Table of Contents
Page
List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ii
List of Figures ..............................................................................................................................................iii
A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data ....................................................................................................iv
Background ...................................................................................................................................................1
Results
Overall Performance...............................................................................................................................2
Gender ....................................................................................................................................................4
Race/Ethnicity .........................................................................................................................................5
Family Income ........................................................................................................................................6
Academic Preparation .............................................................................................................................8
North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System .........................................................................9
North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools ............................................................................................11
Background on Recentering the SAT I Scores ..............................................................................................13
References ..................................................................................................................................................14
Appendices
North Carolina and the Nation ...............................................................................................................17
Performance of the 117 Public School Systems, Charter Schools,
North Carolina School of the Arts, North Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics, and the Greensboro Math and Science Center ...................................................25
Performance of the Fifty States ...............................................................................................................45
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List of Tables
Table Page
1 Mean Total SAT Scores for Public School Students in North Carolina and
the Nation, 1995-2002 ...............................................................................................................3
2 Mean Verbal and Math SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by
Gender, 1996-2002 ....................................................................................................................5
3 Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2002 ................................19
4 Frequency Distribution of Verbal and Mathematics SAT Scores for North
Carolina’s Public School Students, 2002 .................................................................................20
5 Mean Total SAT Score by Student Profile Characteristics, 2001-2002 ...........................................22
6 United States and North Carolina Mean Total SAT Scores by Student
Profile Characteristics, 1998-2002 .................................................................................................23
7 Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School
Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 ....................................................................................................27
8 Distribution of North Carolina Public School Systems by Mean
SAT Scores, 2002 ............................................................................................................................43
9 Mean Verbal, Mathematics, and Total SAT Scores by State, 2002 .................................................47
10 Change in Mean Total SAT Score by State, 1990-2002 ...........................................................48
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List of Figures
Figure Page
1 Mean Total SAT Scores for the United States, Southeast Region, and North
Carolina, 1990-2002 .........................................................................................................................2
2 Mean Total SAT Scores for the United States and North Carolina by Gender,
1992-2002 ........................................................................................................................................4
3 Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by Ethnicity, 1994-2002 ...............................................6
4 Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by Family Income, 1994-2002 ......................................7
5 Mean Total SAT Scores for Students in North Carolina by Family Income
and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2002 .........................................................................................................7
6 Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by High School GPA, 1994-2002 .................................8
7 The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentile of SAT Mean Total Scores for National
College-Bound Seniors, North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors, Entering
Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System and
Selected Private Universities, Fall 2001 .........................................................................................10
8 Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all States, 2002 ........................................11
9 Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all North
Carolina Public School Systems, 2002 ...........................................................................................12
10 Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all North Carolina
Public High Schools, 2002 ..............................................................................................................12
11 Distribution of Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public
Schools, 2002 .................................................................................................................................21
12 Distribution of Verbal SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
2002 ...............................................................................................................................................21
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A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data*
As measures of developed verbal and mathematical abilities important for success in college, SAT scores are useful
in making decisions about individual students and assessing their academic preparation. Because of the increasing
public interest in educational accountability, aggregate test data continue to be widely publicized and analyzed.
Aggregate scores can be considered one indicator of educational quality when used in conjunction with a careful
examination of other conditions that affect the educational enterprise.
However, it is important to note that many College Board tests are taken only by particular groups of self-selected
students. Therefore, aggregate results of their performance on these tests usually do not reflect the educational
attainment of all students in a school, district, or state.
Useful comparisons of students’ performance are possible only if all students take the same test. Average SAT
scores are not appropriate for state comparisons because the percentage of SAT test-takers varies widely among
states. In some states, a very small percentage of the college-bound seniors take the SAT. Typically, these
students have strong academic backgrounds and are applicants to the nation’s most selective colleges and scholar-ship
programs. Therefore, it is expected that the SAT verbal and mathematical averages reported for these states
will be higher than the national average. In states where a greater proportion of students with a wide range of
academic backgrounds take the SAT, and where most colleges in the state require the test for admission, the scores
are closer to the national average.
In looking at average SAT scores, the user must understand the context in which the particular test scores were
earned. Other factors variously related to performance on the SAT include academic courses studied in high
school, family background, and education of parents. These factors and others of a less tangible nature could
very well have a significant influence on average scores.
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* Excerpted from Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data. Copyright 2002 by the
College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.
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Background
The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), considered by many colleges and universities to be a reliable
indicator of student preparation for college, was designed to assess developed verbal and mathematical
abilities in students. According to the College Board (2002), an estimated 80 percent of four-year
colleges and universities without open admission policies use SAT scores in admissions decisions. Due
to the weight that many colleges and universities place on SAT scores in admissions decisions, it has
become the best known college admissions test. In 2002, nearly half of approximately three million
high school graduates took the SAT. Typically, colleges that consider SAT scores in admissions deci-sions
use the scores as part of an analysis that includes other information from the student’s high school
record, including other predictors and results from other tests.
The SAT has been administered to college-bound students in the United States for nearly 75 years,
dating back to 1926 when 8,040 students took the test. The initial group of test takers was homoge-neous,
consisting primarily of white males. In contrast, the 1.3 million test takers in 2002 was the largest
and most diverse group in history, with 35 percent minority student SAT takers. The percentages of SAT
takers by gender were similar, with about four percent more females than males.
The 46,180 SAT takers in North Carolina in 2002 represented the five major racial/ethnic groups, but
were less heterogeneous than those in the nation, with eight percent fewer non-white test takers. In
regard to gender, five percent more females than males took the SAT.
In addition to being reliable indicators of students’ preparation for college, aggregate SAT scores for a
series of years can reveal trends in the academic preparation of students who take the SAT. Thus, this
report includes the 2002 SAT performance of North Carolina’s students and historical scores for recent
years. However, rankings or residual rankings are not used in this report in compliance with the Col-lege
Board’s Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data and with profes-sional
standards for educational and psychological testing. The guidelines caution against the use of
SAT scores in aggregate form as a single measure to rank or rate states, educational institutions, school
systems, schools, or teachers. A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data on the previous page provides
details for why such uses are inappropriate.
This report presents SAT results for students scheduled to graduate in 2002 and represents students’
most recent scores, regardless of when they last took the test. The scores in this report reflect public and
non-public school students in North Carolina and the United States, except where otherwise noted.
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Results
Overall Performance
North Carolina’s college-bound seniors continued to close the SAT score gap on their national counterparts in
2002 (see Figure 1). With nearly a five percent increase in SAT takers from the previous year, North Carolina’s
mean total SAT score (998) increased six points, while the nation’s score (1020) did not change. North
Carolina has improved its score each year since 1990, except in 1994 when there was no change. From
1990 to 2002, North Carolina gained more points (50) than any other state with more than 12 percent
SAT takers (see Table 10). Among the “SAT States,” (those states with more than 50 percent SAT
takers) North Carolina’s 50 point gain since 1990 was also the largest. The 22 point gap between North
Carolina’s mean and the nation’s mean in 2002 was less than one-half the gap in 1990 (when the gap was
53 points) and has reduced more than 70 percent since 1972 when the gap was 83 points (see Table 3 in
the Appendices).
The gap between SAT scores in North Carolina and in the Southeast has closed dramatically since 1990
(see Figure 1). The Southeast mean (995) in 2002 increased three points from the previous year but was
three points lower than North Carolina’s mean. North Carolina’s SAT score surpassed the Southeast
score for the first time in 2002.
Figure 1. Mean Total SAT Scores for the United States, Southeast Region, and North
Carolina, 1990-2002.
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United States
North Carolina
1001 999 1001 1003 1003
1010
1013
1016 1017 1016
1019 1020 1020
973 972 974
978 978
984 983 984 986 986
990 993
995
948
952
961
964 964
970
976 978
982
986 988
992
998
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
400
925
950
975
1000
1025
Southeast2
All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Virginia.
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Mean Total
SAT Score1
Public Schools
Historically, SAT scores of North Carolina’s public schools have lagged those of public schools in the
nation (see Table 1). However, in recent years, North Carolina’s public schools have been progressing
at a faster rate than those in the nation. The SAT score gap between North Carolina’s public schools and
those in the nation continued to narrow in 2002. The mean total SAT score for the nation’s public schools
(1012) did not change from the previous year, while the score for North Carolina’s public schools (995)
increased by five points. The difference between SAT scores for the nation’s public schools and North
Carolina’s public schools has decreased by 23 points since 1995.
Table 1. Mean Total SAT Scores for Public School Students in North Carolina and the Nation,
1995-2002
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Verbal and Mathematics Scores
In past years, North Carolina’s students have scored closer to the nation on the verbal portion of the SAT
than on the mathematics portion (see Table 3 in the Appendices). In 2002, the nation’s verbal score
(504) decreased by two points from the previous year. North Carolina’s score (493) did not change,
which reduced the 13 point verbal score gap of the previous year by two points. In contrast, North
Carolina’s verbal score in 1991 trailed the nation’s score by 21 points.
In mathematics, North Carolina gained four points on the nation in 2002, with the nation’s score (516) increas-ing
two points and North Carolina’s score (505) increasing six points. The gap between North Carolina’s
mathematics score and the nation’s score narrowed from 15 points in 2001 to 11 points in 2002. In 1991,
North Carolina’s score had lagged the nation’s score by 26 points.
863
974
977
981
983
986
990
995
903
1008
1010
1011
1010
1011
1012
1012
40
34
33
30
27
25
22
17
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
North
Year Carolina Nation Gap
All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered
score scale (1995).
Gap refers to the difference between scores of North Carolina's public
school students and public school students in the nation.
2
1
2
1 1
Gender
In North Carolina and the nation, the 2002 SAT results showed females scoring closer to their male
counterparts (see Figure 2). Historically, males have scored higher on the SAT than females in North
Carolina and in the nation. However, in recent years, females have been improving at a faster rate than
males. North Carolina’s females scored 984 in 2002, while males scored 1014, leaving a 30-point gap.
In 1992, the male-female gap was 38 points. Nationally, the gap between male and female scores was
39 points in 2002, compared with 42 points in 2001 and 47 points in 1992.
The nation’s males and females attain higher SAT scores than North Carolina’s males and females each
year. However, the gap between students in North Carolina and students in the United States has nar-rowed
since 1992. The SAT score gap between North Carolina’s males and males in the United States
decreased from 48 points in 1992 to 27 points in 2002. For females, the gap decreased from 39 points to 18
points.
The primary difference between the mean SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina and in the
nation has consistently been in mathematics (see Table 2). For example, the average gap between the
scores of males and females in North Carolina from 1996 to 2002 on the mathematics portion of the SAT
has been about 30 points but only about four points on the verbal portion. Nationally, the gender gap has
followed a similar trend, with males scoring on average about 35 points higher in mathematics, but only
about five points higher on the verbal portion of the SAT from 1996 to 2002.
Figure 2. Mean Total SAT Scores for the United States and North Carolina by Gender,
1990-2002.
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U. S. Males
N. C. Males
U. S. Females
N. C. Females
1030 1032 1028 1034 1034 1037 1040 1040 1040 1042 1041
J J J J
J J
J J J
J J
982 987 984 988
994 996 1002 1006 1005 1012 1014
H H H
H H H H H H H H
983 985 989
997 995 997 998 997 1002 1000 1002
F F F F F F F F
F F
F
944 946 951 956 961 963 967 969
976 976
984
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
400
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Mean Total
SAT Score1
Table 2. Mean Verbal and Math SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by Gender,
1996-2002
Race/Ethnicity
White and Asian students typically score higher than other racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina and
their scores exceed the national average (see Figure 3). This trend continued in 2002 with North
Carolina’s White students attaining the highest mean total SAT score (1046), five points higher than their
previous year’s score. Asian students attained the second highest score (1025), six points below their
previous year’s score. North Carolina’s White and Asian students were the only groups to exceed the
United States average (1020) in 2002, by 26 points and five points, respectively. North Carolina’s
White students scored higher than the national average for the ninth consecutive year, while Asians have
scored higher each year since 1994, except 1998.
Table 6 shows mean total SAT scores for racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina and the nation from
1998 to 2002. North Carolina’ racial/ethnic groups scoring lower in 2002 than in the previous year
were Asian Americans (1025), scoring six points lower; Hispanics (961), scoring 14 points lower; and
Other (1004), scoring five points lower. American Indian (914), Black (839), and White students
(1046) improved their previous years’ scores in 2002 by 23 points, 4 points, and 5 points, respectively.
Historically, Hispanic students have been the only racial/ethnic group in North Carolina to score higher
than their national counterparts. In 2002, Hispanics continued this trend scoring 961. This score was 14
points lower than their previous year’s score, but 50 points higher than the score of their national
counterparts. It should be noted however that Hispanics comprised a very small proportion of the
total SAT test takers in North Carolina in 2002 (about two percent compared to nine percent nationally)
as shown in Table 5.
North Carolina’s Black students scored 839 in 2002. This score, a four-point improvement over the previous
year’s score, was the lowest score among racial/ethnic groups. North Carolina’s Black-White SAT
score gap was 207 points in 2002, one point more than the previous year. Nationally, the Black-White
gap increased to 203 points in 2002 compared to 201 points the previous year.
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Year M F Gap2 M F Gap2 M F Gap2 M F Gap2
1996 492 489 3 507 503 4 502 472 30 527 492 35
1997 491 489 2 507 503 4 505 474 31 530 494 36
1998 493 488 5 509 502 7 509 479 30 531 496 35
1999 496 490 6 509 502 7 510 479 31 531 495 36
2000 493 492 1 507 504 3 512 484 28 533 498 35
2001 497 490 7 509 502 7 515 486 29 533 498 35
2002 494 492 2 507 502 5 552200 492 28 534 500 34
SAT Verbal1
North Carolina Nation North Carolina Nation
SAT Math1
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995)
2Gap refers to the mean score for males minus the mean score for females.
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Nationally, all racial/ethnic groups improved or maintained their previous year’s score except Black
and Hispanic students (see Table 6). American Indians scored two points higher than the previous year
and 48 points higher than their North Carolina counterparts. Of all racial/ethnic groups, North Carolina’s
American Indian students had the largest scoring difference from a national counterpart in 2002, which
has been the trend over the past five years.
Figure 3. Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by Ethnicity, 1994-2002.
Family Income
In North Carolina and in the nation, the higher the family income the higher the student’s mean total SAT
score (see Table 5 and Figure 4). Historically, there has been very little change from year to year in the
mean total SAT score within each family income category. Although a downward trend in scores was
shown at the lower two income categories in 2001, this trend reversed slightly in 2002.
The relative difference in mean total SAT score between family income categories is also fairly stable
from year to year. However, SAT scores between the family income categories $20,000-$29,000 dol-lars
and $30,000-$39,000 moved closer together in 2002.
A A A A
A
A A A A
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
H
H
H H H
H
G
G G
G G G G G
G
J J
J J J J J J J
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
400
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
Asian American
Black
U. S. Average
American Indian
White
Hispanic
Mean Total
SAT Score1
Blacks
White
Hispanic
United States
1
1008
1021
1003
†
860
826
1012
1016
1010
†
887
830
1018
1017
1013
†
887
840
1023
1023
1016
956
900
834
1026
1014
1017
984
906
839
1031
1026
1016
966
900
837
1035
1024
1019
970
897
835
1041
1031
1020
975
891
835
1046
1025
1020
961
914
839
American Indian
Asian American
All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
†-- Data not available.
Figure 4. Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by Family Income, 1994-2002.
Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores for Students in North Carolina by Family Income
and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2002.
Mean total SAT scores tend to increase for all racial/ethnic groups with increasing family income. This
relationship was observed in 2002 (see Figure 5). White students however whose families were below
the poverty line (earned less than $20,000 per annum) scored higher than Black and American Indian
students whose families earned over $70,000 per annum.
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Family Income in Thousands $
Black
American Indian
White
Hispanic
Asian American
All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score
scale (1995).
1
Mean Total
SAT Score
under 20 20-35 35-50 50-60 60-70 over 70
400
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
888
976
898
856
792
946
998
916
886
836
1003
1009
985
939
849
1025
1018
974
919
866
1100
1033
974
903
886
1182
1078
1046
971
922
American Indian
Asian American
Black
Hispanic
White
1
B B B B B B B
B B
E E E E E E E E
E
J J J J J J J J J
S S S S S S S S S
P P P P P P P P P
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
400
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
$60,000-$69,000
$50,000-$59,000
$40,000-$49,000
$30,000-$39,000
$20,000-$29,000
$10,000-$19,000
Less than $10,000
Mean Total
SAT Score1
More than $70,000
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
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Academic Preparation
Typically, the higher a student’s high school grade point average (GPA), the higher the student’s mean
total SAT score. Figure 6 shows this trend in North Carolina from 1994 to 2002. SAT scores were up in
2002 from the previous year for all GPAs of A and lower except C. However, North Carolina’s students
with high school GPAs of A+, A, or A- were further behind their national counterparts than North
Carolina’s students with B or C averages (see Table 5 in Appendices). This also held true the previous
year. North Carolina’s students with high school GPAs of A+, A, or A- trail their peers nationally by 34,
61, and 45 points, respectively. However, North Carolina’s students with GPAs of A+, A, or A- repre-sented
a higher percentage of test takers (45 percent) than that of the nation (41 percent).
North Carolina’s students with GPAs of B were 29 points behind their peers nationally and represented
43 percent of North Carolina SAT takers, compared to 47 percent nationally. Students in North Carolina
with GPAs of C were 22 points behind their peers nationally and represented 12 percent of SAT takers in
North Carolina and 11 percent in the nation. When interpreting such data, one should consider that: (1)
SAT test takers might misjudge or wrongly report their grade point averages on the SAT questionnaire,
(2) SAT test takers might be receiving inflated grades, or (3) a combination of the two might be opera-tive.
Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores for North Carolina by High School GPA, 1994-2002.
1205 1210 1199 1195 1191 1191 1195 1191 1199
G G G
G G G G G
G
1103 1104 1102
1089 1091 1091 1090 1096 1106
F F F F F F F F F
1038 1039 1034 1033 1031 1030 1033 1038 1046
P P
P P P P P P P
923 918 928 926 929 928 931 933 936
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
820 818 827 824 830 827 821 827
826
H
H
H H
H
H
H
H
H
764
778 789 786
768
785
763
777
798
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
400
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
A+
A
A-B
C
D or Below
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Mean Total
SAT Score1
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North Carolina and the University of
North Carolina System
Historically, mean total SAT scores for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System each
year have been higher than those for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (The University of North
Carolina, 2001). The average total score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina Sys-tem
from 1991 to 2001 was 1065, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors was 975
during the same period, an average difference of 90 points. This trend suggests that many of North
Carolina’s students who do not perform well on the SAT do not represent a substantial portion of the
students who enter the University of North Carolina System. Presumably, these students elect other post-secondary
options, which might include community college, military service, or full-time employment.
In 2002, the mean total SAT score (998) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors was 73 points
lower than the score (1071) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2001.
[SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2002 were not available for inclusion in this
report.]
Schools within the University of North Carolina System serve a wide variety of student abilities as
reflected in the mean total SAT scores of their entering freshmen. In 2001, scores ranged from 837 at
Elizabeth City State University to 1257 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Univer-sity
of North Carolina, 2001).
Figure 7 shows graphically the range of total SAT scores between the 25th and 75th percentiles of
North Carolina’s college-bound seniors, the nation’s college-bound seniors, and entering freshmen at
the University of North Carolina system institutions and selected other institutions in 2001. The bands
in the figure show the range in which the middle half of the students scored -- 25 percent of students
scored below the lower end of the band and 25 percent scored at or above the upper end of the band.
The figure shows that each of the University of North Carolina system institutions serves some stu-dents
who score like the middle 50 percent of college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation.
Duke, Wake Forest, and Harvard Universities are more likely to serve students who score like the top
25 percent of 2002 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation and less likely to serve
students who score like the lower 50 percent. On the other hand, Howard University, recognized as one
of the elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is unique in that it serves a diverse range of
student abilities and might serve students from the upper 75 percent of 2002 college-bound seniors in
North Carolina and the nation.
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All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Information on the 50th percentile for Howard University’s entering freshmen was not available; quartiles for Harvard, Howard, and Wake
Forest Universities are based on 2000 data.
Source: The University of North Carolina (2002). Averages and Quartiles of SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North
Carolina, Fall 2000. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, 2001-2002. Chapel Hill, NC.; Graham, A. E. & Morse, R. J.
(August 1999). How U. S. News ranks colleges. U. S. News & World Report. 84-105.
Figure 7. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentile of SAT Mean Total Scores for National College-Bound
Seniors, North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors, Entering Freshmen at Institutions of the University
of North Carolina System and Selected Private Universities, Fall 2001.
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North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools
The higher the percentage of students taking the SAT (participation rate), the lower the average SAT
scores (The College Board, 1988). While this is true for states (see Figure 8), the opposite association
is observed for public school systems and public schools in North Carolina (see Figures 9 and 10). In
2002, the Pearson correlation between the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT
score for public school systems in North Carolina was 0.42. For public schools, the correlation was
0.52. These correlations suggest that participation rate is a lesser factor in predicting SAT scores for
public school systems and public schools than for states.
Also, in view of these correlations, schools and school systems in North Carolina should exercise
caution when attributing decreases or increases in mean SAT scores to changes in participation rate.
Interpretations of fluctuations in SAT scores at a particular school or system or between schools and
systems should take into account that SAT scores are influenced by multiple factors. Among such
factors are course-taking patterns, curriculum content, course standards, parental education, and
family income. One should also be mindful that about 50% of all schools and school systems in the
nation have changes in their mean verbal or math SAT scores of plus or minus 10 points from year to
year (The College Board, 2002).
Figure 8. Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all States, 2002.
Table 7 provides a three-year trend of mean SAT scores for each public school system and school in
North Carolina from 2000 to 2002. The three-year trend is reported only for those school systems and
schools with SAT scores in 2002. Those school systems and schools without SAT scores in 2002 are
not included.
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Figure 9. Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all North Carolina
Public School Systems, 2002.
Figure 10. Mean Total SAT Score by Percent of Students Tested for all North Carolina
Public High Schools, 2002.
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600
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950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent Tested
Mean Total
SAT Score1
X - Represents a school system
Correlation = 0.42
U. S. Mean
North Carolina Mean
1All Scholastic Assessment Test Scores are reported on the recentered scale (1995).
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent Tested
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SAT Score1
X - Represents a school
Correlation = 0.52
U. S. Mean
North Carolina Mean
1All Scholastic Assessment Test Scores are reported on the recentered scale (1995).
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Background on Recentering the SAT I Scores
The College Board recentered the score scale of the SAT I in 1995, re-establishing the original mean
score of 500 on the 200-800 scale in order to maintain the SAT’s statistical integrity and predictive
validity. The scale had not been recalibrated since 1941 when it reflected the norm of some 10,000
students from predominantly private secondary schools who applied to the nation’s most selective pri-vate
colleges and universities. As mean scores shifted below 500, the score distribution became stretched
in the upper half and compressed in the lower half.
Now that scores are recentered on the renormed SAT I, they reflect the more than two million students
who take the test today. They also reflect a more diverse college-bound population than the group who
took the SAT in 1941.
Although a student’s score may change after recentering, the rank order of individual scores, expressed
as percentiles, remains the same. What is more, a specific score on the verbal test now has the same
relative position and meaning as the same score on the math test. For example, a 450 on verbal and
math signifies comparable performance in both areas. Before recentering, a score of 450 represented
above-average performance on verbal and below-average performance on math. While recentering
permits legitimate comparisons of verbal and math scores and reduces earlier confusion, it has no effect
on historical score trends, or on the difficulty level of the test and the relative standing of students to
each other.
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References
Doran, N. J. (2002, Spring). Recentering and realigning the SAT score distributions: how and why.
Journal of Educational Measurement, 39, 59-84.
The University of North Carolina. (2002, April). Statistical abstract of higher education in North
Carolina, 2001-2002 (Research Report 1-00). Chapel Hill, NC: Author.
The College Board. (2002, August). Background on the 1,327,831 SAT Takers in the Class of 2002.
New York: Author.
The College Board. (2002). North Carolina State Summary Report 2001-2002. Atlanta: Southern
Regional Office.
The College Board. (2002). Electronic File for the 2002 North Carolina State Data. Princeton, N. J.
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Appendices
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North Carolina and the Nation
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Table 3. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2002
Year Verbal Math Total Verbal Math Total US-NC Gap2
2002 504 516 1020 493 505 998 22
2001 506 514 1020 493 499 992 28
2000 505 514 1019 492 496 988 31
1999 505 511 1016 493 493 986 30
1998 505 512 1017 490 492 982 35
1997 505 511 1016 490 488 978 38
1996 505 508 1013 490 486 976 37
1995 504 506 1010 488 482 970 40
1994 499 504 1003 482 482 964 39
1993 500 503 1003 483 481 964 39
1992 500 501 1001 482 479 961 40
1991 499 500 999 478 474 952 47
1990 500 501 1001 478 470 948 53
1989 504 502 1006 474 469 943 63
1988 505 501 1006 478 470 948 58
1987 507 501 1008 477 468 945 63
1986 509 500 1009 477 465 942 67
1985 509 500 1009 476 464 940 69
1984 504 497 1001 473 461 934 67
1983 503 494 997 472 460 932 65
1982 504 493 997 474 460 934 63
1981 502 492 994 469 456 925 69
1980 502 492 994 471 458 929 65
1979 505 493 998 471 455 926 72
1978 507 494 1001 468 453 921 80
1977 507 496 1003 472 454 926 77
1976 509 497 1006 474 452 926 80
1975 512 498 1010 477 457 934 76
1974 521 505 1026 488 466 954 72
1973 523 506 1029 487 468 955 74
1972 530 509 1039 489 467 956 83
United States (US)1 North Carolina (NC)1
public and non-public school students.
2Gap is the United States mean total SAT score minus North Carolina's mean total SAT score.
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995); all scores refer to both
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Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Verbal and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina’s
Public School Students, 2002
Score1
Number Rank Number
100 0.25 99 800 138 0.34 99
25 0.06 99 790 63 0.16 99
38 0.09 99 780 52 0.13 99
70 0.17 99 770 43 0.11 99
90 0.22 99 760 84 0.21 99
68 0.17 99 750 69 0.17 99
108 0.27 99 740 117 0.29 99
153 0.38 99 730 174 0.43 98
109 0.27 98 720 241 0.6 98
213 0.53 98 710 273 0.67 97
247 0.61 97 700 313 0.77 97
272 0.67 97 690 365 0.9 96
296 0.73 96 680 438 1.08 95
368 0.91 95 670 436 1.08 94
388 0.96 94 660 470 1.16 92
459 1.13 93 650 783 1.93 91
661 1.63 92 640 695 1.72 89
478 1.18 90 630 672 1.66 87
962 2.38 89 620 701 1.73 86
623 1.54 87 610 1330 3.28 83
1003 2.48 85 600 847 2.09 81
766 1.89 82 590 1002 2.47 78
1194 2.95 80 580 1122 2.77 76
1112 2.75 77 570 1065 2.63 73
906 2.24 75 560 1452 3.59 70
1422 3.51 72 550 1400 3.46 66
1317 3.25 68 540 1303 3.22 63
1374 3.39 65 530 1151 2.84 60
1449 3.58 62 520 1565 3.87 57
1464 3.62 58 510 1298 3.21 53
1420 3.51 54 500 1946 4.81 49
1621 4 51 490 1334 3.29 45
1572 3.88 47 480 1439 3.55 42
1494 3.69 43 470 1274 3.15 38
1192 2.94 40 460 1228 3.03 35
1603 3.96 36 450 1604 3.96 32
1486 3.67 32 440 1252 3.09 28
1406 3.47 29 430 1209 2.99 25
1356 3.35 25 420 901 2.23 22
1073 2.65 22 410 1612 3.98 19
1172 2.89 20 400 926 2.29 16
1062 2.62 17 390 799 1.97 14
898 2.22 14 380 756 1.87 12
805 1.99 12 370 767 1.89 10
815 2.01 10 360 621 1.53 9
545 1.35 9 350 592 1.46 7
402 0.99 7 340 458 1.13 6
555 1.37 6 330 341 0.84 5
546 1.35 5 320 300 0.74 4
336 0.83 4 310 331 0.82 3
237 0.59 3 300 245 0.61 3
128 0.32 3 290 157 0.39 2
171 0.42 2 280 167 0.41 2
174 0.43 2 270 69 0.17 1
163 0.4 1 260 131 0.32 1
124 0.31 1 250 110 0.27 1
47 0.12 1 240 37 0.09 1
66 0.16 1 230 65 0.16 1
63 0.16 1 220 33 0.08 1
44 0.11 1 210 26 0.06 1
178 0.44 1 200 97 0.24 1
40,489 100.0 40,489 100.6
Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Note: Due to rounding, the percentages may not add up to exactly 100.
Verbal (Mean = 491) Mathematics (Mean = 504)
Rank
Percentile
Percent Percent
Percentile
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Figure 11. Distribution of Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public
Schools, 2002.
Figure 12. Distribution of Verbal SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public
Schools, 2002.
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Table 5. Mean Total SAT Score by Student Profile Characteristics, 2001-2002
Difference
United States North Carolina from U. S.
Mean1 % N Mean1 %
All Students 1020 100 46,180 998 100 -22
Gender
Male 1041 46 21,039 1014 46 -27
Female 1002 54 25,141 984 54 -18
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian 962 1 518 914 1 -48
Asian American 1069 10 1,286 1025 3 -44
Black 857 11 8,488 839 21 -18
Hispanic 911 10 799 961 2 50
White 1060 65 28,200 1046 70 -14
Other 1016 4 786 1004 2 -12
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma 850 5 858 843 2 -7
High school diploma 945 32 13,302 926 35 -19
Associate's degree 978 9 4,614 951 12 -27
Bachelor's degree 1056 28 11,521 1031 30 -25
Graduate degree 1126 26 7,944 1109 21 -17
Family Income (in U.S. dollars)
Less than 10,000 859 4 1,191 826 4 -33
10,000 - 20,000 888 8 2,593 870 8 -18
20,000 - 30,000 931 10 3,438 919 11 -12
30,000 - 40,000 965 11 4,136 944 13 -21
40,000 - 50,000 997 10 3,409 981 11 -16
50,000 - 60,000 1014 10 3,483 991 11 -23
60,000 - 70,000 1027 9 2,875 1013 9 -14
70,000 - 80,000 1041 8 2,561 1024 8 -17
80,000 - 100,000 1068 11 3,324 1055 11 -13
More than 100,000 1123 19 4,51646 1108 14 -15 0 31,576
Total Credits in Six Academic Subjects
20 or more 1096 52 15,106 1076 46 -20
19 to 19.5 1003 11 3,753 990 11 -13
18 to 18.5 973 10 3,576 964 11 -9
17 to 17.5 948 8 3,085 938 9 -10
16 to 16.5 935 6 2,297 922 7 -13
15 to 15.5 946 5 1,737 914 5 -32
Fewer than 15 890 8 3,602 913 11 23
0 33,156
High School Grade Point Average
A+ (97-100) 1233 7 3,934 1199 10 -34
A (93-96) 1167 17 7,626 1106 19 -61
A- (90-92) 1091 17 6,320 1046 16 -45
B (80-89) 965 47 17,293 936 43 -29
C (70-79) 848 11 4,458 826 11 -22
D or below (<70) 813 0 141 798 0 -15
0 39,772
High School Class Rank
Top Tenth 1192 26 7,552 1182 24 -10
Second Tenth 1061 23 6,904 1048 22 -13
Second Fifth 980 25 8,276 961 26 -19
Third Fifth 897 22 7,610 874 24 -23
Fourth Fifth 835 4 1,437 803 4 -32
Fifth Fifth 809 1 290 776 1 -33
0 32,069
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995); scores include both public and
non-public school students.
Note: Due to rounding numbers might not sum to 100%
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Table 6. United States and North Carolina Mean Total SAT Scores by Student Profile Characteristics,
1998-2002
US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC US NC
All Students 1017 981 -36 1016 986 -30 1019 988 -31 1020 992 -28 1020 998 -22
Gender
Male 1040 1002 -38 1040 1006 -34 1040 1005 -35 1042 1012 -30 1041 1014 -27
Female 998 967 -31 997 969 -28 1002 976 -26 1000 976 -24 1002 984 -18
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian 963 906 -57 965 900 -65 963 897 -66 960 891 -69 962 914 -48
Asian American 1060 1014 -46 1058 1026 -32 1064 1024 -40 1067 1031 -36 1069 1025 -44
Black 860 839 -21 856 837 -19 860 835 -25 859 835 -24 857 839 -18
Hispanic 916 984 68 915 966 51 918 970 52 914 975 61 911 961 50
White 1054 1026 -28 1055 1031 -24 1058 1035 -23 1060 1041 -19 1060 1046 -14
Other 1025 998 -27 1024 1005 -19 1023 1016 -7 1015 1009 -6 1016 1004 -12
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma 852 841 -11 850 843 -7 855 850 -5 849 837 -12 850 843 -7
High school diploma 950 922 -28 950 924 -26 949 923 -26 948 924 -24 945 926 -19
Associate's degree 980 948 -32 979 944 -35 979 948 -31 980 950 -30 978 951 -27
Bachelor's degree 1057 1016 -41 1056 1021 -35 1058 1024 -34 1058 1027 -31 1056 1031 -25
Graduate degree 1119 1095 -24 1121 1094 -27 1124 1102 -22 1126 1106 -20 1126 1109 -17
Family Income (in U.S. dollars)
Less than 10,000 873 836 -37 871 830 -41 872 826 -46 864 817 -47 859 826 -33
10,000-20,000 914 885 -29 907 883 -24 907 882 -25 898 869 -29 888 870 -18
20,000-30,000 959 929 -30 954 925 -29 949 924 -25 942 922 -20 931 919 -12
30,000-40,000 992 961 -31 986 963 -23 983 960 -23 976 953 -23 965 944 -21
40,000-50,000 1015 983 -32 1011 985 -26 1008 982 -26 1004 984 -20 997 981 -16
50,000-60,000 1032 1000 -32 1030 1002 -28 1026 995 -31 1021 991 -30 1014 991 -23
60,000-70,000 1046 1018 -28 1043 1014 -29 1039 1015 -24 1035 1012 -23 1027 1013 -14
More than 70,000
70,000-80,000 1059 1027 -32 1058 1028 -30 1054 1032 -22 1049 1026 -23 1041 1024 -17
80,000-100,000 1085 1060 -25 1082 1054 -28 1079 1056 -23 1074 1056 -18 1068 1055 -13
More than 100,000 1131 1100 -31 1130 1102 -28 1129 1097 -32 1126 1101 -25 1123 1108 -15
Total Credits in Six Subjects
20 or more 1096 1057 -39 1096 1061 -35 1095 1063 -32 * * * 1096 1076 -20
19 or 19.5 1016 993 -23 1012 987 -25 1011 988 -23 * * * 1003 990 -13
18 or 18.5 982 957 -25 980 956 -24 984 958 -26 * * * 973 964 -9
17 or 17.5 948 923 -25 947 927 -20 957 932 -25 * * * 948 938 -10
16 or 16.5 926 898 -28 927 896 -31 944 920 -24 * * * 935 922 -13
15 or 15.5 913 887 -26 918 896 -22 936 910 -26 * * * 946 914 -32
Fewer than 15 890 888 -2 885 886 1 898 894 -4 * * * 890 913 23
High School Grade Point Average
A+ (97-100) 1242 1191 -51 1240 1191 -49 1238 1195 -43 1235 1191 -44 1233 1199 -34
A (93-96) 1151 1091 -60 1149 1091 -58 1149 1090 -59 1147 1096 -51 1167 1106 -61
A- (90-92) 1096 1031 -65 1092 1030 -62 1093 1033 -60 1092 1038 -54 1091 1046 -45
B (80-89) 970 929 -41 968 928 -40 968 931 -37 968 933 -35 965 936 -29
C (70-79) 858 830 -28 855 827 -28 854 821 -33 853 827 -26 848 826 -22
D or below (<70) 819 768 -51 818 785 -33 811 763 -48 807 777 -30 813 798 -15
High School Class Rank
Top Tenth 1197 1170 -27 1197 1172 -25 1197 1175 -22 1195 1175 -20 1192 1182 -10
Second Tenth 1073 1038 -35 1071 1044 -27 1071 1046 -25 1066 1048 -18 1061 1048 -13
Second Fifth 994 958 -36 993 961 -32 993 963 -30 987 964 -23 980 961 -19
Third Fifth 907 874 -33 907 877 -30 908 877 -31 906 875 -31 897 874 -23
Fourth Fifth 848 813 -35 846 811 -35 844 817 -27 840 811 -29 835 803 -32
Fifth Fifth 811 774 -37 812 769 -43 809 756 -53 808 769 -39 809 776 -33
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995); scores include both public and non-public school students.
Note: Due to rounding, numbers might not sum to 100%.
19981 19991 20001 20011 20021
Diff. Diff.
Performance of the 117 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina
School of the Arts, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and the
Greensboro Math and Science Center
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Table 8. Distribution of North Carolina's Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Scores, 2002
Score1
1200 Woods Charter**, Raleigh Charter**
…
1180 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
1070 Buncombe, Wake, Watauga
1060 Asheville City
1050 Henderson, Moore, Newton Conover City
1040 Clay, Elkin City, Hickory City, Polk
1030 Currituck, Dare, New Hanover, Shelby City, Swain, Transylvania
2002 United States 1020 Asheboro City, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Haywood, Iredell-Statesville, Madison, Union
(1020) 1010 Burke, Carteret, Edenton/Chowan, Johnston, Mount Airy City, Orange, Pamlico, Surry, Wilkes, Winston-Salem/Forsyth
2002 North Carolina 1000 Alexander, Alleghany, Catawba, Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Cherokee, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Guilford, Jackson,
(998) Macon, McDowell, Mitchell, Mooresville City, Yancey
990 Craven, Harnett, Kannapolis City, Pitt, Stanly
980 Graham, Granville, Kings Mountain City, Lincoln, Onslow, Randolph, Rowan-Salisbury, Yadkin
970 Avery, Beaufort, Gaston, Lee, Nash-Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids City
960 Alamance-Burlington, Ashe, Brunswick, Chatham, Cleveland, Cumberland, Montgomery, Rockingham, Wayne,
Whiteville City, Wilson
950 Franklin, Lenoir, Pender, Scotland, Stokes
940 Duplin, New Century School**, River Mill Academy**, Rutherford
930 Lexington City, Martin, Person
920 Caswell, Elizabeth City/Pasquotank, Perquimans, Sampson
910 Camden, Edgecombe, Richmond
900 Clinton City, Greene, Hyde
890 Columbus, Gates, Thomasville City, Tyrrell
880 Jones, Robeson, Vance
...
860 Bladen, Hoke, Warren, Washington
850 Anson
...
810 Hertford
800 Halifax, Northampton
790 Bertie
…
700 Weldon City
1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Notes: Data were not reported for Cape Lookout Marine, Laurinburg Charter, and Thomas Jefferson because the number tested was less than five.
School System
**Denotes a charter school.
Data were not reported for Cape Lookout Marine, Laurinburg Charter, and Thomas Jefferson because the number tested was less than five.
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Performance of the Fifty States
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Table 9. Mean Verbal, Mathematics, and Total SAT Scores by State, 2002
Percent Mean
State Tested1 Verbal2 Mathematics2 Total
Alabama 9 560 559 1119
Alaska 52 516 519 1035
Arizona 36 520 523 1043
Arkansas 5 560 556 1116
California 52 496 517 1013
Colorado 28 543 548 1091
Connecticut 83 509 509 1018
Delaware 69 502 500 1002
District of Columbia3 76 480 473 953
Florida 57 496 499 995
Georgia 65 489 491 980
Hawaii 53 488 520 1008
Idaho 18 539 541 1080
Illinois 11 578 596 1174
Indiana 62 498 503 1001
Iowa 5 591 602 1193
Kansas 9 578 580 1158
Kentucky 12 550 552 1102
Louisiana 8 561 559 1120
Maine 69 503 502 1005
Maryland 67 507 513 1020
Massachusetts 81 512 516 1028
Michigan 11 558 572 1130
Minnesota 10 581 591 1172
Mississippi 4 559 547 1106
Missouri 8 574 580 1154
Montana 23 541 547 1088
Nebraska 8 561 570 1131
Nevada 34 509 518 1027
New Hampshire 73 519 519 1038
New Jersey 82 498 513 1011
New Mexico 14 551 543 1094
New York 79 494 506 1000
North Carolina 67 493 505 998
North Dakota 4 597 610 1207
Ohio 27 533 540 1073
Oklahoma 8 565 562 1127
Oregon 56 524 528 1052
Pennsylvania 72 498 500 998
Rhode Island 73 504 503 1007
South Carolina 59 488 493 981
South Dakota 5 576 586 1162
Tennessee 14 562 555 1117
Texas 55 491 500 991
Utah 6 563 559 1122
Vermont 69 512 510 1022
Virginia 68 510 506 1016
Washington 54 525 529 1054
West Virginia 18 525 515 1040
Wisconsin 7 583 599 1182
Wyoming 11 531 537 1068
United States 46 504 516 1020
1Percent tested is from The College Board reports. The College Board based percent tested on the
projection of high school graduates in 2002 by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education,
and number of students in the Class of 2002 who took the SAT I: Reasoning Test. Updated projections
make it inappropriate to compare percentages for this year with those of previous years.
2Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
3Twelfth grade enrollment from QEDâ was used to calculate the participation rate to control for D.C.’s
smaller size and greater variability.
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Table 10. Change in Mean Total SAT Score by State, 1990-2002
State
Percent
Tested1
2002
Mean Total
SAT Score2
1990
Mean Total
SAT Score2
2002
Change from 1990
to 2002
Alabama 9 1079 1119 40
Alaska 52 1015 1035 20
Arizona 36 1041 1043 2
Arkansas 5 1077 1116 39
California 52 1002 1013 11
Colorado 28 1067 1091 24
Connecticut 83 1002 1018 16
Delaware 69 1006 1002 -4
District of Columbia3 76 950 953 3
Florida 57 988 995 7
Georgia 65 951 980 29
Hawaii 53 985 1008 23
Idaho 18 1066 1080 14
Illinois 11 1089 1174 85
Indiana 62 972 1001 29
Iowa 5 1172 1193 21
Kansas 9 1129 1158 29
Kentucky 12 1089 1102 13
Louisiana 8 1088 1120 32
Maine 69 991 1005 14
Maryland 67 1008 1020 12
Massachusetts 81 1001 1028 27
Michigan 11 1063 1130 67
Minnesota 10 1110 1172 62
Mississippi 4 1090 1106 16
Missouri 8 1089 1154 65
Montana 23 1082 1088 6
Nebraska 8 1121 1131 10
Nevada 34 1022 1023 1
New Hampshire 73 1028 1038 10
New Jersey 82 993 1011 18
New Mexico 14 1100 1094 -6
New York 79 985 1000 15
North Carolina 67 948 998 50
North Dakota 4 1157 1207 50
Ohio 27 1048 1073 25
Oklahoma 8 1095 1127 32
Oregon 56 1024 1052 28
Pennsylvania 72 987 998 11
Rhode Island 73 986 1007 21
South Carolina 59 942 981 39
South Dakota 5 1150 1162 12
Tennessee 14 1102 1117 15
Texas 55 979 991 12
Utah 6 1121 1122 1
Vermont 69 1000 1022 22
Virginia 68 997 1016 19
Washington 54 1024 1054 30
West Virginia 18 1034 1040 6
Wisconsin 7 1111 1182 71
Wyoming 11 1072 1068 -4
United States 45 1001 1020 19
1Percent tested is from The College Board reports. The College Board based percent tested on the projection
of high school graduates in 2002 by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, and the
number of students in the Class of 2002 who to ok the SAT I: Reasoning Test. Updated projections make it
inappropriate to compare percentages for this year with those of previous years.
2Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995); all scores include both
pub lic and private school students.
3Twelfth grade enrollment from QEDâ was used to calculate the participation rate to control for D.C.’s
smaller size and greater variability.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
010 Alamance Burlington 671 67.1 489 478 967 584 60.8 490 475 965 700 62.1 489 466 955
324 Eastern Alamance High 81 59.1 480 452 932 77 52.0 511 488 999 86 54.4 470 462 932
348 Graham High 73 57.0 455 450 905 63 48.8 440 434 874 76 48.1 453 422 875
360 Hugh M Cummings High 66 52.4 464 442 906 44 37.9 470 461 931 74 47.4 437 417 854
388 Southern High 118 63.1 484 471 955 96 54.2 489 471 960 115 59.9 494 462 956
396 Walter M Williams High 209 85.3 512 507 1019 179 86.5 508 492 1000 204 81.0 521 501 1022
400 Western Alamance High 124 70.5 493 490 983 125 71.0 482 471 953 145 69.7 494 468 962
01B River Mill Charter 7 100.0 466 493 959 9 100.0 519 506 1025 10 62.5 470 464 934
020 Alexander County 127 44.1 472 460 932 134 50.0 480 479 959 154 46.1 512 484 996
302 Alexander Central High 127 44.1 472 460 932 134 50.0 480 479 959 154 46.1 512 484 996
030 Alleghany County 48 55.8 479 481 960 32 38.6 487 508 995 37 47.4 511 481 992
304 Alleghany High 48 55.8 479 481 960 32 38.6 487 508 995 37 47.4 511 481 992
040 Anson County 95 40.9 448 439 887 119 53.1 443 426 869 118 50.6 432 415 847
306 Anson High 95 42.0 448 439 887 119 53.1 443 426 869 118 52.4 432 415 847
050 Ashe County * * * * * * * * * * 103 58.5 486 470 956
302 Ashe County High * * * * * * * * * * 103 58.5 486 470 956
060 Avery County 81 58.7 519 488 1007 62 48.4 499 495 994 62 46.6 480 486 966
302 Avery County High 81 58.7 519 488 1007 62 48.4 499 495 994 62 46.6 480 486 966
070 Beaufort County 206 56.3 479 482 961 165 52.2 481 467 948 176 54.8 494 473 967
330 Northside High 59 51.3 486 484 970 51 49.0 472 459 931 58 54.2 507 476 983
339 Southside High 22 35.5 495 468 963 26 40.0 496 458 954
342 Washington High 113 64.6 487 488 975 92 65.2 482 471 953 92 65.7 485 475 960
080 Bertie County 137 57.8 411 399 810 137 62.3 394 382 776 109 52.9 402 386 788
312 Bertie High 137 57.8 411 399 810 137 62.3 394 382 776 109 52.9 402 386 788
090 Bladen County 165 56.7 442 432 874 161 52.4 429 431 860 156 58.2 434 418 852
316 Bladenboro High 51 53.7 486 459 945 50 50.5 451 447 898 46 60.5 442 425 867
330 East Bladen High 85 66.9 417 418 835 74 56.9 421 424 845 75 56.8 429 415 844
364 Tar Heel Middle-High 28 43.1 442 431 873 37 49.3 416 421 837 35 59.3 436 413 849
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA.
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
Math
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Math
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
100 Brunswick County 215 48.0 482 483 965 228 47.2 469 470 939 230 48.6 486 470 956
308 Brunswick Learn Center * * * * *
326 North Brunswick High 42 37.2 455 442 897 50 38.5 450 458 908 44 41.5 478 443 921
334 South Brunswick High 76 59.4 496 501 997 93 53.4 472 473 945 96 57.1 489 476 965
348 West Brunswick High 97 48.7 482 487 969 85 49.1 477 475 952 89 46.8 488 478 966
110 Buncombe County 825 60.5 532 527 1059 803 60.2 539 521 1060 845 60.7 541 525 1066
304 A C Reynolds High 192 65.3 539 547 1086 181 66.5 534 524 1058 180 61.2 548 558 1106
336 Charles D Owen High 89 51.7 525 511 1036 100 55.9 548 535 1083 107 58.8 531 509 1040
340 Clyde A Erwin High 96 47.3 526 516 1042 87 43.3 526 499 1025 93 44.1 515 498 1013
352 Enka High 124 61.7 531 520 1051 95 51.9 525 509 1034 121 54.0 544 522 1066
380 North Buncombe High 127 62.6 527 528 1055 127 60.5 532 503 1035 150 72.1 540 521 1061
416 T C Roberson High 197 70.1 537 526 1063 211 77.9 554 535 1089 194 73.5 551 524 1075
111 Asheville City 174 74.4 517 521 1038 192 82.8 509 518 1027 199 79.9 529 529 1058
302 Asheville High 174 74.4 517 521 1038 192 82.8 509 518 1027 199 79.9 529 529 1058
120 Burke County 313 51.3 495 488 983 296 44.4 515 503 1018 292 40.2 513 496 1009
314 East Burke High 144 52.0 482 482 964 119 39.5 494 492 986 97 32.0 504 493 997
318 Freedom High 169 51.2 506 493 999 177 49.0 530 510 1040 195 48.6 517 497 1014
130 Cabarrus County 668 65.0 512 501 1013 644 66.1 508 498 1006 705 65.5 521 498 1019
310 Central Cabarrus High 197 63.5 519 502 1021 209 67.2 516 504 1020 231 68.1 525 491 1016
314 Concord High 137 68.8 495 500 995 143 63.3 500 502 1002 135 68.2 507 499 1006
324 Mt Pleasant High 95 54.0 504 492 996 79 48.2 491 490 981 96 45.7 514 485 999
326 N W Cabarrus High 239 70.9 520 504 1024 213 78.0 512 494 1006 243 74.1 527 509 1036
132 Kannapolis City 82 50.9 454 456 910 70 36.5 495 493 988 86 41.3 497 487 984
304 A L Brown High 82 50.9 454 456 910 70 36.5 495 493 988 86 41.3 497 487 984
140 Caldwell County 236 38.3 503 498 1001 275 46.5 513 493 1006 258 39.0 513 502 1015
348 Hibriten High 65 39.2 497 513 1010 85 50.0 497 508 1005 85 42.7 510 513 1023
386 South Caldwell High 131 50.4 508 495 1003 131 51.0 513 490 1003 106 36.9 516 500 1016
390 West Caldwell High 40 23.7 494 484 978 59 37.6 535 477 1012 67 38.5 515 493 1008
150 Camden County 46 59.0 499 478 977 47 67.1 467 459 926 61 65.6 457 448 905
304 Camden County High 46 59.0 499 478 977 47 67.1 467 459 926 61 65.6 457 448 905
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA.
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
160 Carteret County 296 67.6 495 499 994 324 65.5 503 502 1005 335 66.1 513 493 1006
313 East Carteret High 93 62.8 482 484 966 91 59.5 502 501 1003 66 53.7 494 467 961
314 Croatan High School 50 64.9 488 504 992 88 77.9 494 495 989 130 83.3 511 493 1004
344 West Carteret High 148 69.5 509 507 1016 145 63.3 508 506 1014 139 61.0 524 506 1030
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170 Caswell County 86 50.6 430 438 868 84 48.3 447 454 901 92 52.3 455 458 913
316 Bartlett Yancey High 86 50.6 430 438 868 84 48.3 447 454 901 92 52.3 455 458 913
180 Catawba County 423 51.5 518 492 1010 443 54.2 525 500 1025 415 52.6 512 480 992
308 Bandys High 67 43.8 510 485 995 81 49.4 532 496 1028 70 50.0 499 466 965
320 Bunker Hill High 61 50.4 524 503 1027 58 41.4 491 467 958 64 50.0 481 472 953
340 Fred T Foard High 129 60.6 521 498 1019 117 52.5 535 512 1047 100 48.5 518 495 1013
348 Maiden High 42 41.6 498 469 967 52 49.5 497 461 958 33 33.3 507 446 953
376 St Stephens High 123 59.4 526 492 1018 135 72.6 539 520 1059 148 68.5 528 487 1015
181 Hickory City 148 81.8 534 524 1058 150 76.1 522 506 1028 172 79.6 524 508 1032
318 Catawba Valley High * * * * * * * * * *
322 Hickory High 147 84.0 534 525 1059 150 76.5 522 506 1028 171 82.6 526 509 1035
182 Newton-Conover City 81 55.9 525 511 1036 90 46.2 525 484 1009 84 57.9 547 503 1050
316 Newton-Conover High 81 55.9 525 511 1036 90 46.2 525 484 1009 84 57.9 547 503 1050
190 Chatham County 205 64.7 494 489 983 215 64.6 491 481 972 181 59.9 484 476 960
316 Chatham Central High 39 47.0 479 477 956 49 57.6 477 468 945 36 51.4 494 467 961
336 Jordan Matthewes High 59 62.8 503 481 984 54 52.4 506 480 986 45 50.0 463 446 909
342 Northwood High 107 78.1 494 497 991 112 79.4 490 486 976 100 71.9 490 492 982
19B Woods Charter * * * * * 7 100.0 527 587 1114 5 100.0 580 612 1192
200 Cherokee County 118 57.0 501 515 1016 115 59.6 495 497 992 125 56.6 500 492 992
308 Andrews High 38 60.3 485 509 994 39 76.5 489 480 969 35 56.5 483 488 971
312 Hiwassee Dam Union 21 58.3 472 508 980 16 38.1 454 471 925 23 57.5 500 483 983
328 Murphy High 59 56.2 522 522 1044 60 65.2 511 514 1025 67 61.5 508 497 1005
210 Edenton/Chowan County 62 41.1 478 493 971 67 55.4 471 455 926 68 47.9 495 506 1001
312 John A Holmes High 62 41.1 478 493 971 67 55.4 471 455 926 68 47.9 495 506 1001
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
220 Clay County 42 62.7 519 513 1032 49 65.3 513 511 1024 70 74.5 523 508 1031
310 Hayesville High 42 62.7 519 513 1032 49 65.3 513 511 1024 70 74.5 523 508 1031
230 Cleveland County 218 52.7 479 476 955 229 49.6 487 482 969 226 56.4 480 471 951
312 Burns High 78 46.4 450 451 901 88 42.9 477 465 942 93 56.7 452 447 899
324 Crest Senior High 140 56.9 495 490 985 141 54.9 494 493 987 133 56.1 499 488 987
231 Kings Mountain City 111 52.9 469 460 929 102 57.6 453 464 917 95 54.0 502 470 972
324 Kings Mountain High 111 52.9 469 460 929 102 58.0 453 464 917 95 54.0 502 470 972
232 Shelby City 103 68.7 505 502 1007 113 71.1 497 497 994 86 55.8 513 512 1025
332 Shelby High 103 68.7 505 502 1007 113 71.1 497 497 994 86 55.8 513 512 1025
240 Columbus County 165 39.7 437 435 872 176 45.5 453 444 897 184 47.7 447 435 882
334 East Columbus High 57 43.5 414 434 848 66 50.0 404 426 830 65 48.1 426 442 868
371 South Columbus High 44 29.1 495 478 973 56 42.1 517 482 999 58 43.3 477 437 914
380 West Columbus High 64 47.8 417 407 824 54 44.6 446 427 873 61 52.1 440 424 864
241 Whiteville City 96 71.1 441 453 894 100 68.5 438 442 880 81 61.4 483 473 956
316 Whiteville High 96 71.1 441 453 894 100 68.5 438 442 880 81 61.4 483 473 956
250 Craven County 425 65.8 484 487 971 395 59.5 493 495 988 463 63.4 499 490 989
340 Havelock High 148 67.3 490 501 991 138 61.9 492 499 991 148 56.3 504 496 1000
356 New Bern High 208 72.5 481 482 963 205 68.1 497 496 993 223 73.4 505 498 1003
372 West Craven High 69 49.6 482 470 952 52 37.1 479 484 963 92 56.4 480 459 939
260 Cumberland County 1322 50.9 475 485 960 1358 52.3 467 477 944 1413 51.7 471 481 952
318 Jack Britt High 69 41.1 468 472 940 134 53.2 481 496 977
322 Douglas Byrd High 145 48.7 454 464 918 128 51.4 456 463 919 99 38.7 446 452 898
325 Cape Fear High 76 29.2 519 527 1046 78 29.2 498 500 998 111 38.4 497 506 1003
359 E E Smith High 139 59.4 437 452 889 140 59.6 431 448 879 157 62.3 418 425 843
408 Pine Forest High 185 56.7 482 491 973 159 46.5 474 485 959 180 53.9 472 484 956
409 Ramsey St HS Alt Program * * * * *
424 Seventy-First High 192 44.3 469 482 951 183 53.2 471 480 951 179 52.3 458 471 929
427 South View High 247 56.8 475 486 961 238 60.4 464 475 939 222 56.6 460 466 926
446 Terry Sanford High 202 70.1 514 520 1034 188 66.2 515 519 1034 215 74.1 541 549 1090
455 Westover High 134 50.8 451 460 911 174 69.0 429 452 881 115 53.0 437 449 886
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
270 Currituck County 66 44.0 490 477 967 102 60.7 505 487 992 91 52.3 526 498 1024
306 Currituck County High 66 44.0 490 477 967 102 60.7 505 487 992 91 52.3 526 498 1024
280 Dare County 178 76.7 497 497 994 196 83.4 512 504 1016 185 86.4 524 502 1026
304 Cape Hatteras Secondary 25 78.1 441 450 891 32 94.1 471 489 960 30 68.2 497 487 984
316 Manteo High 153 79.7 506 505 1011 164 81.6 520 507 1027 155 91.2 529 505 1034
290 Davidson County 540 58.4 489 489 978 559 56.6 496 491 987 599 60.5 510 490 1000
308 Central Davidson High 104 60.8 468 482 950 89 49.4 480 477 957 91 55.5 488 471 959
324 East Davidson High 72 52.9 502 491 993 86 54.4 495 469 964 95 57.6 509 481 990
336 Ledford Senior High 114 68.7 500 500 1000 102 59.6 502 500 1002 110 63.2 525 512 1037
348 North Davidson Sr Hi 153 65.4 497 495 992 184 71.0 505 507 1012 205 71.9 521 500 1021
365 South Davidson High 44 55.7 478 468 946 42 50.6 479 474 953 49 58.3 487 470 957
388 West Davidson High 53 44.2 476 483 959 56 51.9 494 495 989 49 47.6 489 466 955
291 Lexington City 65 45.8 470 486 956 72 55.4 472 468 940 64 45.1 461 461 922
336 Lexington Sr High 65 45.8 470 486 956 72 55.4 472 468 940 64 45.1 461 461 922
290 Thomasville City 37 43.0 438 432 870 51 56.0 465 453 918 52 53.6 461 428 889
324 Thomasville High 37 43.0 438 432 870 51 56.0 465 453 918 52 53.6 461 428 889
300 Davie County 172 61.6 503 499 1002 175 65.5 508 519 1027 197 64.2 508 491 999
312 Davie High 172 61.6 503 499 1002 175 65.5 508 519 1027 197 64.2 508 491 999
310 Duplin County 246 60.3 439 439 878 243 59.9 437 431 868 248 55.2 471 460 931
344 East Duplin High 66 50.4 441 443 884 61 50.4 451 449 900 84 54.5 489 480 969
352 James Kenan High 84 84.8 419 423 842 77 86.5 413 413 826 63 58.3 439 414 853
364 North Duplin Jr Sr 40 75.5 474 470 944 36 67.9 421 437 858 38 55.9 494 482 976
392 Wallace-Rose Hill High 56 44.8 441 436 877 69 48.3 461 432 893 63 52.9 463 464 927
320 Durham County 956 75.5 500 494 994 1090 76.8 498 494 992 1129 81.0 505 489 994
312 C E Jordan High 249 91.9 539 526 1065 283 87.1 532 524 1056 291 90.7 543 527 1070
323 Durham Sch of Arts 65 73.0 538 579 1117 102 76.7 520 526 1046 103 80.5 542 538 1080
325 Hillside High 133 70.4 444 439 883 119 73.9 438 440 878 109 66.9 437 430 867
356 Northern High 205 79.5 506 483 989 204 78.2 504 494 998 245 84.8 494 465 959
365 Riverside High 200 75.2 502 505 1007 228 73.3 511 510 1021 246 85.7 528 514 1042
368 Southern High 102 61.4 444 440 884 154 69.4 440 434 874 135 65.5 427 417 844
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
330 Edgecombe County 167 45.3 448 454 902 188 49.1 464 454 918 168 41.0 463 442 905
328 North Edgecombe Magnet 21 25.9 420 416 836 19 29.2 433 405 838 30 33.3 457 419 876
350 Southwest Edgecombe 71 42.5 444 452 896 83 48.8 490 478 968 63 40.4 470 457 927
358 Tarboro High 75 62.0 460 467 927 86 58.1 447 442 889 75 45.7 459 439 898
340 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County 1508 68.9 502 501 1003 1604 69.3 502 498 1000 1646 69.0 506 496 1002
330 Carver High 120 60.9 407 417 824 131 64.9 420 420 840 117 59.7 402 412 814
364 East Forsyth High 194 68.1 504 498 1002 217 67.0 507 503 1010 250 74.0 514 513 1027
382 R B Glenn High 116 62.7 483 474 957 120 58.8 481 468 949 133 50.4 455 428 883
454 Mount Tabor High 294 78.8 534 537 1071 238 75.3 521 521 1042 293 79.2 527 526 1053
460 North Forsyth High 190 73.6 490 490 980 196 69.0 482 483 965 189 63.4 495 481 976
478 Independence High * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
486 Parkland High 105 54.7 453 451 904 125 61.3 430 421 851 141 68.1 450 427 877
496 Reynolds High 195 67.5 527 524 1051 273 77.3 540 535 1075 227 75.2 535 524 1059
556 West Forsyth High 290 82.2 524 521 1045 302 82.3 536 529 1065 294 81.4 554 535 1089
350 Franklin County 167 45.0 477 483 960 152 46.9 469 468 937 202 57.4 477 469 946
308 Bunn High 71 51.4 484 485 969 67 55.4 468 471 939 74 55.2 480 484 964
321 Franklinton High 54 47.4 475 470 945 50 51.5 454 442 896 69 61.6 467 453 920
336 Louisburg High 42 35.3 467 495 962 35 33.0 491 500 991 59 55.7 487 469 956
360 Gaston County 840 55.6 475 474 949 850 58.0 483 490 973 852 55.6 482 481 963
310 Ashbrook High 173 71.8 499 488 987 161 70.9 497 508 1005 141 61.8 493 500 993
336 Bessemer City High 46 52.9 435 417 852 49 46.7 461 459 920 37 36.6 472 460 932
360 Cherryville Sr High 58 56.9 435 453 888 44 53.0 506 525 1031 64 62.1 488 503 991
390 East Gaston High 138 55.6 462 463 925 139 69.8 461 474 935 145 52.5 477 474 951
396 Forestview High 152 74.9 498 484 982 163 68.2 504 504 1008 198 71.7 491 482 973
428 Hunter Huss High 71 44.1 457 475 932 77 43.5 449 462 911 75 41.4 453 474 927
470 North Gaston High 102 49.5 454 451 905 95 49.5 455 459 914 84 50.0 454 436 890
494 South Point High 100 48.3 494 510 1004 122 62.9 503 509 1012 108 58.4 504 502 1006
370 Gates County 71 68.9 440 462 902 53 51.5 445 421 866 69 75.0 448 434 882
312 Gates County Sr High 71 68.9 440 462 902 53 51.5 445 421 866 69 75.0 448 434 882
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
380 Graham County 43 59.7 519 461 980 41 65.1 532 460 992 31 54.4 519 460 979
308 Robbinsville High 43 59.7 519 461 980 41 65.1 532 460 992 31 54.4 519 460 979
390 Granville County 144 45.1 487 484 971 155 42.7 481 478 959 151 42.8 494 478 972
324 J F Webb High 93 49.5 497 473 970 78 38.2 488 476 964 90 42.1 502 472 974
352 South Granville High 51 38.9 470 503 973 77 48.4 474 480 954 61 43.9 482 487 969
400 Greene County 71 45.5 454 460 914 72 44.4 437 421 858 42 33.9 461 437 898
308 Greene Central High 71 45.5 454 460 914 72 44.4 437 421 858 42 33.9 461 437 898
Greensboro Math & Science Cntr 7 NA 414 484 898 7 NA 345 385 730 6 NA 428 428 856
410 Guilford County 2309 73.8 504 495 999 2377 73.8 503 495 998 2464 71.6 503 492 995
319 T Wingate Andrews High 106 71.1 439 446 885 119 73.0 445 445 890 135 72.2 461 452 913
355 Dudley High 135 70.3 443 441 884 176 71.0 428 429 857 173 68.9 426 418 844
358 Eastern Guilford High 74 61.2 489 475 964 87 62.1 478 480 958 75 46.9 474 469 943
394 Grimsley High 278 91.1 548 555 1103 286 83.4 548 557 1105 299 89.8 547 553 1100
406 High Pt Central High 161 71.6 479 456 935 127 68.3 507 475 982 147 71.7 490 461 951
484 Northeast High 131 57.2 480 473 953 142 66.7 485 477 962 139 66.2 471 462 933
490 Northwest High 282 79.0 540 527 1067 310 82.4 542 531 1073 312 81.0 556 547 1103
508 Page High 222 77.9 530 524 1054 240 81.1 527 513 1040 264 76.7 527 514 1041
529 Lucy Ragsdale High 159 77.6 533 500 1033 184 85.2 516 498 1014 169 84.9 508 480 988
544 Ben L Smith High 125 58.7 446 442 888 102 55.1 439 434 873 127 57.0 414 406 820
547 Southeast High 185 70.3 505 505 1010 179 72.5 489 488 977 182 77.4 495 493 988
556 Southern High 73 62.9 458 451 909 108 68.4 471 462 933 76 57.6 476 463 939
562 Southwest High 221 92.1 496 489 985 187 82.7 514 497 1011 216 80.6 513 495 1008
595 Western High 157 83.5 516 492 1008 129 77.2 511 498 1009 149 80.1 522 495 1017
420 Halifax County 146 49.2 383 377 760 117 40.2 390 383 773 109 36.5 402 393 795
346 Northwest High 80 49.7 382 380 762 63 39.4 397 392 789 58 36.7 388 381 769
358 Southeast Halifax High 66 48.5 385 373 758 54 41.5 381 372 753 51 36.2 418 406 824
421 Roanoke Rapids City 94 54.7 495 485 980 98 58.0 499 477 976 109 61.2 494 475 969
316 Roanake Rapids High 94 54.7 495 485 980 98 58.0 499 477 976 109 61.2 494 475 969
422 Weldon City 37 53.6 356 368 724 31 59.6 381 364 745 34 56.7 361 331 692
324 Weldon High 37 53.6 356 368 724 31 59.6 381 364 745 34 56.7 361 331 692
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
430 Harnett County 314 47.4 479 481 960 310 42.9 491 488 979 367 49.7 503 487 990
346 Harnett Central High 100 50.5 478 491 969 105 53.6 499 500 999 107 51.9 519 503 1022
378 Triton High 135 55.6 471 466 937 97 38.2 477 471 948 116 48.3 506 482 988
384 Western Harnett High 79 35.7 492 497 989 108 39.6 497 492 989 144 49.3 489 478 967
440 Haywood County 207 52.3 510 499 1009 251 61.5 512 491 1003 221 49.7 510 504 1014
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378 Pisgah High 83 56.8 494 472 966 113 68.5 490 463 953 91 47.4 489 480 969
390 Tuscola High 124 51.5 521 518 1039 138 59.0 530 514 1044 129 52.7 525 520 1045
450 Henderson County 404 63.8 520 518 1038 414 66.5 520 512 1032 376 60.7 530 513 1043
316 East Henderson High 103 57.9 493 501 994 111 66.9 525 525 1050 98 59.0 504 500 1004
334 Hendersonville High 100 71.9 535 533 1068 74 67.3 510 519 1029 76 68.5 549 540 1089
341 North Henderson High 81 60.0 513 504 1017 77 60.2 510 491 1001 91 63.2 517 490 1007
352 West Henderson High 120 66.3 534 531 1065 152 70.0 527 509 1036 111 57.8 551 525 1076
460 Hertford County 116 49.4 378 392 770 122 57.5 398 406 804 115 58.4 409 399 808
320 Hertford County High 116 49.4 378 392 770 122 57.5 398 406 804 115 58.4 409 399 808
470 Hoke County 100 42.2 427 427 854 101 39.3 430 420 850 146 52.5 440 420 860
312 Hoke County High 100 42.2 427 427 854 101 40.2 430 420 850 146 52.5 440 420 860
480 Hyde County 22 51.2 438 473 911 23 52.3 423 412 835 20 42.6 454 439 893
307 Mattamustkeet High 10 30.3 400 416 816 21 50.0 426 414 840 19 43.2 455 441 896
316 Ocracoke 12 100.0 469 521 990 * * * * * * * * * *
490 Iredell-Statesville 385 48.5 502 493 995 424 50.8 524 500 1024 413 52.9 520 492 1012
346 North Iredell High 74 40.0 516 486 1002 93 41.9 521 488 1009 82 42.3 530 487 1017
354 Statesville High 126 57.5 501 493 994 125 62.2 530 503 1033 109 59.6 527 494 1021
362 South Iredell High 136 56.0 499 502 1001 162 64.0 520 511 1031 160 63.7 515 495 1010
380 West Iredell High 49 33.3 494 482 976 44 28.2 523 474 997 62 41.1 506 487 993
491 Mooresville City 135 61.1 528 526 1054 117 57.1 501 495 996 168 63.9 507 488 995
312 Mooresville Sr High 135 61.1 528 526 1054 117 57.1 501 495 996 168 63.9 507 488 995
500 Jackson County 128 66.7 498 497 995 137 67.8 501 500 1001 141 73.1 507 489 996
316 Blue Ridge School 18 66.7 454 443 897 8 72.7 448 473 921 12 75.0 388 402 790
340 Smoky Mountain High 110 67.1 506 506 1012 129 70.5 504 502 1006 129 75.0 518 497 1015
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
510 Johnston County 472 53.0 492 478 970 444 47.8 501 489 990 482 48.0 510 491 1001
324 Clayton High 149 60.3 484 489 973 136 57.9 512 498 1010 173 63.1 520 511 1031
368 North Johnston High 50 41.7 487 478 965 60 45.5 512 486 998 42 33.1 507 495 1002
376 Princeton High 17 38.6 531 481 1012 22 40.7 496 475 971 37 55.2 521 489 1010
399 Smithfield-Selma High 130 61.0 484 458 942 122 56.7 477 470 947 115 50.9 476 462 938
402 South Johnston High 126 49.2 507 485 992 104 38.0 511 503 1014 115 38.0 524 490 1014
520 Jones County 49 54.4 404 430 834 35 41.2 405 438 843 19 33.9 429 449 878
320 Jones Senior High 49 54.4 404 430 834 35 41.2 405 438 843 19 33.9 429 449 878
530 Lee County 232 53.7 495 468 963 236 54.1 484 475 959 252 59.4 489 478 967
336 Lee County Sr High 232 53.7 495 468 963 236 55.9 484 475 959 252 59.4 489 478 967
540 Lenoir County 264 60.0 479 471 950 280 56.8 483 465 948 262 54.1 486 463 949
315 Kinston High 136 76.0 472 466 938 147 66.8 476 460 936 110 62.5 462 452 914
324 North Lenoir High 72 53.3 485 478 963 91 54.2 488 467 955 80 54.8 495 456 951
336 South Lenoir High 56 45.2 491 473 964 42 42.4 495 477 972 72 50.0 513 487 1000
550 Lincoln County 315 52.8 472 469 941 310 52.5 483 466 949 348 54.5 492 483 975
320 East Lincoln High 136 59.9 469 476 945 146 56.4 482 476 958 174 61.7 500 489 989
332 Lincolnton High 100 53.2 478 465 943 100 57.5 487 461 948 97 56.1 493 470 963
368 West Lincoln High 79 43.9 469 461 930 64 40.5 478 453 931 77 42.5 474 488 962
560 Macon County 149 66.8 505 492 997 141 62.7 506 492 998 146 58.9 507 487 994
320 Franklin High 123 68.3 505 485 990 119 63.0 503 490 993 127 61.4 511 483 994
324 Highlands School 23 65.7 519 525 1044 18 66.7 544 521 1065 14 53.8 499 547 1046
332 Nantahala School * * * * * * * * * * 5 33.3 436 428 864
570 Madison County 65 52.4 472 492 964 52 46.4 540 530 1070 57 46.7 513 503 1016
318 Madison High 65 52.4 472 492 964 52 46.4 540 530 1070 57 46.7 513 503 1016
580 Martin County 173 59.9 444 438 882 164 63.1 447 441 888 165 60.0 471 454 925
304 Bear Grass High 21 55.3 475 473 948 29 64.4 465 451 916 25 59.5 496 466 962
328 Jamesville High 22 71.0 445 446 891 25 64.1 444 473 917 18 47.4 466 474 940
344 Roanoke High 54 54.5 424 416 840 40 58.8 418 413 831 44 49.4 435 424 859
368 Williamston High 76 62.8 450 441 891 70 64.8 457 441 898 78 73.6 486 462 948
590 McDowell County 165 45.7 507 495 1002 155 43.8 501 497 998 155 51.7 514 484 998
330 McDowell High 165 45.7 507 495 1002 155 43.8 501 497 998 155 51.7 514 484 998
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
600 Charlotte-Mecklenburg County 3569 71.9 497 492 989 3535 72.3 500 497 997 3893 72.7 502 494 996
361 David W Butler High 252 71.0 478 474 952 256 77.6 489 478 967 254 78.2 493 480 973
376 E E Waddell High * * * * *
377 East Mecklenburg High 271 75.1 511 504 1015 267 77.2 520 511 1031 321 75.9 516 509 1025
386 Midwood High 14 26.4 485 494 979 16 NA 480 499 979 26 50.0 397 403 800
396 Garinger High 162 71.1 415 433 848 135 61.4 423 438 861 167 55.1 418 424 842
405 Harding Univ High 230 82.7 516 492 1008 228 85.1 502 495 997 245 80.6 504 480 984
415 Hopewell High * * * * *
426 Independence High 271 66.6 501 487 988 280 66.8 505 495 1000 274 62.4 504 496 1000
456 Dolly Tate Taps * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
466 Myers Park High 367 75.7 531 529 1060 374 80.3 554 557 1111 400 78.6 560 553 1113
480 North Mecklenburg High 293 63.8 518 507 1025 296 63.7 508 504 1012 417 74.5 523 512 1035
482 Northwest High 105 74.5 491 522 1013 101 69.2 479 506 985 95 64.2 466 524 990
490 Olympic High 157 59.5 442 438 880 132 52.2 429 424 853 173 58.8 443 436 879
508 Providence High 409 90.5 536 531 1067 454 89.7 540 533 1073 437 86.7 554 539 1093
535 South Mecklenburg High 376 83.0 509 508 1017 342 81.6 513 506 1019 393 83.1 500 497 997
576 West Charlotte High 243 65.9 453 434 887 207 58.1 423 420 843 227 69.0 423 412 835
579 West Mecklenburg High 130 62.5 421 417 838 125 61.9 454 443 897 121 58.5 457 444 901
592 Zebulon B Vance High 287 78.2 498 495 993 317 74.1 485 488 973 335 81.1 491 483 974
610 Mitchell County 61 45.2 504 513 1017 61 43.3 486 478 964 87 56.9 485 507 992
334 Mitchell High 61 45.2 504 513 1017 61 43.3 486 478 964 87 56.9 485 507 992
620 Montgomery County 85 36.8 467 464 931 108 44.3 471 449 920 86 38.1 487 470 957
316 East Montgomery High 34 37.0 452 446 898 42 40.4 448 422 870 32 31.7 459 466 925
340 West Montgomery High 51 36.7 477 476 953 66 47.5 486 465 951 54 43.5 504 472 976
630 Moore County 332 54.6 495 495 990 303 53.0 505 505 1010 284 45.2 525 519 1044
332 North Moore High 42 41.6 490 480 970 31 39.2 484 478 962 30 28.0 510 506 1016
336 Pinecrest High 201 62.2 504 499 1003 180 58.8 505 500 1005 193 60.3 525 518 1043
360 Union Pines High 89 53.3 479 492 971 92 53.5 512 524 1036 61 31.4 530 528 1058
640 Nash-Rocky Mount 442 51.6 482 475 957 490 53.3 485 474 959 495 53.9 491 476 967
340 Tar River Learning * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
350 Northern Nash High 170 55.2 489 470 959 174 51.0 495 492 987 191 52.0 501 493 994
361 Rocky Mounty High 172 56.4 474 483 957 185 59.9 481 469 950 199 65.9 473 456 929
364 Southern Nash Sr High 98 41.7 486 473 959 128 48.3 479 458 937 104 42.4 508 482 990
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
650 New Hanover County 809 66.4 504 503 1007 841 68.3 515 512 1027 881 68.1 521 507 1028
326 Emsley A Laney High 232 59.8 499 499 998 269 66.4 508 509 1017 270 64.3 507 495 1002
342 John T Hoggard High 376 77.2 521 514 1035 366 77.5 528 518 1046 410 75.8 537 520 1057
352 New Hanover High 192 63.4 485 493 978 199 62.0 507 510 1017 192 65.8 514 500 1014
354 Lakeside 9 22.0 326 366 692 7 50.0 346 343 689 9 52.9 380 378 758
NC School of Science and Math 245 NA 671 649 1320 259 NA 672 652 1324 268 NA 684 646 1330
NC School of the Arts 88 NA 536 581 1117 103 NA 546 567 1113 88 NA 544 582 1126
660 Northampton County 102 51.5 396 402 798 121 63.0 419 397 816 126 63.0 402 397 799
324 Northampton High West 56 59.6 376 383 759 56 71.8 391 369 760 63 71.6 395 378 773
336 Northampton High East 46 44.2 419 425 844 65 57.0 444 421 865 63 56.3 409 415 824
670 Onslow County 594 53.5 492 483 975 652 57.7 506 494 1000 594 50.3 496 483 979
320 Dixon High 28 37.8 490 494 984 48 58.5 507 496 1003 44 51.2 491 472 963
324 Jacksonville High 161 48.5 493 479 972 176 55.0 507 496 1003 165 49.8 495 472 967
340 Richlands High 66 44.0 496 487 983 95 55.6 512 489 1001 72 48.0 497 476 973
344 Southwest High 64 50.0 491 489 980 77 53.1 498 480 978 66 46.8 497 479 976
352 Swansboro High 111 68.5 495 482 977 106 63.1 510 490 1000 88 52.4 512 503 1015
364 White Oak High 164 62.1 490 484 974 150 61.5 501 505 1006 159 52.1 491 492 983
680 Orange County 218 71.2 501 493 994 201 68.1 524 512 1036 220 69.4 507 497 1004
332 Orange Senior High 218 71.2 501 493 994 201 68.1 524 512 1036 220 69.4 507 497 1004
681 Chapel Hill-Carrboro 460 90.6 592 583 1175 529 92.5 601 584 1185 561 93.8 597 580 1177
308 Chapel Hill High 258 88.4 596 581 1177 305 93.0 598 576 1174 298 92.0 604 578 1182
314 East Chapel Hill High 202 94.0 588 587 1175 224 92.2 606 595 1201 263 96.3 589 583 1172
68B New Century Charter High 8 53.3 575 545 1120 12 46.2 502 513 1015 9 31.0 444 490 934
690 Pamlico County 54 39.4 489 492 981 41 33.9 479 480 959 54 44.6 511 494 1005
320 Pamlico County High 54 39.4 489 492 981 41 33.9 479 480 959 54 44.6 511 494 1005
700 Elizabeth City/Pasquotank County 164 62.6 443 450 893 161 72.5 455 461 916 142 55.0 458 461 919
317 Northeastern High 164 62.8 443 450 893 160 72.1 456 463 919 75 58.1 469 471 940
319 Pasquotank County High * * * * * 67 51.9 445 450 895
710 Pender County 180 54.2 462 474 936 168 51.7 466 469 935 194 59.0 480 469 949
326 Pender High 119 50.9 453 460 913 96 46.2 447 451 898 107 51.7 476 464 940
342 Topsail High 61 62.9 480 502 982 72 61.5 491 493 984 87 71.9 484 476 960
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
720 Perquimans County 54 50.5 443 460 903 50 54.9 475 466 941 65 59.6 467 452 919
316 Perquimans Co High 54 50.5 443 460 903 50 54.9 475 466 941 65 59.6 467 452 919
730 Person County 155 57.4 470 471 941 165 57.7 460 454 914 173 58.6 471 458 929
352 Person High 155 57.4 470 471 941 165 57.7 460 454 914 173 58.6 471 458 929
740 Pitt County 656 63.6 508 494 1002 644 62.6 498 492 990 669 62.3 501 486 987
309 Ayden-Grifton High 51 49.5 458 466 924 48 40.7 456 474 930 44 47.8 497 493 990
333 D H Conley High 188 68.4 506 483 989 174 65.4 500 492 992 188 64.2 504 483 987
344 Farmville Central High 64 50.0 520 513 1033 68 56.7 465 461 926 62 48.4 469 455 924
366 J H Rose High 300 77.1 522 511 1033 290 77.7 516 510 1026 316 78.6 518 504 1022
374 North Pitt High 53 38.7 469 441 910 64 42.4 475 463 938 59 37.3 445 425 870
750 Polk County 59 50.4 479 494 973 67 66.3 499 479 978 68 53.5 523 512 1035
318 Polk County High 59 50.4 479 494 973 67 66.3 499 479 978 68 53.5 523 512 1035
760 Randolph County 304 41.8 493 486 979 403 50.1 490 484 974 385 46.8 495 478 973
318 Eastern Randolph High 86 45.0 487 472 959 101 50.8 481 474 955 117 56.0 497 479 976
348 Randleman High 48 34.5 476 492 968 68 45.9 472 475 947 69 40.6 460 462 922
358 Southwestern High 70 40.0 503 489 992 98 46.2 512 502 1014 91 44.0 531 506 1037
380 Trinity High 100 45.0 500 493 993 136 55.5 491 484 975 108 45.6 485 465 950
761 Asheboro City 132 70.2 517 500 1017 120 75.5 513 506 1019 125 67.6 511 500 1011
304 Asheboro High 132 70.2 517 500 1017 120 75.5 513 506 1019 125 67.6 511 500 1011
770 Richmond County 196 52.3 448 443 891 182 41.7 452 443 895 131 33.4 468 440 908
348 Richmond Senior High 196 52.3 448 443 891 182 42.9 452 443 895 131 33.4 468 440 908
780 Robeson County 469 44.3 431 427 858 461 44.2 429 420 849 525 49.3 450 429 879
325 Fairmont High 48 39.0 431 440 871 35 28.9 439 429 868 47 39.8 427 406 833
342 Lumberton Senior High 202 58.2 437 439 876 211 62.1 432 430 862 222 64.7 464 445 909
391 Red Springs High 51 41.1 401 373 774 37 31.1 422 406 828 46 41.4 422 395 817
401 Saint Pauls High 48 41.4 417 402 819 46 39.0 430 427 857 50 39.4 454 439 893
402 South Robeson High 16 21.1 414 441 855 26 25.5 398 388 786 54 49.5 409 402 811
420 Purnell Swett High 104 39.8 445 434 879 106 43.8 428 405 833 106 41.4 460 431 891
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
790 Rockingham County 386 56.0 487 479 966 389 59.8 482 472 954 410 60.5 480 472 952
314 Dalton McMichael High 104 66.7 472 479 951 94 61.0 475 474 949 113 68.5 462 447 909
354 John M Morehead High 127 66.8 502 478 980 129 72.1 488 473 961 112 58.6 498 481 979
366 Reidsville High 67 43.8 476 462 938 81 51.3 458 454 912 84 55.6 461 457 918
378 Rockingham Co High 88 46.8 492 492 984 85 54.5 505 487 992 101 62.0 495 501 996
800 Rowan-Salisbury 509 47.6 494 492 986 532 50.4 491 485 976 539 50.4 494 477 971
340 East Rowan High 147 59.8 506 506 1012 144 59.0 503 484 987 147 51.9 506 487 993
376 North Rowan High 44 36.1 500 480 980 57 43.8 442 446 888 62 42.8 477 454 931
396 Salisbury High 85 52.1 497 487 984 88 58.7 509 497 1006 94 64.4 502 485 987
400 South Rowan High 127 44.9 486 477 963 115 41.4 489 490 979 112 42.4 490 470 960
408 West Rowan High 106 51.0 484 498 982 128 57.4 488 490 978 124 54.9 486 478 964
810 Rutherford County 275 52.2 476 472 948 274 53.6 467 469 936 249 51.3 474 463 937
324 Chase High 55 38.5 483 482 965 55 40.7 462 466 928 46 32.4 484 483 967
340 East Rutherford High 100 56.2 459 447 906 101 58.4 444 439 883 114 64.0 469 443 912
384 R S Central 120 58.3 488 488 976 118 58.1 489 496 985 89 53.9 475 479 954
820 Sampson County 192 50.4 432 440 872 208 48.4 446 439 885 159 42.5 471 449 920
348 Hobbton High 51 50.0 472 460 932 51 51.0 462 429 891 32 42.1 481 461 942
349 Lakewood High 51 53.1 381 420 801 55 52.4 419 420 839 49 45.0 455 451 906
352 Midway High 53 53.5 448 440 888 55 44.7 487 470 957 45 39.8 493 451 944
388 Union High 37 44.0 422 438 860 47 46.1 414 437 851 33 43.4 453 432 885
821 Clinton City 123 71.9 454 441 895 92 60.5 461 455 916 105 71.4 453 443 896
308 Clinton High 123 71.9 454 441 895 92 60.5 461 455 916 105 71.4 453 443 896
830 Scotland County 201 64.8 463 445 908 213 67.8 463 439 902 212 62.2 485 457 942
346 Scotland High 201 64.8 463 445 908 213 67.8 463 439 902 212 62.2 485 457 942
83A Laurinburg Charter * * * * * 5 21.7 280 308 588 * * * * *
840 Stanly County 380 63.0 486 461 947 316 55.3 501 471 972 341 58.6 509 474 983
302 Albemarle High 103 76.3 486 475 961 89 60.1 480 461 941 82 75.2 489 480 969
332 North Stanly High 107 66.5 464 453 917 81 56.3 493 471 964 84 50.0 498 481 979
356 South Stanly High 50 54.3 462 425 887 55 53.9 507 470 977 60 54.1 507 467 974
368 West Stanly High 120 55.8 516 472 988 91 51.4 523 482 1005 115 59.3 532 468 1000
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
850 Stokes County 125 37.3 483 473 956 173 44.5 480 468 948 193 46.4 486 459 945
332 North Stokes High 27 38.0 469 455 924 40 64.5 463 451 914 40 47.6 468 437 905
352 South Stokes High 98 72.6 487 478 965 46 40.4 475 467 942 56 46.3 475 445 920
358 West Stokes High 87 43.3 491 477 968 97 51.9 500 477 977
860 Surry County 157 43.7 492 486 978 163 41.7 504 480 984 158 39.4 519 484 1003
316 East Surry High 61 67.8 478 482 960 63 57.3 501 457 958 65 57.5 530 504 1034
336 North Surry High 37 25.2 525 501 1026 44 27.7 513 505 1018 52 32.1 517 467 984
352 Surry Central High 59 48.4 485 481 966 56 47.9 500 487 987 41 33.6 505 472 977
861 Elkin City 43 59.7 506 501 1007 51 68.9 496 520 1016 44 73.3 518 522 1040
308 Elkin High 43 59.7 506 501 1007 51 68.9 496 520 1016 44 73.3 518 522 1040
862 Mount Airy City 58 52.3 522 509 1031 48 52.7 523 503 1026 49 58.3 523 482 1005
312 Mount Airy High 58 52.3 522 509 1031 48 52.7 523 503 1026 49 58.3 523 482 1005
870 Swain County 54 56.3 486 501 987 59 55.1 510 508 1018 51 47.7 517 508 1025
314 Swain County High 54 56.3 486 501 987 59 55.1 510 508 1018 51 47.7 517 508 1025
880 Transylvania County 154 64.2 496 508 1004 154 59.2 529 504 1033 142 56.3 524 503 1027
308 Brevard High 121 72.9 504 512 1016 121 71.2 523 501 1024 103 62.8 529 504 1033
328 Rosman Middle/High 33 52.4 467 491 958 33 53.2 550 514 1064 39 52.7 511 502 1013
890 Tyrrell County 27 50.9 457 453 910 34 79.1 443 430 873 24 49.0 452 437 889
304 Columbia High 27 50.9 457 453 910 34 79.1 443 430 873 24 49.0 452 437 889
900 Union County 663 65.5 492 499 991 666 63.3 506 503 1009 708 65.2 511 506 1017
316 Forest Hills High 102 56.7 467 461 928 86 57.3 468 470 938 80 52.3 492 489 981
336 Monroe High 68 53.5 476 467 943 78 52.7 472 469 941 85 58.6 460 445 905
344 Parkwood High 128 70.3 508 509 1017 108 60.0 521 515 1036 141 68.1 529 526 1055
348 Piedmont High 130 61.0 490 508 998 139 67.1 529 521 1050 123 63.4 532 518 1050
360 Sun Valley High 235 79.1 500 514 1014 255 74.3 511 511 1022 125 66.8 494 495 989
377 Weddington High 154 88.5 530 530 1060
910 Vance County 164 57.1 427 431 858 181 52.3 440 427 867 192 53.8 444 434 878
364 Southern Vance High 68 52.7 401 408 809 89 53.3 441 421 862 79 46.7 437 429 866
370 Northern Vance High 96 60.8 444 447 891 92 51.4 440 433 873 113 60.1 449 438 887
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
920 Wake County 3860 77.9 539 522 1061 4042 76.7 534 520 1054 4278 77.5 543 524 1067
316 Apex High 445 85.9 551 526 1077 417 82.9 558 536 1094 339 75.7 554 536 1090
318 Athens Drive High 323 82.8 550 523 1073 264 76.1 556 520 1076 314 81.8 559 530 1089
348 Needham Broughton High 293 78.6 551 526 1077 284 82.8 545 526 1071 322 84.5 561 532 1093
368 Cary High 358 79.4 544 525 1069 382 80.1 539 525 1064 255 76.3 552 518 1070
411 East Wake High 195 67.2 487 470 957 213 68.3 485 470 955 178 57.6 493 477 970
412 William G Enloe High 428 88.1 577 580 1157 452 88.5 575 573 1148 458 91.2 587 577 1164
428 Fuquay-Varina High 209 71.1 505 497 1002 204 71.8 499 474 973 186 64.1 504 483 987
436 Garner High 234 64.5 500 488 988 194 47.0 494 476 970 198 53.1 513 489 1002
441 Green Hope High * * * * * 293 88.0 546 524 1070
473 Leesville Road High 393 86.9 557 539 1096 398 85.2 541 525 1066 417 90.5 559 538 1097
500 Millbrook High 298 76.2 530 515 1045 279 74.8 506 495 1001 321 75.2 517 506 1023
528 Phillips High 7 9.5 409 434 843 * * * * * * * * * *
552 Sanderson High 282 82.5 552 518 1070 264 82.8 535 522 1057 273 83.7 546 521 1067
562 Southeast Raleigh High 155 73.8 509 500 1009 434 82.2 523 523 1046 394 89.5 538 523 1061
588 Wake F-Rolesville High 240 76.4 517 500 1017 249 74.6 517 508 1025 174 67.7 511 503 1014
595 Wakefield High * * * * * 152 78.4 513 494 1007
92K 47 83.9 581 607 1189
930 Warren County 79 61.7 440 446 886 96 69.6 442 449 891 81 71.1 425 434 859
352 Warren County High 79 61.7 440 446 886 96 69.6 442 449 891 81 71.1 425 434 859
940 Washington County 103 59.9 415 421 836 83 56.8 439 421 860 81 57.0 429 422 851
308 Creswell High 21 65.6 422 439 861 14 56.0 446 434 880 11 55.0 440 454 894
316 Plymouth High 82 58.6 413 416 829 69 57.0 438 418 856 70 57.4 427 417 844
950 Watauga County 224 71.3 530 524 1054 209 70.8 534 523 1057 269 80.1 540 524 1064
336 Watauga High 224 71.3 530 524 1054 209 70.8 534 523 1057 269 80.1 540 524 1064
960 Wayne County 539 51.0 467 466 933 539 49.4 477 473 950 559 52.6 480 471 951
324 Charles B Aycock High 105 55.0 483 487 970 118 53.4 502 493 995 123 61.2 487 480 967
330 Eastern Wayne High 184 63.2 506 490 996 183 60.0 513 497 1010 189 63.4 524 499 1023
335 Goldsboro High 85 47.0 399 405 804 81 49.4 405 417 822 99 54.1 410 408 818
372 Rosewood High 35 46.1 453 459 912 53 55.8 477 477 954 43 44.3 477 475 952
380 Southern Wayne High 130 44.2 448 458 906 104 35.9 441 451 892 105 40.9 458 469 927
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002
2000 2001 2002
Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total Number Percent Verbal Total
School System/School Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score Tested Tested Score Score
United States Total 1,260,278 44.0 514 505 1019 1276320 45.0 514 506 1020 1,327,831 46.0 516 504 1020
North Carolina Total 43,077 64.0 496 492 988 44183 65.0 499 493 992 46,180 67.0 505 493 998
970 Wilkes County 236 50.3 502 489 991 241 47.6 510 505 1015 252 52.7 514 496 1010
320 East Wilkes High 35 42.7 535 525 1060 44 43.6 523 521 1044 44 53.7 521 500 1021
356 North Wilkes High 44 38.9 488 477 965 50 36.5 512 509 1021 51 42.1 510 494 1004
388 West Wilkes High 55 54.5 490 477 967 55 55.0 495 495 990 50 46.7 500 482 982
390 Wilkes Central High 102 59.0 504 488 992 92 54.8 512 502 1014 107 63.7 520 503 1023
980 Wilson County 310 51.0 474 469 943 338 53.7 485 468 953 298 47.5 493 465 958
318 Beddingfield High 67 38.1 444 432 876 72 39.1 464 447 911 87 43.7 471 447 918
336 Fike High 132 60.6 466 465 931 136 62.4 487 464 951 95 46.1 494 469 963
342 James Hunt High 111 52.1 502 496 998 130 58.6 494 483 977 116 54.0 509 475 984
990 Yadkin County 156 48.6 469 467 936 161 58.5 488 489 977 153 56.9 492 484 976
322 Forbush High 91 50.0 468 456 924 100 62.5 497 488 985 95 54.3 499 483 982
326 Starmount High 65 46.8 469 482 951 61 53.0 472 490 962 58 61.7 481 487 968
995 Yancey County 64 44.4 518 508 1026 56 41.5 493 508 1001 68 47.2 504 495 999
330 Mountain Heritage High 64 44.4 518 508 1026 56 41.5 493 508 1001 68 47.2 504 495 999
Notes: All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking SAT I in the LEA divided by the eighth month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA
* Less than 5. Blank means the school did not participate in the SAT that year.
School totals might not equal county totals in past and current years due to schools not participating in the SAT in 2002 or counts lower than 5 not being reported.
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Revised September 10, 2002