Table 129. | Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages, by class rank:\2\ 1976-77 to 1994-95 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Top tenth |Second tenth |Second fifth |Third fifth |Fourth fifth |Lowest fifth |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------- Year | |Mathe-| |Mathe-| |Mathe-| |Mathe-| |Mathe-| |Mathe- |Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics|Verbal|matics ---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------- 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------- 1976-77 .| 518 | 574 | 452 | 499 | 415 | 453 | 372 | 401 | 347 | 374 | 339 | 364 1977-78 .| 515 | 570 | 450 | 494 | 414 | 451 | 372 | 400 | 349 | 374 | 339 | 364 1978-79 .| 514 | 568 | 448 | 494 | 413 | 451 | 371 | 400 | 347 | 372 | 337 | 364 1979-80 .| 510 | 568 | 446 | 494 | 411 | 451 | 370 | 401 | 346 | 373 | 339 | 366 1980-81 .| 511 | 567 | 447 | 496 | 412 | 453 | 371 | 402 | 348 | 374 | 339 | 368 1981-82 .| 511 | 568 | 449 | 497 | 415 | 454 | 374 | 404 | 349 | 375 | 343 | 368 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1982-83 .| 508 | 570 | 447 | 498 | 414 | 455 | 374 | 403 | 351 | 375 | 343 | 369 1983-84 .| 511 | 575 | 450 | 503 | 417 | 459 | 377 | 406 | 353 | 377 | 341 | 365 1984-85 .| 516 | 577 | 455 | 508 | 421 | 463 | 381 | 411 | 357 | 380 | 346 | 369 1986-87 .| 518 | 585 | 456 | 511 | 418 | 461 | 380 | 409 | 358 | 380 | 353 | 374 1987-88 .| 515 | 585 | 454 | 511 | 417 | 463 | 379 | 411 | 358 | 382 | 352 | 373 1988-89 .| 515 | 585 | 453 | 512 | 416 | 463 | 376 | 410 | 354 | 381 | 346 | 373 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1989-90 .| 512 | 585 | 449 | 512 | 412 | 463 | 373 | 410 | 351 | 381 | 342 | 370 1990-91 .| 512 | 584 | 448 | 511 | 411 | 462 | 372 | 409 | 350 | 379 | 340 | 368 1991-92 .| 512 | 585 | 448 | 511 | 412 | 464 | 373 | 411 | 350 | 379 | 338 | 363 1992-93 .| 513 | 586 | 449 | 513 | 412 | 466 | 373 | 413 | 350 | 380 | 336 | 363 1993-94..| 512 | 586 | 447 | 514 | 410 | 467 | 373 | 415 | 349 | 382 | 332 | 363 1994-95..| 518 | 594 | 452 | 518 | 414 | 467 | 375 | 413 | 349 | 379 | 334 | 362 ---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------- |
\1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
\2\Self-reported class rank. NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, various years. (Copyright @ 1995 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared November 1995.)
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