SC SAT Grades Fall 9 Points, Down In All Sections
The average SAT scores for South Carolina’s graduating seniors are down - falling this year in all three test sections for a nine-point drop. The College Board reported Tuesday the state’s class of 2009 scored a combined average of 1,452. That’s 59 points below the national average, which saw a two-point decline from last year to 1,509.
Published: August 25, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The average SAT scores for South Carolina’s graduating seniors are down - falling this year in all three test sections for a nine-point drop.
The College Board reported Tuesday the state’s class of 2009 scored a combined average of 1,452. That’s 59 points below the national average, which saw a two-point decline from last year to 1,509.
The biggest drop for South Carolina’s test-takers came in writing, which fell six points to 470. Critical reading decreased by two points to 486. And math scores dropped by one point to 496. The maximum score on each section is 800.
There were 25,217 test-takers in 2009 - 2,151 more than last year.
The SAT is the most widely used college entrance exam and tries to measure basic college-readiness skills.
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