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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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 i 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 ii 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 iii 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. ________________________ * 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 iv 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 1 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 2 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. 12 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 3 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 4 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 5 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 6 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 7 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). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 8 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 9 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 10 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 11 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 12 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. 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 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). 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 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 Correlation = 0.52 U. S. Mean North Carolina Mean 1All Scholastic Assessment Test Scores are reported on the recentered scale (1995). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 13 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 14 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 15 Appendices The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 17 North Carolina and the Nation The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 19 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 20 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 21 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. 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Number of Students Mathematics Mean = 504 Mathematics SAT Score1 1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Number of Students All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). Verbal Mean = 491 1 Verbal SAT Score1 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 22 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% The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 23 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 25 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 43 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 45 Performance of the Fifty States The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 47 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 48 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 27 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 Score Math Score Math Score Table 7. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 28 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. Score Score Math Score Math Math Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 29 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 67.0 505 493 998 160 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 16A Cape Lookout High Charter * * * * * * * * * * 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. Math Score Score Score Math Math Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 30 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 67.0 505 493 998 220 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 31 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 270 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. Math Score Score Score Math Math Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 32 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 33 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 67.0 505 493 998 380 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 34 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 67.0 505 493 998 430 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 326 Central Haywood High * * * * * 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 35 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 36 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 600 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 37 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 67.0 505 493 998 650 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 38 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 67.0 505 493 998 720 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 39 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 67.0 505 493 998 790 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 40 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 67.0 505 493 998 850 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 41 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 920 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. Raleigh Charter High Math Math Math Score Score Score Verbal score and mathematics score might not sum to total score due to rounding. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 42 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002
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Full Text | 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 i 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 ii 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 iii 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. ________________________ * 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 iv 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 1 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 2 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. 12 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 3 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 4 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 5 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 6 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 7 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). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 8 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 9 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 10 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 11 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 12 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. 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 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). 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 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 Correlation = 0.52 U. S. Mean North Carolina Mean 1All Scholastic Assessment Test Scores are reported on the recentered scale (1995). The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 13 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 14 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 15 Appendices The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 17 North Carolina and the Nation The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 19 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 20 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 21 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. 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Number of Students Mathematics Mean = 504 Mathematics SAT Score1 1All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Number of Students All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995). Verbal Mean = 491 1 Verbal SAT Score1 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 22 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% The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 23 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 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 25 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 43 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 45 Performance of the Fifty States The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 47 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 48 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. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 27 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 Score Math Score Math Score Table 7. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 28 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. Score Score Math Score Math Math Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 29 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 67.0 505 493 998 160 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 16A Cape Lookout High Charter * * * * * * * * * * 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. Math Score Score Score Math Math Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 30 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 67.0 505 493 998 220 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 31 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 270 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. Math Score Score Score Math Math Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 32 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 33 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 67.0 505 493 998 380 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 34 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 67.0 505 493 998 430 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 326 Central Haywood High * * * * * 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 35 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 36 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 600 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 37 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 67.0 505 493 998 650 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 38 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 67.0 505 493 998 720 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 39 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 67.0 505 493 998 790 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 40 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 67.0 505 493 998 850 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 Table 7 (Continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Systems and Schools, 2000-2002 The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 41 Revised September 10, 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 67.0 505 493 998 920 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. Raleigh Charter High Math Math Math Score Score Score Verbal score and mathematics score might not sum to total score due to rounding. The North Carolina SAT Report • 2002 42 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. Math Math Math Score Score Score Revised September 10, 2002 |
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