Table 14.1b. Average SAT scores for 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1996-2006

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Table 14.1b.

Average SAT scores for 12th-grade SAT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1996-2006

Subject and year	Total ¹	White	Black	Mexican American	Puerto Rican	Other Hispanic/ Latino	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
Verbal
1996	505	526	434	455	452	465	496	483
1997	505	526	434	451	454	466	496	475
1998	505	526	434	453	452	461	498	480
1999	505	527	434	453	455	463	498	484
2000	505	528	434	453	456	461	499	482
2001	506	529	433	451	457	460	501	481
2002	504	527	430	446	455	458	501	479
2003	507	529	431	448	456	457	508	480
2004	508	528	430	451	457	461	507	483
2005	508	532	433	453	460	463	511	489
2006	503	527	434	454	459	458	510	487

Mathematics
1996	508	523	422	459	445	466	558	477
1997	511	526	423	458	447	468	560	475
1998	512	528	426	460	447	466	562	483
1999	511	528	422	456	448	464	560	481
2000	514	530	426	460	451	467	565	481
2001	514	531	426	458	451	465	566	479
2002	516	533	427	457	451	464	569	483
2003	519	534	426	457	453	464	575	482
2004	518	531	427	458	452	465	577	488
2005	520	536	431	463	457	469	580	493
2006	518	536	429	465	456	463	578	494
¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Scores for both Verbal and Mathematics range from 200 to 800. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: The College Board, College Bound Seniors, 1996–2006.