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Table 129.Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages, by class rank:\2\ 1976-77 to 1994-95

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         |  Top tenth  |Second tenth |Second fifth |Third fifth  |Fourth fifth |Lowest fifth
         |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------
  Year   |      |Mathe-|      |Mathe-|      |Mathe-|      |Mathe-|      |Mathe-|      |Mathe-
         |Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics
---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------
    1    |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7   |  8   |  9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13
---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------
1976-77 .|  518 |  574 |  452 |  499 |  415 |  453 |  372 |  401 |  347 |  374 |  339 |   364
1977-78 .|  515 |  570 |  450 |  494 |  414 |  451 |  372 |  400 |  349 |  374 |  339 |   364
1978-79 .|  514 |  568 |  448 |  494 |  413 |  451 |  371 |  400 |  347 |  372 |  337 |   364
1979-80 .|  510 |  568 |  446 |  494 |  411 |  451 |  370 |  401 |  346 |  373 |  339 |   366
1980-81 .|  511 |  567 |  447 |  496 |  412 |  453 |  371 |  402 |  348 |  374 |  339 |   368
1981-82 .|  511 |  568 |  449 |  497 |  415 |  454 |  374 |  404 |  349 |  375 |  343 |   368
         |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1982-83 .|  508 |  570 |  447 |  498 |  414 |  455 |  374 |  403 |  351 |  375 |  343 |   369
1983-84 .|  511 |  575 |  450 |  503 |  417 |  459 |  377 |  406 |  353 |  377 |  341 |   365
1984-85 .|  516 |  577 |  455 |  508 |  421 |  463 |  381 |  411 |  357 |  380 |  346 |   369
1986-87 .|  518 |  585 |  456 |  511 |  418 |  461 |  380 |  409 |  358 |  380 |  353 |   374
1987-88 .|  515 |  585 |  454 |  511 |  417 |  463 |  379 |  411 |  358 |  382 |  352 |   373
1988-89 .|  515 |  585 |  453 |  512 |  416 |  463 |  376 |  410 |  354 |  381 |  346 |   373
         |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1989-90 .|  512 |  585 |  449 |  512 |  412 |  463 |  373 |  410 |  351 |  381 |  342 |   370
1990-91 .|  512 |  584 |  448 |  511 |  411 |  462 |  372 |  409 |  350 |  379 |  340 |   368
1991-92 .|  512 |  585 |  448 |  511 |  412 |  464 |  373 |  411 |  350 |  379 |  338 |   363
1992-93 .|  513 |  586 |  449 |  513 |  412 |  466 |  373 |  413 |  350 |  380 |  336 |   363
1993-94..|  512 |  586 |  447 |  514 |  410 |  467 |  373 |  415 |  349 |  382 |  332 |   363
1994-95..|  518 |  594 |  452 |  518 |  414 |  467 |  375 |  413 |  349 |  379 |  334 |   362
---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------

\1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

\2\Self-reported class rank.

NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800.

SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright @ 1995 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared November 1995.)


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