South Carolina – SAT Scores by State – 1998
SC SC Statistics SC Education Statistics SAT Scores by State, 1998
A state by state list of students' average scores on the SAT verbal and math tests, and the percentage of high school graduates in each state who took the test.
The College Board says it is invalid to compare or rank states on the basis of SAT scores alone, because varying numbers of students take the test in each state:
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| State |
Verbal |
Math |
% |
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| Alabama |
562 |
558 |
8 |
| Alaska |
521 |
520 |
52 |
| Arizona |
525 |
528 |
32 |
| Arkansas |
568 |
555 |
6 |
| California |
497 |
516 |
47 |
| Colorado |
537 |
542 |
31 |
| Connecticut |
510 |
509 |
80 |
| Delaware |
501 |
493 |
70 |
| D.C. |
488 |
476 |
83 |
| Florida |
500 |
501 |
52 |
| Georgia |
486 |
482 |
64 |
| Hawaii |
483 |
513 |
55 |
| Idaho |
545 |
544 |
16 |
| Illinois |
564 |
581 |
13 |
| Indiana |
497 |
500 |
59 |
| Iowa |
593 |
601 |
5 |
| Kansas |
582 |
585 |
9 |
| Kentucky |
547 |
550 |
13 |
| Louisiana |
562 |
558 |
8 |
| Maine |
504 |
501 |
68 |
| Maryland |
506 |
508 |
65 |
| Massachusetts |
508 |
508 |
77 |
| Michigan |
558 |
569 |
11 |
| Minnesota |
585 |
598 |
9 |
| Mississippi |
562 |
549 |
4 |
| Missouri |
570 |
573 |
8 |
| Montana |
543 |
546 |
24 |
| Nebraska |
565 |
571 |
8 |
| Nevada |
510 |
513 |
33 |
| New Hampshire |
523 |
520 |
74 |
| New Jersey |
497 |
508 |
79 |
| New Mexico |
554 |
551 |
12 |
| New York |
495 |
503
| 76 |
| North Carolina |
490 |
492 |
62 |
| North Dakota |
590 |
599 |
5 |
| Ohio |
526 |
540 |
24 |
| Oklahoma |
568 |
564 |
8 |
| Oregon |
528 |
528 |
53 |
| Pennsylvania |
497 |
495 |
71 |
| Rhode Island |
501 |
495 |
72 |
| South Carolina |
478 |
473 |
61 |
| South Dakota |
584 |
581 |
5 |
| Tennessee |
564 |
557 |
13 |
| Texas |
494 |
501 |
51 |
| Utah |
572 |
570 |
4 |
| Vermont |
508 |
504 |
71 |
| Virginia |
507 |
499 |
66 |
| Washington |
524 |
526 |
53 |
| West Virgian |
525 |
513 |
18 |
| Wisconsin |
581 |
594 |
7 |
| Wyoming |
548 |
546 |
10 |
| United States |
505 |
512 |
43 |
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Source: The State, September 2, 1998
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