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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.)

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