Table 226.40.

SAT mean scores of high school seniors, standard deviations, and percentage of the graduating class taking the SAT, by state: Selected years, 2017 through 2021

State	2017							2019							2020							2021
	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	1059	210	531	104	528	117	61	1051	211	528	105	523	117	60	1060	217	533	108	528	120	41
Alabama	1165	199	593	100	572	111	5	1143	206	583	102	560	115	7	1127	194	576	97	551	109	7	1159	191	591	96	568	108	3
Alaska	1080	176	547	94	533	94	38	1097	177	556	93	541	96	41	1098	173	555	92	543	93	37	1119	184	567	97	553	99	23
Arizona	1116	179	563	92	553	98	30	1134	187	569	95	565	103	31	1139	179	571	92	568	98	29	1181	188	592	95	589	104	11
Arkansas	1208	198	614	103	594	107	3	1141	208	582	107	559	112	6	1157	190	590	99	567	103	4	1194	182	610	92	584	102	2
California	1055	186	531	95	524	103	53	1065	214	534	105	531	119	63	1049	217	527	107	522	119	67	1057	247	527	121	530	135	24
Colorado	1201	194	606	99	595	107	11	1024	205	518	104	506	110	100	1012	207	511	105	501	111	100	1072	199	544	101	528	108	56
Connecticut	1041	210	530	106	512	114	100	1046	220	529	111	516	119	100	1039	222	527	111	512	120	100	1072	216	545	107	527	118	69
Delaware	996	197	503	104	492	103	100	985	207	499	107	486	110	100	978	205	497	106	481	108	100	984	202	499	105	485	107	96
District of Columbia	950	240	482	126	468	123	90	975	257	495	129	480	136	94	979	261	498	133	482	136	100	987	260	500	133	487	135	90
Florida	1017	190	520	97	497	104	83	999	199	516	97	483	112	100	992	199	512	98	479	111	100	993	202	513	100	480	112	81
Georgia	1050	177	535	92	515	95	61	1058	187	538	96	519	101	71	1053	186	537	95	516	101	68	1086	192	551	98	534	104	41
Hawaii	1085	173	544	88	541	97	55	1100	182	550	92	550	101	54	1095	180	549	92	546	100	51	1144	184	572	94	572	103	26
Idaho	1005	182	513	97	493	96	93	993	186	505	98	488	98	100	984	190	500	98	484	102	100	985	185	502	97	483	98	90
Illinois	1115	241	559	119	556	130	9	1013	208	509	103	504	114	100	1007	210	504	105	503	115	98	1007	208	508	104	498	113	80
Indiana	1074	168	542	88	532	92	63	1080	176	543	91	537	96	66	1074	175	540	91	534	95	64	1095	176	551	91	544	96	43
Iowa	1275	189	641	95	635	106	2	1244	202	622	99	622	115	3	1220	188	611	96	609	106	3	1243	192	623	94	620	110	2
Kansas	1260	188	632	99	628	103	4	1241	192	618	99	623	108	4	1237	185	617	97	620	103	4	1243	182	619	97	623	103	2
Kentucky	1247	188	631	95	616	105	4	1232	190	620	93	612	109	4	1207	178	609	90	598	101	4	1219	175	616	88	603	102	2
Louisiana	1198	204	611	102	586	112	4	1200	202	610	100	591	112	5	1170	196	597	99	573	108	5	1188	204	605	102	583	113	3
Maine	1012	198	513	104	499	106	95	1013	198	512	102	502	107	99	995	202	504	105	491	109	98	1099	191	558	98	541	105	29
Maryland	1060	199	536	102	524	108	69	1058	220	535	109	523	120	82	1029	223	522	112	507	121	88	1073	223	542	111	531	122	47
Massachusetts	1107	191	555	98	551	104	76	1120	206	559	104	561	112	81	1119	204	560	103	559	111	80	1184	199	591	100	593	110	34
Michigan	1005	195	509	101	495	105	100	1003	201	507	101	496	110	100	998	204	503	103	495	111	100	1031	200	523	101	508	109	68
Minnesota	1295	177	644	92	651	99	3	1284	180	636	93	648	102	4	1257	176	624	91	633	100	4	1263	191	626	98	636	107	2
Mississippi	1242	187	634	91	607	107	2	1237	202	628	100	608	113	3	1203	187	610	93	593	105	3	1202	180	612	93	589	99	1
Missouri	1271	189	640	95	631	105	3	1236	197	622	98	614	111	4	1212	183	610	93	603	103	4	1219	203	614	101	606	113	2
Montana	1196	161	605	85	591	89	10	1199	167	603	86	596	93	9	1185	156	598	81	587	88	10	1225	167	618	87	607	94	5
Nebraska	1253	198	629	100	625	109	3	1260	192	628	98	631	108	3	1229	181	615	93	614	103	3	1246	192	625	98	620	106	2
Nevada	1116	170	563	86	553	96	26	1156	175	580	89	576	99	20	1150	177	579	89	571	99	17	1195	193	596	97	598	107	4
New Hampshire	1052	198	532	102	520	107	96	1059	202	533	103	526	110	95	1055	205	531	105	524	110	93	1065	201	540	102	526	109	71
New Jersey	1056	187	530	96	526	102	70	1090	216	544	106	545	119	82	1081	215	541	106	540	118	82	1125	217	562	106	563	119	48
New Mexico	1138	186	577	97	561	101	11	1073	204	543	105	530	109	18	1055	198	533	102	522	107	19	996	194	508	98	488	105	30
New York	1052	188	528	96	523	104	67	1064	211	531	104	533	117	79	1058	213	528	105	530	118	79	1057	223	526	110	531	122	55
North Carolina	1081	176	546	92	535	95	49	1100	189	554	97	546	102	51	1096	188	553	96	544	101	48	1150	181	578	93	571	100	23
North Dakota	1256	199	635	100	621	110	2	1263	188	627	98	636	102	2	1231	193	615	96	617	108	2	1258	176	631	95	628	99	1
Ohio	1149	212	578	108	570	114	12	1097	222	550	111	548	120	19	1070	219	536	110	534	118	21	1048	225	525	113	523	120	15
Oklahoma	1047	257	530	133	517	132	7	963	209	490	110	472	109	22	971	204	490	107	481	107	20	1042	214	535	110	507	115	6
Oregon	1108	174	560	93	548	94	43	1112	186	562	97	550	101	51	1104	186	557	97	547	100	51	1119	207	565	106	554	112	17
Pennsylvania	1071	181	540	94	531	98	65	1082	195	545	98	537	107	70	1078	193	543	98	534	105	67	1123	185	566	94	557	102	39
Rhode Island	1062	190	539	99	524	102	71	995	210	503	107	492	112	100	990	213	501	109	489	114	100	1011	206	514	104	497	111	68
South Carolina	1064	174	543	91	521	94	50	1030	187	526	98	504	99	68	1026	184	524	96	503	98	68	1036	186	529	98	507	99	48
South Dakota	1216	197	612	101	603	106	3	1268	188	633	95	635	105	3	1218	186	609	98	610	101	3	1215	180	605	92	610	101	1
Tennessee	1228	190	623	95	604	107	5	1220	196	618	97	602	111	7	1186	198	601	99	585	110	7	1220	193	618	95	602	109	4
Texas	1020	193	513	102	507	101	62	1022	200	515	103	507	107	68	1010	199	510	102	500	106	73	1003	202	505	104	498	107	59
Utah	1238	185	624	96	614	102	3	1230	194	614	100	615	109	4	1204	177	601	92	603	101	3	1238	188	621	95	617	107	1
Vermont	1114	173	562	92	551	95	60	1106	180	560	95	546	99	66	1103	185	559	98	545	100	63	1124	182	571	94	553	101	41
Virginia	1102	184	561	95	541	100	65	1119	192	567	97	551	106	68	1116	192	567	98	549	105	65	1151	192	584	96	567	107	41
Washington	1075	191	541	101	534	102	64	1074	205	539	105	535	110	70	1073	204	539	105	534	109	69	1072	227	537	115	535	121	27
West Virginia	1086	171	558	88	528	95	14	943	174	483	93	460	92	99	936	176	480	95	456	92	98	1007	167	520	89	487	89	45
Wisconsin	1291	178	642	95	649	98	3	1283	188	635	99	648	105	3	1243	177	615	93	628	101	3	1215	212	604	107	611	120	1
Wyoming	1230	176	626	90	604	98	3	1238	186	623	97	615	101	3	1220	151	614	89	606	78	2	1233	150	626	78	607	86	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 2021 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 November 12, 2021, from https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/sat/data/2021-sat-suite-annual-report; National High School Graduates Projection Model, through 2030-31. (This table was prepared November 2021.)