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Table 226.20. | SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966-67 through 2014-15 |
School year | SAT1 | Scholastic Aptitude Test (old scale) | |||||||||||||
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Critical reading score | Mathematics score | Writing score2 | Verbal score | Mathematics score | |||||||||||
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
1966-67 | 543 | 540 | 545 | 516 | 535 | 495 | † | † | † | 466 | 463 | 468 | 492 | 514 | 467 |
1967-68 | 543 | 541 | 543 | 516 | 533 | 497 | † | † | † | 466 | 464 | 466 | 492 | 512 | 470 |
1968-69 | 540 | 536 | 543 | 517 | 534 | 498 | † | † | † | 463 | 459 | 466 | 493 | 513 | 470 |
1969-70 | 537 | 536 | 538 | 512 | 531 | 493 | † | † | † | 460 | 459 | 461 | 488 | 509 | 465 |
1970-71 | 532 | 531 | 534 | 513 | 529 | 494 | † | † | † | 455 | 454 | 457 | 488 | 507 | 466 |
1971-72 | 530 | 531 | 529 | 509 | 527 | 489 | † | † | † | 453 | 454 | 452 | 484 | 505 | 461 |
1972-73 | 523 | 523 | 521 | 506 | 525 | 489 | † | † | † | 445 | 446 | 443 | 481 | 502 | 460 |
1973-74 | 521 | 524 | 520 | 505 | 524 | 488 | † | † | † | 444 | 447 | 442 | 480 | 501 | 459 |
1974-75 | 512 | 515 | 509 | 498 | 518 | 479 | † | † | † | 434 | 437 | 431 | 472 | 495 | 449 |
1975-76 | 509 | 511 | 508 | 497 | 520 | 475 | † | † | † | 431 | 433 | 430 | 472 | 497 | 446 |
1976-77 | 507 | 509 | 505 | 496 | 520 | 474 | † | † | † | 429 | 431 | 427 | 470 | 497 | 445 |
1977-78 | 507 | 511 | 503 | 494 | 517 | 474 | † | † | † | 429 | 433 | 425 | 468 | 494 | 444 |
1978-79 | 505 | 509 | 501 | 493 | 516 | 473 | † | † | † | 427 | 431 | 423 | 467 | 493 | 443 |
1979-80 | 502 | 506 | 498 | 492 | 515 | 473 | † | † | † | 424 | 428 | 420 | 466 | 491 | 443 |
1980-81 | 502 | 508 | 496 | 492 | 516 | 473 | † | † | † | 424 | 430 | 418 | 466 | 492 | 443 |
1981-82 | 504 | 509 | 499 | 493 | 516 | 473 | † | † | † | 426 | 431 | 421 | 467 | 493 | 443 |
1982-83 | 503 | 508 | 498 | 494 | 516 | 474 | † | † | † | 425 | 430 | 420 | 468 | 493 | 445 |
1983-84 | 504 | 511 | 498 | 497 | 518 | 478 | † | † | † | 426 | 433 | 420 | 471 | 495 | 449 |
1984-85 | 509 | 514 | 503 | 500 | 522 | 480 | † | † | † | 431 | 437 | 425 | 475 | 499 | 452 |
1985-86 | 509 | 515 | 504 | 500 | 523 | 479 | † | † | † | 431 | 437 | 426 | 475 | 501 | 451 |
1986-87 | 507 | 512 | 502 | 501 | 523 | 481 | † | † | † | 430 | 435 | 425 | 476 | 500 | 453 |
1987-88 | 505 | 512 | 499 | 501 | 521 | 483 | † | † | † | 428 | 435 | 422 | 476 | 498 | 455 |
1988-89 | 504 | 510 | 498 | 502 | 523 | 482 | † | † | † | 427 | 434 | 421 | 476 | 500 | 454 |
1989-90 | 500 | 505 | 496 | 501 | 521 | 483 | † | † | † | 424 | 429 | 419 | 476 | 499 | 455 |
1990-91 | 499 | 503 | 495 | 500 | 520 | 482 | † | † | † | 422 | 426 | 418 | 474 | 497 | 453 |
1991-92 | 500 | 504 | 496 | 501 | 521 | 484 | † | † | † | 423 | 428 | 419 | 476 | 499 | 456 |
1992-93 | 500 | 504 | 497 | 503 | 524 | 484 | † | † | † | 424 | 428 | 420 | 478 | 502 | 457 |
1993-94 | 499 | 501 | 497 | 504 | 523 | 487 | † | † | † | 423 | 425 | 421 | 479 | 501 | 460 |
1994-95 | 504 | 505 | 502 | 506 | 525 | 490 | † | † | † | 428 | 429 | 426 | 482 | 503 | 463 |
1995-96 | 505 | 507 | 503 | 508 | 527 | 492 | † | † | † | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1996-97 | 505 | 507 | 503 | 511 | 530 | 494 | † | † | † | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1997-98 | 505 | 509 | 502 | 512 | 531 | 496 | † | † | † | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1998-99 | 505 | 509 | 502 | 511 | 531 | 495 | † | † | † | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1999-2000 | 505 | 507 | 504 | 514 | 533 | 498 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2000-01 | 506 | 509 | 502 | 514 | 533 | 498 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2001-02 | 504 | 507 | 502 | 516 | 534 | 500 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2002-03 | 507 | 512 | 503 | 519 | 537 | 503 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2003-04 | 508 | 512 | 504 | 518 | 537 | 501 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2004-05 | 508 | 513 | 505 | 520 | 538 | 504 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2005-06 | 503 | 505 | 502 | 518 | 536 | 502 | 497 | 491 | 502 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2006-07 | 502 | 504 | 502 | 515 | 533 | 499 | 494 | 489 | 500 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2007-08 | 502 | 504 | 500 | 515 | 533 | 500 | 494 | 488 | 501 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2008-09 | 501 | 503 | 498 | 515 | 534 | 499 | 493 | 486 | 499 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2009-10 | 501 | 503 | 498 | 516 | 534 | 500 | 492 | 486 | 498 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2010-11 | 497 | 500 | 495 | 514 | 531 | 500 | 489 | 482 | 496 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2011-12 | 496 | 498 | 493 | 514 | 532 | 499 | 488 | 481 | 494 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2012-13 | 496 | 499 | 494 | 514 | 531 | 499 | 488 | 482 | 493 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2013-14 | 497 | 499 | 495 | 513 | 530 | 499 | 487 | 481 | 492 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
2014-15 | 495 | 497 | 493 | 511 | 527 | 496 | 484 | 478 | 490 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||
1 Data for 1966-67 to 1985-86 were converted to the recentered scale by using a formula applied to the original mean and standard deviation. For 1986-87 to 1994-95, individual student scores were converted to the recentered scale and then the mean was recomputed. For 1995-96 to 1998-99, nearly all students received scores on the recentered scale; any score on the original scale was converted to the recentered scale prior to recomputing the mean. From 1999-2000 on, all scores have been reported on the recentered scale. | |||||||||||||||
2 The SAT writing section was introduced in March 2005. | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data for 1966-67 through 1970-71 are estimates derived from the test scores of all participants. Data for 1971-72 through 2009-10 are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through March of their senior year. Data for 2010-11 onwards are for seniors who took the SAT any time during their high school years through June of their senior year. If a student took the SAT more than once, the most recent score on each section was used. Possible scores on each section of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Prior to 2006, the critical reading section was known as the verbal section. The SAT was formerly known as the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. | |||||||||||||||
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile [National] Report, 1966-67 through 2014-15, retrieved September 10, 2015, from https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/sat/total-group-2015.pdf. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |