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Sex and race differences exist in SAT scores. In 2013, the American College Testing Board released a report stating that boys outperformed girls on the mathematics section of the test, [155] a significant gap that has persisted for over 35 years. [156] As of 2015, boys on average earned 32 points more than girls on the SAT mathematics section.
Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800. The critical reading section was formerly known as the verbal section. SOURCES: College Entrance Examination Board, College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile [National] Report; College Board, Report on Declining SAT Scores (1977); National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov)
In October 2002, the College Board dropped the Score Choice option for SAT-II exams, matching the score policy for the traditional SAT tests that required students to release all scores to colleges. [55] The College Board said that, under the old score policy, many students who waited to release scores would forget to do so and miss admissions ...
Jones County High School beat national and statewide SAT score averages. The school also improved from last year’s total score mean of 1018. Monroe County. Math: 501. Reading and writing: 532 ...
SAT score reports cost $12 per college for 1–2-week electronic delivery or 2–4-week paper or disk delivery. The College Board allows high school administrators to authorize fee waivers for some services to students from low-income families, generally those meeting National School Lunch Act criteria. [53]
The difference was sizable and significant: in 1992, the average math score on the SAT was 501, similar to the average verbal score of 500. In the decade that followed, the math score increased by fifteen points while the verbal score increased by only four. However, this was not always the case.
The scaled score was the only score reported to either students or colleges, and ranged from 200 to 800, with 800 being the best possible score. The standard deviation between test scores in 2006 was 102. [2] Less than one percent of the 2006 College-Bound Seniors taking the test received a perfect score of 800. None got a score lower than 260.
The scaled score was the only score reported to either students or colleges, and ranged from 200 to 800, with 800 being the best possible score. The standard deviation of the test scores in 2006 was 105. [10] 15 percent of the 2012 college-bound seniors taking the test received a perfect score of 800. [11]