Table 15.1b. Average SAT scores for the 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity and subject: Selected years, 1998

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Table 15.1b.

Average SAT scores for the 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity and subject: Selected years, 1998–2008

Subject and year	Total¹	White	Black	Mexican American	Puerto Rican	Other Hispanic/ Latino	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
Critical Reading
1998	505	526	434	453	452	461	498	480
2000	505	528	434	453	456	461	499	482
2002	504	527	430	446	455	458	501	479
2004	508	528	430	451	457	461	507	483
2006	503	527	434	454	459	458	510	487
2008	502	528	430	454	456	455	513	485

Mathematics
1998	512	528	426	460	447	466	562	483
2000	514	530	426	460	451	467	565	481
2002	516	533	427	457	451	464	569	483
2004	518	531	427	458	452	465	577	488
2006	518	536	429	465	456	463	578	494
2008	515	537	426	463	453	461	581	491

Writing
2006	497	519	428	452	448	450	512	474
2007	494	518	425	450	447	450	513	473
2008	494	518	424	447	445	448	516	470
¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Data are for seniors who took the SAT any time during high school (through March of their senior year). If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. The SAT was formerly known as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. The critical reading section was formerly known as the verbal section. The writing section was introduced in March 2005; however, the first aggregate data on the writing section was reported in 2006. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: The College Board, College Bound Seniors, selected years, 1998–2008.