Data About 2011 Student Performance
The SAT® tests the academic skills and knowledge that students acquire in high school. It also shows how well students can apply their knowledge, a factor that educators and researchers agree is critical to success in college course work.
Impact of Course-Taking Patterns and Academic Intensity on College Readiness:
- SAT Performance by High School Curriculum (pdf/162Kb)
- SAT Performance by AP® or Honors English Participation (pdf/162Kb)
- SAT Performance by AP or Honors Mathematics Participation (pdf/162Kb)
- SAT Performance by PSAT/NMSQT® Participation (pdf/89K)
Trends in College-Bound Seniors Participation and Performance:
- How Have College-Bound Seniors Changed in 10 Years?
- SAT Participation—20-Year Trend (pdf/231Kb)
- Increase in SAT Participation Relative to High School Graduates 2007-2001 (pdf/106K)
- 2011 College Bound Seniors by Race/Ethnicity (pdf/106K)
- Mean SAT Scores of College-Bound Seniors 1972-2010
- 10-Year Trend in Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing Mean Scores
- Mean SAT Scores by State
- SAT Mean Scores Relative to SAT Participation 2007-2011
Value of the SAT in College Admission and Retention:
- Correlations of Predictors with First-Year College Grade Point Average (pdf/65K)
- Correlations of Predictors with Second-Year Cumulative College Grade Point Average (pdf/67K)
- Second-Year Retention Rate by SAT Score Band (pdf/53K)
Historical College-Bound Seniors Data
Total Group and State Reports for each College-Bound Seniors graduating class from 1996-present is online. Each report includes mean scores, demographic information, academic information and college plans for students who took the SAT and/or SAT Subject Tests™.
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A Word About Comparing SAT Scores
Media and others often rank states, districts and schools on the basis of SAT scores despite repeated warnings that such rankings are inappropriate. The SAT is a strong indicator of trends in the college-bound population, but it should never be used alone for such comparisons because demographics and other nonschool factors can have a strong effect on scores. If ranked, schools and states that encourage students to apply to college may be penalized because scores tend to decline with a rise in percentage of test-takers.