| Table 129. | Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1996-97 |
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| Scholastic Assessment Test I |Scholastic Aptitude Test (old scale)
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School | Verbal score |Mathematical score| Verbal score |Mathematical score
year |__________________|__________________|____________________|__________________
|Total|Male |Female|Total|Male |Female|Total | Male |Female|Total|Male |Female
__________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|______|______|______|_____|_____|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
__________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|______|______|______|_____|_____|______
1966-67 ..| 543 | 540 | 545 | 516 | 535 | 495 | 466 | 463 | 468 | 492 | 514 | 467
1967-68 ..| 543 | 541 | 543 | 516 | 533 | 497 | 466 | 464 | 466 | 492 | 512 | 470
1968-69 ..| 540 | 536 | 543 | 517 | 534 | 498 | 463 | 459 | 466 | 493 | 513 | 470
1969-70 ..| 537 | 536 | 538 | 512 | 531 | 493 | 460 | 459 | 461 | 488 | 509 | 465
1970-71 ..| 532 | 531 | 534 | 513 | 529 | 494 | 455 | 454 | 457 | 488 | 507 | 466
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1971-72 ..| 530 | 531 | 529 | 509 | 527 | 489 | 453 | 454 | 452 | 484 | 505 | 461
1972-73 ..| 523 | 523 | 521 | 506 | 525 | 489 | 445 | 446 | 443 | 481 | 502 | 460
1973-74 ..| 521 | 524 | 520 | 505 | 524 | 488 | 444 | 447 | 442 | 480 | 501 | 459
1974-75 ..| 512 | 515 | 509 | 498 | 518 | 479 | 434 | 437 | 431 | 472 | 495 | 449
1975-76 ..| 509 | 511 | 508 | 497 | 520 | 475 | 431 | 433 | 430 | 472 | 497 | 446
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1976-77 ..| 507 | 509 | 505 | 496 | 520 | 474 | 429 | 431 | 427 | 470 | 497 | 445
1977-78 ..| 507 | 511 | 503 | 494 | 517 | 474 | 429 | 433 | 425 | 468 | 494 | 444
1978-79 ..| 505 | 509 | 501 | 493 | 516 | 473 | 427 | 431 | 423 | 467 | 493 | 443
1979-80 ..| 502 | 506 | 498 | 492 | 515 | 473 | 424 | 428 | 420 | 466 | 491 | 443
1980-81 ..| 502 | 508 | 496 | 492 | 516 | 473 | 424 | 430 | 418 | 466 | 492 | 443
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1981-82 ..| 504 | 509 | 499 | 493 | 516 | 473 | 426 | 431 | 421 | 467 | 493 | 443
1982-83 ..| 503 | 508 | 498 | 494 | 516 | 474 | 425 | 430 | 420 | 468 | 493 | 445
1983-84 ..| 504 | 511 | 498 | 497 | 518 | 478 | 426 | 433 | 420 | 471 | 495 | 449
1984-85 ..| 509 | 514 | 503 | 500 | 522 | 480 | 431 | 437 | 425 | 475 | 499 | 452
1985-86 ..| 509 | 515 | 504 | 500 | 523 | 479 | 431 | 437 | 426 | 475 | 501 | 451
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1986-87 ..| 507 | 512 | 502 | 501 | 523 | 481 | 430 | 435 | 425 | 476 | 500 | 453
1987-88 ..| 505 | 512 | 499 | 501 | 521 | 483 | 428 | 435 | 422 | 476 | 498 | 455
1988-89 ..| 504 | 510 | 498 | 502 | 523 | 482 | 427 | 434 | 421 | 476 | 500 | 454
1989-90 ..| 500 | 505 | 496 | 501 | 521 | 483 | 424 | 429 | 419 | 476 | 499 | 455
1990-91 ..| 499 | 503 | 495 | 500 | 520 | 482 | 422 | 426 | 418 | 474 | 497 | 453
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1991-92 ..| 500 | 504 | 496 | 501 | 521 | 484 | 423 | 428 | 419 | 476 | 499 | 456
1992-93 ..| 500 | 504 | 497 | 503 | 524 | 484 | 424 | 428 | 420 | 478 | 502 | 457
1993-94 ..| 499 | 501 | 497 | 504 | 523 | 487 | 423 | 425 | 421 | 479 | 501 | 460
1994-95 ..| 504 | 505 | 502 | 506 | 525 | 490 | 428 | 429 | 426 | 482 | 503 | 463
1995-96 ..| 505 | 507 | 503 | 508 | 527 | 492 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
1996-97 ..| 505 | 507 | 503 | 511 | 530 | 494 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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\1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
\2\Data for 1967 to 1971 are based on estimates. Data for 1972 to 1986 were converted to the recentered scale by using a formula applied to the original mean and standard deviation. For 1987 to 1995, individual student scores were converted to the recentered scale and recomputed. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. Data for the years 1966-67 through 1970-71 are estimates derived from the test scores of all participants. SOURCE: College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, 1997. (Copyright @1997 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared August 1997.)
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