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| 1987-88 | 1995-96 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | Percentage | Percentage
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State |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- |Verbal|Mathe- | graduates | graduates
| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical| |matical|taking SAT, |taking SAT,
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United States ..... | 505 | 501 | 505 | 508 | 505 | 511 | 505 | 514 | 506 | 514 | 504 | 516 | 45 | 46
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Alabama ................| 554 | 540 | 565 | 558 | 561 | 555 | 559 | 555 | 559 | 554 | 560 | 559 | 9 | 9
Alaska .................| 518 | 501 | 521 | 513 | 516 | 514 | 519 | 515 | 514 | 510 | 516 | 519 | 51 | 52
Arizona ................| 531 | 523 | 525 | 521 | 524 | 525 | 521 | 523 | 523 | 525 | 520 | 523 | 34 | 36
Arkansas ...............| 554 | 536 | 566 | 550 | 563 | 556 | 563 | 554 | 562 | 550 | 560 | 556 | 6 | 5
California .............| 500 | 508 | 495 | 511 | 497 | 514 | 497 | 518 | 498 | 517 | 496 | 517 | 51 | 52
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Colorado ...............| 537 | 532 | 536 | 538 | 536 | 540 | 534 | 537 | 539 | 542 | 543 | 548 | 31 | 28
Connecticut ............| 513 | 498 | 507 | 504 | 510 | 509 | 508 | 509 | 509 | 510 | 509 | 509 | 82 | 83
Delaware ...............| 510 | 493 | 508 | 495 | 503 | 497 | 502 | 496 | 501 | 499 | 502 | 500 | 67 | 69
District of Columbia ...| 479 | 461 | 489 | 473 | 494 | 478 | 494 | 486 | 482 | 474 | 480 | 473 | 56 | 76
Florida ................| 499 | 495 | 498 | 496 | 499 | 498 | 498 | 500 | 498 | 499 | 496 | 499 | 54 | 57
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Georgia ................| 480 | 473 | 484 | 477 | 487 | 482 | 488 | 486 | 491 | 489 | 489 | 491 | 63 | 65
Hawaii .................| 484 | 505 | 485 | 510 | 482 | 513 | 488 | 519 | 486 | 515 | 488 | 520 | 52 | 53
Idaho ..................| 543 | 523 | 543 | 536 | 542 | 540 | 540 | 541 | 543 | 542 | 539 | 541 | 17 | 18
Illinois ...............| 540 | 540 | 564 | 575 | 569 | 585 | 568 | 586 | 576 | 589 | 578 | 596 | 12 | 11
Indiana.................| 490 | 486 | 494 | 494 | 496 | 498 | 498 | 501 | 499 | 501 | 498 | 503 | 60 | 62
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Iowa ...................| 587 | 588 | 590 | 600 | 594 | 598 | 589 | 600 | 593 | 603 | 591 | 602 | 5 | 5
Kansas .................| 568 | 557 | 579 | 571 | 578 | 576 | 574 | 580 | 577 | 580 | 578 | 580 | 9 | 9
Kentucky ...............| 551 | 535 | 549 | 544 | 547 | 547 | 548 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 552 | 12 | 12
Louisiana ..............| 551 | 533 | 559 | 550 | 561 | 558 | 562 | 558 | 564 | 562 | 561 | 559 | 7 | 8
Maine ..................| 508 | 493 | 504 | 498 | 507 | 503 | 504 | 500 | 506 | 500 | 503 | 502 | 69 | 69
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Maryland ...............| 509 | 501 | 507 | 504 | 507 | 507 | 507 | 509 | 508 | 510 | 507 | 513 | 65 | 67
Massachusetts ..........| 508 | 499 | 507 | 504 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 513 | 511 | 515 | 512 | 516 | 79 | 81
Michigan ...............| 532 | 533 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 569 | 561 | 572 | 558 | 572 | 11 | 11
Minnesota ..............| 546 | 549 | 582 | 593 | 586 | 598 | 581 | 594 | 580 | 589 | 581 | 591 | 9 | 10
Mississippi ............| 557 | 539 | 569 | 557 | 563 | 548 | 562 | 549 | 566 | 551 | 559 | 547 | 4 | 4
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Missouri................| 547 | 539 | 570 | 569 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 574 | 580 | 8 | 8
Montana ................| 547 | 547 | 546 | 547 | 546 | 546 | 543 | 546 | 539 | 539 | 541 | 547 | 23 | 23
Nebraska ...............| 562 | 561 | 567 | 568 | 568 | 571 | 560 | 571 | 562 | 568 | 561 | 570 | 8 | 8
Nevada .................| 517 | 510 | 508 | 507 | 512 | 517 | 510 | 517 | 509 | 515 | 509 | 518 | 33 | 34
New Hampshire ..........| 523 | 511 | 520 | 514 | 520 | 518 | 520 | 519 | 520 | 516 | 519 | 519 | 72 | 73
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New Jersey .............| 500 | 495 | 498 | 505 | 498 | 510 | 498 | 513 | 499 | 513 | 498 | 513 | 81 | 82
New Mexico .............| 553 | 543 | 554 | 548 | 549 | 542 | 549 | 543 | 551 | 542 | 551 | 543 | 13 | 14
New York ...............| 497 | 495 | 497 | 499 | 495 | 502 | 494 | 506 | 495 | 505 | 494 | 506 | 77 | 79
North Carolina .........| 478 | 470 | 490 | 486 | 493 | 493 | 492 | 496 | 493 | 499 | 493 | 505 | 65 | 67
North Dakota ...........| 572 | 569 | 596 | 599 | 594 | 605 | 588 | 609 | 592 | 599 | 597 | 610 | 4 | 4
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Ohio ...................| 529 | 521 | 536 | 535 | 534 | 538 | 533 | 539 | 534 | 539 | 533 | 540 | 26 | 27
Oklahoma ...............| 558 | 542 | 566 | 557 | 567 | 560 | 563 | 560 | 567 | 561 | 565 | 562 | 8 | 8
Oregon .................| 517 | 507 | 523 | 521 | 525 | 525 | 527 | 527 | 526 | 526 | 524 | 528 | 55 | 56
Pennsylvania ...........| 502 | 489 | 498 | 492 | 498 | 495 | 498 | 497 | 500 | 499 | 498 | 500 | 71 | 72
Rhode Island ...........| 508 | 496 | 501 | 491 | 504 | 499 | 505 | 500 | 501 | 499 | 504 | 503 | 71 | 73
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South Carolina .........| 477 | 468 | 480 | 474 | 479 | 475 | 484 | 482 | 486 | 488 | 488 | 493 | 57 | 59
South Dakota ...........| 585 | 573 | 574 | 566 | 585 | 588 | 587 | 588 | 577 | 582 | 576 | 586 | 4 | 5
Tennessee ..............| 560 | 543 | 563 | 552 | 559 | 553 | 563 | 553 | 562 | 553 | 562 | 555 | 13 | 14
Texas ..................| 494 | 490 | 495 | 500 | 494 | 499 | 493 | 500 | 493 | 499 | 491 | 500 | 53 | 55
Utah ...................| 572 | 553 | 583 | 575 | 570 | 568 | 570 | 569 | 575 | 570 | 563 | 559 | 5 | 6
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Vermont ................| 514 | 499 | 506 | 500 | 514 | 506 | 513 | 508 | 511 | 506 | 512 | 510 | 69 | 69
Virginia ...............| 507 | 498 | 507 | 496 | 508 | 499 | 509 | 500 | 510 | 501 | 510 | 506 | 68 | 68
Washington .............| 525 | 517 | 519 | 519 | 525 | 526 | 526 | 528 | 527 | 527 | 525 | 529 | 53 | 54
West Virginia...........| 528 | 519 | 526 | 506 | 527 | 512 | 526 | 511 | 527 | 512 | 525 | 515 | 18 | 18
Wisconsin ..............| 549 | 551 | 577 | 586 | 584 | 595 | 584 | 597 | 584 | 596 | 583 | 599 | 6 | 7
Wyoming ................| 550 | 545 | 544 | 544 | 546 | 551 | 545 | 545 | 547 | 545 | 531 | 537 | 11 | 11
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