Table E-24-2.  Average SAT scores for students who took the SAT during high school, by subject, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 2008–11

Sex and race/ethnicity		Critical reading					Mathematics					Writing
		2008	2009	2010	2011		2008	2009	2010	2011		2008	2009	2010	2011
Total1		502	501	501	497		515	515	516	514		494	493	492	489
Sex
Male		504	503	503	500		533	534	534	531		488	486	486	482
Female		500	498	498	495		500	499	500	500		501	499	498	496
Race/ethnicity
White		528	528	528	528		537	536	536	535		518	517	516	516
Black		430	429	429	428		426	426	428	427		424	421	420	417
Hispanic		455	454	454	451		461	461	463	463		447	447	447	444
Mexican or Mexican American		454	453	454	451		463	463	467	466		447	446	448	445
Puerto Rican		456	452	454	452		453	450	452	452		445	443	443	442
Other Hispanic		455	455	454	451		461	461	462	462		448	448	447	444
Asian/Pacific Islander		513	516	519	517		581	587	591	595		516	520	526	528
American Indian/Alaska Native		485	486	485	484		491	493	492	488		470	469	467	465
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White		530	530	530	531		555	555	555	552		510	509	508	507
Black		425	426	426	425		434	435	436	435		412	410	408	405
Hispanic		459	459	459	456		481	481	483	481		444	443	443	439
Mexican or Mexican American		456	457	459	455		482	482	486	484		443	442	444	440
Puerto Rican		459	453	456	454		470	467	468	467		439	436	437	435
Other Hispanic		461	461	460	457		482	483	484	482		445	446	444	440
Asian/Pacific Islander		513	516	520	518		596	602	605	608		510	514	520	521
American Indian/Alaska Native		487	491	487	486		509	513	508	505		463	465	459	456
Female
White		526	526	526	526		521	520	519	520		526	524	523	524
Black		433	431	432	430		420	420	422	422		433	429	428	426
Hispanic		452	450	450	447		446	445	447	449		450	449	450	448
Mexican or Mexican American		452	450	451	448		448	447	451	452		451	449	451	449
Puerto Rican		454	450	452	450		440	437	438	439		450	448	448	448
Other Hispanic		451	450	449	446		445	445	446	448		450	449	449	447
Asian/Pacific Islander		513	515	519	517		567	572	577	583		523	527	532	534
American Indian/Alaska Native		483	482	484	482		475	476	479	473		477	473	474	472

1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

NOTE: Data are for seniors who took the SAT anytime during high school (through March of their senior year). If a student took a test more than once, the most recent score was used. Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group, which included Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Other Hispanic; however, for the purpose of this report these groups have been combined into Hispanic using a weighted average. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: The College Board, College Bound Seniors, 2008–2011.