Table 132. - | Scholastic Assessment Test\1\ score averages for college-bound high school seniors, by sex: 1966-67 to 1997-98 |
________________________________________________________________________________________ | Scholastic Assessment Test I |Scholastic Aptitude Test (old scale) | (recentered scale)\2\ | |_____________________________________|_______________________________________ 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 ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 466 | 463 | 468 | 492 | 514 | 467 1967-68 ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 466 | 464 | 466 | 492 | 512 | 470 1968-69 ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 463 | 459 | 466 | 493 | 513 | 470 1969-70 ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 460 | 459 | 461 | 488 | 509 | 465 1970-71 ..| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 455 | 454 | 457 | 488 | 507 | 466 | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 1997-98 ..| 505 | 509 | 502 | 512 | 531 | 496 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- __________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|______|______|______|______|_____|_____|______ |
\1\Formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test. \2\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. For 1996 and 1997, most students received scores on the recentered scale score. Any score on the original scale was converted to the recentered scale prior to recomputing the mean. ---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, various years. (Copyright @1997 by the College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared September 1998.) |