SAT mean scores of high school seniors, standard deviations, and percentage of the graduating class taking the SAT, by state: Selected years, 2018 through 2023

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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, 2018 through 2023
State	2018							2021							2022							2023
	Mean score¹ and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT²	Mean score¹ and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT²	Mean score¹ and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT²	Mean score¹ and standard deviation (SD)						Percent taking SAT²
	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	1068	204	536	102	531	114	57	1060	217	533	108	528	120	40	1050	216	529	108	521	120	46	1028	221	520	110	508	122	51
Alabama	1166	205	595	100	571	116	6	1159	191	591	96	568	108	3	1146	210	586	103	560	119	4	1161	209	592	102	570	119	3
Alaska	1106	173	562	90	544	96	43	1119	184	567	97	553	99	23	1110	167	565	89	545	92	26	1082	185	553	96	529	100	30
Arizona	1149	174	577	88	572	97	29	1181	188	592	95	589	104	11	1159	197	583	99	577	108	14	1183	192	596	95	587	107	11
Arkansas	1169	199	592	103	576	108	5	1194	182	610	92	584	102	2	1191	186	610	95	581	104	2	1192	185	610	93	582	105	2
California	1076	205	540	101	536	114	60	1057	247	527	121	530	135	24	1115	244	560	118	555	135	21	1083	247	546	121	536	135	25
Colorado	1025	201	519	103	506	108	100	1072	199	544	101	528	108	56	1021	200	518	103	503	106	84	996	201	508	104	488	108	90
Connecticut	1053	217	535	108	519	118	100	1072	216	545	107	527	118	69	1025	220	520	111	505	118	89	1007	223	512	113	495	119	93
Delaware	998	202	505	105	492	107	100	984	202	499	105	485	107	96	968	202	491	106	477	106	95	958	198	489	104	469	103	95
District of Columbia	977	249	497	128	480	130	92	987	260	500	133	487	135	90	985	259	502	131	484	135	100	969	263	495	136	474	136	100
Florida	1014	196	522	97	493	110	97	993	202	513	100	480	112	81	983	201	510	99	473	113	87	966	203	503	102	463	113	90
Georgia	1064	183	542	93	522	100	70	1086	192	551	98	534	104	41	1060	191	541	98	520	104	54	1054	195	539	99	515	106	53
Hawaii	1099	177	550	89	549	100	56	1144	184	572	94	572	103	26	1124	189	566	94	558	107	31	1114	184	565	94	549	103	30
Idaho	1001	183	508	97	493	96	100	985	185	502	97	483	98	90	986	185	499	98	488	97	97	970	185	494	97	476	99	95
Illinois	1019	202	513	103	506	109	99	1007	208	508	104	498	113	80	981	205	495	104	485	110	97	970	208	492	105	478	113	96
Indiana	1086	170	546	88	539	94	67	1095	176	551	91	544	96	43	1073	185	540	96	533	100	48	971	190	489	98	482	102	100
Iowa	1265	195	634	96	631	110	3	1243	192	623	94	620	110	2	1196	200	602	100	594	113	3	1208	201	610	103	598	110	2
Kansas	1265	188	633	94	631	108	4	1243	182	619	97	623	103	2	1238	193	621	97	617	110	2	1245	194	626	96	619	111	2
Kentucky	1248	187	630	91	618	108	4	1219	175	616	88	603	102	2	1219	179	618	90	600	102	2	1208	180	616	90	592	103	2
Louisiana	1210	203	615	99	595	113	4	1188	204	605	102	583	113	3	1171	217	597	106	574	120	3	1194	203	611	102	583	111	3
Maine	1013	197	512	102	501	107	99	1099	191	558	98	541	105	29	1081	182	549	95	532	99	43	1080	188	551	98	529	103	38
Maryland	1080	209	545	104	535	115	76	1073	223	542	111	531	122	47	1075	216	546	108	529	118	54	1008	227	515	114	493	122	71
Massachusetts	1125	200	562	101	563	110	80	1184	199	591	100	593	110	34	1129	210	567	106	561	114	55	1112	217	560	109	551	117	57
Michigan	1011	197	511	101	499	106	100	1031	200	523	101	508	109	68	1000	199	506	102	495	107	84	967	202	493	104	474	109	97
Minnesota	1298	178	643	90	655	102	4	1263	191	626	98	636	107	2	1225	211	613	107	612	115	3	1201	226	601	115	599	122	3
Mississippi	1236	190	630	93	606	107	3	1202	180	612	93	589	99	1	1226	195	623	97	602	111	1	1184	203	601	103	583	111	1
Missouri	1262	192	633	93	629	111	4	1219	203	614	101	606	113	2	1200	210	606	104	594	117	3	1191	211	603	105	588	117	3
Montana	1198	164	606	85	592	91	10	1225	167	618	87	607	94	5	1206	164	609	85	597	93	6	1193	169	607	86	586	97	5
Nebraska	1252	196	629	97	623	113	3	1246	192	625	98	620	106	2	1222	196	613	99	609	111	2	1252	170	631	90	621	97	1
Nevada	1140	172	574	86	566	98	23	1195	193	596	97	598	107	4	1172	192	592	96	580	108	6	1166	198	591	97	576	111	6
New Hampshire	1063	201	535	103	528	109	96	1065	201	540	102	526	109	71	1050	203	530	104	521	109	81	1035	204	526	103	508	111	82
New Jersey	1094	207	547	102	547	115	82	1125	217	562	106	563	119	48	1079	224	543	110	537	124	63	1066	230	538	113	528	126	64
New Mexico	1093	206	552	105	540	112	16	996	194	508	98	488	105	30	976	193	496	101	480	102	42	901	173	458	93	444	90	94
New York	1068	205	534	102	534	114	79	1057	223	526	110	531	122	55	1067	217	534	108	533	119	59	1039	225	522	112	516	122	62
North Carolina	1098	183	554	93	543	100	52	1150	181	578	93	571	100	23	1136	192	573	98	562	105	27	1127	201	570	102	557	109	24
North Dakota	1283	178	640	91	643	100	2	1258	176	631	95	628	99	1	1212	187	610	97	603	103	1	1287	176	652	85	634	101	1
Ohio	1099	222	552	112	547	120	18	1048	225	525	113	523	120	15	1053	223	528	112	525	120	18	1044	221	525	111	519	120	18
Oklahoma	1062	238	541	121	521	126	8	1042	214	535	110	507	115	6	951	196	485	105	467	101	17	953	196	486	104	468	101	18
Oregon	1117	180	564	94	553	98	48	1119	207	565	106	554	112	17	1143	195	580	100	563	107	22	1125	201	574	103	551	109	24
Pennsylvania	1086	188	547	95	539	104	70	1123	185	566	94	557	102	39	1091	196	551	99	540	107	48	1078	205	547	103	531	111	48
Rhode Island	1018	200	513	103	505	107	97	1011	206	514	104	497	111	68	971	203	494	106	477	107	93	958	204	489	108	468	106	95
South Carolina	1070	178	547	92	523	98	55	1036	186	529	98	507	99	48	1030	188	526	98	504	100	51	1028	188	527	98	501	101	50
South Dakota	1241	205	622	103	618	116	3	1215	180	605	92	610	101	1	1219	178	608	93	611	98	2	1208	211	605	108	602	113	1
Tennessee	1231	192	624	93	607	110	6	1220	193	618	95	602	109	4	1200	191	610	95	589	108	5	1191	199	606	99	585	112	4
Texas	1032	197	520	102	512	105	66	1003	202	505	104	498	107	59	1001	201	506	103	495	107	64	978	204	497	106	481	109	71
Utah	1230	191	618	95	612	108	4	1238	188	621	95	617	107	1	1233	194	618	100	615	108	2	1239	196	621	101	618	109	2
Vermont	1120	178	565	94	554	99	64	1124	182	571	94	553	101	41	1095	181	558	97	537	97	48	1099	183	563	96	536	99	45
Virginia	1117	189	567	95	550	105	68	1151	192	584	96	567	107	41	1124	198	572	100	552	110	48	1113	204	569	103	544	112	49
Washington	1081	201	543	104	538	108	69	1072	227	537	115	535	121	27	1096	225	554	114	542	122	32	1081	229	549	115	532	123	37
West Virginia	999	186	513	96	486	101	28	1007	167	520	89	487	89	45	938	172	481	94	456	89	84	923	175	478	94	445	93	90
Wisconsin	1294	180	641	93	653	102	3	1215	212	604	107	611	120	1	1252	204	622	102	629	114	2	1236	213	615	108	621	117	2
Wyoming	1257	178	633	90	625	100	3	1233	150	626	78	607	86	2	1244	184	627	94	617	102	2	1200	177	604	88	596	97	1
¹Possible scores on each SAT section range from 200 to 800, for a total possible score of 400 to 1600.
²Members 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 2018 through 2023 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report: State Reports, 2018 through 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023, from https://reports.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-program-results; National High School Graduates Projection Model, through 2031-32. (This table was prepared December 2023.)

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