic background, parental education, and household income are complex and interdependent. These factors do not directly affect test performance; rather, they are associated with educational experiences both on tests such as the SAT Reasoning Test and in schoolwork” (College Board, 2008). This report presents SAT results for students scheduled to graduate in 2009 and represents students’ most recent scores, regardless of when they took the test. The scores in this report reflect public and non-public school students in North Carolina and the United States, except where otherwise noted. In this report, two types of total scores are indicated: Critical Reading + Mathematics (CR + M) and Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing (CR + M + W). These designations are used to permit maintenance of the ‘old’ SAT total score for trend purposes and the inclusion of writing scores in the ‘new’ SAT total score. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 6 Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools) North Carolina’s 2009 mean total SAT score (1006), hereafter critical reading plus mathematics (CR+M), fell one point from the previous year (see Figures 1 and 2). In comparison, the nation’s score (1016) also fell by one point from the previous year. North Carolina’s average yearly gain on the SAT has been about 3 points since 1989, compared with about 0.5 points for the nation. The mean total SAT score (999) for the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) in 2009 was the same as the previous two years. From 2002 to 2009, North Carolina has outscored the southeast by an average of five points (see Figure 2). Among all states (and the District of Columbia), North Carolina’s participation rate (63 percent) was the 14th highest (tied with Indiana) and did not change from the previous year (see Table 11 in the Appendices). By comparison, the nation’s rate (46 percent) was up one percent from the previous year. Note that participation rates for 2008 and 2009 are comparable because they are based on the same projection edition by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE, 2008). Participation rates for years based on different projection editions are not comparable. In North Carolina, the number of SAT takers increased by 1.2 percent in 2009 — from 56,442 in 2008 to 57,147 in 2009. By comparison, the number of SAT takers in the nation increased by 0.7 percent, from 1,518,859 in 2008 to 1,530,128 in 2009 (The College Board, 2009). North Carolina’s mean total score decreased from 1007 to 1006 in 2009 as a result of a one-point drop in critical reading (from 496 in 2008 to 495 in 2009), while the mathematics score (511) did not change from the previous year (see Tables 3 and 11 in the Appendices). Similarly, the nation’s mean total score fell one point (from 1017 in 2008 to 1016 in 2009) due to a one point drop in critical reading (from 502 in 2008 to 501 in 2009) and the mathematics score (515) did not change. The gap between North Carolina’s mean total score and the nation’s score has narrowed from 53 points in 1990 to 10 points in 2009 (see Table 3 in the Appendices). Since 1972, the SAT score gap between North Carolina and the nation has narrowed from 83 points to 10 points in 2009. In 1999, the mean total SAT scores (986) for North Carolina and the Southeast were the same, but in 2009, North Carolina’s score was seven points higher than the Southeast score (see Figure 2). Among states with at least 10 percent of SAT takers, North Carolina (58 points) is second to Colorado (76 points) in SAT score gains from 1990 to 2009 (see Table 10). Among the “SAT States,” (the 22 states with more than 50 percent SAT takers), North Carolina has the second largest 10-year gain (18 points) in mathematics, behind South Carolina (21 points) [see Table 11]. North Carolina’s writing score (480), down two points from the previous year, was tied for 37th with Florida and Indiana among all states and tied for 12th with Indiana and Florida among SAT states as shown in Table 11. In critical reading, North Carolina’s score (495) was 35th (tied with Delaware) among all states and 11th among SAT states (tied with Delaware). In mathematics, North Carolina’s score (511) was 31st among all states and 8th among SAT states. North Carolina’s grand total score (Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing) was 1486, compared with 1509 for the nation (Table 9). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 7 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 Mean Gain 2 2 -2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 -1 -2 -1 -2 -4 -4 -4 North Carolina -5 -5 United States -6 -7 -8 Figure 1. Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 8 1050 1026 1025 1016 1019 1020 1028 1026 1021 1020 1017 1010 Mean Total 1006 SAT Score 1008 1001 998 1000 990 986 986 993 999 1001 1004 1001 1004 999 1017 1016 1007 1006 999 999 2008 2009 995 992 988 975 Southeast1 United States North Carolina 400 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Figure 2. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 1999-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 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). " Both North Carolina’s critical reading score (495) and the nation’s critical reading score (501) dropped by one point in 2009 from the previous year. " The nation’s critical reading score exceeded North Carolina’s score by only six points in 2009, compared with 12 points in 1999 (see Figure 3). 525 505 505 506 Mean Critical 505 Reading Score 507 508 504 503 499 493 492 485 200 493 493 2000 2001 2002 2003 495 2004 502 502 501 499 495 Critical Reading (U. S.) 1999 508 496 495 495 Critical Reading (N. C.) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Figure 3. Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009. In mathematics, North Carolina has gained notably on the nation from 1999 to 2009. " North Carolina’s score (511) was just four points lower than the nation’s score (515) in 2008 and 2009, compared with 18 points in 1999 (see Figure 4). " The mathematics scores for North Carolina (511) and the nation (515) have not changed since 2008. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 10 525 519 514 511 514 E 516 518 E 520 E E E E E 515 515 515 E E E 3 3 3 E 3 Mean 505 Mathematics Score 518 3 505 3 3 511 513 511 511 509 507 506 3 3 499 3 3 496 493 485 200 E 1999 2000 Mathematics (U. S.) 2001 2002 2003 3 2004 Mathematics (N. C.) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Figure 4. Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009. Gender Figure 5 shows mean total SAT scores for the United States and North Carolina by gender from 1999 to 2009. In past years, males in North Carolina and the United States have scored higher on the SAT than females, although females earn higher grades in high school and college (Vars and Bowen, 1998). " The gap between mean total SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina was 37 points in 1999 and 35 points in 2009, a reduction of two points. However, between 1999 and 2009, the gap between total mean SAT scores for North Carolina’s male and female students has averaged 34 points. " Nationally, the gap between total mean SAT scores for male and female students has narrowed by three points since 1999 (see Figure 5). In 2009 the male score (1037) was 40 points higher than the female score (997), while the male score (1040) in 1999 was 43 points higher than the female score (997). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 11 1075 1049 1050 1040 1040 1042 1006 SAT Score J 1000 H 1005 J H 1002 997 975 F 1051 1041 1041 1037 1025 Mean Total 1049 1012 J 1014 J H H 1000 1002 1021 J H 1006 1025 J F 976 976 1009 F F F 984 985 1026 J 1023 J 1025 J 1037 1026 J H H 1005 995 F F 1030 J 1037 H 1004 F 994 989 H 1001 F H 1000 F 990 992 H 997 F 991 2008 2009 969 950 1 J United States Males H United States Females North Carolina Males F North Carolina Females 400 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009. While the gaps between total mean SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina and between males and female scores in the nation have narrowed by a small amount between 1999 and 2009, the difference in scores for North Carolina’s males and females when compared with their counerparts in the nation have narrowed appreciably (see Figure 5). " In 2009, the nation’s males scored 1037 while North Carolina’s males scored 1026 – a difference of 11 points; in 1999, the nation’s males scored 1040 and North Carolina’s males scored 1006 – a difference of 34 points. " Similarly, the nation’s females scored 997 in 1999 and North Carolina’s females scored 969 – a difference of 28 points. In contrast, the nation’s females scored 997 in 2009 while North Carolina’s females scored 991 – a difference of only 8 points. Table 2 displays mean critical reading and mathematics scores for males and females in North Carolina and the nation. Males have scored higher than females on the mathematics portion of the SAT since its inception in the early 1920’s (Wilder and Powell, 1989). However, only over the past three decades have males begun to consistently score higher than females in critical reading, although the differences are smaller than in mathematics. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 12 " The average gap between male and female mathematics scores in North Carolina from 1999 to 2009 has been 29.3 points, compared with 34.5 points for the nation. " In comparison, the average gap between North Carolina’s male and female critical reading scores over the same period has been 4.5 points, just one point less than the average gap for the nation. Table 2. Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by Gender, 1999-2009. SAT Critical Reading North Carolina Nation 1 SAT Mathematics North Carolina Nation 2 1 2 Year M F Gap M F Gap M F Gap M F Gap 1999 496 490 6.0 509 502 7.0 510 479 31.0 531 495 36.0 2000 493 492 1.0 507 504 3.0 512 484 28.0 533 498 35.0 2001 497 490 7.0 509 502 7.0 515 486 29.0 533 498 35.0 2002 494 492 2.0 507 502 5.0 520 492 28.0 534 500 34.0 2003 499 492 7.0 512 503 9.0 522 493 29.0 537 503 34.0 2004 502 496 6.0 512 504 8.0 523 493 30.0 537 501 36.0 2005 503 497 6.0 513 505 8.0 527 498 29.0 538 504 34.0 2006 497 494 3.0 505 502 3.0 529 500 29.0 536 502 34.0 2007 497 494 3.0 504 502 2.0 526 496 30.0 533 499 34.0 2008 498 494 4.0 504 500 4.0 527 498 29.0 533 500 33.0 2009 498 493 5.0 503 498 5.0 528 498 30.0 534 499 35.0 Mean 498 493 4.5 508 502 5.5 522 492 29.3 534 500 34.5 1 North Carolina's mean score for males (M) minus North Carolina's mean score for females (F). 2 Nation's mean score for males (M) minus nation's mean score for females (F). Note: Prior to 2007, 'Critical Reading' was referred to as 'Verbal.' The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 13 Race/Ethnicity Historically, White and Asian American students have scored higher than other racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina, with Hispanics, American Indians, and Blacks scoring lower. Figure 6 shows mean total SAT scores for North Carolina by race/ethnicity from 1999 to 2009 and Table 6 shows the performance of racial/ethnic groups, and “Other”, and “No Response” categories from 2004 to 2009. " In 2009, all racial/ethnic groups improved their scores from the previous year except American Indian and Hispanic students, who each scored four points lower (see Figure 6 and Table 6). " For the fourth consecutive year, Asian students (1075) attained the highest score, followed by White students (1063). “Other” students scored 1005 followed by Hispanic (963), American Indian (913), and Black (855) students (see Table 6). " Asian and Black students gained three points from the previous year, the largest gain among North Carolina’s racial/ethnic groups in 2009. White students had the next largest gain with one point (see Table 6). " North Carolina’s Asian students (1075) and White students (1063) were the only racial/ethnic groups to exceed the United States average (1016) in 2009 (Figure 6). " Among racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina in 2009, Hispanic students (14.2 percent) had the largest increase in test-takers from the previous year followed by Black students (5.8%), “Other” students (5.8%) percent), White students (0.6%), and Asian students (0.1 percent). [The College Board, 2009] " American Indian students (-11% percent) and No Response students (-3.2%) had fewer testtakers than in the previous year [The College Board, 2009]. " Among racial/ethnic groups in the nation, Hispanics also had the largest increase in test-takers from the previous year (8.6 percent), followed by Black students (7.3 percent), Asian students (5.0 percent) [The College Board, 2009]. " The percent of White (-0.9 percent), Other (-1.5 percent), American Indian (-6.5 percent) and No Response (-19.8 percent) test-takers decreased from 2008 [The College Board, 2009]. " Generally, Hispanic students have represented the only racial/ethnic group in North Carolina to score consistently higher than their national counterparts (see Table 6). " In 2009, North Carolina’s Hispanic students scored 963, which was 48. points higher than the score (914) of their national counterparts. (It should be noted that Hispanic students comprised four percent of North Carolina’s test takers in 2009, while nationally, Hispanics accounted for 14 percent of the test-takers as shown in Table 5). " North Carolina’s Black students have historically scored lower on the SAT than other racial/ethnic groups. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 14 " In 2009, Black students scored 855, three points higher than the previous year’s score. This score was 208 points lower than White students’ score, 220 points lower than Asian students, 108 points lower than Hispanic students, and 58 points lower than American Indian students (see Tables 5 and 6). Figure 6 shows that all racial/ethnic groups have improved their total mean SAT scores (CR + Mathematics) since 1999, except Hispanic students whose score (963) in 2009 was 3 points lower than their score (966) in 1999. " Asian Americans have gained more points since 1999 than other racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina (see Figure 6). For Asian students, the mean total score (1075) in 2009 was 49 points higher than the score in 1999. " Gains for other racial/ethnic groups over the same time period have been 32 points for White students, 18 points for Black students, and 13 points for American Indian students. 1100 1050 á 1 1000 H á 1 H á 1 H á á 1 1 H H á 1 H á á á á Asian American á White 1 H 1 H 1 H 1 H 1 United States H North Carolina Hispanic Mean Total 950 SAT Score J 900 J J J J J J J J J American Indian > Black J > > > > > 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1025 1052 1047 1051 1064 1064 1072 1075 1041 1046 1050 1047 1061 1058 1055 1062 1063 1019 1020 1020 1026 1026 1028 1021 1017 1017 1016 986 988 992 998 1001 1006 1010 1008 1004 1007 1006 Hispanic 966 970 975 961 961 964 960 967 968 967 963 American Indian 900 897 891 914 923 916 928 922 931 917 913 Black 837 835 835 839 839 847 851 857 851 852 855 850 > > > 2000 2001 2002 1026 1024 1031 White 1031 1035 United States 1016 North Carolina > > 1999 Asian American 800 400 Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 15 " Nationally, Asian American students (1103) attained the highest mean total SAT score among racial/ethnic groups in 2009 (see Table 6). " White students (1064) had the second highest score nationally, followed by “Other” (1008), American Indians (979), Hispanics (914) and Blacks (855). " Nationally, only Asian, American Indian and “No Response” students and White students improved their previous year’s scores, while the scores for other subgroups remained the same or dropped. Figure 7, Table 5, and Table 6 show mean total SAT scores for North Carolina and the United States by race/ethnicity in 2009. " All subgroups in the nation attained higher SAT scores in 2009 than their North Carolina counterparts, except North Carolina’s Hispanic students and the No Response students who scored 48 points and 26 points higher (see Table 6), respectively, than their national counterparts. Black students scored the same. " Among the racial/ethnic groups, the largest margin between the nation’s score and North Carolina’s score was attained by American Indians (66 points). (It should be noted that American Indians represent only about one percent of SAT takers in North Carolina and the nation.) 1150 United States North Carolina 1100 -28 pts -1 pts 1050 -6 pts 1000 Mean Total SAT Score 950 -66 pts 48 pts 900 0 pts 850 800 400 American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other Figure 7. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 16 Race/Ethnicity by Gender Figure 8 shows mean SAT critical reading scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2009. " Black females and No Response females were the only groups scoring higher than their male counterparts. " Black females (424) scored five points higher than Black males, and females (507) who did not respond scored 19 points higher than males (488) who did not respond. " Among other racial/ethnic groups, males scored on average about seven points higher than females. " Black males and females scored notably lower than other subgroups in critical reading. 550 Critical Reading 525 525 521 513 507 504 499 500 495 488 478 Mean SAT 475 Score 450 472 450 439 425 419 424 400 A. Indian Asian Black Hispanic Male White Other No Response Female 1Prior to 2007 'Critical Reading' was referred to as 'Verbal.' Figure 8. Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading1 for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009. " Males had higher mathematics scores than females across all subgroups in 2009 (see Figure 9). " The smallest differences in gender were observed among Black students [with males (440) The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 17 scoring 12 points higher than females (428)]. " Asian males and females scored notably higher in mathematics than other subgroups. " Mathematics scores for Black male and female students were notably lower than those of other subgroups. 600 Mathematics 585 575 556 550 550 525 525 Mean SAT 500 Score 527 512 506 490 485 490 472 475 457 450 440 428 425 400 A. Indian Asian Black Hispanic Male White Other No Response Female Figure 9. Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009. In contrast to mathematics, females scored higher in writing than males across all subgroups (see Figure 10). " Asian and White males and females scored higher in writing than other subgroups. " The largest difference between males and females was noted in Black students, with females scoring 18 points higher than males. " Black male and female writing scores were the lowest among the subgroups. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 18 600 Writing 496 504 500 423 498 515 454 463 436 398 400 480 485 490 461 416 Mean SAT 300 Score 200 100 0 A. Indian Asian Black Hispanic Male White Other No Response Female Figure 10. Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 20082009. Family Income Figure 11 shows mean total SAT scores by family income for North Carolina and the nation in 20082009. For the majority of income categories reported by the College Board, differences in scores for North Carolina and the nation were similar. " The most notable difference was observed for the less than $20,000 income category where students in the nation outscored students in North Carolina by 27 points. " For the income categories $20,000 to $40,000 and $40,000 to $60,000, students in the nation outscored students in North Carolina by seven points and five points, respectively. " For the income categories between $60,000 and greater than $200,000, students in the nation and students in North Carolina scored similarly, except between $120.000 and $140,000 where North Carolina’s students scored 11 points higher than the nation’s students. " This figure demonstrates the strong relationship between mean total SAT scores and family income in North Carolina and the nation. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 19 1150 E J -1 pts 1100 1050 E J -1 pts E J -1 pts E J J E 11 pts -1 pts E J -1 pts E J -2 pts 1000 E J -5 pts Mean Total SAT Score 950 900 E J -7 pts E -27 pts 850 United States North Carolina 800 400 0 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 200 >200 Family Income in Thousands of Dollars Figure 11. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students in North Carolina and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009. Among racial/ethnic groups, North Carolina’s mean total SAT scores increased as family income increased in 2009 (see Figure 12). " White students who reported income levels below the poverty line (earned less than $20,000 per annum) scored five points higher than Native American students who earned over $200,000 per annum and 14 points higher than black students who reported family incomes between $160,000 and $200,000 per annum. Despite strong evidence in the research literature that parental income is positively correlated with student achievement, these data suggest that there are other factors that also impact student achievement. It should also be pointed out that sample sizes for American Indian and Hispanic students are very small at the higher income categories. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 20 1300 Asian American 1250 1200 Hispanic 1150 White 1100 1050 Mean Total1000 SAT Score Black American Indian 950 900 850 800 750 700 400 Family Income in Thousands of Dollars under 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80 80 - 100 100 - 120 120 - 140 140 - 160 160 - 200 >200 Asian American 911 1005 1053 1128 1167 1179 1170 1206 1243 1268 White 978 1012 1024 1044 1064 1077 1099 1094 1107 1140 Hispanic 884 946 974 1012 1026 1029 1039 1068 1099 1191 American Indian 842 898 899 962 904 970 1015 1103 1090 973 Black 805 845 876 891 909 916 966 939 964 996 Figure 12. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Family Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009. Grade Point Average (GPA) Figure 13 shows mean total SAT scores by grade point average and racial/ethnic group for public school students. " As self-reported GPA increased, the SAT score gap between white and black students increased from 137 points in the “D” range to 171 points in the “A” range. " For Hispanic students and American Indian students, relative to white students, as GPA increased from “D” to “A”, score gaps decreased (from 133 points to 79 points for Hispanic students and from 193 points to 116 points for American Indian students). Typically, one would expect narrower score gaps among high achieving students than among low achieving students. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 21 1250 1200 Asian American White 1150 1100 1050 Hispanic American Indian 1000 Black 950 Mean Total SAT Score1 900 850 800 750 700 650 600 400 Grade Point Average (GPA) E D C B A * 705 914 957 1145 White 750 883 902 983 1123 Hispanic 730 750 843 904 1044 * 690 745 870 1007 766 746 772 838 952 Asian American American Indian Black *No grades were reported at this level. Figure 13. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point Average for Public School Racial/Ethnic Groups in North Carolina, 2007-2008. Research has shown that a composite of SAT scores and high school GPA together predict first-year college grades. The ‘predictive validity’ is approximately 0.61 (The College Board, 2008). Hence, one would expect SAT scores and high school grades to be strongly associated. Figure 14 shows mean total SAT scores and self-reported grade point averages for male and female public school students in North Carolina in 2009. " Male students with higher GPAs attained higher SAT scores than their female counterparts. " At the “A” level, males outscored females by 55 points, by 40 points at the “C” level, and by 15 points at the “D” level. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 22 1200 1128 1100 1073 1000 900 958 905 851 844 Mean Total SAT Score 800 804 788 773 690 700 600 500 400 E D C Male B A Female Figure 14. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade Point Averages (GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2008-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 23 North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System Historically, mean total SAT scores for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System each year have been higher than those for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (The University of North Carolina, 2008). The average total SAT score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System from 1998 to 2008 was 1075, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors was 998 during the same period, a difference of 77 points. This trend suggests that many of North Carolina’s students who do not perform well on the SAT do not enter the University of North Carolina System. These students may elect other post-secondary options, which might include community college, military service, or full-time employment. The mean total SAT score (1006) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors in 2009 was 77 points lower than the score (1083) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2008. [SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2009 were not available for inclusion in this report.] Schools within the University of North Carolina System serve a wide variety of student abilities as reflected in the mean total SAT scores of their entering freshmen. In 2008, scores ranged from 853 at North Carolina Central University to 1301 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The University of North Carolina, 2008). Figure 15 shows the range of mean total SAT scores between the 25th and 75th percentiles of North Carolina’s college-bound seniors, the nation’s college-bound seniors, and entering freshmen at the University of North Carolina system institutions and other selected institutions in 2008. The bands in the figure show the range in which the middle half of the students scored — 25 percent of students scored at or below the lower end of the band and 25 percent scored above the upper end of the band. The figure also shows that each of the University of North Carolina system institutions serves some students who score in the middle 50 percent of college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation. Duke, Wake Forest, and Harvard Universities are more likely to serve students who score in the top 25 percent of 2009 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation and less likely to serve students who score in the lower 50 percent. On the other hand, Howard University, recognized as one of the elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), is unique in that it serves a diverse range of student abilities and might serve students above the upper 75 percent of 2009 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation. Howard University is the only HBCU that might serve students in the top quartile of North Carolina’s college-bound seniors (see Figure 15). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 24 Information on the 50th percentile for Howard and Harvard University’s entering freshmen was not available. Source: The College Board. (2009). North Carolina State Summary Report 2008-2009. The University of North Carolina (2008). Averages and Quartiles of SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North Carolina, Fall 2008. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, 2008-2009. Morse, R. J. and Flanigan, S. (2009) “Ranking the Schools,” U. S. News and World Report, pp. 80-99. Figure 15. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors (2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2008). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 25 North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools Among states, the higher the percentage of students taking the SAT (participation rate), the lower the average SAT scores (The College Board, 2009). While this is true for states (see Figure 16) where there is a -0.88 correlation between mean total SAT scores and participation rates, the opposite association is observed for public schools in North Carolina (see Figure 17). In 2009, the Pearson correlation between the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT score for public schools was 0.40. These correlations suggest that participation rate is a lesser factor in predicting SAT scores for public school systems and public schools in North Carolina than for states. In view of the above correlations, schools and school systems in North Carolina should exercise caution when attributing decreases or increases in mean SAT scores to changes in participation rate. Interpretations of fluctuations in SAT scores at a particular school or system or between schools and systems should take into account that SAT scores are influenced by multiple factors. Among such factors are course-taking patterns, curriculum content, course standards, parental education, and family income. It is also important to recognize that about 50% of all schools and school systems in the nation have changes in their mean verbal or math SAT scores of plus or minus 10 points from year to year (see Table 1). 1250 x - Represents a state x Correlation = -0.88 x x xx x x xx x 1200 1150 xx x x x xx x x 1100 x x Mean Total United States North Carolina Southeast 1 x SAT Score 1050 x x 1000 x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 950 x x 900 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Percent Tested 70 80 90 100 1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Figure 16. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for all States, 2008-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 26 Table 7 provides a three-year trend of critical reading scores, mathematics scores, writing scores, participation rates, Sub-Total Scores, and Grand Total Scores for each public school system and school in North Carolina from 2007 to 2009. The three-year trend is reported only for those school systems and schools with SAT scores in 2009. The link for the Excel version of Table 7 is: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat. 1370 X - Represents a school 1320 Correlation = 0.40 1270 1220 1170 1120 Mean Total 1070 SAT Score 1020 970 920 870 820 770 United States North Carolina Southeast1 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Percent Tested 70 80 90 100 1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of SAT results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Figure 17. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2008-2009 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 27 Public Schools Mean total SAT scores for North Carolina’s public schools have lagged those of public schools in the nation (see Figure 18). However, in recent years, North Carolina’s public schools have been improving at a faster rate than those in the nation. " In 2009, North Carolina had 45,376 public school test-takers, a 5.9 percent decrease from the previous year’s test-takers (48,054). " With scores of 492 in critical reading and 511 in mathematics, North Carolina’s public school score (1003) did not change from the previous year. " The nation’s mean total SAT score (1006) deceased by one point from the previous year, with 496 (down one point from the previous year) in critical reading and 510 in mathematics (see Table 12 in the Appendices). " The number of public school SAT takers in the nation (1,093,374) decreased by 6.8 percent from the number of test-takers (1,167,849) in the previous year (The College Board, 2009). " The mean total SAT score for North Carolina’s public schools (983) in 1999 lagged that of public schools nationally (1010) by 27 points, compared with only three points in 2009. 1050 1025 1010 1013 1012 1013 1016 1017 1020 1014 1007 1008 1000 Mean Total SAT Score 999 1003 1006 999 1007 1006 1003 1003 994 975 983 986 989 North Carolina 950 United States 400 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Figure 18. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public School Students in North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 28 " The mean writing score for public school students in North Carolina was 476, down two points from the previous year’s score (478). 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Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009 United States (US) Critical Year Reading Mathematics 2009 501 515 2008 502 515 2007 502 515 2006 503 518 2005 508 520 2004 508 518 2003 507 519 2002 504 516 2001 506 514 2000 505 514 1999 505 511 1998 505 512 1997 505 511 1996 505 508 1995 504 506 1994 499 504 1993 500 503 1992 500 501 1991 499 500 1990 500 501 1989 504 502 1988 505 501 1987 507 501 1986 509 500 1985 509 500 1984 504 497 1983 503 494 1982 504 493 1981 502 492 1980 502 492 1979 505 493 1978 507 494 1977 507 496 1976 509 497 1975 512 498 1974 521 505 1973 523 506 1972 530 509 1 North Carolina (NC) Critical Total Reading Mathematics 1016 495 511 1017 496 511 1017 495 509 1021 495 513 1028 499 511 1026 499 507 1026 495 506 1020 493 505 1020 493 499 1019 492 496 1016 493 493 1017 490 492 1016 490 488 1013 490 486 1010 488 482 1003 482 482 1003 483 481 1001 482 479 999 478 474 1001 478 470 1006 474 469 1006 478 470 1008 477 468 1009 477 465 1009 476 464 1001 473 461 997 472 460 997 474 460 994 469 456 994 471 458 998 471 455 1001 468 453 1003 472 454 1006 474 452 1010 477 457 1026 488 466 1029 487 468 1039 489 467 Total 1006 1007 1004 1008 1010 1006 1001 998 992 988 986 982 978 976 970 964 964 961 952 948 943 948 945 942 940 934 932 934 925 929 926 921 926 926 934 954 955 956 Gap = United States mean total SAT score minus North Carolina's mean total SAT score. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 33 1 US-NC Gap 10 10 13 13 18 20 25 22 28 31 30 35 38 37 40 39 39 40 47 53 63 58 63 67 69 67 65 63 69 65 72 80 77 80 76 72 74 83 Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009 S core Critical Reading (Mean = 492) Mathematics (Mean = 511) Percentile Number 800 790 780 770 760 750 740 730 720 710 700 690 680 670 660 650 640 630 620 610 600 590 580 570 560 550 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 310 300 290 280 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 142 6 56 47 93 144 91 251 157 205 322 292 434 402 645 497 689 879 608 674 1145 868 1169 1062 1362 1422 1471 1242 1447 1741 1854 1344 1871 1600 1713 1653 1782 1423 1810 1447 1185 1467 936 988 788 736 646 561 406 278 203 263 195 87 163 64 71 52 46 22 159 45,376 Percent 0.31 0.01 0.12 0.10 0.20 0.32 0.20 0.55 0.35 0.45 0.71 0.64 0.96 0.89 1.42 1.10 1.52 1.94 1.34 1.49 2.52 1.91 2.58 2.34 3.00 3.13 3.24 2.74 3.19 3.84 4.09 2.96 4.12 3.53 3.78 3.64 3.93 3.14 3.99 3.19 2.61 3.23 2.06 2.18 1.74 1.62 1.42 1.24 0.89 0.61 0.45 0.58 0.43 0.19 0.36 0.14 0.16 0.11 0.10 0.05 0.35 100.00 Rank 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 97 96 96 95 93 92 91 89 88 86 84 82 80 77 75 71 68 65 62 59 55 51 48 44 40 37 33 29 26 22 19 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Writing (Mean = 476) Percentile Percentile Number 137 34 138 74 43 224 84 200 328 231 276 447 537 650 675 1035 865 817 982 1009 1394 1257 1170 1271 1745 1312 1326 1568 1785 1433 1599 2064 1457 1486 1824 1514 1122 1592 1504 999 1056 841 1140 711 690 499 294 404 319 284 257 123 89 90 90 53 43 59 26 34 66 45,376 Percent 0.30 0.07 0.30 0.16 0.09 0.49 0.19 0.44 0.72 0.51 0.61 0.99 1.18 1.43 1.49 2.28 1.91 1.80 2.16 2.22 3.07 2.77 2.58 2.80 3.85 2.89 2.92 3.46 3.93 3.16 3.52 4.55 3.21 3.27 4.02 3.34 2.47 3.51 3.31 2.20 2.33 1.85 2.51 1.57 1.52 1.10 0.65 0.89 0.70 0.63 0.57 0.27 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.12 0.09 0.13 0.06 0.07 0.15 99.98 Rank Number 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 97 96 96 95 93 92 90 88 86 84 82 79 76 74 71 67 64 61 58 54 51 47 43 40 36 33 29 26 23 20 17 15 13 10 8 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 48 37 52 55 57 76 78 141 86 206 199 246 264 414 386 455 588 579 692 679 918 699 1092 879 1117 1192 1439 1296 1563 1392 1816 1366 1786 1676 1645 1902 1394 1799 1709 1594 1495 1432 1435 1126 1158 1031 830 663 574 401 331 353 230 158 128 86 72 67 40 45 109 45,376 Note: Due to rounding, the p ercentages may not add up to exactly 100. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 34 Percent 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.17 0.17 0.31 0.19 0.45 0.44 0.54 0.58 0.91 0.85 1.00 1.30 1.28 1.53 1.50 2.02 1.54 2.41 1.94 2.46 2.63 3.17 2.86 3.44 3.07 4.00 3.01 3.94 3.69 3.63 4.19 3.07 3.96 3.77 3.51 3.29 3.16 3.16 2.48 2.55 2.27 1.83 1.46 1.26 0.88 0.73 0.78 0.51 0.35 0.28 0.19 0.16 0.15 0.09 0.10 0.24 100.00 Rank 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 97 97 96 95 94 93 92 90 89 87 85 83 81 79 77 74 71 67 64 61 57 54 50 46 42 39 35 31 28 24 21 18 15 13 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of Students North Carolina Mean - 492 496 - National Mean 2400 2300 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 Note: The North Carolina mean and the National mean represent public school scores. Figure 20. Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 20082009. Number of Students North Carolina Mean - 511 510 National Mean 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 Note: The North Carolina mean and the National mean represent public school scores. Figure 19. Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 35 Number of Students North Carolina Mean - 476 487 - National Mean 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 Note: The North Carolina means and the National means represent public school scores. Figure 21. Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 36 Table 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2008-2009 All Stude nts Unite d State s N Me an % 1,530,128 1016 100 N 57,147 North Carolina Me an % 1006 100 Diffe rence -10 Ge nde r Male Female 711,368 818,760 1037 997 46 54 25,812 31,335 1026 991 45 55 -11 -6 Race /Ethnicity American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other No Response 8,974 158,757 187,136 206,584 851,014 51,215 66,488 979 1103 855 914 1064 1008 973 1 10 12 14 56 3 4 627 2,097 13,230 2,398 36,285 1,400 1,110 913 1075 855 963 1063 1002 999 1 4 23 4 63 2 2 -66 -28 0 48 -1 -6 26 Pare nt Education Le ve l No high school diploma High school diploma Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Family Income (in $) $0 - $20,000 $20,000 - $40,000 $40,000-60,000 $60,000-$80,000 $80,000-$100,000 $100,000-$120,000 $120,000-$140,000 $140,000-$160,000 $160,000-$200,000 More than $200,000 No Response 68,455 422,310 118,869 403,483 345,561 863 938 973 1056 1131 4 28 8 26 23 1,280 17,424 6,839 17,299 11,201 870 931 963 1040 1120 2 30 12 30 20 7 -7 -10 -16 -11 103,764 150,969 149,331 149,596 128,524 106,234 54,004 40,945 46,109 67,326 533,326 891 937 985 1015 1045 1063 1071 1086 1096 1142 1022 7 10 10 10 8 7 4 3 3 4 35 4,071 7,106 6,993 6,802 5,239 4,106 1,990 1,434 1,582 2,009 15,815 864 930 980 1013 1044 1062 1082 1085 1095 1141 1016 7 12 12 12 9 7 3 3 3 4 28 -27 -7 -5 -2 -1 -1 11 -1 -1 -1 -6 Highe st Le ve l of Math Achie ve d1 Calculus Pre-calculus T rigonometry Algebra II Algebra I AP/Honors Courses 358,303 352,274 144,192 345,052 46,931 451,671 1180 1039 968 903 810 1158 23 23 9 23 3 30 12,663 14,920 3,056 18,692 1,097 25,685 1163 1032 954 912 780 1107 22 26 5 33 2 45 -17 -7 -14 9 -30 -51 H S Grade Point Ave rage A+ (97-100) A (93-96) A- (90-92) B (80-89) C (70-79) D or below (<70) No Response 80,757 265,748 273,141 655,666 154,903 5,749 94,164 1220 1146 1083 958 842 811 981 5 17 18 43 10 0 6 3,565 13,285 11,016 22,176 5,035 104 1,966 1190 1120 1041 936 829 787 965 6 23 19 39 9 0 3 -30 -26 -42 -22 -13 -24 -16 High School Class Rank 2 Highest T enth Second T enth Second Fifth Final T hree Fifths No Response 242,744 197,439 138,021 147,741 804,183 1179 1046 979 889 989 16 13 9 10 53 10,081 9,168 7,183 7,588 23,127 1173 1046 975 880 969 18 16 13 13 40 -6 0 -4 -9 -20 In this report, Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects data has been replaced by Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved. T he College Board collapsed "High School Class Rank" from six categories to four in 2006. Note: Due to rounding, some numbers might not sum to 100%. All values in this table are based upon the number of SAT Reasoning T est test-takers and self-reported student responses. 1 2 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 37 Table 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009 All Students Gender M ale Female No Response 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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 US NC Diff. 1026 1006 -20 US NC Diff. 1028 1010 -18 US NC Diff. 1021 1008 -13 US NC Diff. 1017 1004 -13 US NC Diff. 1017 1007 -10 US NC Diff. 1016 1006 -10 1049 1025 1005 989 *** *** 1051 1030 1009 995 *** *** 1041 1026 1004 994 *** *** 1037 1023 1001 990 *** *** 1000 835 1037 1025 992 886 -12 -8 51 1037 1026 991 *** -11 -6 *** -24 -16 *** -21 -14 *** -15 -10 *** -14 -11 *** 997 *** 971 916 -55 1084 1047 -37 857 847 -10 916 964 48 1059 1047 -12 1002 1004 2 *** *** *** 982 928 -54 1091 1051 -40 864 851 -13 923 960 37 1068 1061 -7 1008 1002 -6 *** *** *** 981 922 -59 1088 1064 -24 863 857 -6 919 967 48 1063 1058 -5 1007 1017 10 *** *** *** 981 931 -50 1092 1064 -28 862 851 -11 921 968 47 1061 1055 -6 1009 999 -10 *** *** *** 976 917 1094 1072 856 852 916 967 1065 1062 1008 1005 963 993 -59 -22 -4 51 -3 -3 30 979 913 1103 1075 855 855 914 963 1064 1063 1008 1002 973 999 -66 -28 0 48 -1 -6 26 860 868 943 928 976 961 1054 1029 1122 1104 871 866 -5 950 938 -12 983 964 -19 1063 1042 -21 1132 1021 -111 863 881 945 936 977 969 1058 1039 1129 1116 866 871 942 932 976 964 1055 1035 1129 1115 5 -10 -12 -20 -14 860 871 938 928 972 962 1049 1032 1118 1106 11 -10 -10 -17 -12 863 870 938 931 973 963 1056 1040 1131 1120 7 -7 -10 -16 -11 891 937 985 1015 1045 1063 1071 1086 1096 1142 1022 864 930 980 1013 1044 1062 1082 1085 1095 1141 1016 -27 -7 -5 -2 -1 -1 11 -1 -1 -1 -6 8 -15 -15 -25 -18 18 -9 -8 -19 -13 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 890 935 984 1012 1039 1056 1063 1079 1083 1124 *** 864 -26 927 -8 977 -7 1006 -6 1035 -4 1054 -2 1063 0 1073 -6 1085 2 1119 -5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1171 1099 1037 996 968 937 902 893 807 777 1150 1059 -72 -41 -31 -9 -30 -91 1180 1163 1039 1032 968 954 903 912 810 780 1158 1107 -17 -7 -14 9 -30 -51 -36 -34 -47 -27 -21 -57 *** 1224 1186 1146 1109 1084 1038 964 934 851 826 815 790 *** *** -38 -37 -46 -30 -25 -25 *** 1210 1177 1137 1109 1076 1036 958 933 844 828 813 800 *** *** -33 -28 -40 -25 -16 -13 *** 1220 1190 1146 1120 1083 1041 958 936 842 829 811 787 981 965 -30 -26 -42 -22 -13 -24 -16 1171 1162 -9 1042 1041 -1 976 967 -9 888 877 -11 *** *** *** 1179 1173 1046 1046 979 975 889 880 989 969 -6 0 -4 -9 -20 Highest Level of Math 2 Achieved Caculus Pre-calculus Trigonometry Algebra II Algebra I AP/Honors Courses H S Grade Point Average A+ (97-100) A (93-96) A- (90-92) B (80-89) C (70-79) D or below (<70) No Response High School Class Rank Top Tenth Second Tenth Second Fifth Final Three Fifths No Response 1226 1190 -36 1147 1110 -37 1086 1041 -45 966 935 -31 860 827 -33 867 751 -116 *** *** *** 1232 1205 -27 1155 1123 -32 1096 1054 -42 975 945 -30 862 830 -32 854 773 -81 *** *** *** 1223 1187 1145 1111 1086 1039 968 941 854 833 819 762 *** *** 1186 1175 -11 1059 1048 -11 980 961 -19 900 878 -22 *** *** *** 1191 1187 -4 1063 1057 -6 987 968 -19 907 887 -20 *** *** *** 1184 1179 -5 1053 1047 -6 982 966 -16 892 876 -16 *** *** *** 1182 1170 -12 1050 1044 -6 981 970 -11 894 876 -18 *** *** *** 1 Family income intervals reported by the College Board in 2008 were different from those reported in previous years. The College Board did not report Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects in 2008. In this table, this category was replaced by Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved to better reflect the relationship between students' SAT scores and mathematics coursework. Note: Due to rounding, numbers might not add up to 100%. *** = Data from previous years not compatible with data in 2008. 2 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 38 Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematic The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 39 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 010 01B 01C 01D 020 030 040 050 060 06B 070 080 090 100 110 111 120 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) NC School of Science & Math NC School of the Arts Alamance-Burlington 303 Alamance-Burlington 324 Eastern Alamance Hi 348 Graham High 360 Hugh M Cummings High 388 Southern High 396 Walter M Williams Hi 400 Western Alamance Hi River Mill Academy Clover Garden Hawbridge School Alexander County 302 Alexander Central Hi Alleghany County 304 Alleghany High Anson County 304 Anson Early College 305 Anson Challenge Acad 306 Anson High Ashe County 302 Ashe County High Avery County 302 Avery County High Crossnore Academy Beaufort County 330 Northside High 339 Southside High 342 Washington High Bertie County 312 Bertie High Bladen County 330 East Bladen High 368 West Bladen High Brunswick County 308 Brunswick Learn Center 326 North Brunswick High 334 South Brunswick High 348 West Brunswick High Buncombe County 303 Buncombe Cmty-East 304 A C Reynolds High 322 Buncombe Early Coll 323 Buncombe Co Middle C 336 Charles D Owen High 340 Clyde A Erwin High 352 Enka High 380 North Buncombe High 416 T C Roberson High Asheville City 302 Asheville High 700 Schl Of Inquiry & Li Burke County 310 Burke Middle College 314 East Burke High 318 Freedom High 346 Jimmy C Draughn High 370 Robert L Patton High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 311 114 870 1 120 110 93 136 218 192 15 10 5 147 147 37 37 120 . . 120 122 122 98 98 5 203 58 35 110 97 97 153 75 78 282 2 61 124 95 896 . 208 1 . 92 101 168 132 194 188 188 . 333 . 128 205 . . 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 NA NA 65.6 3.4 63.2 67.9 63.3 56.0 79.0 71.6 107.1 111.1 35.7 39.8 39.8 37.4 37.4 50.0 Math Score 515 509 684 573 499 . 531 457 434 495 526 507 479 480 474 507 507 501 501 441 CR 1 Score 502 495 647 587 473 . 493 430 414 480 500 481 510 496 496 469 469 479 479 418 Writing Score 494 482 626 577 460 . 481 425 398 461 489 466 499 480 448 451 451 480 480 415 M+CR 1017 1004 1331 1160 972 . 1024 887 848 975 1026 988 989 976 970 976 976 980 980 859 51.9 51.3 51.3 55.7 55.7 100.0 52.9 54.7 43.8 56.1 46.2 48.3 54.1 57.7 51.3 42.9 16.7 35.7 53.7 39.1 59.7 441 524 524 509 509 434 503 527 502 490 429 429 448 442 453 497 . 468 509 500 540 418 499 499 493 493 470 469 485 443 469 408 408 428 419 437 481 . 460 489 481 520 415 486 486 481 481 448 456 459 422 465 392 392 414 409 418 466 . 437 478 471 500 859 1023 1023 1002 1002 904 972 1012 945 959 837 837 876 861 890 978 . 928 998 981 1060 1274 1509 1509 1483 1483 1352 1428 1471 1367 1424 1229 1229 1290 1270 1308 1444 . 1365 1476 1452 1560 68.0 555 545 520 1100 1620 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1957 1737 1432 . 1505 1312 1246 1436 1515 1454 1488 1456 1418 1427 1427 1460 1460 1274 59.4 45.1 61.3 62.0 64.7 76.1 76.1 533 514 517 553 555 525 525 522 473 511 507 533 531 531 498 453 487 493 520 512 512 1055 987 1028 1060 1088 1056 1056 1553 1440 1515 1553 1608 1568 1568 40.5 524 503 487 1027 1514 33.2 50.2 529 521 510 499 489 486 1039 1020 1528 1506 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 296 106 821 5 115 89 87 143 204 178 21 8 8 163 163 52 52 97 1 1 95 93 93 61 61 2 179 41 32 106 104 104 161 87 74 284 . 59 110 114 804 . 155 . 7 101 94 129 101 217 195 195 . 370 20 158 178 . 14 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 NA NA 62.1 16.7 65.7 54.6 58.0 51.4 76.4 70.1 72.4 61.5 40.0 48.1 48.1 43.7 43.7 44.3 12.5 14.3 46.6 50.3 50.3 50.8 50.8 100.0 47.1 47.7 34.4 53.5 50.5 52.0 53.1 56.5 50.3 42.3 Math Score 515 511 690 555 508 516 529 468 434 507 527 529 466 458 413 487 487 519 519 434 * * 433 530 530 505 505 * 505 529 505 497 424 424 435 428 442 507 CR 1 Score 502 496 646 581 481 486 489 452 407 485 495 506 496 428 426 466 466 480 480 409 * * 410 502 502 487 487 * 475 505 461 468 408 408 421 415 429 496 Writing Score3 494 482 639 563 467 474 467 439 403 480 487 479 479 425 451 443 443 464 464 406 * * 405 473 473 456 456 * 461 478 464 453 403 403 405 404 406 481 32.1 48.7 46.0 55.1 480 519 507 542 464 513 494 522 458 495 476 505 57.6 559 544 516 18.9 60.5 41.0 52.2 51.5 73.8 81.9 81.9 461 539 509 510 552 562 527 527 536 521 483 501 517 538 539 539 514 500 456 481 507 533 505 505 40.9 66.7 41.5 49.3 521 501 516 528 492 496 480 503 472 505 453 484 15.6 501 496 479 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 40 M+CR2 1017 1007 1336 1136 989 1002 1018 920 841 992 1022 1035 962 886 839 953 953 999 999 843 * * 843 1032 1032 992 992 * 980 1034 966 965 832 832 856 843 871 1003 . 944 1032 1001 1064 . 1103 . 997 1060 992 1011 1069 1100 1066 1066 . 1013 997 996 1031 . 997 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1975 1699 1456 1476 1485 1359 1244 1472 1509 1514 1441 1311 1290 1396 1396 1463 1463 1249 * * 1248 1505 1505 1448 1448 * 1441 1512 1430 1418 1235 1235 1261 1247 1277 1484 1402 1527 1477 1569 1619 1511 1560 1448 1492 1576 1633 1571 1571 1485 1502 1449 1515 1476 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 339 94 770 5 108 92 69 147 188 161 26 17 3 130 130 40 40 105 5 1 99 107 107 65 65 2 166 32 27 107 78 78 154 61 93 211 . 53 81 77 816 1 174 2 1 72 86 131 145 204 178 171 7 384 25 126 150 24 59 % Tested 46.0 63.0 NA NA 59.0 23.8 63.2 56.8 49.6 51.0 69.9 63.9 70.3 73.9 20.0 36.9 36.9 44.4 44.4 39.9 13.5 9.1 46.0 52.5 52.5 47.1 47.1 33.3 41.0 29.6 33.8 52.5 52.3 52.3 49.0 45.2 52.0 32.1 . 26.5 38.2 32.2 52.2 5.6 58.0 6.1 2.8 49.7 43.0 47.8 64.4 61.6 74.2 77.7 35.0 40.0 67.6 48.1 46.4 22.6 38.1 Math Score 515 511 700 556 506 534 544 449 446 503 533 511 465 452 * 502 502 504 504 446 478 * 447 516 516 490 490 * 501 526 519 489 439 439 455 455 455 502 . 468 509 519 540 * 556 * * 538 520 521 546 542 517 518 504 520 500 523 520 515 524 CR 1 Score 501 495 654 573 479 522 497 431 424 472 513 483 430 427 * 474 474 498 498 419 498 * 416 480 480 489 489 * 482 490 473 481 413 413 428 422 432 484 . 447 498 494 515 * 550 * * 530 475 493 499 522 530 530 531 485 454 478 494 469 495 Writing Score3 493 480 644 571 462 492 475 414 416 454 493 472 425 391 * 466 466 458 458 406 488 * 403 477 477 472 472 * 460 475 447 459 395 395 411 420 405 470 . 438 481 482 496 * 525 * * 504 463 469 484 508 509 507 557 471 448 466 480 446 477 M+CR2 1016 1006 1354 1129 985 1056 1041 880 870 975 1046 994 895 879 * 976 976 1002 1002 865 976 * 863 996 996 979 979 * 983 1016 992 970 852 852 883 877 887 986 . 915 1007 1013 1055 * 1106 * * 1068 995 1014 1045 1064 1047 1048 1035 1005 954 1001 1014 984 1019 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1998 1700 1447 1548 1516 1294 1286 1429 1539 1466 1320 1270 * 1442 1442 1460 1460 1271 1464 * 1266 1473 1473 1451 1451 * 1443 1491 1439 1429 1247 1247 1294 1297 1292 1456 . 1353 1488 1495 1551 * 1631 * * 1572 1458 1483 1529 1572 1556 1555 1592 1476 1402 1467 1494 1430 1496 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 130 132 140 150 160 16A 170 180 181 182 190 19B 200 210 220 230 240 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Cabarrus County 310 Central Cabarrus Hi 314 Concord High 316 Jay M Robinson High 324 Mt Pleasant High 326 Nw Cabarrus High 332 Hickory Ridge High 333 Performance Learning Kannapolis City 304 A L Brown High Caldwell County 305 Caldwell Career Cent 348 Hibriten High 386 South Caldwell High 390 West Caldwell High Camden County 304 Camden County High Carteret County 313 East Carteret High 314 Croatan High 344 West Carteret High Cape Lookout High Charter Caswell County 316 Bartlett Yancey High Catawba County 308 Bandys High 320 Bunker Hill High 325 Catawba Valley Early 340 Fred T Foard High 348 Maiden High 376 St Stephens High Hickory City 318 Catawba Valley High 322 Hickory High Newton-Conover 316 Newton-Conover High 700 Newton-Conover Healt Chatham County 316 Chatham Central High 336 Jordan Matthews High 342 Northwood High Woods Charter Cherokee County 308 Andrews High 314 Hiwassee Dam High 328 Murphy High Edenton/Chowan 312 John A Holmes High Clay County 310 Hayesville High Cleveland County 312 Burns High 324 Crest High 350 Kings Mountain High 361 Shelby High Columbus County 334 East Columbus High 371 South Columbus High 373 Southeastern Early C 380 West Columbus High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 898 253 140 225 92 188 . . 86 86 307 . 99 160 48 57 57 322 73 131 118 1 88 88 594 120 86 . 159 64 165 190 1 189 104 104 . 292 55 96 141 16 96 29 7 60 96 96 52 52 557 113 178 141 125 180 82 57 . 41 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 65.5 68.8 63.3 67.2 52.9 70.4 Math Score 515 509 519 519 505 520 516 530 CR 1 Score 502 495 499 496 498 507 487 498 Writing Score 494 482 486 479 480 500 479 489 M+CR 1017 1004 1018 1015 1003 1027 1003 1028 41.1 41.1 38.9 502 502 521 487 487 491 459 459 481 989 989 1012 1448 1448 1493 46.0 44.2 23.3 62.0 62.0 65.3 59.8 79.9 57.0 5.0 49.7 49.7 56.4 62.8 47.5 510 536 491 501 501 528 480 541 542 . 457 457 517 494 477 490 501 462 480 480 512 486 519 519 . 452 452 485 465 438 490 481 465 466 466 493 459 501 504 . 445 445 465 450 423 1000 1037 953 981 981 1040 966 1060 1061 . 909 909 1002 959 915 1490 1518 1418 1447 1447 1533 1425 1561 1565 . 1354 1354 1467 1409 1338 55.2 45.7 65.2 73.9 11.1 76.2 52.0 57.5 531 513 543 522 . 523 491 491 499 488 509 501 . 502 463 463 478 474 482 500 . 501 450 450 1030 1001 1052 1023 . 1025 954 954 1508 1475 1534 1523 . 1526 1404 1404 61.6 50.0 64.0 66.8 100.0 50.8 72.5 38.9 50.4 59.3 59.3 59.1 59.1 55.6 48.9 57.2 54.2 68.3 47.0 68.3 34.3 493 490 487 498 533 513 497 494 522 482 482 547 547 505 468 496 531 524 458 430 517 474 447 451 500 566 487 474 464 496 460 460 521 521 486 453 476 502 511 430 410 476 469 462 446 487 541 473 453 443 486 451 451 519 519 470 442 457 484 496 426 397 479 967 937 938 998 1099 1000 971 958 1018 942 942 1068 1068 991 921 972 1033 1035 888 840 993 1436 1399 1384 1485 1640 1473 1424 1401 1504 1393 1393 1587 1587 1461 1363 1429 1517 1531 1314 1237 1472 42.3 431 406 410 837 1247 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1504 1494 1483 1527 1482 1517 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 888 236 128 198 113 205 . 8 81 81 315 6 88 147 74 77 77 295 66 112 117 1 88 88 602 122 75 . 159 85 161 200 . 200 138 120 18 281 51 84 146 15 114 33 14 67 66 66 55 55 492 112 151 118 111 163 60 56 . 47 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 60.1 65.2 61.0 55.5 53.6 63.7 Math Score 515 511 529 528 518 531 529 542 CR 1 Score 502 496 505 501 527 512 493 500 Writing Score3 494 482 489 486 494 501 475 490 57.1 35.7 35.7 41.1 18.8 41.7 43.8 41.3 58.8 58.8 62.2 52.8 78.3 56.8 4.2 42.9 42.9 57.6 57.5 48.1 364 519 519 519 452 515 530 509 490 490 527 503 535 533 * 476 476 526 504 509 398 479 479 490 428 491 503 469 476 476 517 521 528 504 * 459 459 487 477 465 365 475 475 478 415 486 489 451 458 458 494 496 503 484 * 441 441 471 460 465 61.2 55.9 61.2 73.8 540 510 544 534 501 448 512 508 486 438 485 499 75.8 64.2 70.2 78.3 57.9 53.1 48.6 67.9 93.8 51.8 62.3 35.9 63.8 52.0 52.0 70.5 70.5 51.1 48.9 50.7 49.0 59.7 46.8 55.6 43.8 534 507 510 490 506 511 492 512 616 504 477 540 509 483 483 513 513 504 481 511 523 500 459 435 512 508 474 477 451 492 479 481 503 616 484 445 510 498 468 468 495 495 482 457 493 489 486 438 423 463 499 456 459 433 481 473 463 493 585 466 439 489 474 441 441 483 483 465 445 467 471 475 431 410 483 42.0 426 427 395 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 41 M+CR2 1017 1007 1034 1029 1045 1043 1022 1042 . 762 998 998 1009 880 1006 1033 978 966 966 1044 1024 1063 1037 * 935 935 1013 981 974 . 1041 958 1056 1042 . 1042 981 987 941 998 990 973 1015 1232 988 922 1050 1007 951 951 1008 1008 986 938 1004 1012 986 897 858 975 . 853 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1523 1515 1539 1544 1497 1532 1127 1473 1473 1487 1295 1492 1522 1429 1424 1424 1538 1520 1566 1521 * 1376 1376 1484 1441 1439 1527 1396 1541 1541 1541 1437 1446 1374 1479 1463 1436 1508 1817 1454 1361 1539 1481 1392 1392 1491 1491 1451 1383 1471 1483 1461 1328 1268 1458 1248 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 842 89 112 189 66 216 157 13 94 94 313 4 105 116 88 68 68 287 70 114 103 . 89 89 566 109 83 22 131 76 145 166 2 164 116 112 4 275 49 79 147 27 106 31 15 60 89 89 55 55 472 91 117 120 144 181 61 59 1 60 % Tested 46.0 63.0 55.3 53.0 45.9 56.9 35.7 63.2 68.9 59.1 43.5 43.5 42.2 14.8 47.3 36.6 51.8 64.2 64.2 55.5 54.7 71.3 45.0 . 53.9 53.9 50.5 57.4 49.4 30.6 53.7 42.9 54.7 63.8 40.0 64.3 56.9 64.0 50.0 62.2 56.3 57.7 67.4 100.0 46.5 72.1 33.3 52.6 52.0 52.0 59.8 59.8 47.5 37.1 46.4 48.4 61.5 48.3 53.5 43.4 50.0 48.8 Math Score 515 511 519 516 508 537 505 515 523 465 496 496 511 * 521 531 477 510 510 528 500 536 538 . 447 447 522 540 505 501 525 505 526 548 * 550 502 502 * 498 513 487 499 584 500 465 515 515 479 479 515 515 510 510 514 523 497 455 429 499 * 438 CR 1 Score 501 495 499 485 497 519 474 503 496 455 479 479 478 * 504 486 441 486 486 524 508 528 531 . 439 439 483 500 463 505 477 464 495 528 * 530 464 465 * 485 470 466 500 585 485 449 487 503 455 455 479 479 485 470 489 497 481 435 416 483 * 404 Writing Score3 493 480 490 472 478 514 464 491 493 447 470 470 466 * 494 478 420 463 463 496 472 509 496 . 418 418 464 474 442 479 457 449 479 509 * 511 455 456 * 471 467 455 481 551 469 433 471 487 440 440 481 481 467 460 469 481 459 425 406 469 * 397 M+CR2 1016 1006 1018 1001 1005 1056 979 1018 1019 920 975 975 989 * 1025 1017 918 996 996 1052 1008 1064 1069 . 886 886 1005 1040 968 1006 1002 969 1021 1076 * 1080 966 967 * 983 983 953 999 1169 985 914 1002 1018 934 934 994 994 995 980 1003 1020 978 890 845 982 * 842 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1508 1473 1483 1570 1443 1509 1512 1367 1445 1445 1455 * 1519 1495 1338 1459 1459 1548 1480 1573 1565 . 1304 1304 1469 1514 1410 1485 1459 1418 1500 1585 * 1591 1421 1423 * 1454 1450 1408 1480 1720 1454 1347 1473 1505 1374 1374 1475 1475 1462 1440 1472 1501 1437 1315 1251 1451 * 1239 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 241 250 260 270 280 290 291 292 300 310 320 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Whiteville City 316 Whiteville High Craven County 314 Craven Early College 340 Havelock High 356 New Bern High 372 West Craven High Cumberland County 318 Jack Britt High Sch 322 Douglas Byrd High 325 Cape Fear High 346 Cumberland Evening A 354 Cross Creek Early 357 Gray's Creek High 359 E E Smith High 374 Fuller Plc 388 Massey Hill Classic 408 Pine Forest High 409 Ramsey St HS Alt Program 411 Reid Ross Classical 424 Seventy-First Hi 427 South View High 446 Terry Sanford High 451 Web Academy 455 Westover High 700 Howard Health Currituck County 306 Currituck County Hi Dare County 304 Cape Hatteras Second 316 Manteo High 330 First Flight High Davidson County 308 Central Davidson Hi 314 Davidson Co Ext Day 315 Davidson Early Coll 324 East Davidson High 336 Ledford Senior High 348 North Davidson High 365 South Davidson High 388 West Davidson High Lexington City 336 Lexington Sr High Thomasville City 324 Thomasville High Davie County 312 Davie County High Duplin County 344 East Duplin High 352 James Kenan High 364 North Duplin Jr Sr 392 Wallace-Rose Hill Hi Durham County 309 Jd Clement Early Col 312 C E Jordan High 317 SHS City Of Medicine 322 Durham's Plc 323 Durham Sch Of Arts 325 Hillside High 341 Lakeview School 353 Middle College High 356 Northern High 365 Riverside High 368 Southern High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 96 96 393 . 91 231 71 1,723 231 125 124 3 . 95 147 . 44 190 1 55 161 200 230 2 112 . 130 130 249 31 86 131 663 73 1 11 119 125 228 44 62 45 45 65 65 163 163 204 54 53 40 57 1,373 . 363 . . 131 180 2 24 242 280 151 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 57.8 60.4 46.1 Math Score 515 509 455 455 514 CR 1 Score 502 495 439 439 497 Writing Score 494 482 454 454 474 M+CR 1017 1004 894 894 1011 39.2 58.8 31.3 54.0 59.2 58.4 42.8 9.7 497 530 485 476 508 449 501 . 486 513 461 466 488 430 469 . 461 491 434 453 479 420 453 . 983 1043 946 942 996 879 970 . 1444 1534 1380 1395 1475 1299 1423 . 43.8 56.8 470 437 462 426 452 416 932 863 1384 1279 80.0 60.9 3.8 69.6 46.1 54.1 74.7 5.6 46.1 498 454 . 461 464 470 540 . 413 507 451 . 465 459 463 533 . 402 480 437 . 460 433 449 519 . 402 1005 905 . 926 923 933 1073 . 815 1485 1342 . 1386 1356 1382 1592 . 1217 57.0 57.0 74.6 66.0 72.9 77.5 52.3 42.4 4.8 64.7 51.5 58.4 63.9 43.1 47.0 36.3 38.1 52.0 52.0 48.7 48.8 44.0 35.3 46.1 51.9 47.9 72.8 505 505 514 464 521 520 505 507 . 536 499 507 511 477 507 444 444 449 449 529 529 456 491 409 496 438 493 489 489 493 455 499 499 486 477 . 533 481 501 486 470 485 422 422 433 433 501 501 454 496 400 499 434 490 472 472 483 458 480 491 473 465 . 495 476 493 467 463 470 399 399 422 422 493 493 437 478 381 458 435 473 994 994 1007 919 1020 1019 991 984 . 1069 980 1008 997 947 992 866 866 882 882 1030 1030 910 987 809 995 872 983 1466 1466 1490 1377 1500 1510 1464 1449 . 1564 1456 1501 1464 1410 1462 1265 1265 1304 1304 1523 1523 1347 1465 1190 1453 1307 1456 91.2 529 531 514 1060 1574 88.5 58.3 18.2 64.9 72.9 74.1 56.1 527 427 . 506 483 520 422 547 422 . 517 469 507 425 525 407 . 493 451 491 408 1074 849 . 1023 952 1027 847 1599 1256 . 1516 1403 1518 1255 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1348 1348 1485 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 77 77 413 . 107 238 68 1,708 245 129 124 2 . 88 121 . 48 201 1 70 142 198 214 . 121 . 160 160 265 27 70 168 600 84 . 9 96 131 185 34 61 56 56 72 72 212 212 208 53 68 33 54 1,314 46 277 . 3 153 180 . 26 217 261 150 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 52.0 54.2 43.1 Math Score 515 511 447 447 503 CR 1 Score 502 496 435 435 481 Writing Score3 494 482 444 444 461 36.3 56.4 28.3 53.2 61.9 50.4 42.9 5.3 501 504 503 477 512 422 494 * 495 477 477 469 490 424 476 * 471 463 440 453 483 408 460 * 44.7 49.0 477 448 477 426 452 419 77.4 62.2 4.8 92.1 42.0 53.8 70.2 523 462 * 466 464 489 517 525 460 * 483 467 475 509 500 439 * 472 446 455 489 46.4 416 419 403 56.1 56.1 78.4 79.4 72.9 81.6 49.8 40.0 508 508 521 529 510 525 518 519 485 485 503 509 497 504 495 488 472 472 485 500 470 488 480 478 100.0 56.8 60.9 58.2 40.5 40.7 43.4 46.3 55.8 55.8 52.1 52.1 47.6 33.3 60.2 60.0 49.1 68.4 71.9 83.4 538 503 527 524 508 501 443 443 461 461 526 526 449 480 409 454 466 484 462 531 542 489 515 490 468 493 433 433 443 443 508 508 439 454 402 453 461 483 440 538 493 480 503 477 449 462 423 423 425 425 495 495 422 449 391 421 436 469 445 524 16.7 86.4 65.0 * 519 427 * 538 427 * 518 416 53.1 69.8 70.0 48.5 524 464 510 419 564 447 499 423 544 435 482 407 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 42 M+CR2 1017 1007 882 882 984 . 996 981 980 946 1002 846 970 * . 954 874 . 1048 922 * 949 931 964 1026 . 835 . 993 993 1024 1038 1007 1029 1013 1007 . 1080 992 1042 1014 976 994 876 876 904 904 1034 1034 888 934 811 907 927 967 902 1069 . * 1057 854 . 1088 911 1009 842 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1326 1326 1445 1467 1444 1420 1399 1485 1254 1430 * 1406 1293 1548 1361 * 1421 1377 1419 1515 1238 1465 1465 1509 1538 1477 1517 1493 1485 1573 1472 1545 1491 1425 1456 1299 1299 1329 1329 1529 1529 1310 1383 1202 1328 1363 1436 1347 1593 * 1575 1270 1632 1346 1491 1249 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 72 72 344 2 78 206 58 1,645 226 138 122 2 35 84 106 1 52 205 . 46 144 203 174 1 88 18 143 143 237 28 61 148 571 69 . 5 75 129 196 24 73 86 86 60 60 178 178 189 58 46 30 55 1,191 42 261 23 6 124 142 . 26 215 238 114 % Tested 46.0 63.0 45.9 46.8 39.5 200.0 30.2 53.2 25.8 51.3 55.0 68.7 44.4 3.6 55.6 45.2 45.7 3.0 82.5 62.3 . 73.0 41.0 62.7 58.8 . 34.5 52.9 53.0 53.0 75.2 63.6 70.1 82.7 46.3 35.2 . 41.7 38.5 52.9 61.8 35.8 46.2 54.1 55.5 41.7 41.7 46.4 46.4 40.6 33.1 41.8 52.6 44.7 63.2 72.4 68.9 54.8 22.2 78.5 57.7 . 41.9 70.7 65.4 48.7 Math Score 515 511 470 470 511 * 518 513 498 479 508 441 512 * 485 475 435 * 514 474 . 472 462 478 523 * 422 447 502 502 526 494 526 532 515 511 . 468 509 514 516 527 519 438 438 441 441 528 528 466 503 429 483 448 489 471 534 436 410 542 426 . 523 461 514 420 CR 1 Score 501 495 426 426 490 * 495 497 461 470 501 417 488 * 457 484 430 * 517 467 . 514 454 469 511 * 413 398 494 494 506 480 507 510 496 482 . 536 498 511 495 500 480 430 430 437 437 509 509 439 482 420 444 407 476 446 530 427 422 540 414 . 499 444 495 403 Writing Score3 493 480 440 440 471 * 464 483 438 449 482 393 474 * 439 454 412 * 486 448 . 495 431 444 485 * 402 389 463 463 481 469 476 484 484 469 . 520 482 504 478 495 475 411 411 420 420 494 494 434 474 407 435 414 461 447 514 441 407 520 398 . 486 424 480 394 M+CR2 1016 1006 896 896 1001 * 1013 1010 959 949 1009 858 1000 * 942 959 865 * 1031 941 . 986 916 947 1034 * 835 845 996 996 1032 974 1033 1042 1011 993 . 1004 1007 1025 1011 1027 999 868 868 878 878 1037 1037 905 985 849 927 855 965 917 1064 863 832 1082 840 . 1022 905 1009 823 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1336 1336 1472 * 1477 1493 1397 1398 1491 1251 1474 * 1381 1413 1277 * 1517 1389 . 1481 1347 1391 1519 * 1237 1234 1459 1459 1513 1443 1509 1526 1495 1462 . 1524 1489 1529 1489 1522 1474 1279 1279 1298 1298 1531 1531 1339 1459 1256 1362 1269 1426 1364 1578 1304 1239 1602 1238 . 1508 1329 1489 1217 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 32D 330 340 34D 350 360 36B 370 380 390 400 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Kestrel Heights Sch Edgecombe County 326 Edgecombe Early Coll 328 N Edgecombe High 350 Sw Edgecombe High 358 Tarboro High Forsyth County 330 Carver High 332 Career Center 364 East Forsyth High 382 R B Glenn High 446 Mid College Forsyth 454 Mount Tabor High 460 North Forsyth High 486 Parkland High 495 Reagan High 496 Reynolds High 556 West Forsyth High 568 Winston-Salem Prep 700 Sch Computer Tech At 701 Sch Of Biotech Atkin 702 Sch Pre-Engin Atkins Woodson Sch Of Chal Franklin County 308 Bunn High 321 Franklinton High 336 Louisburg High Gaston County 310 Ashbrook High 336 Bessemer City High 360 Cherryville Sr High 390 East Gaston High 396 Forestview High 418 Highland Sch Of Tech 428 Hunter Huss High 470 North Gaston High 494 South Point High Piedmont Commty Char Gates County 312 Gates County Sr High Graham County 308 Robbinsville High Granville County 324 J F Webb High 352 South Granville High 700 Jf Webb High 704 S Granville High Of 705 S Granville Bus & Gl 706 S Granville Eng & Ap Greene County 308 Greene Central High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 . 192 6 19 98 69 2,013 143 . 284 204 9 328 145 155 125 232 388 . . . . 12 203 81 72 50 1,053 169 53 51 156 199 101 88 94 142 . 83 83 38 38 258 82 100 46 30 . . 78 78 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 Math Score 515 509 CR 1 Score 502 495 Writing Score 494 482 M+CR 1017 1004 45.7 50.0 31.7 47.8 48.6 66.4 57.7 459 448 462 471 442 511 403 441 463 433 443 438 502 403 421 430 430 419 421 489 390 900 911 895 914 880 1013 806 1321 1341 1325 1333 1301 1501 1196 69.8 55.3 87.0 53.3 57.2 74.9 66.7 82.0 519 487 510 553 479 439 508 531 550 512 475 532 537 473 432 502 533 534 499 466 476 525 460 423 482 526 520 1031 962 1042 1090 952 871 1010 1064 1084 1530 1428 1518 1615 1412 1294 1492 1590 1604 80.0 48.2 49.7 54.1 40.0 55.2 59.3 37.3 42.1 52.3 70.8 82.1 45.1 42.5 63.4 333 472 484 445 489 492 483 465 506 487 501 531 440 490 511 338 471 477 453 485 478 470 454 488 468 490 511 439 461 501 373 458 457 445 478 463 455 435 462 459 479 494 415 449 484 671 943 961 898 974 970 953 919 994 955 991 1042 879 951 1012 1044 1401 1418 1343 1452 1433 1408 1354 1456 1414 1470 1536 1294 1400 1496 53.2 53.2 43.2 43.2 56.1 55.0 52.6 59.7 68.2 479 479 490 490 490 499 491 482 475 460 460 480 480 479 484 478 469 484 452 452 478 478 469 468 471 465 476 939 939 970 970 969 983 969 951 959 1391 1391 1448 1448 1438 1451 1440 1416 1435 43.1 43.1 474 474 441 441 441 441 915 915 1356 1356 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 10 176 5 16 71 84 1,997 122 . 226 201 12 290 139 158 197 185 339 54 18 17 22 7 222 85 74 63 1,044 168 39 55 140 179 114 73 87 189 8 54 54 28 28 291 100 . 47 41 29 13 87 87 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 43.5 42.5 38.5 23.9 40.3 53.2 64.5 57.3 Math Score 515 511 472 452 400 474 461 443 510 397 CR 1 Score 502 496 412 434 408 444 441 429 499 393 Writing Score3 494 482 428 429 394 426 431 429 488 382 64.6 58.4 30.0 78.2 52.7 55.1 77.3 64.0 77.0 79.4 52.9 42.5 64.7 77.8 40.9 46.2 41.3 35.0 52.4 56.6 31.7 38.7 54.1 66.1 86.4 34.9 33.2 64.9 57.1 40.0 40.0 44.4 44.4 53.1 50.0 533 482 526 554 453 441 542 544 560 434 414 396 407 386 487 498 477 483 499 500 487 522 486 500 518 458 479 519 495 495 495 483 483 476 482 527 472 540 539 452 430 539 535 527 450 411 408 387 343 475 487 465 473 480 491 477 483 461 481 492 452 449 502 471 465 465 483 483 467 465 513 456 532 527 441 413 528 529 521 435 386 382 375 376 463 464 467 457 466 473 459 469 456 468 474 441 428 489 473 455 455 462 462 448 444 64.4 47.7 29.9 14.6 51.5 51.5 487 460 458 462 474 474 470 457 461 464 459 459 465 445 442 404 445 445 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 43 M+CR2 1017 1007 884 886 808 918 902 872 1009 790 . 1060 954 1066 1093 905 871 1081 1079 1087 884 825 804 794 729 962 985 942 956 979 991 964 1005 947 981 1010 910 928 1021 966 960 960 966 966 943 947 . 957 917 919 926 933 933 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1312 1315 1202 1344 1333 1301 1497 1172 1573 1410 1598 1620 1346 1284 1609 1608 1608 1319 1211 1186 1169 1105 1425 1449 1409 1413 1445 1464 1423 1474 1403 1449 1484 1351 1356 1510 1439 1415 1415 1428 1428 1391 1391 1422 1362 1361 1330 1378 1378 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 14 162 13 29 54 66 1,883 102 8 203 147 11 297 123 159 237 177 304 30 25 33 27 6 205 81 67 57 1,001 195 38 64 105 181 98 82 81 157 10 54 54 28 28 253 87 6 49 39 59 13 80 80 % Tested 46.0 63.0 73.7 37.1 92.9 34.1 28.7 44.0 57.9 48.1 NA 56.7 49.5 31.4 74.8 50.4 52.6 65.7 55.0 72.7 68.2 41.0 48.5 50.0 60.0 42.4 45.8 42.9 38.0 49.6 61.3 27.7 39.5 36.7 57.1 75.4 35.7 46.0 63.8 55.6 44.6 44.6 49.1 49.1 48.8 46.0 NA 60.5 45.9 54.6 25.5 40.4 40.4 Math Score 515 511 391 455 476 442 466 447 505 391 513 517 488 525 537 442 453 536 552 548 389 415 428 441 373 481 480 471 494 491 471 472 482 504 516 513 448 473 501 440 473 473 514 514 498 499 575 502 489 493 494 461 461 CR 1 Score 501 495 399 434 463 432 437 427 497 398 546 499 472 527 531 444 454 528 546 528 399 411 438 417 420 460 448 457 480 476 460 462 454 481 498 490 452 469 488 468 466 466 452 452 471 469 563 471 479 467 440 449 449 Writing Score3 493 480 369 424 472 397 431 419 482 379 489 482 459 504 515 423 436 516 535 513 400 394 410 397 387 443 433 441 458 456 434 446 425 464 478 471 438 443 475 424 446 446 465 465 455 443 553 482 455 449 418 423 423 M+CR2 1016 1006 790 889 939 874 903 874 1002 789 1059 1016 960 1052 1068 886 907 1064 1098 1076 788 826 866 858 793 941 928 928 974 967 931 934 936 985 1014 1003 900 942 989 908 939 939 966 966 969 968 1138 973 968 960 934 910 910 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1159 1313 1411 1271 1334 1293 1484 1168 1548 1498 1419 1556 1583 1309 1343 1580 1633 1589 1188 1220 1276 1255 1180 1384 1361 1369 1432 1423 1365 1380 1361 1449 1492 1474 1338 1385 1464 1332 1385 1385 1431 1431 1424 1411 1691 1455 1423 1409 1352 1333 1333 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 410 420 421 422 430 440 450 460 470 480 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Guilford County 319 T Wingate Andrews Hi 326 Mdle Col Hs Bennett 355 Dudley High 358 Eastern Guilford Hi 390 Greensboro College M 394 Grimsley High 395 Early College Guil 399 Middle College @GTCC 401 Gtcc Mid College Hi 406 High Pt Central High 407 Hp Central Academy 408 High Point GTCC Mch 483 Mid Col High Nc A & T 484 Northeast High 489 N Guilford High 490 Northwest High 508 Page High 529 Lucy Ragsdale High 544 Ben L Smith High 545 Smith Academy 547 Southeast High 556 Southern High 562 Southwest High 589 P J Weaver Ed Center 595 Western High Halifax County 346 Northwest High 358 Southeast Halifax Hi Roanoke Rapids City 316 Roanoke Rapids High Weldon City 324 Weldon High Harnett County 346 Harnett Central High 371 Overhills High 378 Triton High 384 Western Harnett High Haywood County 326 Central Haywood High 378 Pisgah High 390 Tuscola High Henderson County 316 East Henderson High 334 Hendersonville High 341 North Henderson High 352 West Henderson High Hertford County 320 Hertford County High Hoke County 312 Hoke County High Hyde County 307 Mattamuskeet High 316 Ocracoke # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 3,089 131 10 205 97 54 326 44 6 11 205 1 8 12 119 . 424 274 207 150 7 168 107 214 62 247 110 65 45 111 111 30 30 440 138 81 114 107 267 . 106 161 445 98 112 90 145 107 107 165 165 27 20 7 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 70.7 57.7 37.0 85.1 57.7 90.0 86.9 97.8 19.4 35.5 84.0 5.3 16.7 32.4 53.1 Math Score 515 509 498 420 366 437 462 506 547 629 413 476 477 480 465 381 450 CR 1 Score 502 495 487 422 405 424 439 509 548 656 433 465 457 440 446 375 441 Writing Score 494 482 479 411 408 420 429 489 535 642 415 457 454 420 446 336 434 M+CR 1017 1004 985 842 771 861 901 1015 1095 1285 846 941 934 920 911 756 891 79.3 80.1 68.3 61.2 22.6 73.7 60.1 76.4 88.6 76.2 34.7 33.7 36.3 62.4 62.4 54.5 54.5 49.3 55.6 44.8 46.7 50.2 56.9 558 491 513 412 411 499 468 494 535 520 412 422 396 484 484 386 386 484 520 451 473 473 528 543 483 489 392 427 483 456 483 582 499 394 393 395 467 467 350 350 475 502 442 457 483 504 535 477 484 390 419 469 444 476 543 497 387 395 375 453 453 366 366 451 478 427 435 449 487 1101 974 1002 804 838 982 924 977 1117 1019 806 815 791 951 951 736 736 959 1022 893 930 956 1032 1636 1451 1486 1194 1257 1451 1368 1453 1660 1516 1193 1210 1166 1404 1404 1102 1102 1410 1500 1320 1365 1405 1519 53.3 63.1 56.8 49.0 66.7 52.9 62.8 48.2 48.2 51.7 52.4 60.0 52.6 100.0 515 536 536 534 550 521 537 415 415 434 434 497 528 411 491 512 517 514 543 501 510 407 407 436 436 445 453 424 481 491 503 486 537 496 491 401 401 414 414 449 452 439 1006 1048 1053 1048 1093 1022 1047 822 822 870 870 942 981 835 1487 1539 1556 1534 1630 1518 1538 1223 1223 1284 1284 1391 1433 1274 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1464 1253 1179 1281 1330 1504 1630 1927 1261 1398 1388 1340 1357 1092 1325 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 2,978 125 12 145 95 46 281 50 6 12 168 . 11 11 144 . 402 249 198 137 30 209 119 194 60 274 131 81 49 95 95 39 39 422 130 103 86 103 236 1 94 141 422 96 100 85 141 97 97 205 205 21 16 5 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 64.8 58.7 41.4 53.7 54.9 80.7 70.8 102.0 22.2 37.5 66.7 Math Score 515 511 503 436 399 438 473 460 557 639 492 473 497 CR 1 Score 502 496 488 433 375 417 460 461 544 640 512 473 481 Writing Score3 494 482 480 422 365 418 442 458 539 628 460 441 478 28.9 57.9 55.6 459 335 459 457 346 449 414 323 431 77.2 72.4 68.0 49.5 65.2 69.9 50.6 70.0 93.8 77.4 43.4 44.8 40.5 54.3 54.3 60.0 60.0 46.3 48.9 48.8 38.7 50.5 49.8 8.3 43.7 57.1 52.4 39.8 68.5 49.1 58.5 43.7 43.7 60.5 61.9 47.7 41.0 100.0 558 507 508 437 416 490 448 494 545 530 408 416 396 498 498 409 409 485 513 457 479 484 547 * 524 563 538 550 550 520 534 426 426 420 420 502 494 528 532 497 487 408 396 474 441 476 563 515 397 398 394 485 485 379 379 470 478 465 456 477 511 * 499 519 517 523 527 489 523 408 408 412 412 465 438 554 529 494 487 398 387 460 429 462 530 513 394 399 383 471 471 373 373 450 463 437 448 449 503 * 494 509 498 506 519 475 493 396 396 403 403 433 421 472 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 44 M+CR2 1017 1007 991 869 774 855 933 921 1101 1279 1004 946 978 . 916 681 908 . 1090 1004 995 845 812 964 889 970 1108 1045 805 814 790 983 983 788 788 955 991 922 935 961 1058 * 1023 1082 1055 1073 1077 1009 1057 834 834 832 832 967 932 1082 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1471 1291 1139 1273 1375 1379 1640 1907 1464 1387 1456 1330 1004 1339 1619 1498 1482 1243 1199 1424 1318 1432 1638 1558 1199 1213 1173 1454 1454 1161 1161 1405 1454 1359 1383 1410 1561 * 1517 1591 1553 1579 1596 1484 1550 1230 1230 1235 1235 1400 1353 1554 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 2,670 93 8 187 104 47 257 46 8 17 129 6 10 11 122 2 390 203 223 98 18 162 113 187 55 174 119 64 55 86 86 44 44 455 149 110 107 89 227 . 94 133 407 85 103 97 122 115 115 183 183 21 17 4 % Tested 46.0 63.0 58.6 52.2 61.5 57.5 46.0 79.7 70.0 97.9 38.1 40.5 58.9 50.0 24.4 55.0 53.7 * 66.8 58.8 66.6 40.7 40.0 58.5 63.1 59.2 88.7 58.2 43.3 43.0 43.7 47.5 47.5 58.7 58.7 44.0 51.9 48.9 40.7 35.9 50.8 . 48.7 54.5 52.2 40.1 61.3 56.7 56.0 44.7 48.1 57.7 59.0 37.5 36.2 44.4 Math Score 515 511 500 433 395 426 453 472 552 654 481 523 486 402 516 416 451 * 558 514 522 417 394 491 465 500 507 506 410 413 406 495 495 394 394 494 505 463 510 497 533 . 520 542 533 515 544 511 555 416 416 436 436 512 496 * CR 1 Score 501 495 488 427 414 419 441 505 548 663 471 522 472 395 516 422 444 * 530 511 493 388 407 478 458 490 539 487 413 402 425 482 482 388 388 481 483 470 475 497 502 . 502 503 517 517 528 489 529 397 397 428 428 450 439 * Writing Score3 493 480 477 410 374 413 424 490 536 628 435 484 463 373 520 418 432 * 529 495 474 385 387 460 445 473 523 491 401 402 399 465 465 371 371 453 467 446 441 451 489 . 495 485 494 492 513 469 501 388 388 407 407 446 429 * M+CR2 1016 1006 988 860 809 845 894 977 1100 1317 952 1045 958 797 1032 838 895 * 1088 1025 1015 805 801 969 923 990 1046 993 823 815 831 977 977 782 782 975 988 933 985 994 1035 . 1022 1045 1050 1032 1072 1000 1084 813 813 864 864 962 935 * M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1465 1270 1183 1258 1318 1467 1636 1945 1387 1529 1421 1170 1552 1256 1327 * 1617 1520 1489 1190 1188 1429 1368 1463 1569 1484 1224 1217 1230 1442 1442 1153 1153 1428 1455 1379 1426 1445 1524 . 1517 1530 1544 1524 1585 1469 1585 1201 1201 1271 1271 1408 1364 * Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 490 491 500 510 520 530 53A 540 550 55A 560 570 580 590 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Iredell-Statesville 320 Collaborative Colleg 335 Lake Norman High 346 North Iredell High 354 Statesville High 362 South Iredell High 380 West Iredell High Mooresville City 312 Mooresville Sr High Jackson County 302 Blue Ridge Virtual 316 Blue Ridge School 340 Smoky Mountain High Johnston County 324 Clayton High 357 Johnston Middle Coll 368 North Johnston High 376 Princeton High 399 Smithfield-Selma Hi 402 South Johnston High 406 West Johnston High Jones County 320 Jones Senior High Lee County 336 Lee County High 343 Southern Lee High Provisions Academy Lenoir County 315 Kinston High 317 Lenoir Early College 318 Sampson School 324 North Lenoir High 336 South Lenoir High Lincoln County 320 East Lincoln High 332 Lincolnton High 344 North Lincoln High 368 West Lincoln High Lincoln Charter Macon County 320 Franklin High 324 Highlands School 332 Nantahala School Madison County 318 Madison High Martin County 304 Bear Grass High 328 Jamesville High 344 Roanoke High 368 Williamston High Mcdowell County 328 Mcdowell Early Colle 330 Mcdowell High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 652 . 302 85 108 74 83 172 172 114 . 13 101 687 205 13 50 33 144 75 167 32 32 244 172 72 . 254 99 . . 91 64 407 127 64 132 84 10 135 107 21 7 77 77 130 24 22 34 50 162 . 162 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 55.9 Math Score 515 509 538 CR 1 Score 502 495 507 Writing Score 494 482 492 M+CR 1017 1004 1045 89.1 44.0 43.7 45.1 38.2 56.8 56.8 53.0 549 527 533 527 520 517 517 502 520 505 489 492 497 497 497 487 505 487 480 482 474 488 488 474 1069 1032 1022 1019 1017 1014 1014 989 1574 1519 1502 1501 1491 1502 1502 1463 65.0 55.2 50.0 65.9 31.7 39.7 47.8 59.3 35.0 45.5 42.1 42.1 52.5 62.8 39.1 442 509 517 515 492 540 512 501 521 529 457 457 509 509 507 431 494 495 493 485 500 465 486 505 506 448 448 494 501 477 406 483 482 483 463 482 478 463 497 492 426 426 468 475 451 873 1003 1012 1008 977 1040 977 987 1026 1035 905 905 1003 1010 984 1279 1486 1494 1491 1440 1522 1455 1450 1523 1527 1331 1331 1471 1485 1435 46.4 52.1 487 493 456 457 443 450 943 950 1386 1400 46.0 46.4 52.0 63.8 39.8 63.2 39.4 47.6 57.9 55.7 65.6 77.8 50.3 50.3 52.6 64.9 46.8 46.6 55.6 45.4 464 512 508 505 496 529 490 414 524 522 555 463 527 527 486 500 534 450 484 500 448 466 476 472 483 482 468 385 512 511 532 471 507 507 459 493 473 432 454 483 428 452 467 464 484 471 450 385 492 492 505 463 467 467 439 442 452 406 452 470 912 978 984 977 979 1011 958 799 1036 1033 1087 934 1034 1034 945 993 1007 882 938 983 1340 1430 1451 1441 1463 1482 1408 1184 1528 1525 1592 1397 1501 1501 1384 1435 1459 1288 1390 1453 45.4 500 483 470 983 1453 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1537 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 655 . 310 91 98 84 72 229 229 120 . 12 108 697 215 14 48 22 132 66 200 23 23 270 178 92 1 234 103 . . 73 58 432 122 71 142 97 26 135 119 13 3 61 61 131 17 16 36 62 157 . 157 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 55.0 Math Score 515 511 543 CR 1 Score 502 496 513 Writing Score3 494 482 492 82.0 46.4 40.8 44.4 40.7 62.9 62.9 55.6 555 525 544 545 512 513 513 496 532 496 504 498 484 492 492 488 507 481 489 476 466 479 479 461 52.2 59.0 45.6 56.6 31.8 33.1 38.6 51.4 28.9 48.3 38.3 38.3 54.5 62.7 45.5 5.6 39.3 49.3 428 504 521 517 534 544 514 511 525 525 458 458 501 506 493 * 494 476 447 492 498 500 529 479 487 489 492 508 444 444 473 478 465 * 465 443 400 468 479 480 482 477 496 461 480 487 421 421 456 461 446 * 452 429 35.6 35.8 54.4 64.6 38.4 64.8 48.3 72.2 57.0 58.6 46.4 50.0 46.6 46.6 46.5 47.2 47.1 41.9 49.2 40.4 488 533 504 505 505 510 494 502 512 508 557 . 505 505 489 586 535 451 473 506 460 509 474 474 477 478 468 476 490 485 545 . 486 486 447 500 508 414 437 492 449 498 460 456 456 476 446 478 465 460 524 . 466 466 434 494 463 391 435 470 40.4 506 492 470 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 45 M+CR2 1017 1007 1056 . 1087 1021 1048 1043 996 1005 1005 984 . 875 996 1019 1017 1063 1023 1001 1000 1017 1033 902 902 974 984 958 * 959 919 . . 948 1042 978 979 982 988 962 978 1002 993 1102 . 991 991 936 1086 1043 865 910 998 . 998 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1548 1594 1502 1537 1519 1462 1484 1484 1445 1275 1464 1498 1497 1545 1500 1497 1461 1497 1520 1323 1323 1430 1445 1404 * 1411 1348 1397 1540 1438 1435 1438 1464 1408 1456 1467 1453 1626 . 1457 1457 1370 1580 1506 1256 1345 1468 1468 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 675 1 306 91 92 75 110 208 208 104 1 3 100 660 194 11 53 43 96 74 189 37 37 262 157 105 2 266 112 1 1 93 59 360 121 53 118 68 25 125 100 11 14 68 68 117 15 14 32 56 113 1 112 % Tested 46.0 63.0 51.6 3.3 72.9 40.3 38.2 45.5 53.7 60.5 60.5 56.5 10.0 NA 59.9 41.7 50.4 30.6 40.5 48.3 39.0 29.7 42.4 48.7 48.7 51.3 58.8 43.9 13.3 41.8 48.7 NA 50.0 44.5 33.3 43.2 56.3 28.8 50.6 33.8 64.1 49.2 48.3 47.8 73.7 50.7 50.7 46.1 37.5 32.6 50.0 52.3 30.5 NA 30.2 Math Score 515 511 535 * 552 521 534 524 510 515 515 514 * * 515 519 530 507 513 545 487 532 514 424 424 505 511 496 * 478 450 * * 490 516 520 509 511 538 515 500 508 507 541 487 534 534 493 538 523 459 493 497 * 496 CR 1 Score 501 495 504 * 518 508 508 484 467 490 490 501 * * 503 497 512 501 451 519 466 503 501 423 423 485 490 477 * 456 442 * * 454 486 492 490 494 502 478 500 500 506 498 452 499 499 447 477 469 398 461 486 * 485 Writing Score3 493 480 484 * 501 488 477 475 447 480 480 485 * * 488 481 496 518 449 517 451 486 478 406 406 465 474 452 * 444 430 * * 439 482 466 463 472 474 450 476 472 477 505 411 470 470 427 457 441 389 436 479 * 479 M+CR2 1016 1006 1039 * 1070 1029 1042 1008 977 1005 1005 1015 * * 1018 1016 1042 1008 964 1064 953 1035 1015 847 847 990 1001 973 * 934 892 * * 944 1002 1012 999 1005 1040 993 1000 1008 1013 1039 939 1033 1033 940 1015 992 857 954 983 * 981 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1523 * 1571 1517 1519 1483 1424 1485 1485 1500 * * 1506 1497 1538 1526 1413 1581 1404 1521 1493 1253 1253 1455 1475 1425 * 1378 1322 * * 1383 1484 1478 1462 1477 1514 1443 1476 1480 1490 1544 1350 1503 1503 1367 1472 1433 1246 1390 1462 * 1460 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 600 60C 60H 610 620 630 640 64A School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Mecklenburg County 302 Ardrey Kell High 334 Cato Campus Middle C 361 David W Butler High 376 E E Waddell High 377 East Mecklenburg Hi 386 Hawthorne High 396 Garinger High 405 Harding Univ High 415 Hopewell High 426 Independence High 439 Derita Alternative 445 Mallard Creek High 466 Myers Park High 480 North Mecklenburg Hi 482 Northwest Arts 490 Olympic High5 496 Phillip Berry Acad 498 Performance Learning 508 Providence High 535 South Mecklenburg Hi 576 West Charlotte High 579 West Mecklenburg Hi 592 Zebulon B Vance High 693 Renaissance Olympic 694 Math Engin Tech Sci 695 Int Global Econ Olym 696 Int Bus Comm Olympic 697 Biotech Hlth Pa Olym 699 Int Studies Garinger Kennedy Charter Crossroads Charter Mitchell County 334 Mitchell High Montgomery County 310 Montgomery Learning 316 East Montgomery High 340 West Montgomery High Moore County 330 Pinckney Academy 332 North Moore High 336 Pinecrest High 360 Union Pines High Nash-Rocky Mount 346 Nash Central High 347 Nrm Early College H 350 Northern Nash High 361 Rocky Mount High 364 Southern Nash High Rocky Mount Prep # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 4,713 7 . 390 64 314 9 147 235 340 295 . . 446 498 86 86 160 17 535 456 128 132 273 29 . 9 33 24 . 2 11 51 51 119 . 52 67 429 . 48 250 131 494 103 . 142 129 120 24 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 70.2 Math Score 515 509 503 487 CR 1 Score 502 495 493 471 Writing Score 494 482 480 429 M+CR 1017 1004 996 958 80.9 34.4 73.9 27.3 52.3 76.5 67.7 65.7 511 442 499 377 441 465 500 459 509 432 483 376 426 460 494 458 494 414 472 347 421 447 485 440 1020 874 982 753 867 925 994 917 1514 1288 1454 1100 1288 1372 1479 1357 82.6 77.4 61.9 79.2 41.5 93.2 82.3 56.4 43.9 62.3 37.2 575 533 484 487 430 469 565 525 393 436 463 439 560 524 532 468 422 514 548 508 392 427 453 448 547 510 509 440 398 468 537 490 387 408 446 433 1135 1057 1016 955 852 983 1113 1033 785 863 916 887 1682 1567 1525 1395 1250 1451 1650 1523 1172 1271 1362 1320 24.3 60.0 35.3 442 422 453 464 399 424 412 391 429 906 821 877 1318 1212 1306 7.7 24.4 42.1 42.1 44.9 . 365 498 498 457 . 384 512 512 429 . 357 498 498 423 . 749 1010 1010 886 . 1106 1508 1508 1309 43.0 47.2 57.5 451 462 535 423 434 518 419 426 501 874 896 1053 1293 1322 1554 40.3 66.0 53.3 46.0 46.4 531 534 539 486 475 506 520 518 463 455 500 501 504 453 442 1037 1054 1057 949 930 1537 1555 1561 1402 1372 52.0 52.0 42.4 75.0 493 486 486 469 473 459 462 455 464 460 441 428 966 945 948 924 1430 1405 1389 1352 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1476 1417 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 4,656 264 . 400 66 268 7 113 233 360 245 1 . 511 496 80 . 193 23 398 257 157 104 241 42 . 39 59 54 . 17 11 63 63 139 . 72 67 465 1 52 256 156 475 116 8 132 128 91 22 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 68.4 84.9 Math Score 515 511 510 555 CR 1 Score 502 496 496 529 Writing Score3 494 482 483 521 76.6 41.0 68.7 25.9 50.7 74.2 70.9 60.8 3.7 529 457 518 429 426 457 496 460 * 510 453 507 414 425 456 484 460 * 495 439 491 403 407 445 472 438 * 82.0 75.8 65.6 584 534 499 570 515 520 557 503 502 76.6 46.0 92.6 72.8 48.8 38.4 57.4 60.9 422 471 577 525 416 457 467 469 414 481 550 502 397 436 462 486 398 463 549 486 392 428 445 457 60.0 75.6 75.0 457 431 449 478 443 433 448 413 429 21.5 40.7 45.3 45.3 49.5 362 343 510 510 444 339 360 521 521 423 314 318 492 492 409 55.8 48.9 51.7 16.7 34.7 60.1 49.1 44.2 45.3 26.7 51.0 52.7 31.8 56.4 422 469 536 * 518 550 520 495 486 505 485 515 493 523 404 442 503 * 490 512 493 473 453 519 474 480 484 498 393 427 489 * 482 498 477 455 443 473 457 465 454 471 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 46 M+CR2 1017 1007 1006 1084 . 1039 910 1025 843 851 913 980 920 * . 1154 1049 1019 . 836 952 1127 1027 813 893 929 955 . 935 874 882 . 701 703 1031 1031 867 . 826 911 1039 * 1008 1062 1013 968 939 1024 959 995 977 1021 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1489 1605 1534 1349 1516 1246 1258 1358 1452 1358 * 1711 1552 1521 1234 1415 1676 1513 1205 1321 1374 1412 1383 1287 1311 1015 1021 1523 1523 1276 1219 1338 1528 * 1490 1560 1490 1423 1382 1497 1416 1460 1431 1492 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 4,450 298 44 372 70 244 4 110 170 343 247 . 264 458 339 79 1 86 9 410 250 153 153 153 40 32 31 47 39 4 19 10 68 68 119 1 47 71 368 1 53 203 111 460 120 11 136 118 75 28 % Tested 46.0 63.0 60.6 79.3 77.2 66.7 35.2 62.6 11.1 44.5 74.9 59.8 46.0 . 71.5 72.7 69.6 66.9 NA 62.8 17.6 80.2 66.0 44.7 45.1 44.7 55.6 40.0 51.7 60.3 72.2 NA 20.0 18.5 51.9 51.9 46.5 3.3 48.0 55.5 53.4 11.1 46.9 58.3 50.7 41.5 46.2 25.6 49.1 45.2 29.0 77.8 Math Score 515 511 510 568 517 533 437 492 * 425 454 498 459 . 491 580 541 507 * 434 501 585 527 406 432 458 436 548 439 451 467 * 309 323 488 488 463 * 443 477 539 * 521 547 536 502 491 498 504 508 510 449 CR 1 Score 501 495 497 531 498 516 439 492 * 409 446 489 453 . 474 563 526 542 * 425 474 566 504 404 413 455 466 486 434 428 464 * 304 327 499 499 429 * 413 441 506 * 471 517 503 472 454 519 470 479 486 449 Writing Score3 493 480 485 526 499 504 427 474 * 398 435 476 435 . 465 548 512 522 * 421 468 557 498 394 394 438 460 455 413 413 468 * 317 311 483 483 422 * 404 435 487 * 446 500 484 455 431 485 463 466 459 439 M+CR2 1016 1006 1007 1099 1015 1049 876 984 * 834 900 987 912 . 965 1143 1067 1049 * 859 975 1151 1031 810 845 913 902 1034 873 879 931 * 613 650 987 987 892 * 856 918 1045 * 992 1064 1039 974 945 1017 974 987 996 898 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1492 1625 1514 1553 1303 1458 * 1232 1335 1463 1347 . 1430 1691 1579 1571 * 1280 1443 1708 1529 1204 1239 1351 1362 1489 1286 1292 1399 * 930 961 1470 1470 1314 * 1260 1353 1532 * 1438 1564 1523 1429 1376 1502 1437 1453 1455 1337 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 650 660 670 680 681 68N 690 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) New Hanover County 326 Emsley A Laney High 327 Eugene Ashley High 342 John T Hoggard High 352 New Hanover High 355 Mary S Mosley PLC Northampton County 324 Northampton Highwest 336 Northampton Higheast Onslow County 320 Dixon High 324 Jacksonville High 333 Northside High 340 Richlands High 344 Southwest High 352 Swansboro High 364 White Oak High Orange County 310 Cedar Ridge High 332 Orange High Chapel Hill-Carrboro 305 Carrboro High 308 Chapel Hill High 314 East Chapel Hill Hi Pace Academy Pamlico County 320 Pamlico County High Pasquotank County 317 Northeastern High 319 Pasquotank Co High Pender County 321 Heide Trask High 326 Pender High 327 Pender Early College 342 Topsail High Perquimans County 316 Perquimans Co High Person County 352 Person High Pitt County 309 Ayden-Grifton High 333 D H Conley High 344 Farmville Central Hi 366 J H Rose High 374 North Pitt High 388 South Central High Polk County 318 Polk County High Randolph County 318 Eastern Randolph Hi 339 Providence Grove HI 348 Randleman High 358 Southwestern High 380 Trinity High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 1,030 254 198 356 222 . 136 70 66 671 64 169 93 60 84 85 116 280 154 126 704 . 339 365 1 58 58 210 97 113 256 61 60 . 135 62 62 181 181 690 46 140 75 197 75 157 85 85 501 139 . 98 108 156 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 70.5 63.5 63.3 92.7 66.3 Math Score 515 509 517 501 520 545 486 CR 1 Score 502 495 500 482 497 524 486 Writing Score 494 482 491 476 487 515 471 M+CR 1017 1004 1017 983 1017 1069 972 62.7 72.9 55.5 53.6 53.8 76.1 51.7 40.3 54.2 40.7 53.2 72.7 77.8 67.4 96.2 404 405 403 500 476 501 477 518 484 507 529 525 541 505 604 396 387 404 485 466 485 466 507 465 490 512 515 532 494 581 389 377 403 464 448 459 452 483 435 469 497 501 520 477 572 800 792 807 985 942 986 943 1025 949 997 1041 1040 1073 999 1185 1189 1169 1210 1449 1390 1445 1395 1508 1384 1466 1538 1541 1593 1476 1757 96.6 95.8 2.4 46.4 46.4 60.3 53.3 69.8 58.0 50.4 51.3 602 605 . 500 500 449 452 447 493 463 483 574 588 . 476 476 441 453 431 479 444 462 568 576 . 435 435 425 435 417 466 421 448 1176 1193 . 976 976 890 905 878 972 907 945 1744 1769 . 1411 1411 1315 1340 1295 1438 1328 1393 66.5 52.5 52.5 51.9 51.9 57.7 46.0 59.6 51.7 60.4 48.1 67.4 55.6 55.6 49.0 48.1 512 485 485 478 478 505 466 528 469 522 468 511 534 534 503 491 502 440 440 470 470 483 463 493 446 501 440 494 506 506 477 474 494 433 433 459 459 472 440 482 446 495 426 476 492 492 465 452 1014 925 925 948 948 988 929 1021 915 1023 908 1005 1040 1040 980 965 1508 1358 1358 1407 1407 1460 1369 1503 1361 1518 1334 1481 1532 1532 1445 1417 50.0 39.9 58.4 498 509 513 481 470 481 468 462 477 979 979 994 1447 1441 1471 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1508 1459 1504 1584 1443 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 948 219 168 346 215 . 123 58 65 657 70 157 94 71 76 78 111 347 186 161 737 . 382 353 . 43 43 244 136 108 233 57 60 . 116 53 53 199 199 761 60 164 90 225 74 148 85 85 482 132 . 105 98 147 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 63.4 59.0 55.8 82.2 60.4 Math Score 515 511 524 510 512 551 504 CR 1 Score 502 496 505 497 496 522 494 Writing Score3 494 482 492 480 483 509 483 61.2 82.9 50.0 51.0 56.0 62.3 50.5 40.6 49.0 46.2 49.3 77.5 82.3 72.5 93.1 411 403 419 508 520 496 497 507 475 528 539 530 529 531 596 401 395 407 488 511 471 480 502 456 510 500 513 516 508 583 401 405 398 465 494 447 467 467 429 480 482 496 500 492 574 92.3 93.6 600 594 578 590 576 572 39.1 39.1 61.2 69.0 55.1 53.1 45.2 39.5 509 509 450 456 444 498 480 474 482 482 448 453 442 487 475 441 459 459 433 443 422 478 465 442 72.0 51.0 51.0 53.5 53.5 60.1 45.1 55.8 59.2 63.0 54.8 77.1 55.6 55.6 46.8 46.3 519 480 480 489 489 505 495 526 484 531 457 485 523 523 504 505 516 456 456 470 470 485 486 499 453 517 434 464 513 513 481 479 503 423 423 460 460 469 451 490 449 498 414 451 492 492 466 463 51.5 38.3 51.4 502 502 505 468 491 485 454 471 474 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 47 M+CR2 1017 1007 1029 1007 1008 1073 998 . 812 798 826 996 1031 967 977 1009 931 1038 1039 1043 1045 1039 1179 . 1178 1184 . 991 991 898 909 886 985 955 915 . 1035 936 936 959 959 990 981 1025 937 1048 891 949 1036 1036 985 984 . 970 993 990 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1521 1487 1491 1582 1481 1213 1203 1224 1461 1525 1414 1444 1476 1360 1518 1521 1539 1545 1531 1753 1754 1756 1450 1450 1331 1352 1308 1463 1420 1357 1538 1359 1359 1419 1419 1459 1432 1515 1386 1546 1305 1400 1528 1528 1451 1447 1424 1464 1464 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 805 170 172 284 178 1 81 31 50 672 63 151 76 89 82 77 134 312 169 143 678 115 235 328 1 59 59 166 89 77 227 65 55 1 106 37 37 133 133 676 71 124 71 191 90 129 95 95 430 105 35 64 75 151 % Tested 46.0 63.0 53.8 48.4 53.4 68.8 50.1 3.3 59.1 63.3 56.8 54.8 56.8 57.0 49.4 50.0 65.1 43.5 62.3 63.9 68.7 59.3 83.0 80.4 80.2 86.3 3.0 56.2 56.2 46.8 48.9 48.1 42.4 39.9 36.4 NA 49.5 38.9 38.9 40.2 40.2 55.4 53.8 50.0 54.6 57.9 55.2 59.4 61.7 61.7 43.4 47.3 42.7 39.0 34.2 49.7 Math Score 515 511 531 525 515 556 511 * 410 388 423 507 489 509 493 502 487 528 524 529 545 511 598 601 589 603 * 506 506 465 458 473 494 467 480 * 519 478 478 480 480 509 463 531 487 532 482 513 516 516 496 492 452 488 503 507 CR 1 Score 501 495 507 501 505 527 486 * 394 356 417 484 480 484 494 487 454 506 484 510 532 484 581 576 570 592 * 480 480 461 453 469 470 426 456 * 503 445 445 469 469 482 443 493 459 513 450 484 496 496 471 473 423 468 484 476 Writing Score3 493 480 491 490 474 511 475 * 395 363 415 461 458 442 471 461 440 485 476 494 520 463 572 577 559 579 * 455 455 443 436 451 455 422 438 * 485 429 429 451 451 464 430 473 450 488 430 471 478 478 449 449 386 441 449 468 M+CR2 1016 1006 1038 1026 1020 1083 997 * 804 744 840 991 969 993 987 989 941 1034 1008 1039 1077 995 1179 1177 1159 1195 * 986 986 926 911 942 964 893 936 * 1022 923 923 949 949 991 906 1024 946 1045 932 997 1012 1012 967 965 875 956 987 983 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1529 1516 1494 1594 1472 * 1199 1107 1255 1452 1427 1435 1458 1450 1381 1519 1484 1533 1597 1458 1751 1754 1718 1774 * 1441 1441 1369 1347 1393 1419 1315 1374 * 1507 1352 1352 1400 1400 1455 1336 1497 1396 1533 1362 1468 1490 1490 1416 1414 1261 1397 1436 1451 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 761 770 780 790 800 810 81A 820 821 830 83A 840 84B 850 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Asheboro City 304 Asheboro High Richmond County 348 Richmond Senior High Robeson County 325 Fairmont High 342 Lumberton Senior Hi 385 Psrc Early College 391 Red Springs High 401 Saint Pauls High 402 South Robeson High 420 Purnell Swett High 700 Info Tech High Rockingham County 314 Dalton Mcmichael Hi 354 John M Morehead High 366 Reidsville High 378 Rockingham Co High Rowan-Salisbury 308 Henderson Indep High 340 East Rowan High 361 Jesse C Carson High 376 North Rowan High 396 Salisbury High 400 South Rowan High 408 West Rowan High Rutherford County 324 Chase High 340 East Rutherford High 384 R-S Central High 385 Rutherford Early Col Thomas Jefferson Aca Sampson County 324 Sampson Early Colleg 348 Hobbton High 349 Lakewood High 352 Midway High 388 Union High Clinton City 308 Clinton High Scotland County 346 9th Grade Academ 700 Scotland High Of Hea 701 Scotland Hi Of Engineer & Ski 702 Shs Visual & Perform 703 Shs Business Finance 704 Shs Leadership & Pub 705 Shs Math science & Laurinburg Charter Stanly County 302 Albemarle High 332 North Stanly High 356 South Stanly High 368 West Stanly High Gray Stone Day Stokes County 332 North Stokes High 352 South Stokes High 358 West Stokes High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 160 160 140 140 517 47 224 . 50 47 36 113 . 430 101 127 89 113 641 . 133 24 78 140 126 140 271 56 106 109 . 15 180 . 42 39 47 52 100 99 214 214 . . . . . . . 366 77 87 66 136 40 213 38 52 123 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 66.1 66.1 30.6 31.8 42.7 33.3 53.8 Math Score 515 509 491 491 481 481 447 454 450 CR 1 Score 502 495 466 466 464 464 420 436 431 Writing Score 494 482 458 458 441 441 412 444 422 M+CR 1017 1004 957 957 945 945 867 890 881 41.0 31.8 36.7 43.0 433 443 428 453 396 427 381 413 380 412 370 408 829 870 809 866 1209 1282 1179 1274 54.8 53.2 52.3 56.7 58.5 51.2 495 491 503 460 518 500 479 475 491 438 502 476 467 462 480 434 482 459 974 966 994 898 1020 976 1441 1428 1474 1332 1502 1435 48.5 20.5 51.0 73.3 51.2 54.1 44.9 34.6 57.3 45.0 511 488 503 502 505 484 486 484 461 510 485 470 478 471 485 465 472 465 461 486 473 421 458 463 462 446 455 431 444 479 996 958 981 973 990 949 958 949 922 996 1469 1379 1439 1436 1452 1395 1413 1380 1366 1475 88.2 41.4 565 461 551 445 538 428 1116 906 1654 1334 38.9 38.2 40.2 48.1 61.0 60.4 59.8 59.8 480 448 476 441 467 467 463 463 473 458 442 415 459 459 436 436 442 444 425 409 450 451 427 427 953 906 918 856 926 926 899 899 1395 1350 1343 1265 1376 1377 1326 1326 54.5 65.3 49.2 52.8 54.6 97.6 46.4 46.9 35.4 54.4 514 498 486 496 551 530 502 488 480 516 473 483 450 438 498 530 476 454 447 495 469 477 437 433 501 524 466 448 437 484 987 981 936 934 1049 1060 978 942 927 1011 1456 1458 1373 1367 1550 1584 1444 1390 1364 1495 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1415 1415 1386 1386 1279 1334 1303 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 175 175 128 128 500 52 183 . 36 50 42 135 . 429 94 123 90 122 625 3 144 66 71 128 96 117 282 73 108 95 . 30 197 . 53 48 59 37 86 86 214 214 . . . . . . . 307 76 71 53 107 41 215 37 63 115 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 62.3 62.3 28.1 29.2 38.7 34.2 46.8 Math Score 515 511 517 517 491 491 454 466 465 CR 1 Score 502 496 492 492 459 459 426 423 445 Writing Score3 494 482 479 479 453 453 418 433 438 27.5 30.7 40.0 44.6 421 461 386 465 377 459 378 414 372 428 365 411 56.2 51.6 55.2 58.8 60.1 50.6 27.3 52.7 37.5 60.7 73.6 41.7 46.1 44.3 34.8 59.3 41.7 492 500 505 440 513 501 * 507 521 481 482 521 500 483 470 468 508 480 500 478 452 487 476 * 483 501 459 463 487 474 463 445 449 487 461 471 462 437 470 457 * 464 479 439 444 464 453 452 428 447 474 115.4 46.9 552 466 603 438 553 426 48.2 44.9 50.9 42.5 54.4 54.4 57.7 57.7 472 439 495 446 484 484 481 481 429 431 456 430 458 458 451 451 420 408 453 412 454 454 441 441 47.5 52.8 43.8 50.5 45.9 97.6 44.1 37.8 41.7 48.5 497 466 477 513 524 548 510 503 515 509 470 456 457 471 488 554 487 484 488 487 463 448 453 467 480 541 477 465 472 484 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 48 M+CR2 1017 1007 1009 1009 950 950 880 889 910 . 798 920 764 879 . 972 1000 983 892 1000 977 * 990 1022 940 945 1008 974 946 915 917 995 . 1155 904 . 901 870 951 876 942 942 932 932 . . . . . . . 967 922 934 984 1012 1102 997 987 1003 996 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1488 1488 1403 1403 1298 1322 1348 1170 1348 1129 1290 1433 1471 1445 1329 1470 1434 * 1454 1501 1379 1389 1472 1427 1398 1343 1364 1469 1708 1330 1321 1278 1404 1288 1396 1396 1373 1373 1430 1370 1387 1451 1492 1643 1474 1452 1475 1480 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 122 122 106 106 497 40 181 16 42 43 47 121 7 449 107 120 101 121 619 . 138 84 50 122 113 112 284 64 112 91 17 31 162 2 41 29 58 32 96 96 197 120 16 1 17 6 19 18 1 293 61 75 65 92 56 193 34 47 112 % Tested 46.0 63.0 53.7 53.7 21.2 22.8 37.2 33.6 43.4 32.7 34.4 23.9 36.4 40.6 33.3 56.3 55.7 56.3 64.3 51.9 47.4 . 50.4 39.8 39.4 60.1 52.6 41.6 47.1 39.8 65.9 39.6 70.8 86.1 38.6 5.1 40.2 36.7 43.6 47.8 55.5 55.5 55.3 NA 18.6 NA 21.5 11.3 27.9 28.1 NA 47.4 52.6 42.4 52.4 46.0 87.5 41.5 42.0 35.9 45.2 Math Score 515 511 498 498 484 484 453 442 465 493 435 444 392 468 423 488 500 489 436 521 506 . 517 508 492 516 500 494 482 473 480 489 485 530 452 * 455 433 464 438 463 463 467 468 458 * 468 428 451 507 * 504 472 490 512 530 548 496 510 489 494 CR 1 Score 501 495 481 481 467 467 421 413 435 481 387 420 383 421 389 464 482 463 423 482 479 . 479 485 456 490 473 478 460 426 466 475 464 563 431 * 439 421 438 408 450 450 433 434 427 * 434 403 413 458 * 468 434 477 464 487 568 476 483 461 481 Writing Score3 493 480 465 465 443 443 408 400 425 464 380 402 351 411 423 457 464 456 421 483 457 . 452 458 434 477 458 452 444 405 458 455 443 529 418 * 416 413 429 405 443 443 430 429 426 * 440 375 409 466 * 451 426 449 442 475 546 465 458 458 470 M+CR2 1016 1006 979 979 951 951 874 855 900 974 822 864 775 889 812 952 982 952 859 1003 985 . 996 993 948 1006 973 972 942 899 946 964 949 1093 883 * 894 854 902 846 913 913 900 902 885 * 902 831 864 965 * 972 906 967 976 1017 1116 972 993 950 975 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1444 1444 1394 1394 1282 1255 1325 1438 1202 1266 1126 1300 1235 1409 1446 1408 1280 1486 1442 . 1448 1451 1382 1483 1431 1424 1386 1304 1404 1419 1392 1622 1301 * 1310 1267 1331 1251 1356 1356 1330 1331 1311 * 1342 1206 1273 1431 * 1423 1332 1416 1418 1492 1662 1437 1451 1408 1445 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 860 861 862 870 880 890 900 90A 910 920 92F 92G 92K 92P 930 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Surry County 316 East Surry High 336 North Surry High 352 Surry Central High Elkin City 308 Elkin High Mount Airy City 312 Mount Airy High Swain County 314 Swain County High Transylvania County 308 Brevard High 328 Rosman High Tyrrell County 304 Columbia High Union County 316 Forest Hills High 336 Monroe High 342 Porter Ridge High 344 Parkwood High 348 Piedmont High 360 Sun Valley High 365 South Providence 366 Central Academy Of T 377 Weddington High 393 Marvin Ridge High Union Academy Vance County 364 Southern Vance High 368 Western Vance High 370 Northern Vance High 382 Vance County ECHS Wake County 316 Apex High 318 Athens Drive High 324 Longview 348 Needham Broughton Hi 368 Cary High 411 East Wake High 412 William G Enloe High 428 Fuquay-Varina High 436 Garner High 441 Green Hope High 455 Holly Springs High 466 Knightdale High 473 Leesville Road High 495 Middle Creek High 500 Millbrook High 526 Panther Creek High 528 Phillips High 552 Sanderson High 562 Southeast Raleigh Hi 588 Wake F-Rolesville Hi 595 Wakefield High 700 East Wake Health Sci 701 East Wake Integ Tech 702 East Wake Arts ed & 703 East Wake Engineerin Franklin Academy East Wake Academy Raleigh Charter High Southern Wake Warren County 352 Warren County High # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 236 69 86 81 50 50 78 78 37 37 145 110 35 25 25 1,232 113 79 218 168 134 164 5 . 351 . . 225 98 . 127 . 5,702 440 330 . 456 427 147 427 190 220 479 . 164 426 333 360 . 8 282 344 300 353 14 . . . 37 22 113 8 99 99 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 46.0 49.3 40.6 50.3 64.1 64.1 68.4 68.4 34.6 36.3 60.7 67.5 53.0 45.5 45.5 68.3 53.8 51.0 68.1 70.3 66.0 63.8 500.0 Math Score 515 509 501 490 508 504 543 543 514 514 500 500 530 530 529 468 468 521 503 495 519 532 506 506 600 CR 1 Score 502 495 470 475 467 468 519 519 508 508 507 507 494 496 487 474 474 502 475 468 492 501 486 502 562 Writing Score 494 482 455 461 454 449 513 513 487 487 509 509 489 489 488 456 456 491 465 444 485 487 475 493 530 M+CR 1017 1004 971 965 975 972 1062 1062 1022 1022 1007 1007 1024 1026 1016 942 942 1023 978 963 1011 1033 992 1008 1162 89.5 541 529 521 1070 1591 54.0 53.8 428 423 413 396 412 392 841 819 1253 1211 60.2 433 426 427 859 1286 79.8 89.4 84.4 538 565 557 519 534 523 505 517 510 1057 1099 1080 1562 1616 1590 96.4 83.1 75.0 87.5 59.0 62.0 97.4 545 568 477 577 512 479 570 531 542 456 580 497 469 536 519 521 441 564 483 454 528 1076 1110 933 1157 1009 948 1106 1595 1631 1374 1721 1492 1402 1634 62.4 86.1 71.6 88.7 459 551 521 521 452 529 506 501 438 515 496 489 911 1080 1027 1022 1349 1595 1523 1511 19.0 70.9 77.8 75.4 80.8 17.9 401 538 512 518 525 446 430 523 494 504 521 417 420 501 486 488 507 426 831 1061 1006 1022 1046 863 1251 1562 1492 1510 1553 1289 94.9 104.8 95.0 44.4 53.5 53.5 526 447 617 470 412 412 533 465 635 430 413 413 528 428 601 441 403 403 1059 912 1252 900 825 825 1587 1340 1853 1341 1228 1228 Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1426 1426 1429 1421 1575 1575 1509 1509 1516 1516 1513 1515 1504 1398 1398 1514 1443 1407 1496 1520 1467 1501 1692 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 202 71 68 63 53 53 68 68 49 49 114 84 30 14 14 1,292 102 87 181 172 126 182 1 . 439 . . 208 101 . 107 . 5,611 474 295 2 373 384 . 445 228 217 488 . 206 405 327 337 . 5 259 339 289 405 41 4 10 9 33 20 117 8 100 100 2009 % Tested 45.0 63.0 38.6 47.7 31.3 40.1 58.2 58.2 54.4 54.4 45.8 46.7 51.8 60.4 48.4 42.4 42.4 67.8 46.6 56.9 65.8 64.4 67.4 62.5 14.3 Math Score 515 511 532 525 535 536 532 532 510 510 504 504 529 541 496 494 494 524 496 465 519 528 516 512 * CR 1 Score 502 496 491 499 485 489 514 514 505 505 496 496 515 526 483 466 466 499 463 433 499 502 492 502 * Writing Score3 494 482 477 481 475 474 487 487 478 478 482 482 495 502 477 422 422 489 453 412 492 487 482 493 * 91.3 549 522 514 49.4 54.9 423 418 407 391 407 393 53.5 428 422 420 73.6 84.5 76.8 100.0 85.0 74.7 541 573 553 * 548 558 518 543 518 * 530 529 506 531 505 * 524 511 78.2 58.3 50.9 91.0 594 524 471 588 580 503 461 546 574 481 440 543 60.8 85.3 69.0 78.6 463 555 529 512 455 525 520 490 436 517 497 480 9.6 72.3 73.2 68.8 79.6 46.6 9.5 12.0 12.9 78.6 66.7 95.9 26.7 54.3 54.3 372 535 504 524 537 472 * 457 421 527 472 633 474 423 423 360 513 492 509 513 460 * 425 417 531 467 631 470 413 413 362 496 479 489 500 440 * 428 396 517 458 617 468 406 406 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 49 M+CR2 1017 1007 1023 1024 1020 1025 1046 1046 1015 1015 1000 1000 1044 1067 979 960 960 1023 959 898 1018 1030 1008 1014 * . 1071 . . 830 809 . 850 . 1059 1116 1071 * 1078 1087 . 1174 1027 932 1134 . 918 1080 1049 1002 . 732 1048 996 1033 1050 932 * 882 838 1058 939 1264 944 836 836 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1500 1505 1495 1499 1533 1533 1493 1493 1482 1482 1539 1569 1456 1382 1382 1512 1412 1310 1510 1517 1490 1507 * 1585 1237 1202 1270 1565 1647 1576 * 1602 1598 1748 1508 1372 1677 1354 1597 1546 1482 1094 1544 1475 1522 1550 1372 * 1310 1234 1575 1397 1881 1412 1242 1242 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 180 68 65 47 53 53 76 76 46 46 114 92 22 12 12 1,306 75 51 197 130 105 174 . 95 272 205 27 174 66 1 104 3 5,338 376 274 . 324 253 50 422 202 240 410 227 172 381 207 258 276 5 254 237 281 411 31 10 20 17 55 21 119 4 94 94 % Tested 46.0 63.0 35.5 46.3 32.7 29.2 64.6 64.6 60.3 60.3 36.8 38.7 48.5 57.5 33.3 37.5 37.5 63.6 42.6 44.7 61.6 64.0 47.9 55.4 . 74.8 85.5 89.5 77.1 37.2 33.5 5.0 41.4 NA 67.1 79.7 71.7 . 73.5 69.7 NA 70.9 52.7 48.7 85.2 67.6 52.6 73.0 68.8 64.3 73.0 11.9 64.6 63.0 64.7 76.4 38.8 19.6 21.3 27.0 77.5 48.8 96.7 17.4 55.0 55.0 Math Score 515 511 527 524 507 559 547 547 521 521 482 482 539 543 518 483 483 522 507 469 511 517 508 509 . 500 543 559 498 448 455 * 446 * 547 576 562 . 554 560 465 599 523 489 588 529 477 582 525 519 573 410 555 503 525 532 467 417 470 491 550 459 635 * 409 409 CR 1 Score 501 495 480 475 472 500 526 526 507 507 490 490 514 519 494 483 483 506 461 467 490 503 501 497 . 493 531 532 506 424 432 * 422 * 526 536 520 . 535 542 456 592 506 473 548 519 460 551 511 504 539 410 535 491 518 521 422 394 471 419 555 494 617 * 407 407 Writing Score3 493 480 469 477 454 479 518 518 496 496 472 472 493 499 466 452 452 494 461 442 473 490 490 489 . 472 523 520 480 419 426 * 419 * 510 521 508 . 518 520 432 575 485 450 544 496 441 529 495 490 534 334 514 478 498 515 415 378 453 414 532 473 599 * 408 408 M+CR2 1016 1006 1007 999 979 1059 1073 1073 1028 1028 972 972 1053 1062 1012 966 966 1028 968 936 1001 1020 1009 1006 . 993 1074 1091 1004 872 887 * 868 * 1073 1112 1082 . 1089 1102 921 1191 1029 962 1136 1048 937 1133 1036 1023 1112 820 1090 994 1043 1053 889 811 941 910 1105 953 1252 * 816 816 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1476 1476 1433 1538 1591 1591 1524 1524 1444 1444 1546 1561 1478 1418 1418 1522 1429 1378 1474 1510 1499 1495 . 1465 1597 1611 1484 1291 1313 * 1287 * 1583 1633 1590 . 1607 1622 1353 1766 1514 1412 1680 1544 1378 1662 1531 1513 1646 1154 1604 1472 1541 1568 1304 1189 1394 1324 1637 1426 1851 * 1224 1224 Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009 2007 93A 940 950 960 970 980 990 995 School System & School United States (All Students) North Carolina (All Students) Haliwa-Saponi Tribal Washington County 308 Creswell High 316 Plymouth High Watauga County 336 Watauga High Wayne County 324 Charles B Aycock Hi 330 Eastern Wayne High 335 Goldsboro High 372 Rosewood High 380 Southern Wayne High 386 Spring Creek High 490 Wayne Early/Middle C Wilkes County 320 East Wilkes High 356 North Wilkes High 388 West Wilkes High 390 Wilkes Central High Wilson County 318 Beddingfield High 336 Fike High 342 James Hunt High Yadkin County 322 Forbush High 326 Starmount High Yancey County 330 Mountain Heritage Hi # Tested 1,494,531 55,114 . 72 9 63 215 215 587 128 162 83 63 98 46 7 248 36 52 57 103 356 86 136 134 198 134 64 67 67 2008 % Tested 48.0 71.0 Math Score 515 509 CR 1 Score 502 495 Writing Score 494 482 M+CR 1017 1004 54.1 69.2 52.5 68.5 68.5 52.7 51.8 61.4 72.2 53.4 43.4 41.8 31.8 47.0 38.7 48.1 40.7 55.1 54.8 46.5 61.0 55.6 55.8 61.2 47.8 40.6 40.6 438 386 445 543 543 489 516 510 415 486 483 488 519 516 534 483 517 526 494 461 516 494 502 504 497 513 513 413 393 415 536 536 472 487 488 414 470 464 488 566 505 526 493 495 508 471 449 487 468 471 475 462 517 517 405 398 406 514 514 454 460 474 404 454 444 471 516 478 511 461 459 485 461 436 468 471 457 461 448 490 490 851 779 860 1079 1079 961 1003 998 829 956 947 976 1085 1021 1060 976 1012 1034 965 910 1003 962 973 979 959 1030 1030 2 M+CR+W3 1511 1486 1256 1177 1266 1593 1593 1415 1463 1472 1233 1410 1391 1447 1601 1499 1571 1437 1471 1519 1426 1346 1471 1433 1430 1440 1407 1520 1520 # Tested 1,518,859 56,442 6 61 5 56 215 215 562 124 162 75 55 93 44 9 265 41 63 55 106 311 66 127 118 169 96 73 63 63 % Tested 45.0 63.0 120.0 43.9 25.0 47.1 71.7 71.7 49.3 54.6 60.4 54.7 38.2 43.5 41.9 29.0 47.2 41.8 47.4 47.4 62.0 46.6 36.9 50.6 50.2 44.6 44.9 45.1 43.2 43.2 Math Score 515 511 382 428 448 426 555 555 495 512 521 417 502 478 506 551 527 529 508 548 527 494 451 501 511 501 507 494 523 523 CR 1 Score 502 496 438 391 376 393 547 547 484 505 497 418 495 470 492 581 510 519 499 526 506 470 420 481 486 483 489 476 512 512 2009 Writing Score3 494 482 443 384 410 382 527 527 459 481 476 392 462 440 468 557 482 507 473 490 474 459 410 462 482 470 468 472 482 482 M+CR2 1017 1007 820 819 824 819 1102 1102 979 1017 1018 835 997 948 998 1132 1037 1048 1007 1074 1033 964 871 982 997 984 996 970 1035 1035 M+CR+W3 1511 1489 1263 1203 1234 1201 1629 1629 1438 1498 1494 1227 1459 1388 1466 1689 1519 1555 1480 1564 1507 1423 1281 1444 1479 1454 1464 1442 1517 1517 # Tested 1,530,128 57,147 5 65 4 61 200 200 501 95 156 65 41 96 37 11 234 49 35 45 105 310 71 114 125 180 110 70 67 67 % Tested 46.0 63.0 62.5 45.5 17.4 50.8 61.5 61.5 43.5 37.4 58.6 47.4 32.8 45.7 33.0 42.3 42.8 46.7 31.0 34.6 63.6 44.7 37.4 44.5 50.6 50.0 51.9 47.9 36.2 36.2 Math Score 515 511 466 405 * 404 553 553 497 512 521 433 509 472 511 514 526 536 522 551 513 494 465 507 499 509 514 499 533 533 CR 1 Score 501 495 428 382 * 385 546 546 475 488 496 422 498 455 462 528 500 520 515 526 475 467 447 478 469 470 474 463 504 504 Writing Score3 493 480 408 380 * 382 531 531 454 468 477 397 477 423 460 513 475 506 477 503 449 456 419 468 466 451 459 439 492 492 Note: United States and North Carolina totals include both public and non-public school students. Percent tested is the number of students taking the SAT divided by the 12th grade membership at the end of the eighth month. In years prior to 2007, an asterisk (*) indicates fewer than five test-takers; a blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year. Beginning in 2007, a period (.) reflects fewer than five test-takers. Before 2007, school totals may not equal county totals due to counts lower than five not being reported. 1 5 CR = Critical Reading; 2M+CR = Math + Critical Reading;3M+CR+W=Math + Critical Reading + Writing;4Beginning in 2005, Kings Mountain City and Shelby City school districts merged with the Cleveland County school district. Olympic High School closed in the Spring of 2007; the number tested represents students taking the SAT before the school closed. Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 50 M+CR2 1016 1006 894 787 * 789 1099 1099 972 1000 1017 855 1007 927 973 1042 1026 1056 1037 1077 988 961 912 985 968 979 988 962 1037 1037 M+CR+W3 1509 1486 1302 1167 * 1171 1630 1630 1426 1468 1494 1252 1484 1350 1433 1555 1501 1562 1514 1580 1437 1417 1331 1453 1434 1430 1447 1401 1529 1529 Table 8. Distribution of North Carolina's Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2008-2009 Score 2009 United States (1016) 2009 North Carolina (1006) 2009 Southeast (999) School System 1360 1260 NC School of Science & Math Raleigh Charter HS 1180 1170 ... 1130 1120 1110 1100 ... 1080 ... 1060 1050 1040 1030 1020 1010 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Woods Charter NC School of the Arts Gray Stone Day Franklin Academy T homas Jefferson, Watauga Elkin City, Hickory City, Wake 960 950 940 930 920 910 900 890 880 870 860 850 Buncombe, Carteret, T ransylvania Asheville City, Henderson, Moore Dare, Davie, Haywood, Iredell-Statesville, Madison, New Hanover, Orange, Yancey Mount Airy City, Union, Wilkes Cabarrus, Davidson, Jackson, Johnston, Lincoln, Polk Alleghany, Burke, Catawba, Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Craven, Macon, Mooresville City, Surry, Union Academy, Winston-Salem/Forsyth Ashe, Camden, Clay, Cleveland, Currituck, Lincoln Charter, Onslow, Pitt Beaufort, Brunswick, Caldwell, Chatham, Cherokee County, Guilford, Lee, McDowell, Mitchell, Pamlico, Rowan-Salisbury Alexander, Asheboro City, Avery, Harnett, Kannapolis City, Nash-Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids City, Stanly, Stokes, Swain, Wayne, Yadkin Durham, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Hyde, Newton-Conover City, Pender, Randolph, T yrrell, Wilson East Wake Academy, Richmond, Rockingham Cumberland, Franklin, Person, Rutherford Edenton/Chowan, Gates, Lenoir, Martin Elizabeth City/Pasquotank, Perquimans Clinton City Duplin, Greene, Piedmont Community Haliwa-Saponi T ribal, Montgomery, River Mill Academy, Rocky Mount Prep Sch, Scotland, Whiteville City Bladen, Caswell, Columbus, Edgecombe, Sampson Clover Garden, Robeson, T homasville City, Vance Anson, Hoke, Lexington City Bertie Jones 830 820 810 800 790 650 Halifax Hertford, Warren Northampton C.G. Woodson Kestrel Heights, Washington, Weldon City Crossroads Charter 620 *** Kennedy Charter Hawbridge School, Crossnore Academy, Provisions Academy, Pace Academy, Laurinburg Charter, Southern Wake 1000 990 980 970 United States, North Carolina, and Southeast total scores include both public and non-public schools. *Denotes a charter or special school. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 51 Performance of the Fifty States The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 52 Table 9. Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), CR + M, and CR + M + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2008-2009 Percent State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States 1 Tested 7% 46% 26% 5% 49% 20% 83% 71% 79% 59% 71% 58% 18% 6% 63% 3% 7% 7% 7% 90% 69% 84% 5% 7% 4% 5% 22% 4% 42% 75% 76% 11% 85% 63% 3% 22% 5% 52% 71% 66% 67% 3% 10% 51% 6% 64% 68% 53% 18% 5% 5% 46% Critical Reading (CR) Mean Mathematics (M) Mean Writing (W) Mean 557 520 516 572 500 568 509 495 466 497 490 479 541 588 496 610 581 573 563 468 500 514 584 595 567 595 541 587 501 523 496 553 485 495 590 537 575 523 493 498 486 589 571 486 559 518 511 524 511 594 567 501 552 516 521 572 513 575 513 498 451 498 491 502 540 604 507 615 589 573 558 467 502 526 603 609 554 600 542 594 505 523 513 546 502 511 593 546 571 525 501 496 496 600 565 506 558 518 512 531 501 608 568 515 549 492 497 556 498 555 512 484 461 480 479 469 520 583 480 588 564 561 555 455 495 510 575 578 559 584 519 572 479 510 496 534 478 480 566 523 557 499 483 494 470 569 565 475 540 506 498 507 499 582 550 493 1 CR+M 1109 1036 1037 1144 1013 1143 1022 993 917 995 981 981 1081 1192 1003 1225 1170 1146 1121 935 1002 1040 1187 1204 1121 1195 1083 1181 1006 1046 1009 1099 987 1006 1183 1083 1146 1048 994 994 982 1189 1136 992 1117 1036 1023 1055 1012 1202 1135 1016 CR+M+ W 1658 1528 1534 1700 1511 1698 1534 1477 1378 1475 1460 1450 1601 1775 1483 1813 1734 1707 1676 1390 1497 1550 1762 1782 1680 1779 1602 1753 1485 1556 1505 1633 1465 1486 1749 1606 1703 1547 1477 1488 1452 1758 1701 1467 1657 1542 1521 1562 1511 1784 1685 1509 The percent of high school graduates tested is based upon the recently revised projection of high school graduates in 2009 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and the number of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT Reasoning Test in each state. Updated projections make it inappropriate to compare percentages for any given year with those of other years. SOURCE: "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 53 Table 10. Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)] by State, 1990-2009 Percent 1 State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming United States Tested 2009 7% 46% 26% 5% 49% 20% 83% 71% 79% 59% 71% 58% 18% 6% 63% 3% 7% 7% 7% 90% 69% 84% 5% 7% 4% 5% 22% 4% 42% 75% 76% 11% 85% 63% 3% 22% 5% 52% 71% 66% 67% 3% 10% 51% 6% 64% 68% 53% 18% 5% 5% 46% Change from CR+M 1990 CR+M 2009 1990 to 2009 1079 1015 1041 1077 1002 1067 1002 1006 950 988 951 985 1066 1089 972 1172 1129 1089 1088 991 1008 1001 1063 1110 1090 1089 1082 1121 1022 1028 993 1100 985 948 1157 1048 1095 1024 987 986 942 1150 1102 979 1121 1000 997 1024 1034 1111 1072 1001 1109 1036 1037 1144 1013 1143 1022 993 917 995 981 981 1081 1192 1003 1225 1170 1146 1121 935 1002 1040 1187 1204 1121 1195 1083 1181 1006 1046 1009 1099 987 1006 1183 1083 1146 1048 994 994 982 1189 1136 992 1117 1036 1023 1055 1012 1202 1135 1016 30 21 -4 67 11 76 20 -13 -33 7 30 -4 15 103 31 53 41 57 33 -56 -6 39 124 94 31 106 1 60 -16 18 16 -1 2 58 26 35 51 24 7 8 40 39 34 13 -4 36 26 31 -22 91 63 15 1 The percent of high school graduates tested is based upon the recently revised projection of high school graduates in 2008 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and the number of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT Reasoning Test in each state. Due to periodic projection updates, comparing participation rates across years should be done with caution. CR = Critical Reading; M = Math SOURCE: "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 54 Table 11. Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999. 2009 2008 One-Year Change 1999 Critical ParticiCritical Critical Critical pation Rate Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math ST AT E 2009 1 Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Alabama 7% 557 552 549 565 557 554 -8 -5 -5 561 555 Alaska 46% 520 516 492 520 520 493 0 -4 -1 516 514 Arizona 26% 516 521 497 516 522 500 0 -1 -3 524 525 Arkansas 5% 572 572 556 575 567 559 -3 5 -3 563 556 California 49% 500 513 498 499 515 498 1 -2 0 497 514 Colorado 20% 568 575 555 564 570 553 4 5 2 536 540 Connecticut 83% 509 513 512 509 513 513 0 0 -1 510 509 Delaware 71% 495 498 484 499 498 490 -4 0 -6 503 497 466 451 461 470 455 465 -4 -4 -4 494 478 District of Columbia2 79% Florida 59% 497 498 480 496 497 481 1 1 -1 499 498 Georgia 71% 490 491 479 491 493 482 -1 -2 -3 487 482 Hawaii 58% 479 502 469 481 502 470 -2 0 -1 482 513 Idaho 18% 541 540 520 540 540 517 1 0 3 542 540 Illinois 6% 588 604 583 583 601 578 5 3 5 569 585 Indiana 63% 496 507 480 496 508 481 0 -1 -1 496 498 Iowa 3% 610 615 588 603 612 582 7 3 6 594 598 Kansas 7% 581 589 564 580 589 564 1 0 0 578 576 Kentucky 7% 573 573 561 568 570 554 5 3 7 547 547 Louisiana 7% 563 558 555 566 564 558 -3 -6 -3 561 558 Maine 90% 468 467 455 469 466 461 -1 1 -6 507 503 Maryland 69% 500 502 495 499 502 497 1 0 -2 507 507 Massachusetts 84% 514 526 510 514 525 513 0 1 -3 511 511 Michigan 5% 584 603 575 581 598 572 3 5 3 557 565 Minnesota 7% 595 609 578 596 609 579 -1 0 -1 586 598 Mississippi 4% 567 554 559 574 556 566 -7 -2 -7 563 548 Missouri 5% 595 600 584 594 597 584 1 3 0 572 572 Montana 22% 541 542 519 541 548 523 0 -6 -4 545 546 Nebraska 4% 587 594 572 581 585 567 6 9 5 568 571 Nevada 42% 501 505 479 498 506 478 3 -1 1 512 517 New Hampshire 75% 523 523 510 521 523 511 2 0 -1 520 518 New Jersey 76% 496 513 496 495 513 496 1 0 0 498 510 New Mexico 11% 553 546 534 557 548 540 -4 -2 -6 549 542 New York 85% 485 502 478 488 504 481 -3 -2 -3 495 502 North Carolina 63% 495 511 480 496 511 482 -1 0 -2 493 493 North Dakota 3% 590 593 566 594 604 568 -4 -11 -2 594 605 Ohio 22% 537 546 523 534 544 521 3 2 2 534 538 Oklahoma 5% 575 571 557 572 572 557 3 -1 0 567 560 Oregon 52% 523 525 499 523 527 502 0 -2 -3 525 525 Pennsylvania 71% 493 501 483 494 501 483 -1 0 0 498 495 Rhode Island 66% 498 496 494 495 498 493 3 -2 1 504 499 South Carolina 67% 486 496 470 488 497 476 -2 -1 -6 479 475 South Dakota 3% 589 600 569 595 596 575 -6 4 -6 585 588 T ennessee 10% 571 565 565 571 570 566 0 -5 -1 559 553 T exas 51% 486 506 475 488 505 480 -2 1 -5 494 499 Utah 6% 559 558 540 561 557 543 -2 1 -3 570 568 Vermont 64% 518 518 506 519 523 507 -1 -5 -1 514 506 Virginia 68% 511 512 498 511 512 499 0 0 -1 508 499 Washington 53% 524 531 507 526 533 509 -2 -2 -2 525 526 West Virginia 18% 511 501 499 512 501 498 -1 0 1 527 512 Wisconsin 5% 594 608 582 587 604 577 7 4 5 584 595 Wyoming 5% 567 568 550 562 574 541 5 -6 9 546 551 Unite d State s 46% 501 515 493 502 515 494 -1 0 -1 505 511 1 T en-Year Change Critical Reading -4 4 -8 9 3 32 -1 -8 -28 -2 3 -3 -1 19 0 16 3 26 2 -39 -7 3 27 9 4 23 -4 19 -11 3 -2 4 -10 2 -4 3 8 -2 -5 -6 7 4 12 -8 -11 4 3 -1 -16 10 21 -4 Math Mean -3 2 -4 16 -1 35 4 1 -27 0 9 -11 0 19 9 17 13 26 0 -36 -5 15 38 11 6 28 -4 23 -12 5 3 4 0 18 -12 8 11 0 6 -3 21 12 12 7 -10 12 13 5 -11 13 17 4 Based on projections of high school graduates in 2008 as published in "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008 and the number of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT Reasoning T est in each state. Note: The C olle ge Board strongly discourage s the comparison or ranking of state s on the basis of SAT score s alone . SOURCE: T he College Board. (2009) Gold Rod Re port. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 55 Table 12. Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999. 2009 ST AT E Maine NewYork Massachusetts Connecticut NewJersey NewHampshire Pennsylvania Vermont Georgia Maryland Virginia Delaware Indiana SouthCarolina NorthCarolina RhodeIsland Florida Washington DistrictofColumbia Hawaii Oregon California T exas Alaska Nevada Arizona Montana Colorado Ohio WestVirginia Idaho NewMexico Alabama Kansas Minnesota T ennessee Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Wyoming Arkansas Nebraska NorthDakota Oklahoma SouthDakota Utah Wisconsin Iowa Mississippi Missouri All Stude nts 2008 One-Year Change 1999 Critical Critical ParticiCritical Critical pation Rate Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading Math Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean 2009 1 Mean Mean Mean 100% 463 460 449 463 460 456 0 0 -7 506 503 76% 480 500 473 483 503 475 -3 -3 -2 493 504 72% 508 522 504 507 520 505 1 2 -1 504 505 70% 503 508 506 503 507 506 0 1 0 504 503 65% 493 515 494 492 514 493 1 1 1 496 513 64% 513 515 499 513 516 502 0 -1 -3 511 507 62% 489 500 478 490 500 478 -1 0 0 495 495 59% 519 519 507 521 523 507 -2 -4 0 514 505 58% 486 489 475 486 490 477 0 -1 -2 483 479 58% 492 498 488 490 497 489 2 1 -1 502 505 58% 509 511 495 508 510 496 1 1 -1 506 497 57% 478 484 464 482 483 471 -4 1 -7 485 481 56% 491 504 475 492 505 477 -1 -1 -2 493 497 55% 482 496 467 484 496 471 -2 0 -4 479 477 54% 492 511 476 492 511 478 0 0 -2 491 492 54% 486 487 482 483 487 479 3 0 3 499 496 50% 493 496 475 492 495 475 1 1 0 496 497 45% 520 529 502 522 531 505 -2 -2 -3 522 525 43% 405 392 399 407 391 398 -2 1 1 416 397 43% 454 474 441 456 473 441 -2 1 0 458 486 43% 519 523 494 519 525 497 0 -2 -3 523 525 42% 495 512 493 494 513 493 1 -1 0 492 513 42% 481 504 470 484 503 476 -3 1 -6 492 498 41% 519 517 492 521 523 495 -2 -6 -3 517 516 33% 499 505 477 495 504 475 4 1 2 512 519 21% 514 520 494 514 521 496 0 -1 -2 522 525 19% 542 546 519 544 552 526 -2 -6 -7 547 549 16% 571 581 557 565 576 555 6 5 2 535 542 16% 534 546 517 529 543 514 5 3 3 531 539 15% 508 499 495 509 499 495 -1 0 0 526 513 14% 540 541 518 539 541 515 1 0 3 543 544 8% 540 537 519 545 536 524 -5 1 -5 549 541 6% 553 551 546 561 558 551 -8 -7 -5 558 557 5% 586 594 566 582 593 566 4 1 0 584 584 5% 599 612 579 600 610 579 -1 2 0 589 601 5% 571 565 561 573 570 564 -2 -5 -3 551 547 4% 596 619 588 588 613 582 8 6 6 571 595 4% 575 581 560 566 573 550 9 8 10 546 548 4% 563 563 548 571 570 555 -8 -7 -7 564 562 4% 583 607 575 579 602 570 4 5 5 555 566 4% 565 570 552 563 579 543 2 -9 9 549 554 3% 569 567 552 575 570 559 -6 -3 -7 568 560 3% 585 594 570 577 583 563 8 11 7 565 570 3% 588 594 563 592 607 566 -4 -13 -3 594 607 3% 572 567 552 570 569 550 2 -2 2 565 558 3% 591 602 569 605 602 580 -14 0 -11 584 590 3% 584 581 559 586 582 563 -2 -1 -4 593 594 3% 598 614 584 590 611 580 8 3 4 592 604 2% 613 624 590 607 621 587 6 3 3 598 605 2% 556 545 550 569 550 559 -13 -5 -9 565 547 2% 598 603 582 593 598 578 5 5 4 570 571 36% 496 510 487 497 510 488 -1 0 -1 502 508 1 T en-Year Change Critical Reading -43 -13 4 -1 -3 2 -6 5 3 -10 3 -7 -2 3 1 -13 -3 -2 -11 -4 -4 3 -11 2 -13 -8 -5 36 3 -18 -3 -9 -5 2 10 20 25 29 -1 28 16 1 20 -6 7 7 -9 6 15 -9 28 -6 Math Mean -43 -4 17 5 2 8 5 14 10 -7 14 3 7 19 19 -9 -1 4 -5 -12 -2 -1 6 1 -14 -5 -3 39 7 -14 -3 -4 -6 10 11 18 24 33 1 41 16 7 24 -13 9 12 -13 10 19 -2 32 2 Based on projections of high school graduates in 2008 as published in "Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity, 1992-2022," Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), March 2008 and the number of students in the class of 2008 who took the SAT Reasoning T est in each state. Note : The College Board strongly discourage s the comparison or ranking of state s on the basis of SAT scores alone. SOURCE: T he College Board. (2008) Gold Rod Report. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2009 56