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      SAT scores

      Question:
      What are the average scores for students taking the SAT?

      The SAT is a college admissions test taken by students in high school. The average SAT score of 2023 high school seniors taking the SAT was 1028 out of 1600.

      SAT mean scores of high school seniors taking the SAT, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2023
      Sex and race/ethnicity	Mean score 1
      	Total SAT score	Evidence-based reading and writing (ERW)	Math
      All students	1028	520	508
      Sex
      Male	1032	517	515
      Female	1023	523	500
      Race/ethnicity
      American Indian/Alaska Native	901	458	443
      Asian	1219	593	626
      Black	908	466	441
      Hispanic	943	482	461
      Pacific Islander	925	473	452
      White	1082	550	532
      Two or more races	1091	556	535
      No response	955	478	477

      1 Possible scores on each SAT section range from 200 to 800, for a total possible score of 400 to 1600.

      NOTE: The SAT was completely redesigned in 2016. The new SAT was first administered in March of 2016. This table reflects 2023 high school graduates who took the new SAT during high school. If a student took the new SAT more than once, the most recent score on each section is used, along with the student's most recent responses to the SAT questionnaire. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

      SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics. (2024). Table 226.10. Number, percentage distribution, and SAT mean scores of high school seniors taking the SAT, by sex, race/ethnicity, first language learned, and highest level of parental education: Selected years, 2017 through 2023 [Data table]. In Digest of education statistics. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_226.10.asp.

      Related Tables and Figures: (Listed by Release Date)

      • 2024, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 226.30. Number, percentage distribution, and SAT mean scores of high school seniors taking the SAT, by degree-level goal and intended college major: Selected years, 2017 through 2023
        
      • 2024, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 226.40. SAT mean scores of high school seniors, standard deviations, and percentage of the graduating class taking the SAT, by state: Selected years, 2018 through 2023
        
      • 2022, Digest of Education Statistics 2019, Table 226.20. SAT mean scores of college-bound seniors, by sex: 1966�67 through 2015�16
        

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