Table 226.40.

SAT mean scores of high school seniors, standard deviations, and percentage of the graduating class taking the SAT, by state: 2017 through 2020

State	2017							2018							2019							2020
	Mean score and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT1	Mean score and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT1	Mean score and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT1	Mean score and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT1
	Total SAT		Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)		Math			Total SAT		Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)		Math			Total SAT		Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)		Math			Total SAT		Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)		Math
	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD		Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD		Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD		Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD	Mean score	SD
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
United States	1060	195	533	100	527	107	48	1068	204	536	102	531	114	58	1059	210	531	104	528	117	60	1051	211	528	105	523	117	60
Alabama	1165	199	593	100	572	111	5	1166	205	595	100	571	116	6	1143	206	583	102	560	115	7	1127	194	576	97	551	109	7
Alaska	1080	176	547	94	533	94	38	1106	173	562	90	544	96	43	1097	177	556	93	541	96	41	1098	173	555	92	543	93	37
Arizona	1116	179	563	92	553	98	30	1149	174	577	88	572	97	29	1134	187	569	95	565	103	31	1139	179	571	92	568	98	29
Arkansas	1208	198	614	103	594	107	3	1169	199	592	103	576	108	5	1141	208	582	107	559	112	6	1157	190	590	99	567	103	4
California	1055	186	531	95	524	103	53	1076	205	540	101	536	114	60	1065	214	534	105	531	119	63	1049	217	527	107	522	119	67
Colorado	1201	194	606	99	595	107	11	1025	201	519	103	506	108	100	1024	205	518	104	506	110	100	1012	207	511	105	501	111	100
Connecticut	1041	210	530	106	512	114	100	1053	217	535	108	519	118	100	1046	220	529	111	516	119	100	1039	222	527	111	512	120	100
Delaware	996	197	503	104	492	103	100	998	202	505	105	492	107	100	985	207	499	107	486	110	100	978	205	497	106	481	108	100
District of Columbia	950	240	482	126	468	123	90	977	249	497	128	480	130	92	975	257	495	129	480	136	94	979	261	498	133	482	136	100
Florida	1017	190	520	97	497	104	83	1014	196	522	97	493	110	97	999	199	516	97	483	112	100	992	199	512	98	479	111	100
Georgia	1050	177	535	92	515	95	61	1064	183	542	93	522	100	70	1058	187	538	96	519	101	71	1053	186	537	95	516	101	68
Hawaii	1085	173	544	88	541	97	55	1099	177	550	89	549	100	56	1100	182	550	92	550	101	54	1095	180	549	92	546	100	51
Idaho	1005	182	513	97	493	96	93	1001	183	508	97	493	96	100	993	186	505	98	488	98	100	984	190	500	98	484	102	100
Illinois	1115	241	559	119	556	130	9	1019	202	513	103	506	109	99	1013	208	509	103	504	114	100	1007	210	504	105	503	115	98
Indiana	1074	168	542	88	532	92	63	1086	170	546	88	539	94	67	1080	176	543	91	537	96	66	1074	175	540	91	534	95	64
Iowa	1275	189	641	95	635	106	2	1265	195	634	96	631	110	3	1244	202	622	99	622	115	3	1220	188	611	96	609	106	3
Kansas	1260	188	632	99	628	103	4	1265	188	633	94	631	108	4	1241	192	618	99	623	108	4	1237	185	617	97	620	103	4
Kentucky	1247	188	631	95	616	105	4	1248	187	630	91	618	108	4	1232	190	620	93	612	109	4	1207	178	609	90	598	101	4
Louisiana	1198	204	611	102	586	112	4	1210	203	615	99	595	113	4	1200	202	610	100	591	112	5	1170	196	597	99	573	108	5
Maine	1012	198	513	104	499	106	95	1013	197	512	102	501	107	99	1013	198	512	102	502	107	99	995	202	504	105	491	109	98
Maryland	1060	199	536	102	524	108	69	1080	209	545	104	535	115	76	1058	220	535	109	523	120	82	1029	223	522	112	507	121	88
Massachusetts	1107	191	555	98	551	104	76	1125	200	562	101	563	110	80	1120	206	559	104	561	112	81	1119	204	560	103	559	111	80
Michigan	1005	195	509	101	495	105	100	1011	197	511	101	499	106	100	1003	201	507	101	496	110	100	998	204	503	103	495	111	100
Minnesota	1295	177	644	92	651	99	3	1298	178	643	90	655	102	4	1284	180	636	93	648	102	4	1257	176	624	91	633	100	4
Mississippi	1242	187	634	91	607	107	2	1236	190	630	93	606	107	3	1237	202	628	100	608	113	3	1203	187	610	93	593	105	3
Missouri	1271	189	640	95	631	105	3	1262	192	633	93	629	111	4	1236	197	622	98	614	111	4	1212	183	610	93	603	103	4
Montana	1196	161	605	85	591	89	10	1198	164	606	85	592	91	10	1199	167	603	86	596	93	9	1185	156	598	81	587	88	10
Nebraska	1253	198	629	100	625	109	3	1252	196	629	97	623	113	3	1260	192	628	98	631	108	3	1229	181	615	93	614	103	3
Nevada	1116	170	563	86	553	96	26	1140	172	574	86	566	98	23	1156	175	580	89	576	99	20	1150	177	579	89	571	99	17
New Hampshire	1052	198	532	102	520	107	96	1063	201	535	103	528	109	96	1059	202	533	103	526	110	95	1055	205	531	105	524	110	93
New Jersey	1056	187	530	96	526	102	70	1094	207	547	102	547	115	82	1090	216	544	106	545	119	82	1081	215	541	106	540	118	82
New Mexico	1138	186	577	97	561	101	11	1093	206	552	105	540	112	16	1073	204	543	105	530	109	18	1055	198	533	102	522	107	19
New York	1052	188	528	96	523	104	67	1068	205	534	102	534	114	79	1064	211	531	104	533	117	79	1058	213	528	105	530	118	79
North Carolina	1081	176	546	92	535	95	49	1098	183	554	93	543	100	52	1100	189	554	97	546	102	51	1096	188	553	96	544	101	48
North Dakota	1256	199	635	100	621	110	2	1283	178	640	91	643	100	2	1263	188	627	98	636	102	2	1231	193	615	96	617	108	2
Ohio	1149	212	578	108	570	114	12	1099	222	552	112	547	120	18	1097	222	550	111	548	120	19	1070	219	536	110	534	118	21
Oklahoma	1047	257	530	133	517	132	7	1062	238	541	121	521	126	8	963	209	490	110	472	109	22	971	204	490	107	481	107	20
Oregon	1108	174	560	93	548	94	43	1117	180	564	94	553	98	48	1112	186	562	97	550	101	51	1104	186	557	97	547	100	51
Pennsylvania	1071	181	540	94	531	98	65	1086	188	547	95	539	104	70	1082	195	545	98	537	107	70	1078	193	543	98	534	105	67
Rhode Island	1062	190	539	99	524	102	71	1018	200	513	103	505	107	97	995	210	503	107	492	112	100	990	213	501	109	489	114	100
South Carolina	1064	174	543	91	521	94	50	1070	178	547	92	523	98	55	1030	187	526	98	504	99	68	1026	184	524	96	503	98	68
South Dakota	1216	197	612	101	603	106	3	1241	205	622	103	618	116	3	1268	188	633	95	635	105	3	1218	186	609	98	610	101	3
Tennessee	1228	190	623	95	604	107	5	1231	192	624	93	607	110	6	1220	196	618	97	602	111	7	1186	198	601	99	585	110	7
Texas	1020	193	513	102	507	101	62	1032	197	520	102	512	105	66	1022	200	515	103	507	107	68	1010	199	510	102	500	106	73
Utah	1238	185	624	96	614	102	3	1230	191	618	95	612	108	4	1230	194	614	100	615	109	4	1204	177	601	92	603	101	3
Vermont	1114	173	562	92	551	95	60	1120	178	565	94	554	99	64	1106	180	560	95	546	99	66	1103	185	559	98	545	100	63
Virginia	1102	184	561	95	541	100	65	1117	189	567	95	550	105	68	1119	192	567	97	551	106	68	1116	192	567	98	549	105	65
Washington	1075	191	541	101	534	102	64	1081	201	543	104	538	108	69	1074	205	539	105	535	110	70	1073	204	539	105	534	109	69
West Virginia	1086	171	558	88	528	95	14	999	186	513	96	486	101	28	943	174	483	93	460	92	99	936	176	480	95	456	92	98
Wisconsin	1291	178	642	95	649	98	3	1294	180	641	93	653	102	3	1283	188	635	99	648	105	3	1243	177	615	93	628	101	3
Wyoming	1230	176	626	90	604	98	3	1257	178	633	90	625	100	3	1238	186	623	97	615	101	3	1220	151	614	89	606	78	2

1 Members of the graduating class who had taken the SAT as a percentage of all students who graduated in that school year. State percentages were calculated by the College Entrance Examination Board based on the number of high school graduates in each state as projected by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The total percentage for the United States was calculated by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on NCES projections of the total number of U.S. high school graduates.

NOTE: The SAT was completely redesigned in 2016. The new SAT was first administered in March of 2016. This table reflects 2017 through 2020 high school graduates who took the new SAT during high school. The data in this table do not factor in performance on the old SAT, and the data for 2017 set a new baseline for future year-to-year comparisons. If a student took the new SAT more than once, the most recent score on each section is used, along with the student's most recent responses to the SAT questionnaire.

SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report, retrieved March 8, 2021, from https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/sat/data/2020-sat-suite-annual-report. (This table was prepared March 2021.)