PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division : : Reporting Section
THE NORTH CAROLINA
2008 SAT REPORT
The URL for the complete report:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat/2008
August 2008
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D., State Superintendent
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Chairman :: Raleigh
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Lieutenant Governor :: New Bern
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State Treasurer :: Kittrell
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Greenville
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Raleigh
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Troy
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Charlotte
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Boone
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Statesville
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Charlotte
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Raleigh
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Table of Contents
Page
List of Tables ..............................................................................................................................................ii
List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................iii-iv
A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data ................................................................................................v
Background
Evolution of the SAT .........................................................................................................................1-4
Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations ..............................................................................................4-5
Scope and Limitations ...........................................................................................................................6
Overall Performance (Public and Private Schools) ..................................................................................7-9
Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores .....................................................................................10-11
Gender ...........................................................................................................................................11-13
Race/Ethnicity ...............................................................................................................................14-16
Race/Ethnicity By Gender .............................................................................................................17-19
Family Income ...............................................................................................................................20-21
Grade Point Average (GPA) ..........................................................................................................22-23
North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System .............................................................24-25
North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools ....................................................................................26-27
Public Schools...........................................................................................................................................28
References ................................................................................................................................................29
Appendices ...............................................................................................................................................30
North Carolina and the Nation .......................................................................................................31-37
Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools,
North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics ...........................................................................................................................38-48
Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School System by Mean Total SAT Scores ........................49
Performance of the Fifty States ......................................................................................................50-54
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List of Tables
Table Page
i Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or
Fell, 2007-2008...............................................................................................................................5
1 Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and
the Nation by Gender, 1998-2008 .................................................................................................13
2 Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2008 ....................................32
3 Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores
for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2007-2008 .............................................................33
4 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by Student Profile Characteristics,
2007-2008 .....................................................................................................................................36
5 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for the United States and North
Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2004-2008 ...............................................................37
6 SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina’s Public School Systems and
Schools, 2006-2008 ..................................................................................................................38-48
7 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total
SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading), 2007-2008 ......................................................................49
8 Mean Critical Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Math + Critical Reading, and
Math + Critical Reading + Writing Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2007-2008 ...................51
9 Change in Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by State, 1990-2008 ...................52
10 Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM
, Critical Reading,
Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2008, 2007, and 1998 ..................53
11 Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics,
and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2008, 2007, and 1998 .........................................54
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List of Figures
Figure Page
1 Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States,
1989-2008 …………………...…………………………………………………………………….8
2 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for the United States, the
Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 1998-2008 .........................................................................9
3 Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1998-2008 ....................10
4 Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1998-2008 .........................11
5 Mean SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for the United States and North Carolina
by Gender, 1998-2008....................................................................................................................12
6 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity,
1998-2008 .....................................................................................................................................15
7 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for North Carolina and the United
States by Race/Ethnicity, 2007-2008 ............................................................................................16
8 Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups By
Gender, 2007-2008 ........................................................................................................................17
9 Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups By
Gender, 2007-2008 ........................................................................................................................18
10 Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups By
Gender, 2007-2008 ........................................................................................................................19
11 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for Students in North Carolina
and the Nation by Family Income, 2007-2008 ..............................................................................20
12 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for North Carolina by Family
Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2007-2008 ...............................................................................21
13 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) and Self-Reported Grade Point
Average for Public School Students in North Carolina, 2007-2008..............................................22
14 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) and Grade Point Averages
(GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2007-2008.....................23
15 The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentile of SAT Mean Total Scores (Sub-Group 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 2007 ..................................................................................................................25
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Figure Page
16 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by Percent of Students
Tested for All States, 2007-2008 ...................................................................................................26
17 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by Percent of Students
Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2007-2008 ........................................................27
18 Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for Public School Students in North
Carolina and the Nation,1998-2008...............................................................................................28
19 Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
2007-2008 .....................................................................................................................................34
20 Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
2007-2008………………………………………………………………………………………...34
22 Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
2007-2008......................................................................................................................................35
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A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data∗
As measures of developed verbal and mathematical abilities that are 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 necessarily 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 stu-dents
have strong academic backgrounds and are applicants to the nation’s most selective colleges and scholarship
programs. Therefore, it is expected that the SAT critical reading 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 should note 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, fam-ily
background, and education of parents. These factors and others of a less tangible nature could very well have
an important influence on average scores.
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∗ Excerpted from Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data. Copyright 2002 by the College
Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved.
Background
Evolution of the SAT
The SAT (no longer an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test as it was in the earlier years of the test’s
administration) assesses critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing abilities developed by stu-dents
over time. For eight decades the test has been administered to college-bound seniors in the United
States. Admission’s staff and other educators have used SAT scores to assist in understanding and inter-preting
students readiness for matriculation in college. Colleges and universities use SAT scores (in ad-dition
to high school transcripts and other student information) as uniform and objective measures for
making informed decisions about students’ abilities and achievement.
Unlike the initial administration of the SAT in the 1920’s when test-takers were a few thousand mainly
White male students seeking admission into prestigious schools in the Eastern United States, SAT test
takers in 2008 were much larger in number and more diverse. SAT test-takers in 2008 represented a vari-ety
of racial/ethnic groups, socioeconomic levels, educational backgrounds, and larger numbers of first
generation test-takers. Forty-five percent of the nation’s 3.3 million (WICHE, 2008) public and nonpub-lic
high school graduates took the examination in 2008, compared with 63 percent of the 90,261
(WICHE, 2008) public and nonpublic high school graduates in North Carolina. About ten percent more
females in North Carolina and eight percent more females in the nation took the SAT than did males in
2008, a trend that began in the 1970’s.
Since its initial development in 1926, the SAT has undergone changes in an effort to align its content
with evolving curriculum and instructional practices in high schools and colleges (College Board, 2004).
The format of the three-hour and forty five minute test administered in 2008 bears little resemblance to
the original test, which took about 97 minutes to complete (Lawrence et al., 2002).
In 1994, critical reading questions were given more emphasis; longer reading passages were added; non-multiple
choice questions in mathematics were introduced; calculators were allowed for the first time;
and antonyms were eliminated. The scores from the new test were equated with scores from the previ-ous
test.
In 1995, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) changed the test’s name from the Scholastic Aptitude
Test to the Scholastic Assessment Test. ETS aimed to retain the original acronym, while dispelling the
numerous objections to the test being called an ‘aptitude’ test.
Also in 1995, the SAT’s score scale was re-centered due to increased diversity of the college-bound sen-ior
population. The original SAT verbal and mathematics scales derived their universal meaning from a
1941 reference group of slightly more than 10,000 test takers, which was less heterogeneous than the
college-bound senior population in 1990. Re-centering the SAT scales resulted in two major changes:
(1) The average scores for both the SAT I critical reading and mathematics tests were reestablished at
about 500 – the midpoint of the 200-800 scale; and (2) critical reading and mathematics scales were
aligned so that critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared directly. Prior to re-centering,
critical reading and mathematics scores could be compared only by looking at percentiles.
In March of 2005, a new SAT was administered, which aimed to better align its content with contempo-rary
curriculum and practices in high schools and colleges. The Verbal test was renamed “Critical Read-ing.”
Shorter reading passages were added to existing long reading passages and analogies were elimi-
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nated. The math section was revised to increase alignment with curriculum and admissions expectations.
Quantitative comparisons were eliminated and content from third-year college-preparatory mathematics
was added. A writing section was added to help colleges make better admissions and placement deci-sions
and to reinforce the importance of writing in a student’s education. The writing test included mul-tiple-
choice items, grammar usage questions, and a written essay.
The maximum total score on the new SAT is 2400, 800 points for each of the three areas. In equating
new SAT total scores with scores prior to 2006, only total scores on the critical reading and mathematics
portions are used.
Brief comparisons of the Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing content of the old SAT and the
New SAT are provided in the following tables:
Critical Reading -- Name Changed from Verbal; Analogies Eliminated;
Short Reading Passages Added
SOURCE: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Coun-selors,
2005.
Critical Reading Old SAT New SAT
Time 75 min. (Two 30-min. sections
One 15-min. section)
70 min. (Two 25-min.
sections, one 20-min.
section)
Content Sentence Completions
Passage-Based Reading
Analogies
Measuring:
Extended Reasoning
Literal Comprehension
Vocabulary in Context
Sentence Completions
Passage-Based Reading
Measuring:
Extended Reasoning
Literal Comprehension
Vocabulary in Context
Score 200-800 200-800
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Mathematics -- Third Year College-Preparatory Mathematics Added and Quantitative
Comparisons Eliminated
Writing -- Student-Written Essay, Grammar and Usage Multiple-Choice
SOURCE: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors,
2005.
Mathematics Old SAT New SAT
Time 75 min. (Two 30-min. sections
One 15-min. section)
70 min. (Two 25-min. sections,
one 20-min. section)
Content Multiple-Choice Items, and
Student-Produced Responses,
and Quantitative Comparisons
Measuring:
Number and Operations
Algebra I and Functions
Geometry; Statistics,
Probability, and Data Analysis
Multiple-Choice Items, and
Student-Produced Responses
Measuring:
Number and Operations
Algebra I, II, and Functions
Geometry; Statistics,
Probability, and Data Analysis
Score 200-800 200-800
Writing Old SAT New SAT
Time No Test Previously 60 min. (One 25-min. and one
10 min. multiple choice; 25 min.
essay)
Content
Score
No Test Previously Multiple-Choice Items
Identifying Errors; Improving
Sentences and Paragraphs
Student-Written Essay:
Effectively Develop and Express
a Point of View
200-800
Multiple-Choice Subscore: 20-80
Essay Subscore: 2-12
Essays not written on the essay
assignment will receive a score of
zero.
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An additional 25-minute section, which may be either a critical reading, mathematics, or writing multi-ple-
choice section, makes the total testing time for the new SAT three hours and 45 minutes. This sec-tion,
which does not count toward the final score, is designed to equate scores on newer editions of the
SAT with scores on older editions and to test new questions for future editions of the SAT.
Factors Influencing Score Fluctuations
While specific reasons why scores have decreased over the past three years are not known, the College
Board contends that such declines do not reflect any direct faults in the test. However, the College
Board’s President, Gaston Caperton, suggested that the addition of Writing to the SAT might have indi-rectly
influenced the recent decline in SAT scores when he stated: “When a new test is introduced, stu-dents
usually vary their test-taking behavior in a variety of ways and this affects scores.” (The College
Board, 2006).
The College Board also acknowledge that a change in students’ test-taking patterns during the past two
years might be related to declining scores over the same time period, most notably a decline in retesting.
Historically, students who take the SAT a second time increase their combined score by 30 points. In
2006, fewer students took the SAT a second time which, according to the College Board, contributed to
a score decline of seven points across the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT. For
example, in 2006 the nation’s Critical Reading score declined from 508 to 503 and its Mathematics score
declined from 520 to 518 for a net decrease of seven points. On the other hand, North Carolina’s Criti-cal
Reading score declined by four points, while its Mathematics score increased by two points, which is
a net decrease of two points. The College Board points out that since 1973, a change of 7 points or
greater in mean scores has occurred in five of those years.
Although there has been speculation that the 45-minute increase in testing time has adversely affected
student performance, the College Board contends that its research shows otherwise. In its analyses, the
College Board reported no differences in either the number of items correct or the number of items omit-ted
for sections that appeared early in the test and for sections that appeared later in the test.
To provide an idea about how SAT scores may vary in schools from year to year, Table i shows the per-centage
of schools in the nation whose mean SAT Reasoning Test scores rose or fell in 2007-2008:
Scores rose or
fell at least this
many points
Percent of all schools
with 50+ test-takers with
this much score change
50-99 100-299 300+
Critical
Reading
10
20
30
40
50
60%
27%
11%
4%
2%
44%
12%
3%
1%
0%
25%
3%
1%
0%
0%
48%
16%
6%
2%
1%
Mathematics
10
20
30
40
50
60%
28%
12%
4%
2%
46%
13%
3%
1%
0%
34%
5%
1%
0%
0%
50%
18%
6%
2%
1%
Writing
10
20
30
40
50
59%
25%
9%
4%
1%
44%
12%
3%
1%
0%
32%
4%
0%
0%
0%
48%
16%
5%
2%
1%
Percent of schools with
this much score change,
by number of test-takers
Table i. Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell, 2007
-2008
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Table i shows that SAT score changes in low-volume schools (50-99 test-takers) tend to be larger
than in medium-volume (100-299 test-takers) and high-volume (300+) schools. For example, 60 per-cent
of low-volume schools (50-99 test-takers) had SAT mathematics scores rise or fall by 10 or
more points, well above the 34 percent of high-volume schools (300+ test-takers).
When interpreting SAT score changes from year to year, the following points should be kept in mind:
• Most changes in SAT math scores from year to year are not unusual.
• Low-Volume Schools tend to have larger changes in critical reading, math, and writing
scores than medium-volume and high-volume schools.
• The larger the test-taking population, the smaller changes in SAT scores tend to be.
SOURCE: The College Board. (2008, August) . Background on the 1,518,859 SAT Takers in the
Class of 2008. New York: Author.
Scope and Limitations
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 test. Thus, this
report includes the SAT performance of North Carolina’s students in 2008 and trend scores for recent
years. Rankings or residual rankings are not used in this report in compliance with the College Board’s
Guidelines on the Uses of College Board Test Scores and Related Data and with professional standards
for educational and psychological testing. The guidelines caution against the use of SAT scores in ag-gregate
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 page v provides details for why such uses are
inappropriate.
“Relationships between test scores and other factors such as educational background, gender, race/ethnic
background, parental education, and household income are complex and interdependent. These factors
do not directly affect test performance; rather, they are associated with educational experiences both on
tests such as the SAT Reasoning Test and in schoolwork” (College Board, 2008).
This report presents SAT results for students scheduled to graduate in 2008 and represents students’
most recent scores, regardless of when they 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.
In this report, two types of total scores are indicated: Math + Critical Reading (M + CR) and Math +
Critical Reading + Writing (M + CR + W). These designations are used to permit maintenance of the
‘old’ SAT total score for trend purposes and the inclusion of writing scores in the ‘new’ SAT total score.
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Overall Performance
(Public and Private Schools)
North Carolina’s mean total SAT score, hereafter mathematics plus critical reading (M+CR), rose three
points in 2008, after two second consecutive years of declining SAT scores (see Figures 1 and 2). Prior
to 2006, North Carolina had ten successive years of gains.
North Carolina’s three-point increase from the previous year was also a three-point gain on the nation’s
score (1017), which did not change from the previous year (see Figures 1 and 2). The 2008 school year
marked the third consecutive year that the nation’s schools failed to make a positive gain (see Figure 1).
North Carolina’s average yearly SAT gain has been about 3 points since 1989, compared with about 0.6
points for the nation.
The mean total SAT score for the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vir-ginia)
was 999 — no change from the previous year. From 2007 to 2008, the gap between North Caro-lina’s
score and the southeast’s score has increased from 5 points to 8 points (see Figure 2).
Among all states, North Carolina’s participation rate (63 percent) in 2008 was 15th highest, while the
nation’s rate was 45 percent. North Carolina’s participation rate was 71 percent in 2007; however, up-dated
projections by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE, 2008) make it
inappropriate to compare participation rates across years. The number of SAT takers increased by 2.4
percent — from 55,114 in 2007 to 56,442 in 2008. By comparison, the number of SAT takers in the na-tion
increased by 1.6 percent, from 1,494,531 in 2007 to 1,518,859 in 2008 (The College Board, 2008).
North Carolina’s mean total score (M+CR) increased from 1004 to 1007 as a result of a two-point gain
in mathematics (from 509 in 2007 to 511 in 2008) and a one-point gain in critical reading (from 495 in
2007 to 496 in 2008). The nation’s mean total score (1017) remained the same in 2008 (verbal [502]
and mathematics [515]) as shown in Tables 2 and 10 in the Appendices. The Southeast’s mean total
score (999) also did not change in 2008, scoring one point more in mathematics and one point less in
critical reading than in the previous year.
The gap between North Carolina’s mean total score and the nation’s score has narrowed from 53 points
in 1990 to 10 points in 2008 (see Table 2 in the Appendices). Since 1972, the SAT score gap between
North Carolina and the nation has narrowed from 83 points to 10 points in 2008. The Southeast’s mean
total score was four points higher than North Carolina’s score in 1998, but in 2008, North Carolina’s
score is eight points higher than the Southeast score (see Figure 2).
Among states with at least 10 percent of SAT takers, North Carolina (59 points) is second to Colorado
(67 points) in SAT score gains from 1990 to 2008 (see Table 9 in the Appendices). Among the “SAT
States,” (the 22 states with more than 50 percent SAT takers), North Carolina is tied for second with
Vermont with the second largest 10-year gain (19 points) in mathematics, behind South Carolina (24
points) [see Table 10].
North Carolina’s writing score (482) was 42nd among all states and 14th among the SAT states as
shown in Table 10. In critical reading, North Carolina’s score (496) was 40th (tied with Indiana and
Florida) among all states and 11th among SAT states (tied with Indiana and Florida). In mathematics,
North Carolina’s score (511) was 36th among all states and 9th among SAT states. The Grand Total
Score for North Carolina was 1489, compared with 1511 for the nation.
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Figure 1. Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2008.
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Mean Gain
North Carolina
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Figure 2. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina,
1998-2008.
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1019 1020 1020
1026 1026 1028
1021
1017 1017
986 986
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United States Southeast North Carolina
The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
1
Mean Total
SAT Score
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Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores
In previous years, North Carolina’s critical reading and mathematics SAT scores have lagged the na-tion’s
scores, with the largest difference on the mathematics portion (see Figures 3 and 4). However,
since 1998, these gaps have narrowed. North Carolina’s critical reading score increased by one point in
2008 while the nation’s score did not change. Thus, the nation’s critical reading score (502) led North
Carolina’s score by six points in 2008, compared with 15 points in 1998 (see Figure 3).
505 505 505 506
504
507 508 508
503 502 502
490
493 492 493 493
495
499 499
495 495 496
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
200
485
505
525
Critical Reading (U. S.) Critical Reading (N. C.)
Mean Critical
Reading Score
Figure 3. Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1998-2008.
In mathematics, North Carolina has gained considerably on the nation from 1998 to 2008. North Caro-lina’s
score (511) was just four points lower than the nation’s score (515) in 2008, compared with 20
points in 1998 (see Figure 4).
Figure 4. Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1998-2008.
Gender
Figure 5 shows mean total SAT scores (M+CR) for the United States and North Carolina by gender from
1998 to 2008. In past years, males in North Carolina and the United States have scored higher on the
SAT than females, although females earn higher grades in high school and college (Vars and Bo-wen,
1998).
Between 1998 and 2008, the gap between total mean SAT scores for North Carolina’s male and female
students has been relatively stable, with only slight narrowing (2 points). North Carolina’s males and
females gained two points each in 2008, scoring 1025 and 992, respectively.
Nationally, the difference between total mean SAT scores for male and female students has closed by
five points since 1998 (see Figure 5). In 2008, the male score (1037) was 37 points higher than the fe-male
score (1000), while the male score (1040) in 1998 was 42 points higher than the female score
(998).
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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525
E Mathematics (U. S.) 3 Mathematics (N. C.)
Mean
Mathematics
Score
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Mean Total
SAT Score
1040 1040 1040 1042 1041
1049 1049 1051
1041
1037 1037
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Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for the United States and North Carolina by
Gender, 1998-2008.
While the gaps between total mean SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina and between
males and female scores in the nation have narrowed modestly between 1998 and 2008, the difference in
scores for North Carolina’s males and females when compared with the nation have narrowed apprecia-bly
(see Figure 5). In 2008, the score (1037) for males in the nation led the score (1025) for males in
North Carolina by 12 points, compared with 38 points in 1998. Similarly, the score (1000) for females
in the nation was 8 points higher than the score (992) for females in North Carolina in 2008 but was 31
points higher in 1998.
Table 1 displays mean critical reading and mathematics SAT scores for males and females in North
Carolina and the nation. Males have scored higher than females on the mathematics portion of the SAT
since the inception of the test in 1926 (Wilder and Powell, 1989). However, only over the past three
decades have males begun to consistently score higher than females on the critical reading portion, al-though
the differences are much smaller in magnitude than in mathematics. For example, the average
gap between male and female mathematics scores in North Carolina from 1998 to 2008 has been 29.3
points, compared with 34.5 points for the nation. In comparison the average gap between North Caro-lina’s
male and female critical reading scores over the same period has been 4.5 points, just 1.2 points
less than the average gap for the nation.
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Table 1. Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by
Gender, 1998-2008.
SAT Critical Reading SAT Mathematics
North Carolina Nation North Carolina Nation
Year M F Gap1 M F Gap2 M F Gap1 M F Gap2
1998 493 488 5.0 509 502 7.0 509 479 30.0 531 496 35.0
1999 496 490 6.0 509 502 7.0 510 479 31.0 531 495 36.0
2000 493 492 1.0 507 504 3.0 512 484 28.0 533 498 35.0
2001 497 490 7.0 509 502 7.0 515 486 29.0 533 498 35.0
2002 494 492 2.0 507 502 5.0 520 492 28.0 534 500 34.0
2003 499 492 7.0 512 503 9.0 522 493 29.0 537 503 34.0
2004 502 496 6.0 512 504 8.0 523 493 30.0 537 501 36.0
2005 503 497 6.0 513 505 8.0 527 498 29.0 538 504 34.0
2006 497 494 3.0 505 502 3.0 529 500 29.0 536 502 34.0
2007 497 494 3.0 504 502 2.0 526 496 30.0 533 499 34.0
2008 498 494 4.0 504 500 4.0 527 498 29.0 533 500 33.0
Mean 497 493 4.5 508 503 5.7 520 491 29.3 534 500 34.5
1North Carolina's mean score for males (M) minus North Carolina's mean score for females (F).
2Nation's mean score for males (M) minus nation's mean score for females (F).
Note: Prior to 2007, 'Critical Reading' was referred to as 'Verbal.'
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Race/Ethnicity
Figure 6 shows mean total SAT scores for North Carolina by race/ethnicity from 1998 to 2008. Histori-cally,
White and Asian American students have scored higher than other racial/ethnic groups in North
Carolina. In 2008, all racial/ethnic groups improved their scores from the previous year except Ameri-can
Indian students and Hispanic students, who scored 14 points and one point lower, respectively (see
Table 5). For the third consecutive year, Asian students (1072) attained the highest score, followed by
White students (1062). “Other” students scored 1005 followed by Hispanic (967), American Indian
(917), and Black (852) students.
Asian students had the largest gain from the previous year among North Carolina’s racial/ethnic groups
with eight points (see Table 5). White students had the second largest gain with seven points. North
Carolina’s Asian students (1072) and White students (1062) were the only groups to exceed the United
States average (1017) in 2008.
Among racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina in 2008, Hispanic students (16.4 percent) had the largest
increase in test takers followed by American Indian students (9.1) percent), Black students (7.2) percent,
Asian students (6.6 percent), and White students (3.0 percent) [The College Board, 2008]. Among ra-cial/
ethnic groups in the nation, Hispanics also had the largest increase in test-takers from the previous
year (12.9 percent), followed by Black students (9.1 percent), Asian students (7.4 percent) , and White
students (3.7 percent). The percent of American Indian test-takers decreased by 3.1 percent from the
previous year.
Generally, Hispanic students have represented the only racial/ethnic group in North Carolina to score
consistently higher than their national counterparts (see Table 5). In 2008, Hispanic students scored 967,
which was 51 points higher than the score (916) of their national counterparts. When interpreting this
result, one should consider the disproportionate percentage of SAT takers in North Carolina and the na-tion.
Hispanic students comprised four percent of North Carolina’s test takers in 2008, while nationally,
Hispanics accounted for 13 percent of the test takers (see Table 4).
North Carolina’s Black students have historically scored lower on the SAT than other racial/ethnic
groups. In 2008, Black students scored 852, one point higher than the previous year’s score. This score
was 210 points lower than White students’ score, 220 points lower than Asian students, 115 points lower
than Hispanic students, and 65 points lower than American Indian students (see Table 4).
The 2008 results show that all racial/ethnic groups have improved their total mean SAT scores (M + CR)
since 1998, except Hispanic students. Asian Americans have gained more points since 1998 than other
racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina (see Figure 6). For Asian students, the mean total score (1072) in
2008 was 58 points higher than the score in 1998. By comparison, the gains for other racial/ethnic
groups over the same time period have been 36 points for White students, 13 points for Black students,
and 11 points for American Indian students. The total mean score for Hispanic students (967) in 2008
declined by 17 points from the score in 1998.
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Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math +Critical Reading) for North Carolina by Race/Ethnicity,
Nationally, Asian American students (1094) attained the highest mean total SAT score among racial/
ethnic groups in 2008 (see Table 5). White students (1065) had the second highest score, followed by
“Other” (1008), American Indians (976), Hispanics (916) and Blacks (856). Nationally, only Asian stu-dent
and White student subgroups improved upon their previous year’s scores, while the scores for other
subgroups dropped from the previous year.
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Figure 7 compares 2008 mean total SAT scores for North Carolina and the United States by race/
ethnicity. All racial/ethnic groups in the nation attained higher SAT scores in 2008 than their North
Carolina counterparts, except Hispanic students who scored 50 points higher. Among the racial/ethnic
groups, the largest margin between the nation’s score and North Carolina’s score was attained by Ameri-can
Indians with 59 points. American Indians represent about one percent of SAT takers in North Caro-lina
and the nation.
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Figure 7. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for North Carolina and the United States
by Race/Ethnicity, 2007-2008.
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Race/Ethnicity by Gender
Figure 8 shows mean SAT critical reading scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2008. Asian and Black
students were the only racial/ethnic groups with females scoring higher than males. Asian females
scored nine points higher than Asian males, while Black females scored five points higher than Black
males. Among other racial/ethnic groups, males scored on average about three points higher than fe-males.
The critical reading scores for Black males and females were notably depressed relative to the
scores of other male and female subgroups.
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Figure 8. Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading1 for North Carolina‘s Racial/Ethnic Groups By Gender,
2007-2008.
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Males had higher mathematics scores than females across all subgroups in 2008 (see Figure 9). The
smallest differences were observed among Black students [with males (438) scoring 12 points higher
than females (426)] and Asian students [with males (576) scoring 19 points higher than females (557)].
Among other subgroups, males scored about 30 points higher in mathematics than females. Similar to
critical reading, mathematics scores for Black males and females were notably depressed relative to the
scores of other male and female subgroups.
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Figure 9. Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina‘s Racial/Ethnic Groups By Gen-der,
2007-2008.
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In contrast to mathematics, females scored higher in writing than males across all subgroups (see Figure
10). The largest difference between males and females was noted in Asian students, with females scor-ing
28 points higher than males. Black male and female scores in writing were the lowest among all
subgroups, but the scores were less depressed relative to other subgroups than in critical reading and
mathematics.
Mean SAT
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Figure 10. Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina‘s Racial/Ethnic Groups By Gender,
2007-2008.
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Family Income
Figure 11 shows mean total SAT scores by family income for North Carolina and the nation in 2007-
2008. For the ten income categories reported by the College Board, the difference between North Caro-lina’s
scores and the nation’s scores ranged from 0 to 26 points. For all income levels up to $120,000,
students nationally scored higher. The only income category with differences between the nations total
mean score and North Carolina’s total mean score greater than 8 points was the < $20,000 category, with
26 points. The figure demonstrates the strong relationship between mean total SAT scores and family
income.
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Figure 11. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for Students in North Carolina and the
Nation by Family Income, 2007-2008.
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Among racial/ethnic groups, North Carolina’s mean total SAT scores increased as family income rose in
2008 (see Figure 12). It is notable that White students who reported income levels below the poverty
line (earned less than $20,000 per annum) scored eight points higher than Black students who reported
family incomes over $200,000 per annum. Despite strong evidence in the research literature that paren-tal
income is positively correlated with student achievement, these data suggest that there are other fac-tors
that also impact student achievement.
Family Income in Thousands of Dollars
Black
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Figure 12. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for North Carolina by Family Income
and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2007-2008.
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Grade Point Average (GPA)
Figure 13 shows mean total SAT scores by grade point average and racial/ethnic group for public school
students. Note that as self-reported GPA increased, the SAT score gap between white and black students
increased from 146 points in the “D” range to 168 points in the “A” range. Similar results are shown for
both American Indian and Hispanic students when compared to white students. Also apparent is the
similarity between reported GPA’s and SAT scores in the “A” range for Asian and White students.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Black
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Figure 13. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) and Self-Reported Grade Point Aver-age
for Public School Racial/Ethnic Groups in North Carolina, 2007-2008.
Research has shown that a composite of SAT scores and high school GPA together predict first-year
college grades. The ‘predictive validity’ is approximately 0.61 (The College Board, 2008). Hence,
one would expect SAT scores and high school grades to be strongly associated.
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Figure 14 shows mean total SAT scores and self-reported grade point averages for male and female pub-lic
school students in North Carolina in 2008. The data suggests that male students with higher GPAs
score higher on the SAT than their female counterparts. The average difference in mean total SAT
scores for male students and female students was 50 points at the upper three GPA’s. At the lower GPA,
the difference was 38 points.
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Figure 14. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) and Grade Point Averages (GPA) for
North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2007-2008.
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North Carolina and the University of
North Carolina System
Historically, mean total SAT scores for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System each
year have been higher than those for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (The University of North Caro-lina,
2007). The average total score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System from
1998 to 2008 was 1074, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors was 998 during the
same period, an average difference of 76 points. This trend suggests that many of North Carolina’s stu-dents
who do not perform well on the SAT do not represent a substantial portion of the students who en-ter
the University of North Carolina System. These students may elect other post-secondary options,
which might include community college, military service, or full-time employment.
In 2008, the mean total SAT score (1007) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors was 67 points
lower than the score (1074) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2007.
[SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2008 were not available for inclusion in this
report.]
Schools within the University of North Carolina System serve a wide variety of student abilities as re-flected
in the mean total SAT scores of their entering freshmen. In 2007, scores ranged from 842 at
North Carolina Central University to 1302 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Uni-versity
of North Carolina, 2007).
Figure 15 shows the range of mean 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 Uni-versity
of North Carolina system institutions and other selected institutions in 2007. 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.
It can be seen that each of the University of North Carolina system institutions serves some students who
score in 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 in the top 25 percent of
2006 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and the nation and less likely to serve students who score
in the lower 50 percent. On the other hand, Howard University, recognized as one of the elite Histori-cally
Black Colleges and Universities, is unique in that it serves a diverse range of student abilities and
might serve students above the upper 75 percent of 2007 college-bound seniors in North Carolina and
the nation.
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Information on the 50th percentile for Howard and Harvard University’s entering freshmen was not available.
Source: The College Board. (2008). North Carolina State Summary Report 2007-2008. The University of North Carolina (2007). Averages and Quartiles of
SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North Carolina, Fall 2007. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, 2006-2007. Pre-mium
Online Edition (2008). America’s Best Colleges. U. S. News and World Report.
Figure 15. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentile of SAT Mean Total Scores (Sub-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 2007.
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North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools
Among states, the higher the percentage of students taking the SAT (participation rate), the lower the
average SAT scores (The College Board, 2008). While this is true for states (see Figure 16) where there
is a -0.88 correlation between mean total SAT scores and participation rates, the opposite association is
observed for public schools in North Carolina (see Figure 17). In 2008, the Pearson correlation between
the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT score for public schools, the correlation
was 0.39. These correlations suggest that participation rate is a lesser factor in predicting SAT scores for
public school systems and public schools in North Carolina than for states.
In view of the above 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. Interpreta-tions
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. It is also important to recognize 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, 2008).
Figure 16. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by Percent of Students
Tested for all States, 2007-2008.
Table 6 provides a three-year trend of mathematics scores, critical reading scores, writing scores, partici-pation
rates, Sub-Total Scores, and Grand Total Scores for each public school system and school in
North Carolina from 2006 to 2008. The three-year trend is reported only for those school systems and
schools with SAT scores in 2008.
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and Virginia.
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Figure 17. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) by Percent of Stu-dents
Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2007-2008.
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Public Schools
Mean total SAT scores for North Carolina’s public schools have lagged those of public schools in the
nation (see Figure 18). However, in recent years, North Carolina’s public schools have been improving
at a faster rate than those in the nation. In 2008, North Carolina had 48,054 public school test takers, a
one percent decrease from the previous year. With a score of 492 in critical reading and 511 in mathe-matics,
North Carolina’s public school score (1003) was four points higher than the previous year’s
score.
The nation’s score (1007) did not change from the previous year, with 497 on the critical reading por-tion
and 510 on the mathematics portion (see Table 11 in the Appendices). The number of public school
SAT takers in the nation (1,167,849) decreased by one percent from the previous year (The College
Board, 2008). The mean total SAT score for North Carolina’s public schools (981) in 1998 lagged that
of public schools nationally (1012) by 31 points, compared with four points in 2008.
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Figure 18. Mean Total SAT Scores (Math + Critical Reading) for Public School Students in North
Carolina and the Nation, 1998-2008.
The mean writing score for public school students in North Carolina was 478, one point higher than the
previous year’s score. Nationally, the writing score (488) for public school students in 2008 did not
change from the previous year (see Table 11 in the Appendices).
Figures 19, 20 and 21 (see Appendices) show the distribution of mathematics and critical reading, and
writing SAT scores, respectively, for North Carolina’s public schools by number of students. The scores
for all three portions of the SAT approximate a normal distribution.
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Appendices
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North Carolina and the Nation
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Table 2. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2008
United States (US) North Carolina (NC)
Year
Critical
Reading Mathematics Total
Critical
Reading Mathematics Total US-NC Gap1
2008 502 515 1017 496 511 1007 10
2007 502 515 1017 495 509 1004 13
2006 503 518 1021 495 513 1008 13
2005 508 520 1028 499 511 1010 18
2004 508 518 1026 499 507 1006 20
2003 507 519 1026 495 506 1001 25
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
1Gap = United States mean total SAT score minus North Carolina's mean total score.
Table 3. Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North Caro-lina’s
Public School Students, 2007-2008
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Sc ore
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8 00 1 4 9 0.31 99 1 0 9 0 .2 3 9 9 7 3 0 .15 9 9
7 90 4 7 0 .1 99 6 0 .0 1 9 9 2 3 0 .05 9 9
7 80 2 0 0.04 99 1 7 7 0 .3 7 9 9 3 9 0 .08 9 9
7 70 6 7 0.14 99 4 2 0 .0 9 9 9 5 7 0 .12 9 9
7 60 1 3 0 0.27 99 9 1 0 .1 9 9 9 6 2 0 .13 9 9
7 50 4 4 0.09 99 1 8 9 0 .3 9 9 9 8 3 0 .17 9 9
7 40 2 1 5 0. 45 99 9 6 0. 2 9 9 7 4 0 .15 9 9
7 30 1 7 1 0.36 98 2 1 1 0 .4 4 9 8 10 7 0 .22 9 9
7 20 2 1 7 0.45 98 1 8 9 0 .3 9 9 8 13 6 0 .28 9 9
7 10 7 8 0.16 98 3 6 1 0 .7 5 9 7 19 4 0 .40 9 8
7 00 2 9 9 0.62 97 4 3 9 0 .9 1 9 6 26 2 0 .55 9 8
6 90 3 4 8 0.72 97 3 0 1 0 .6 3 9 6 25 5 0 .53 9 7
6 80 4 3 7 0.91 96 6 2 2 1 .2 9 9 5 29 4 0 .61 9 7
6 70 3 6 7 0.76 95 6 2 0 1 .2 9 9 3 39 8 0 .83 9 6
6 60 5 4 9 1.14 94 7 4 5 1 .5 5 9 2 40 9 0 .85 9 5
6 50 5 1 1 1.06 93 11 2 9 2 .3 5 9 0 42 7 0 .89 9 4
6 40 6 0 7 1.26 92 8 5 8 1 .7 9 8 8 48 8 1 .02 9 3
6 30 10 4 1 2.17 90 9 2 6 1 .9 3 8 6 57 0 1 .19 9 2
6 20 6 9 7 1.45 88 9 4 1 1 .9 6 8 4 75 5 1 .57 9 1
6 10 7 5 5 1.57 87 11 0 9 2 .3 1 8 2 66 1 1 .38 9 0
6 00 14 5 4 3.03 84 11 0 1 2 .2 9 8 0 78 9 1 .64 8 8
5 90 7 3 6 1. 53 82 17 3 1 3. 6 7 7 1 08 2 2 .25 8 6
5 80 11 4 2 2.38 80 13 1 1 2 .7 3 7 4 1 08 0 2 .25 8 4
5 70 14 1 6 2.95 78 14 9 8 3 .1 2 7 1 1 04 2 2 .17 8 2
5 60 13 7 5 2.86 75 13 3 3 2 .7 7 6 8 1 35 1 2 .81 7 9
5 50 14 8 5 3.09 72 19 9 0 4 .1 4 6 4 1 27 9 2 .66 7 6
5 40 18 4 0 3.83 68 15 2 5 3 .1 7 6 1 1 48 2 3 .08 7 4
5 30 14 3 4 2.98 65 14 8 0 3 .0 8 5 8 1 26 7 2 .64 7 1
5 20 16 6 9 3.47 62 17 3 7 3 .6 1 5 4 1 61 7 3 .36 6 8
5 10 16 5 0 3.43 58 15 6 9 3 .2 7 5 1 1 98 5 4 .13 6 4
5 00 18 7 9 3.91 54 21 5 3 4 .4 8 4 7 1 55 9 3 .24 6 0
4 90 18 3 1 3.81 51 15 6 5 3 .2 6 4 3 1 75 2 3 .65 5 7
4 80 15 0 9 3.14 47 15 0 3 3 .1 3 4 0 1 93 0 4 .02 5 3
4 70 20 1 6 4 .2 43 16 0 4 3 .3 4 3 7 1 73 3 3 .61 4 9
4 60 15 2 1 3.17 40 18 5 9 3 .8 7 3 3 1 82 6 3 .8 4 5
4 50 17 2 6 3.59 36 17 8 1 3 .7 1 2 9 2 17 3 4 .52 4 1
4 40 23 2 1 4.83 32 14 1 5 2 .9 4 2 6 1 63 0 3 .39 3 7
4 30 10 6 7 2.22 29 14 3 7 2 .9 9 2 3 1 88 7 3 .93 3 4
4 20 20 9 1 4. 35 25 13 9 4 2. 9 2 0 1 59 0 3 .31 3 0
4 10 12 4 3 2.59 22 14 1 5 2 .9 4 1 7 1 62 1 3 .37 2 7
4 00 13 6 0 2. 83 19 10 0 8 2. 1 1 5 1 85 0 3 .85 2 3
3 90 12 3 2 2. 56 16 10 5 6 2. 2 1 2 1 47 3 3 .07 2 0
3 80 13 8 6 2. 88 14 9 1 2 1. 9 1 0 1 31 8 2 .74 1 7
3 70 9 5 3 1.98 11 7 4 8 1 .5 6 9 1 05 6 2 .2 1 4
3 60 9 3 1 1.94 9 7 8 2 1 .6 3 7 1 17 5 2 .45 1 2
3 50 7 5 0 1.56 8 5 6 8 1 .1 8 6 99 1 2 .06 1 0
3 40 5 8 6 1.22 6 3 5 9 0 .7 5 5 92 0 1 .91 8
3 30 5 8 2 1.21 5 3 9 1 0 .8 1 4 56 8 1 .18 6
3 20 4 2 4 0.88 4 2 7 9 0 .5 8 3 61 8 1 .29 5
3 10 2 7 4 0.57 3 3 3 0 0 .6 9 3 46 6 0 .97 4
3 00 2 9 0 0 .6 3 3 1 0 0 .6 5 2 31 6 0 .66 3
2 90 2 2 5 0.47 2 1 5 8 0 .3 3 1 32 3 0 .67 2
2 80 2 2 1 0. 46 2 7 9 0 .1 6 1 21 0 0 .44 2
2 70 1 3 5 0.28 1 1 3 0 0 .2 7 1 17 7 0 .37 1
2 60 1 2 0 0.25 1 4 6 0.1 1 12 4 0 .26 1
2 50 9 8 0 .2 1 8 7 0 .1 8 1 9 1 0 .19 1
2 40 8 4 0.17 1 3 0 0 .0 6 1 7 2 0 .15 1
2 30 3 9 0.08 1 6 4 0 .1 3 1 5 8 0 .12 1
2 20 4 0 0.08 1 2 2 0 .0 5 1 5 0 0 .1 1
2 10 2 2 0.05 1 4 6 0.1 1 3 3 0 .07 1
2 00 1 4 8 0. 31 1 8 7 0 .1 8 1 10 4 0 .22 1
48 ,0 5 4 9 9 .97 48 ,0 5 4 10 0 .02 4 8,03 5 99 .5 7
1O nly 4 8 ,0 3 5 o f the 4 8 ,054 co lle ge bound sen io rs h ad v alid w rit in g sc o re s in 2008 .
W r it ing (Mea n = 4 7 8) 1 Cr itica l Re adin g (Me an = 4 92) M athema tic s (Me an = 5 11)
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Figure 19. Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
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Figure 20. Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools,
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Figure 22. Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2007-2008.
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Table 4. Mean Total SAT Scores (Sub-Total Scores) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2007-2008
North C arolina
N Mean % N Mean %
Al l S tudents 1,518,859 1017 100 56,442 1007 100 -10
Gender
Male 704,226 1037 46 25,597 1025 45 -12
Female 812,764 1000 54 30,797 992 55 -8
No Response 1,869 835 0 48 886 0 51
Race /Ethnicity
American Indian 9,595 976 1 705 917 1 -59
Asian American 151,235 1094 10 2,095 1072 4 -22
Black 174,383 856 11 12,504 852 22 -4
Hispanic 190,203 916 13 2,099 967 4 51
White 858,561 1065 57 36,081 1062 64 -3
Other 52,016 1008 3 1,323 1005 2 -3
No Response 82,866 963 5 1,635 993 3 30
Pare nt Education Level
No high school diploma 61,161 860 5 1,093 871 2 11
High school diploma 404,587 938 32 16,632 928 30 -10
Associate's degree 112,582 972 9 6,327 962 11 -10
Bachelor's degree 382,163 1049 30 15,721 1032 29 -17
Graduate degree 321,785 1118 25 10,223 1106 19 -12
Fami ly Income (in $)
$0 - $20,000 96,825 890 6 3,898 864 7 -26
$20,000 - $40,000 146,379 935 10 6,952 927 12 -8
$40,000-60,000 149,607 984 10 6,885 977 12 -7
$60,000-$80,000 148,274 1012 10 6,651 1006 12 -6
$80,000-$100,000 126,364 1039 8 4,990 1035 9 -4
$100,000-$120,000 100,045 1056 7 3,541 1054 6 -2
$120,000-$140,000 48,916 1063 3 1,764 1063 3 0
$140,000-$160,000 35,479 1079 2 1,245 1073 2 -6
$160,000-$200,000 40,079 1083 3 1,232 1085 2 2
More than $200,000 58,242 1124 4 1,679 1119 3 -5
No Response 568,649 17,605
Highe st Le ve l of Math
Achieved1
Caculus 318,428 1171 21 10,603 1099 16 -72
P re-calculus 327,612 1037 21 13,792 996 21 -41
T rigonometry 139,663 968 9 3,096 937 5 -31
Algebra II 334,192 902 22 17,373 893 26 -9
Algebra I 46,681 807 3 1,124 777 2 -30
AP/Honors Courses 383,376 1150 25 21,227 1059 32 -91
H S Grade Point Ave rage
A+ (97-100) 75,269 1210 5 3,301 1177 6 -33
A (93-96) 237,751 1137 16 11,475 1109 20 -28
A- (90-92) 250,050 1076 16 9,948 1036 18 -40
B (80-89) 625,268 958 41 21,013 933 37 -25
C (70-79) 148,761 844 10 4,575 828 8 -16
D or below (<70) 5,229 813 0 104 800 0 -13
No Response 176,531 12 6,026 11
High School C lass Rank2
Highest T enth 219,715 1171 14 8,456 1162 15 -9
Second T enth 189,222 1042 12 8,467 1041 15 -1
Second Fifth 140,631 976 9 7,150 967 13 -9
Final T hree Fifths 151,985 888 10 7,951 877 14 -11
No Response 817,306 54 24,418 43
Note: Due to rounding, some numbers might not sum to 100%. All values in this table are based upon the number of SAT
2T he College Board collapsed "High School Class Rank" from six categories to four in 2006.
Diffe rence
Uni ted S tates
Reasoning T est t est-t akers and self-reported student responses.
1In this report, Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects data has been replaced by Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved.
Table 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (M + CR) for the United States and North Carolina by Student Profile
Characteristics, 2004-2008
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US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff.
All Students 102 6 1006 -20 1028 1010 -18 1021 1008 -13 1017 1004 -13 1017 1007 -10
Gender
Male 104 9 1025 -24 1051 1030 -21 1041 1026 -15 1037 1023 -14 1037 1025 -12
Female 100 5 989 -16 1009 995 -14 1004 994 -10 1001 990 -11 1000 992 -8
No Response 835 886 51
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian 971 916 -55 982 928 -54 981 922 -59 981 931 -50 976 917 -59
Asian American 108 4 1047 -37 1091 1051 -40 1088 1064 -24 1092 1064 -28 1094 1072 -22
Black 857 847 -10 864 851 -13 863 857 -6 862 851 -11 856 852 -4
Hispanic 916 964 48 923 960 37 919 967 48 921 968 47 916 967 51
White 105 9 1047 -12 1068 1061 -7 1063 1058 -5 1061 1055 -6 1065 1062 -3
Other 100 2 1004 2 1008 1002 -6 1007 1017 10 1009 999 -10 1008 1005 -3
No Response 0 0 963 993 300
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma 860 868 8 871 866 -5 863 881 18 866 871 5 860 871 11
High school diploma 943 928 -15 950 938 -12 945 936 -9 942 932 -10 938 928 -10
Associate's degree 976 961 -15 983 964 -19 977 969 -8 976 964 -12 972 962 -10
Bachelor's degree 105 4 1029 -25 1063 1042 -21 1058 1039 -19 1055 1035 -20 1049 1032 -17
Graduate degree 112 2 1104 -18 1132 1021 -111 1129 1116 -13 1129 1115 -14 1118 1106 -12
Family Income (in U.S. $)1
$0 - $20,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 890 864 -26
$20,000 - $40,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 935 927 -8
$40,000-60,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 984 977 -7
$60,000-$80,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1012 1006 -6
$80,000-$100,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1039 1035 -4
$100,000-$120,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1056 1054 -2
$120,000-$140,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1063 1063 0
$140,000-$160,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1079 1073 -6
$160,000-$200,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1083 1085 2
More than $200,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1124 1119 -5
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
0 0 0
Highest Level of Math
Achieved2
Caculus *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1171 1099 -72
Pre-calculus *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1037 996 -41
Trigonometry *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 968 937 -31
Algebra II *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 902 893 -9
Algebra I *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 807 777 -30
AP/Honors Courses *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1150 1059 -91
H S Grade Point Average
A+ (97-10 0) 122 6 1190 -36 1232 1205 -27 1223 1187 -36 1224 1186 -38 1210 1177 -33
A (93-96) 114 7 1110 -37 1155 1123 -32 1145 1111 -34 1146 1109 -37 1137 1109 -28
A- (90-92) 108 6 1041 -45 1096 1054 -42 1086 1039 -47 1084 1038 -46 1076 1036 -40
B (80-89) 966 935 -31 975 945 -30 968 941 -27 964 934 -30 958 933 -25
C (70-79) 860 827 -33 862 830 -32 854 833 -21 851 826 -25 844 828 -16
D or below (<70) 867 751 -1 16 854 773 -81 819 762 -57 815 790 -25 813 800 -13
No Response
High School Class Rank
Top Tenth 118 6 1175 -11 1191 1187 -4 1184 1179 -5 1182 1170 -12 1171 1162 -9
Second Tenth 105 9 1048 -11 1063 1057 -6 1053 1047 -6 1050 1044 -6 1042 1041 -1
Second Fifth 980 961 -19 987 968 -19 982 966 -16 981 970 -11 976 967 -9
Final Three Fifths 900 878 -22 907 887 -20 892 876 -16 894 876 -18 888 877 -11
No Response
1Family income intervals reported by the College Board in 2008 were different from those reported in previous years.
2The College Board did not report Total Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects in 2008. In this table, this category was replaced by
Highest Level of Mathematics Achieved to better reflect the relationship between students' SAT scores and mathematics coursework.
Note: Due to rounding, numbers might not add up to 100%.
*** = Data from previous years not compatible with data in 2008.
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools, North Carolina School
of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
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CR
Score1
Writing
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%
Tested
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CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
280 NA 691 657 634 1348 1982 311 NA 684 647 626 1331 1957 296 NA 690 646 639 1336 1975
95 NA 552 584 563 1136 1699 114 NA 573 587 577 1160 1737 106 NA 555 581 563 1136 1699
010 724 57.1 509 487 472 996 1468 870 65.6 499 473 460 972 1432 821 62.1 508 481 467 989 1456
303 Alamance-Burlington Middle
College 1 3.4 . . . . . 5 16.7 516 486 474 1002 1476
324 Eastern Alamance High 104 51.5 531 501 497 1032 1529 120 63.2 531 493 481 1024 1505 115 65.7 529 489 467 1018 1485
348 Graham High 77 55.8 479 470 457 949 1406 110 67.9 457 430 425 887 1312 89 54.6 468 452 439 920 1359
360 HM Cummings HS 70 42.2 423 400 382 823 1205 93 63.3 434 414 398 848 1246 87 58.0 434 407 403 841 1244
388 Southern High 134 52.5 500 476 457 976 1433 136 56.0 495 480 461 975 1436 143 51.4 507 485 480 992 1472
396 Walter M Williams High 210 75.5 527 507 491 1034 1525 218 79.0 526 500 489 1026 1515 204 76.4 527 495 487 1022 1509
400 Western Alamance High 129 62.3 538 510 494 1048 1542 192 71.6 507 481 466 988 1454 178 70.1 529 506 479 1035 1514
01B 11 84.6 496 481 494 977 1471 15 107.1 479 510 499 989 1488 21 72.4 466 496 479 962 1441
01C 8 160.0 425 375 383 800 1183 10 111.1 480 496 480 976 1456 8 61.5 458 428 425 886 1311
01D 7 36.8 431 497 460 928 1388 5 35.7 474 496 448 970 1418 8 40.0 413 426 451 839 1290
020 145 45.2 506 462 453 968 1421 147 39.8 507 469 451 976 1427 163 48.1 487 466 443 953 1396
302 Alexander Central High 145 45.2 506 462 453 968 1421 147 39.8 507 469 451 976 1427 163 48.1 487 466 443 953 1396
030 45 52.3 491 474 470 965 1435 37 37.4 501 479 480 980 1460 52 43.7 519 480 464 999 1463
304 Alleghany High 45 52.3 491 474 470 965 1435 37 37.4 501 479 480 980 1460 52 43.7 519 480 464 999 1463
040 124 47.3 451 433 419 884 1303 120 50.0 441 418 415 859 1274 97 44.3 434 409 406 843 1249
304 Anson Early College 1 12.5
305 Anson Challenge Acad 1 14.3
306 Anson High 122 49.4 451 434 420 885 1305 120 51.9 441 418 415 859 1274 95 46.6 433 410 405 843 1248
050 Ashe County 102 62.6 524 508 499 1032 1531 122 51.3 524 499 486 1023 1509 93 50.3 530 502 473 1032 1505
302 Ashe Cty. HS 102 62.6 524 508 499 1032 1531 122 51.3 524 499 486 1023 1509 93 50.3 530 502 473 1032 1505
060 Avery County 71 52.2 526 506 491 1032 1523 98 55.7 509 493 481 1002 1483 61 50.8 505 487 456 992 1448
302 Avery County High 71 52.2 526 506 491 1032 1523 98 55.7 509 493 481 1002 1483 61 50.8 505 487 456 992 1448
06B 7 100.0 336 339 331 675 1006 5 100.0 434 470 448 904 1352 2 100.0
070 Beaufort County 178 44.3 492 474 466 966 1432 203 52.9 503 469 456 972 1428 179 47.1 505 475 461 980 1441
330 Northside High 43 43.9 499 474 467 973 1440 58 54.7 527 485 459 1012 1471 41 47.7 529 505 478 1034 1512
339 Southside High 30 36.1 492 480 466 972 1438 35 43.8 502 443 422 945 1367 32 34.4 505 461 464 966 1430
342 Washington High 105 48.6 489 472 466 961 1427 110 56.1 490 469 465 959 1424 106 53.5 497 468 453 965 1418
080 Bertie County 108 54.0 414 398 392 812 1204 97 46.2 429 408 392 837 1229 104 50.5 424 408 403 832 1235
312 Bertie High 108 56.5 414 398 392 812 1204 97 48.3 429 408 392 837 1229 104 52.0 424 408 403 832 1235
090 Bladen County 168 59.6 450 430 417 880 1297 153 54.1 448 428 414 876 1290 161 53.1 435 421 405 856 1261
330 East Bladen High 75 54.3 444 420 422 864 1286 75 57.7 442 419 409 861 1270 87 56.5 428 415 404 843 1247
368 West Bladen High 93 66.0 455 439 414 894 1308 78 51.3 453 437 418 890 1308 74 50.3 442 429 406 871 1277
100 244 44.6 500 491 476 991 1467 282 42.9 497 481 466 978 1444 284 42.3 507 496 481 1003 1484
308 Brunswick Learn Center 2 16.7 . . . . .
326 North Brunswick High 64 42.7 460 452 429 912 1341 61 35.7 468 460 437 928 1365 59 32.1 480 464 458 944 1402
334 South Brunswick High 82 44.8 512 503 489 1015 1504 124 53.7 509 489 478 998 1476 110 48.7 519 513 495 1032 1527
348 West Brunswick High 98 49.2 516 508 497 1024 1521 95 39.1 500 481 471 981 1452 114 46.0 507 494 476 1001 1477
110 848 56.5 541 511 498 1052 1550 896 59.7 540 520 500 1060 1560 804 55.1 542 522 505 1064 1569
304 A C Reynolds High 170 57.6 540 528 508 1068 1576 208 68.0 555 545 520 1100 1620 155 57.6 559 544 516 1103 1619
322 Buncombe Co Early Col 13 52.0 498 521 495 1019 1514 1
323 Buncombe Co Middle C 7 18.9 461 536 514 997 1511
336 Charles D Owen High 105 58.3 527 504 493 1031 1524 92 59.4 533 522 498 1055 1553 101 60.5 539 521 500 1060 1560
340 Clyde A Erwin High 61 33.9 530 486 469 1016 1485 101 45.1 514 473 453 987 1440 94 41.0 509 483 456 992 1448
352 Enka High 142 58.9 517 499 489 1016 1505 168 61.3 517 511 487 1028 1515 129 52.2 510 501 481 1011 1492
380 North Buncombe High 136 53.5 563 498 493 1061 1554 132 62.0 553 507 493 1060 1553 101 51.5 552 517 507 1069 1576
416 T C Roberson High 221 69.3 558 521 507 1079 1586 194 64.7 555 533 520 1088 1608 217 73.8 562 538 533 1100 1633
111 Asheville City 135 68.9 567 557 535 1124 1659 188 76.1 525 531 512 1056 1568 195 81.9 527 539 505 1066 1571
302 Asheville High 135 68.9 567 557 535 1124 1659 188 76.1 525 531 512 1056 1568 195 81.9 527 539 505 1066 1571
120 Burke County 343 40.5 523 499 480 1022 1502 333 40.5 524 503 487 1027 1514 370 40.9 521 492 472 1013 1485
310 Burke Middle College 20 66.7 501 496 505 997 1502
314 East Burke High 140 36.0 529 491 479 1020 1499 128 33.2 529 510 489 1039 1528 158 41.5 516 480 453 996 1449
318 Freedom High 203 45.8 518 504 481 1022 1503 205 50.2 521 499 486 1020 1506 178 49.3 528 503 484 1031 1515
370 Robert L Patton High 14 15.6 501 496 479 997 1476
2008
River Mill Charter
NC School of Science & Math
Crossnore Academy
2007
Alleghany County
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
Anson County
2006
NC School of the Arts
Alamance Burlington
Alexander County
Clover Garden
New Century Charter
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
130 800 64.4 524 500 485 1024 1509 898 65.5 519 499 486 1018 1504 888 60.1 529 505 489 1034 1523
310 Central Cabarrus High 180 62.9 531 500 481 1031 1512 253 68.8 519 496 479 1015 1494 236 65.2 528 501 486 1029 1515
314 Concord High 143 65.3 507 505 494 1012 1506 140 63.3 505 498 480 1003 1483 128 61.0 518 527 494 1045 1539
316 Jay M Robinson High 225 69.2 528 499 485 1027 1512 225 67.2 520 507 500 1027 1527 198 55.5 531 512 501 1043 1544
324 Mt Pleasant High 94 51.9 512 482 468 994 1462 92 52.9 516 487 479 1003 1482 113 53.6 529 493 475 1022 1497
326 N W Cabarrus High 158 69.3 531 509 489 1040 1529 188 70.4 530 498 489 1028 1517 205 63.7 542 500 490 1042 1532
333 Performance Learning 8 57.1 364 398 365 762 1127
132 104 44.1 487 461 440 948 1388 86 41.1 502 487 459 989 1448 81 35.7 519 479 475 998 1473
304 A L Brown High 104 44.1 487 461 440 948 1388 86 41.1 502 487 459 989 1448 81 35.7 519 479 475 998 1473
140 297 38.5 530 494 495 1024 1519 307 38.9 521 491 481 1012 1493 315 41.1 519 490 478 1009 1487
305 Caldwell Career Cent 6 18.8 452 428 415 880 1295
348 Hibriten High 99 46.3 519 506 517 1025 1542 99 46.0 510 490 490 1000 1490 88 41.7 515 491 486 1006 1492
386 South Caldwell High 136 40.0 546 503 505 1049 1554 160 44.2 536 501 481 1037 1518 147 43.8 530 503 489 1033 1522
390 West Caldwell High 62 29.8 512 454 444 966 1410 48 23.3 491 462 465 953 1418 74 41.3 509 469 451 978 1429
150 Camden County 72 72.7 512 488 476 1000 1476 57 62.0 501 480 466 981 1447 77 58.8 490 476 458 966 1424
304 Camden County High 72 72.7 512 488 476 1000 1476 57 62.0 501 480 466 981 1447 77 58.8 490 476 458 966 1424
160 Carteret County 303 63.0 529 512 494 1041 1535 322 65.3 528 512 493 1040 1533 295 62.2 527 517 494 1044 1538
313 East Carteret High 57 45.6 493 490 475 983 1458 73 59.8 480 486 459 966 1425 66 52.8 503 521 496 1024 1520
314 Croatan High School 85 66.9 534 516 498 1050 1548 131 79.9 541 519 501 1060 1561 112 78.3 535 528 503 1063 1566
344 West Carteret High 161 70.3 539 517 499 1056 1555 118 57.0 542 519 504 1061 1565 117 56.8 533 504 484 1037 1521
16A 1 5.0 . . . . . 1 4.2 . . . .
170 68 38.2 465 443 451 908 1359 88 49.7 457 452 445 909 1354 88 42.9 476 459 441 935 1376
316 Bartlett Yancey High 68 38.2 465 443 451 908 1359 88 49.7 457 452 445 909 1354 88 42.9 476 459 441 935 1376
180 Catawba County 547 53.5 519 484 469 1003 1472 594 56.4 517 485 465 1002 1467 602 57.6 526 487 471 1013 1484
308 Bandys High 118 52.2 511 470 461 981 1442 120 62.8 494 465 450 959 1409 122 57.5 504 477 460 981 1441
320 Bunker Hill High 66 40.2 485 463 443 948 1391 86 47.5 477 438 423 915 1338 75 48.1 509 465 465 974 1439
340 Fred T Foard High 152 56.3 538 498 481 1036 1517 159 55.2 531 499 478 1030 1508 159 61.2 540 501 486 1041 1527
348 Maiden High 57 44.9 481 455 434 936 1370 64 45.7 513 488 474 1001 1475 85 55.9 510 448 438 958 1396
376 St Stephens High 154 65.5 536 500 488 1036 1524 165 65.2 543 509 482 1052 1534 161 61.2 544 512 485 1056 1541
181 Hickory City 184 66.9 524 495 496 1019 1515 190 73.9 522 501 500 1023 1523 200 73.8 534 508 499 1042 1541
318 Catawba Valley High * * * * * * * 1 11.1 . . . . .
322 Hickory High 182 67.2 523 495 495 1018 1513 189 76.2 523 502 501 1025 1526 200 75.8 534 508 499 1042 1541
182 107 58.2 525 495 473 1020 1493 104 52.0 491 463 450 954 1404 138 64.2 507 474 456 981 1437
316 Newton-Conover High 107 66.5 525 495 473 1020 1493 104 57.5 491 463 450 954 1404 120 70.2 510 477 459 987 1446
700 Newton-Conover Healt 18 78.3 490 451 433 941 1374
190 288 65.2 491 488 475 979 1454 292 61.6 493 474 469 967 1436 281 57.9 506 492 481 998 1479
316 Chatham Central High 52 50.5 485 459 464 944 1408 55 50.0 490 447 462 937 1399 51 53.1 511 479 473 990 1463
336 Jordan Matthewes High 83 66.9 465 459 441 924 1365 96 64.0 487 451 446 938 1384 84 48.6 492 481 463 973 1436
342 Northwood High 153 72.5 507 514 497 1021 1518 141 66.8 498 500 487 998 1485 146 67.9 512 503 493 1015 1508
19B 21 100.0 542 576 583 1118 1701 16 100.0 533 566 541 1099 1640 15 93.8 616 616 585 1232 1817
200 122 55.7 517 503 480 1020 1500 96 50.8 513 487 473 1000 1473 114 51.8 504 484 466 988 1454
308 Andrews High 24 50.0 477 454 443 931 1374 29 72.5 497 474 453 971 1424 33 62.3 477 445 439 922 1361
314 Hiwassee Dam High 22 50.0 505 509 458 1014 1472 7 38.9 494 464 443 958 1401 14 35.9 540 510 489 1050 1539
328 Murphy High 76 71.0 534 516 497 1050 1547 60 50.4 522 496 486 1018 1504 67 63.8 509 498 474 1007 1481
210 71 47.0 494 482 458 976 1434 96 59.3 482 460 451 942 1393 66 52.0 483 468 441 951 1392
312 John A Holmes High 71 47.0 494 482 458 976 1434 96 59.3 482 460 451 942 1393 66 52.0 483 468 441 951 1392
220 70 80.5 518 509 496 1027 1523 52 59.1 547 521 519 1068 1587 55 70.5 513 495 483 1008 1491
310 Hayesville High 70 80.5 518 509 496 1027 1523 52 59.1 547 521 519 1068 1587 55 70.5 513 495 483 1008 1491
230 475 51.8 513 483 470 996 1466 557 55.6 505 486 470 991 1461 492 51.1 504 482 465 986 1451
312 Burns High 117 52.5 485 457 450 942 1392 113 48.9 468 453 442 921 1363 112 48.9 481 457 445 938 1383
324 Crest Senior High 156 52.3 523 486 468 1009 1477 178 57.2 496 476 457 972 1429 151 50.7 511 493 467 1004 1471
350 Kings Mountain High1 104 46.6 522 484 465 1006 1471 141 54.2 531 502 484 1033 1517 118 49.0 523 489 471 1012 1483
361 Shelby High 98 59.0 524 507 502 1031 1533 125 68.3 524 511 496 1035 1531 111 59.7 500 486 475 986 1461
240 153 40.4 458 441 442 899 1341 180 47.0 458 430 426 888 1314 163 46.8 459 438 431 897 1328
334 East Columbus High 48 51.1 429 424 423 853 1276 82 68.3 430 410 397 840 1237 60 55.6 435 423 410 858 1268
371 South Columbus High 53 32.1 505 461 457 966 1423 57 34.3 517 476 479 993 1472 56 43.8 512 463 483 975 1458
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Cleveland County4
Columbus County
Cape Lookout High Charter
Clay County
Edenton/Chowan County
Caswell County
Chatham County
Woods Charter
Cherokee County
Newton-Conover City
Kannapolis City
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
380 West Columbus High 52 45.2 437 436 445 873 1318 41 42.3 431 406 410 837 1247 47 42.0 426 427 395 853 1248
241 82 57.3 465 435 441 900 1341 96 57.8 455 439 454 894 1348 77 52.0 447 435 444 882 1326
316 Whiteville High 82 58.6 465 435 441 900 1341 96 60.4 455 439 454 894 1348 77 54.2 447 435 444 882 1326
250 410 50.2 511 500 476 1011 1487 393 46.1 514 497 474 1011 1485 413 43.1 503 481 461 984 1445
340 Havelock High 121 48.4 495 489 466 984 1450 91 39.2 497 486 461 983 1444 107 36.3 501 495 471 996 1467
356 New Bern High 221 61.6 518 500 480 1018 1498 231 58.8 530 513 491 1043 1534 238 56.4 504 477 463 981 1444
372 West Craven High 68 32.9 520 517 480 1037 1517 71 31.3 485 461 434 946 1380 68 28.3 503 477 440 980 1420
260 1705 54.0 484 475 463 959 1422 1723 54.0 476 466 453 942 1395 1708 53.2 477 469 453 946 1399
318 Jack Britt High 203 58.2 512 481 470 993 1463 231 59.2 508 488 479 996 1475 245 61.9 512 490 483 1002 1485
322 Douglas Byrd High 119 49.6 475 458 435 933 1368 125 58.4 449 430 420 879 1299 129 50.4 422 424 408 846 1254
325 Cape Fear High 119 39.5 517 485 490 1002 1492 124 42.8 501 469 453 970 1423 124 42.9 494 476 460 970 1430
346 Cumberland Evening Acad 3 9.7 . . . . . 2 5.3 . . . .
357 Gray's Creek High 99 50.3 470 468 451 938 1389 95 43.8 470 462 452 932 1384 88 44.7 477 477 452 954 1406
359 E E Smith High 141 52.6 432 435 426 867 1293 147 56.8 437 426 416 863 1279 121 49.0 448 426 419 874 1293
388 Massey Hill Classic 50 71.4 529 519 506 1048 1554 44 80.0 498 507 480 1005 1485 48 77.4 523 525 500 1048 1548
408 Pine Forest High 177 53.8 484 462 451 946 1397 190 60.9 454 451 437 905 1342 201 62.2 462 460 439 922 1361
409 Ramsey St HS Alt Program 1 3.8 . . . . . 1 4.8 . . . . .
411 Reid Ross Classical 53 79.1 492 496 498 988 1486 55 69.6 461 465 460 926 1386 70 92.1 466 483 472 949 1421
424 Seventy-First High 187 54.7 460 454 448 914 1362 161 46.1 464 459 433 923 1356 142 42.0 464 467 446 931 1377
427 South View High 203 54.6 478 470 456 948 1404 200 54.1 470 463 449 933 1382 198 53.8 489 475 455 964 1419
446 Terry Sanford High 218 76.8 538 541 522 1079 1601 230 74.7 540 533 519 1073 1592 214 70.2 517 509 489 1026 1515
451 Web Academy 5 29.4 458 542 480 1000 1480 2 5.6 . . . . .
455 Westover High 131 47.0 425 432 418 857 1275 112 46.1 413 402 402 815 1217 121 46.4 416 419 403 835 1238
270 124 53.2 523 496 483 1019 1502 130 57.0 505 489 472 994 1466 160 56.1 508 485 472 993 1465
306 Currituck County High 124 53.2 523 496 483 1019 1502 130 57.0 505 489 472 994 1466 160 56.1 508 485 472 993 1465
280 226 70.2 531 493 480 1024 1504 249 74.6 514 493 483 1007 1490 265 78.4 521 503 485 1024 1509
304 Cape Hatteras Secondary 30 62.5 517 485 478 1002 1480 31 66.0 464 455 458 919 1377 27 79.4 529 509 500 1038 1538
316 Manteo High 68 60.2 535 486 476 1021 1497 86 72.9 521 499 480 1020 1500 70 72.9 510 497 470 1007 1477
330 First Flight High 127 78.9 533 501 484 1034 1518 131 77.5 520 499 491 1019 1510 168 81.6 525 504 488 1029 1517
290 609 51.9 510 496 483 1006 1489 663 52.3 505 486 473 991 1464 600 49.8 518 495 480 1013 1493
308 Central Davidson High 80 43.5 502 488 475 990 1465 73 42.4 507 477 465 984 1449 84 40.0 519 488 478 1007 1485
314 Davidson Co Ext Day 1 4.8 . . . . .
315 Davidson Early College 11 64.7 536 533 495 1069 1564 9 100.0 538 542 493 1080 1573
324 East Davidson High 103 52.3 516 490 480 1006 1486 119 51.5 499 481 476 980 1456 96 56.8 503 489 480 992 1472
336 Ledford Senior High 115 62.2 508 516 500 1024 1524 125 58.4 507 501 493 1008 1501 131 60.9 527 515 503 1042 1545
348 North Davidson Sr High 203 63.8 518 499 486 1017 1503 228 63.9 511 486 467 997 1464 185 58.2 524 490 477 1014 1491
365 South Davidson High 38 40.0 494 486 461 980 1441 44 43.1 477 470 463 947 1410 34 40.5 508 468 449 976 1425
388 West Davidson High 67 41.9 494 475 466 969 1435 62 47.0 507 485 470 992 1462 61 40.7 501 493 462 994 1456
291 52 44.4 443 441 430 884 1314 45 36.3 444 422 399 866 1265 56 43.4 443 433 423 876 1299
336 Lexington Sr High 52 47.3 443 441 430 884 1314 45 38.1 444 422 399 866 1265 56 46.3 443 433 423 876 1299
292 56 49.1 452 438 422 890 1312 65 52.0 449 433 422 882 1304 72 55.8 461 443 425 904 1329
324 Thomasville High 56 49.1 452 438 422 890 1312 65 52.0 449 433 422 882 1304 72 55.8 461 443 425 904 1329
300 173 48.3 536 505 504 1041 1545 163 48.7 529 501 493 1030 1523 212 52.1 526 508 495 1034 1529
312 Davie High 173 48.3 536 505 504 1041 1545 163 48.8 529 501 493 1030 1523 212 52.1 526 508 495 1034 1529
310 209 43.7 465 449 441 914 1355 204 44.0 456 454 437 910 1347 208 47.6 449 439 422 888 1310
344 East Duplin High 70 43.8 497 478 468 975 1443 54 35.3 491 496 478 987 1465 53 33.3 480 454 449 934 1383
352 James Kenan High 60 48.8 426 422 418 848 1266 53 46.1 409 400 381 809 1190 68 60.2 409 402 391 811 1202
364 North Duplin Jr Sr High 28 43.8 476 465 459 941 1400 40 51.9 496 499 458 995 1453 33 60.0 454 453 421 907 1328
392 Wallace-Rose Hill High 51 38.9 460 433 419 893 1312 57 47.9 438 434 435 872 1307 54 49.1 466 461 436 927 1363
320 1243 70.5 500 487 475 987 1462 1373 72.8 493 490 473 983 1456 1314 68.4 484 483 469 967 1436
309 JD Clement Early Col 46 71.9 462 440 445 902 1347
312 C E Jordan High 320 85.3 548 536 526 1084 1610 363 91.2 529 531 514 1060 1574 277 83.4 531 538 524 1069 1593
322 Durham's Perform Lrng 3 16.7
323 Durham Sch of Arts 134 77.5 528 545 515 1073 1588 131 88.5 527 547 525 1074 1599 153 86.4 519 538 518 1057 1575
325 Hillside High 144 52.4 418 410 398 828 1226 180 58.3 427 422 407 849 1256 180 65.0 427 427 416 854 1270
341 Lakeview School 2 18.2 . . . . .
Dare County
Davie County
Currituck County
Davidson County
Duplin County
Durham County
Thomasville City
Lexington City
Whiteville City
Craven County
Cumberland County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
353 Middel College High 24 64.9 506 517 493 1023 1516 26 53.1 524 564 544 1088 1632
356 Northern High 220 64.0 502 481 469 983 1452 242 72.9 483 469 451 952 1403 217 69.8 464 447 435 911 1346
365 Riverside High 279 83.0 508 488 480 996 1476 280 74.1 520 507 491 1027 1518 261 70.0 510 499 482 1009 1491
368 Southern High 142 57.5 435 415 402 850 1252 151 56.1 422 425 408 847 1255 150 48.5 419 423 407 842 1249
700 Southern Sch of Engineering 1 0.0
32D 10 43.5 472 412 428 884 1312
330 142 35.5 469 455 441 924 1365 192 45.7 459 441 421 900 1321 176 42.5 452 434 429 886 1315
326 Edgecombe Early Coll 6 50.0 390 420 402 810 1212 6 50.0 448 463 430 911 1341 5 38.5 400 408 394 808 1202
328 North Edgecombe High 5 9.6 448 416 410 864 1274 19 31.7 462 433 430 895 1325 16 23.9 474 444 426 918 1344
350 Southwest Edgecombe 72 38.9 471 459 441 930 1371 98 47.8 471 443 419 914 1333 71 40.3 461 441 431 902 1333
358 Tarboro High 59 39.1 476 457 447 933 1380 69 48.6 442 438 421 880 1301 84 53.2 443 429 429 872 1301
340 1867 66.2 516 500 487 1016 1503 2013 66.4 511 502 489 1013 1501 1997 64.5 510 499 488 1009 1497
330 Carver High 113 52.6 420 402 393 822 1215 143 57.7 403 403 390 806 1196 122 57.3 397 393 382 790 1172
364 East Forsyth High 270 70.3 526 503 491 1029 1520 284 69.8 519 512 499 1031 1530 226 64.6 533 527 513 1060 1573
382 R B Glenn High 193 57.8 479 475 462 954 1416 204 55.3 487 475 466 962 1428 201 58.4 482 472 456 954 1410
446 Forsyth Middle College 9 510 532 476 1042 1518 12 30.0 526 540 532 1066 1598
454 Mount Tabor High 366 90.1 539 532 517 1071 1588 328 87.0 553 537 525 1090 1615 290 78.2 554 539 527 1093 1620
460 North Forsyth High 168 54.4 491 467 459 958 1417 145 53.3 479 473 460 952 1412 139 52.7 453 452 441 905 1346
486 Parkland High 167 62.5 451 436 415 887 1302 155 57.2 439 432 423 871 1294 158 55.1 441 430 413 871 1284
495 Reagan High 125 74.9 508 502 482 1010 1492 197 77.3 542 539 528 1081 1609
496 Reynolds High 249 68.0 546 542 529 1088 1617 232 66.7 531 533 526 1064 1590 185 64.0 544 535 529 1079 1608
556 West Forsyth High 333 75.2 560 525 519 1085 1604 388 82.0 550 534 520 1084 1604 339 77.0 560 527 521 1087 1608
568 Winston-Salem Prep 54 79.4 434 450 435 884 1319
700 Sch Computer Tech At 18 52.9 414 411 386 825 1211
701 Sch Of Biotech Atkin 17 42.5 396 408 382 804 1186
702 Sch Pre-Engin Atkins 22 64.7 407 387 375 794 1169
34D 13 92.9 348 323 333 671 1004 12 80.0 333 338 373 671 1044 7 77.8 386 343 376 729 1105
350 223 52.0 478 463 455 941 1396 203 48.2 472 471 458 943 1401 222 40.9 487 475 463 962 1425
308 Bunn High 89 54.3 492 468 457 960 1417 81 49.7 484 477 457 961 1418 85 46.2 498 487 464 985 1449
321 Franklinton High 80 49.1 468 458 451 926 1377 72 54.1 445 453 445 898 1343 74 41.3 477 465 467 942 1409
336 Louisburg High 54 52.9 472 464 458 936 1394 50 40.0 489 485 478 974 1452 63 35.0 483 473 457 956 1413
360 Gaston County 982 51.3 501 481 465 982 1447 1053 55.2 492 478 463 970 1433 1044 52.4 499 480 466 979 1445
310 Ashbrook High 183 56.0 515 493 473 1008 1481 169 59.3 483 470 455 953 1408 168 56.6 500 491 473 991 1464
336 Bessemer City High 45 33.6 448 429 425 877 1302 53 37.3 465 454 435 919 1354 39 31.7 487 477 459 964 1423
360 Cherryville Sr High 43 43.9 483 451 433 934 1367 51 42.1 506 488 462 994 1456 55 38.7 522 483 469 1005 1474
390 East Gaston High 140 45.2 505 482 476 987 1463 156 52.3 487 468 459 955 1414 140 54.1 486 461 456 947 1403
396 Forestview High 163 60.6 517 494 476 1011 1487 199 70.8 501 490 479 991 1470 179 66.1 500 481 468 981 1449
418 Highlands School 108 87.1 532 510 489 1042 1531 101 82.1 531 511 494 1042 1536 114 86.4 518 492 474 1010 1484
428 Hunter Huss High 86 40.8 441 442 429 883 1312 88 45.1 440 439 415 879 1294 73 34.9 458 452 441 910 1351
470 North Gaston High 84 43.3 479 453 442 932 1374 94 42.5 490 461 449 951 1400 87 33.2 479 449 428 928 1356
494 South Point High 130 56.8 513 497 473 1010 1483 142 63.4 511 501 484 1012 1496 189 64.9 519 502 489 1021 1510
36B 8 57.1 495 471 473 966 1439
370 56 55.4 498 466 459 964 1423 83 53.2 479 460 452 939 1391 54 40.0 495 465 455 960 1415
312 Gates County Sr High 56 55.4 498 466 459 964 1423 83 53.2 479 460 452 939 1391 54 40.0 495 465 455 960 1415
380 39 52.7 498 472 485 970 1455 38 43.2 490 480 478 970 1448 28 44.4 483 483 462 966 1428
308 Robbinsville High 39 52.7 498 472 485 970 1455 38 43.2 490 480 478 970 1448 28 44.4 483 483 462 966 1428
390 234 52.6 502 478 468 980 1448 258 56.1 490 479 469 969 1438 291 53.1 476 467 448 943 1391
324 J F Webb High 90 51.1 512 480 461 992 1453 82 55.0 499 484 468 983 1451 100 50.0 482 465 444 947 1391
352 South Granville High 93 56.0 496 490 481 986 1467 100 52.6 491 478 471 969 1440
700 Jf Webb High 39 54.2 489 441 453 930 1383 46 59.7 482 469 465 951 1416 47 64.4 487 470 465 957 1422
704 S Granville H 12 38.7 518 494 473 1012 1485 30 68.2 475 484 476 959 1435 41 47.7 460 457 445 917 1362
705 S Granville Bus & Gl 29 29.9 458 461 442 919 1361
706 S Granville Eng & Ap 13 14.6 462 464 404 926 1330
400 Greene County 68 46.3 467 446 441 913 1354 78 43.1 474 441 441 915 1356 87 51.5 474 459 445 933 1378
308 Greene Central High 68 46.3 467 446 441 913 1354 78 43.1 474 441 441 915 1356 87 51.5 474 459 445 933 1378
410 2923 70.3 504 490 482 994 1476 3089 70.7 498 487 479 985 1464 2984 65.0 503 488 480 991 1471
Kestrel Heights
Gates County
Woodson School of Challenge
Granville County
Guilford County
Franklin County
Edgecombe County
Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County
Graham County
Piedmont Comm Charter
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
319 T Wingate Andrews High 160 66.7 447 438 436 885 1321 131 57.7 420 422 411 842 1253 125 58.7 436 433 422 869 1291
326 Middle Col Hs Bennett * * * * * * * 10 37.0 366 405 408 771 1179 12 41.4 399 375 365 774 1139
355 Dudley High 180 67.2 425 413 408 838 1246 205 85.1 437 424 420 861 1281 145 53.7 438 417 418 855 1273
358 Eastern Guilford High 83 54.6 476 451 440 927 1367 97 57.7 462 439 429 901 1330 95 54.9 473 460 442 933 1375
390 GC Middle College High 40 88.9 504 508 501 1012 1513 54 90.0 506 509 489 1015 1504 46 80.7 460 461 458 921 1379
394 Grimsley High 332 89.0 558 557 546 1115 1661 326 86.9 547 548 535 1095 1630 281 70.8 557 544 539 1101 1640
395 Guilford Early College 48 114.3 638 634 602 1272 1874 44 97.8 629 656 642 1285 1927 50 102.0 639 640 628 1279 1907
399 GTCC Mid Col Greensboro 6 19.4 413 433 415 846 1261 6 22.2 492 512 460 1004 1464
401 GTCC Mid Col Jamestown 15 37.5 505 568 499 1073 1572 11 35.5 476 465 457 941 1398 12 37.5 473 473 441 946 1387
406 High Pt Central High 168 77.8 488 466 458 954 1412 205 84.0 477 457 454 934 1388 168 66.7 497 481 478 978 1456
407 Academy at High Point 1 5.3 480 440 420 920 1340 6 24.0 412 422 392 834 1226
408 High Pt GTCC MCH 8 16.7 465 446 446 911 1357 11 28.9 459 457 414 916 1330
483 Mid Col High NC A & T 5 13.9 328 354 308 682 990 12 32.4 381 375 336 756 1092 11 57.9 335 346 323 681 1004
484 Northeast High 139 71.3 486 461 453 947 1400 119 53.1 450 441 434 891 1325 144 55.6 459 449 431 908 1339
490 Northwest High 344 71.5 565 541 536 1106 1642 424 79.3 558 543 535 1101 1636 402 77.2 558 532 529 1090 1619
508 Page High 242 73.6 500 490 486 990 1476 274 80.1 491 483 477 974 1451 249 72.4 507 497 494 1004 1498
529 Lucy Ragsdale High 212 72.4 508 486 484 994 1478 207 68.3 513 489 484 1002 1486 198 68.0 508 487 487 995 1482
544 Ben L Smith High 166 56.1 431 414 403 845 1248 150 61.2 412 392 390 804 1194 137 49.5 437 408 398 845 1243
545 Smith Academy 7 22.6 411 427 419 838 1257 30 65.2 416 396 387 812 1199
547 Southeast High 196 70.3 484 467 456 951 1407 168 73.7 499 483 469 982 1451 209 69.9 490 474 460 964 1424
556 Southern High 104 65.8 465 458 451 923 1374 107 60.1 468 456 444 924 1368 119 50.6 448 441 429 889 1318
562 Southwest High 212 81.2 515 491 479 1006 1485 214 76.4 494 483 476 977 1453 194 70.0 494 476 462 970 1432
589 P J Weaver Ed Center 30 88.2 527 570 548 1097 1645 62 88.6 535 582 543 1117 1660 60 93.8 545 563 530 1108 1638
595 Western High 245 81.4 521 502 501 1023 1524 247 76.2 520 499 497 1019 1516 274 77.4 530 515 513 1045 1558
420 119 35.4 410 403 400 813 1213 110 34.7 412 394 387 806 1193 131 43.4 408 397 394 805 1199
346 Northwest High 68 36.2 415 405 398 820 1218 65 33.7 422 393 395 815 1210 81 44.8 416 398 399 814 1213
358 Southeast Halifax High 51 34.5 402 400 403 802 1205 45 36.3 396 395 375 791 1166 49 40.5 396 394 383 790 1173
421 100 59.5 483 464 466 947 1413 111 62.4 484 467 453 951 1404 95 54.3 498 485 471 983 1454
316 Roanake Rapids High 100 59.5 483 464 466 947 1413 111 62.4 484 467 453 951 1404 95 54.3 498 485 471 983 1454
422 Weldon City 40 65.6 404 386 391 790 1181 30 54.5 386 350 366 736 1102 39 60.0 409 379 373 788 1161
324 Weldon High 40 65.6 404 386 391 790 1181 30 54.5 386 350 366 736 1102 39 60.0 409 379 373 788 1161
430 429 49.7 492 473 457 965 1422 440 49.3 484 475 451 959 1410 422 46.3 485 470 450 955 1405
346 Harnett Central High 143 58.6 516 490 470 1006 1476 138 55.6 520 502 478 1022 1500 130 48.9 513 478 463 991 1454
371 Overhills High 63 38.9 478 482 470 960 1430 81 44.8 451 442 427 893 1320 103 48.8 457 465 437 922 1359
378 Triton High 125 49.2 478 448 432 926 1358 114 46.7 473 457 435 930 1365 86 38.7 479 456 448 935 1383
384 Western Harnett High 98 49.2 487 472 459 959 1418 107 50.2 473 483 449 956 1405 103 50.5 484 477 449 961 1410
440 255 55.7 534 500 486 1034 1520 267 56.9 528 504 487 1032 1519 236 49.8 547 511 503 1058 1561
326 Central Haywood High 1 8.3
378 Pisgah High 92 47.7 526 490 484 1016 1500 106 53.3 515 491 481 1006 1487 94 43.7 524 499 494 1023 1517
390 Tuscola High 162 63.3 541 506 487 1047 1534 161 63.1 536 512 491 1048 1539 141 57.1 563 519 509 1082 1591
450 388 51.8 534 511 489 1045 1534 445 56.8 536 517 503 1053 1556 422 52.4 538 517 498 1055 1553
316 East Henderson High 98 45.4 540 514 487 1054 1541 98 49.0 534 514 486 1048 1534 96 39.8 550 523 506 1073 1579
334 Hendersonville High 81 66.9 545 520 504 1065 1569 112 66.7 550 543 537 1093 1630 100 68.5 550 527 519 1077 1596
341 North Henderson High 85 47.2 502 480 460 982 1442 90 52.9 521 501 496 1022 1518 85 49.1 520 489 475 1009 1484
352 West Henderson High 124 56.6 545 524 502 1069 1571 145 62.8 537 510 491 1047 1538 141 58.5 534 523 493 1057 1550
460 89 46.4 417 408 402 825 1227 107 48.2 415 407 401 822 1223 97 43.7 426 408 396 834 1230
320 Hertford County High 89 46.4 417 408 402 825 1227 107 48.2 415 407 401 822 1223 97 43.7 426 408 396 834 1230
470 Hoke County 141 48.1 439 425 417 864 1281 165 51.7 434 436 414 870 1284 205 60.5 420 412 403 832 1235
312 Hoke County High 141 49.1 439 425 417 864 1281 165 52.4 434 436 414 870 1284 205 61.9 420 412 403 832 1235
480 Hyde County 13 40.6 488 470 437 958 1395 27 60.0 497 445 449 942 1391 21 47.7 502 465 433 967 1400
307 Mattamu- stkeet High 7 25.9 491 440 415 931 1346 20 52.6 528 453 452 981 1433 16 41.0 494 438 421 932 1353
316 Ocracoke 6 120.0 483 505 454 988 1442 7 100.0 411 424 439 835 1274 5 100.0 528 554 472 1082 1554
490 527 52.2 537 500 493 1037 1530 652 55.9 538 507 492 1045 1537 655 55.0 543 513 492 1056 1548
335 Lake Norman High 237 87.8 548 511 505 1059 1564 302 89.1 549 520 505 1069 1574 310 82.0 555 532 507 1087 1594
346 North Iredell High 70 38.5 526 497 488 1023 1511 85 44.0 527 505 487 1032 1519 91 46.4 525 496 481 1021 1502
354 Statesville High 107 44.2 543 506 501 1049 1550 108 43.7 533 489 480 1022 1502 98 40.8 544 504 489 1048 1537
362 South Iredell High 54 38.6 504 461 449 965 1414 74 45.1 527 492 482 1019 1501 84 44.4 545 498 476 1043 1519
Haywood County
Harnett County
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids City
Hertford County
Iredell-Statesville
Henderson County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
380 West Iredell High 59 34.1 523 487 476 1010 1486 83 38.2 520 497 474 1017 1491 72 40.7 512 484 466 996 1462
491 184 63.7 537 501 494 1038 1532 172 56.8 517 497 488 1014 1502 229 62.9 513 492 479 1005 1484
312 Mooresville Sr High 184 63.7 537 501 494 1038 1532 172 56.8 517 497 488 1014 1502 229 62.9 513 492 479 1005 1484
500 92 55.8 510 503 481 1013 1494 114 53.0 502 487 474 989 1463 120 55.6 496 488 461 984 1445
316 Blue Ridge School 14 58.3 448 469 435 917 1352 13 65.0 442 431 406 873 1279 12 52.2 428 447 400 875 1275
340 Smoky Mountain High 78 55.3 522 509 489 1031 1520 101 55.2 509 494 483 1003 1486 108 59.0 504 492 468 996 1464
510 665 50.4 525 498 486 1023 1509 687 50.0 517 495 482 1012 1494 697 45.6 521 498 479 1019 1498
324 Clayton High 213 64.2 533 501 492 1034 1526 205 65.9 515 493 483 1008 1491 215 56.6 517 500 480 1017 1497
357 Johnston Middle Coll 6 27.3 568 540 523 1108 1631 13 31.7 492 485 463 977 1440 14 31.8 534 529 482 1063 1545
368 North Johnston High 49 35.0 521 466 464 987 1451 50 39.7 540 500 482 1040 1522 48 33.1 544 479 477 1023 1500
376 Princeton High 36 49.3 537 533 503 1070 1573 33 47.8 512 465 478 977 1455 22 38.6 514 487 496 1001 1497
399 Smithfield-Selma High 147 52.5 515 492 476 1007 1483 144 59.3 501 486 463 987 1450 132 51.4 511 489 461 1000 1461
402 South Johnston High 77 43.8 519 494 489 1013 1502 75 35.0 521 505 497 1026 1523 66 28.9 525 492 480 1017 1497
406 West Johnston High 137 46.4 522 504 486 1026 1512 167 45.5 529 506 492 1035 1527 200 48.3 525 508 487 1033 1520
520 Jones County 38 52.8 437 437 434 874 1308 32 42.1 457 448 426 905 1331 23 38.3 458 444 421 902 1323
320 Jones Senior High 38 52.8 437 437 434 874 1308 32 42.1 457 448 426 905 1331 23 38.3 458 444 421 902 1323
530 230 48.5 519 485 478 1004 1482 244 52.5 509 494 468 1003 1471 270 54.5 501 473 456 974 1430
336 Lee County Sr High 226 47.7 520 484 478 1004 1482 172 62.8 509 501 475 1010 1485 178 62.7 506 478 461 984 1445
343 Southern Lee High * * * * * * * 72 39.1 507 477 451 984 1435 92 45.5 493 465 446 958 1404
53A Provisions Acad Charter 1 5.6
540 263 49.0 500 473 453 973 1426 254 46.4 487 456 443 943 1386 234 39.3 494 465 452 959 1411
315 Kinston High 117 62.9 478 461 439 939 1378 99 52.1 493 457 450 950 1400 103 49.3 476 443 429 919 1348
324 North Lenoir High 86 46.5 521 483 456 1004 1460 91 46.0 464 448 428 912 1340 73 35.6 488 460 449 948 1397
336 South Lenoir High 60 40.3 513 484 475 997 1472 64 46.4 512 466 452 978 1430 58 35.8 533 509 498 1042 1540
550 354 47.8 516 481 470 997 1467 407 52.0 508 476 467 984 1451 432 54.4 504 474 460 978 1438
320 East Lincoln High 102 61.8 517 482 465 999 1464 127 63.8 505 472 464 977 1441 122 64.6 505 474 456 979 1435
332 Lincolnton High 65 37.8 511 482 475 993 1468 64 39.8 496 483 484 979 1463 71 38.4 505 477 456 982 1438
344 North Lincoln High 115 61.8 526 485 478 1011 1489 132 63.2 529 482 471 1011 1482 142 64.8 510 478 476 988 1464
368 West Lincoln High 72 33.2 504 470 458 974 1432 84 39.4 490 468 450 958 1408 97 48.3 494 468 446 962 1408
55A 7 58.3 436 483 456 919 1375 10 47.6 414 385 385 799 1184 26 72.2 502 476 478 978 1456
560 149 63.9 506 502 474 1008 1482 135 57.9 524 512 492 1036 1528 135 57.0 512 490 465 1002 1467
320 Franklin High 122 66.7 502 495 465 997 1462 107 55.7 522 511 492 1033 1525 119 58.6 508 485 460 993 1453
324 Highlands School 25 58.1 537 541 519 1078 1597 21 65.6 555 532 505 1087 1592 13 46.4 557 545 524 1102 1626
332 Nantahala School * * * * * * * 7 77.8 463 471 463 934 1397 3 50.0 . . . .
570 66 45.5 527 501 468 1028 1496 77 50.3 527 507 467 1034 1501 61 46.6 505 486 466 991 1457
318 Madison High 66 45.5 527 501 468 1028 1496 77 50.3 527 507 467 1034 1501 61 46.6 505 486 466 991 1457
580 143 51.1 498 466 461 964 1425 130 52.6 486 459 439 945 1384 131 46.5 489 447 434 936 1370
304 Bear Grass High 19 51.4 539 496 474 1035 1509 24 64.9 500 493 442 993 1435 17 47.2 586 500 494 1086 1580
328 Jamesville High 17 48.6 513 484 481 997 1478 22 46.8 534 473 452 1007 1459 16 47.1 535 508 463 1043 1506
344 Roanoke High 37 48.1 474 447 439 921 1360 34 46.6 450 432 406 882 1288 36 41.9 451 414 391 865 1256
368 Williamston High 70 53.4 496 464 464 960 1424 50 55.6 484 454 452 938 1390 62 49.2 473 437 435 910 1345
590 163 44.4 506 488 478 994 1472 162 45.4 500 483 470 983 1453 157 40.4 506 492 470 998 1468
330 McDowell High 163 44.4 506 488 478 994 1472 162 45.4 500 483 470 983 1453 157 40.4 506 492 470 998 1468
600 4506 68.7 504 491 481 995 1476 4713 70.2 503 493 480 996 1476 4656 68.4 510 496 483 1006 1489
302 Ardrey Kell High Schoo 7 487 471 429 958 1417 264 84.9 555 529 521 1084 1605
361 David W Butler High 321 70.2 524 514 502 1038 1540 390 80.9 511 509 494 1020 1514 400 76.6 529 510 495 1039 1534
376 E E Waddell High 68 35.6 422 428 409 850 1259 64 34.4 442 432 414 874 1288 66 41.0 457 453 439 910 1349
377 East Mecklenburg High 342 73.4 496 495 486 991 1477 314 73.9 499 483 472 982 1454 268 68.7 518 507 491 1025 1516
386 Midwood High * * * * * * * 9 27.3 377 376 347 753 1100 7 25.9 429 414 403 843 1246
396 Garinger High 124 45.9 420 420 420 840 1260 147 52.3 441 426 421 867 1288 113 50.7 426 425 407 851 1258
405 Harding Univ High 231 74.5 481 464 456 945 1401 235 76.5 465 460 447 925 1372 233 74.2 457 456 445 913 1358
415 Hopewell High 333 72.2 497 484 474 981 1455 340 67.7 500 494 485 994 1479 360 70.9 496 484 472 980 1452
426 Independence High 320 65.0 469 461 444 930 1374 295 65.7 459 458 440 917 1357 245 60.8 460 460 438 920 1358
439 Derita Alternative 1 3.7 . . . .
445 Mallard Creek High 3 407 340 420 747 1167
466 Myers Park High 439 77.6 574 556 547 1130 1677 446 82.6 575 560 547 1135 1682 511 82.0 584 570 557 1154 1711
480 North Mecklenburg High 417 73.5 531 519 506 1050 1556 498 77.4 533 524 510 1057 1567 496 75.8 534 515 503 1049 1552
Lincoln Charter
Martin County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
Jackson County
Mooresville City
Macon County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Madison County
McDowell County
Johnston County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
482 Northwest High 71 50.7 481 508 492 989 1481 86 61.9 484 532 509 1016 1525 80 65.6 499 520 502 1019 1521
490 Olympic High5 176 57.7 459 443 427 902 1329 86 487 468 440 955 1395 42 539 489 475 1028 1503
496 Phillip Berry Acad 178 69.8 436 428 410 864 1274 160 79.2 430 422 398 852 1250 193 76.6 422 414 398 836 1234
498 Performance Learning 17 41.5 469 514 468 983 1451 23 46.0 471 481 463 952 1415
508 Providence High 501 93.3 563 547 537 1110 1647 535 93.2 565 548 537 1113 1650 398 92.6 577 550 549 1127 1676
535 South Mecklenburg High 459 85.3 528 501 494 1029 1523 456 82.3 525 508 490 1033 1523 257 72.8 525 502 486 1027 1513
576 West Charlotte High 147 60.5 399 390 391 789 1180 128 56.4 393 392 387 785 1172 157 48.8 416 397 392 813 1205
579 West Mecklenburg High 120 48.6 453 430 411 883 1294 132 43.9 436 427 408 863 1271 104 38.4 457 436 428 893 1321
592 Zebulon B Vance High 255 61.4 470 462 456 932 1388 273 62.3 463 453 446 916 1362 241 57.4 467 462 445 929 1374
693 Renaissance Olympic 29 37.2 439 448 433 887 1320 42 60.9 469 486 457 955 1412
695 Int Global Econ Olym 9 24.3 442 464 412 906 1318 39 60.0 457 478 448 935 1383
696 Int Bus Comm Olympic 33 60.0 422 399 391 821 1212 59 75.6 431 443 413 874 1287
697 Biotech Hlth Pa Olym 24 35.3 453 424 429 877 1306 54 75.0 449 433 429 882 1311
60C * * * * * * * 2 7.7 . . . . . 17 21.5 362 339 314 701 1015
60H C * * * * * * * 11 24.4 365 384 357 749 1106 11 40.7 343 360 318 703 1021
610 Mitchell County 57 36.8 519 512 499 1031 1530 51 42.1 498 512 498 1010 1508 63 45.3 510 521 492 1031 1523
334 Mitchell High 57 36.8 519 512 499 1031 1530 51 42.1 498 512 498 1010 1508 63 45.3 510 521 492 1031 1523
620 117 49.0 468 441 432 909 1341 119 44.9 457 429 423 886 1309 139 49.5 444 423 409 867 1276
316 East Montgomery High 47 50.0 454 428 418 882 1300 52 43.0 451 423 419 874 1293 72 55.8 422 404 393 826 1219
340 West Montgomery High 70 48.3 478 450 441 928 1369 67 47.2 462 434 426 896 1322 67 48.9 469 442 427 911 1338
630 Moore County 344 47.6 536 510 498 1046 1544 429 57.5 535 518 501 1053 1554 465 51.7 536 503 489 1039 1528
330 Pinckney Academy 1 16.7
332 North Moore High 45 38.1 499 479 455 978 1433 48 40.3 531 506 500 1037 1537 52 34.7 518 490 482 1008 1490
336 Pinecrest High 210 60.5 544 513 502 1057 1559 250 66.0 534 520 501 1054 1555 256 60.1 550 512 498 1062 1560
360 Union Pines High 89 35.5 536 517 506 1053 1559 131 53.3 539 518 504 1057 1561 156 49.1 520 493 477 1013 1490
640 493 46.9 495 474 459 969 1428 494 46.0 486 463 453 949 1402 475 44.2 495 473 455 968 1423
346 Nash Central High 123 47.3 497 475 461 972 1433 103 46.4 475 455 442 930 1372 116 45.3 486 453 443 939 1382
347 Nrm Early College H 8 26.7 505 519 473 1024 1497
350 Northern Nash High 138 54.1 479 468 442 947 1389 142 52.0 493 473 464 966 1430 132 51.0 485 474 457 959 1416
361 Rocky Mount High 137 56.6 509 472 465 981 1446 129 52.0 486 459 460 945 1405 128 52.7 515 480 465 995 1460
364 Southern Nash Sr High 95 39.3 497 485 471 982 1453 120 42.4 486 462 441 948 1389 91 31.8 493 484 454 977 1431
64A 9 47.4 469 472 448 941 1389 24 75.0 469 455 428 924 1352 22 56.4 523 498 471 1021 1492
650 939 62.8 529 499 488 1028 1516 1030 70.5 517 500 491 1017 1508 948 63.4 524 505 492 1029 1521
326 Emsley A Laney High 220 59.5 507 485 469 992 1461 254 63.5 501 482 476 983 1459 219 59.0 510 497 480 1007 1487
327 Eugene Ashley High 190 57.4 518 483 468 1001 1469 198 63.3 520 497 487 1017 1504 168 55.8 512 496 483 1008 1491
342 John T Hoggard High 326 78.0 572 531 529 1103 1632 356 92.7 545 524 515 1069 1584 346 82.2 551 522 509 1073 1582
352 New Hanover High 203 60.2 495 480 463 975 1438 222 66.3 486 486 471 972 1443 215 60.4 504 494 483 998 1481
660 112 54.4 411 397 394 808 1202 136 62.7 404 396 389 800 1189 123 61.2 411 401 401 812 1213
324 Northampton High West 56 54.4 416 395 394 811 1205 70 72.9 405 387 377 792 1169 58 82.9 403 395 405 798 1203
336 Northampton High East 56 54.4 407 399 394 806 1200 66 55.5 403 404 403 807 1210 65 50.0 419 407 398 826 1224
670 657 51.3 516 487 473 1003 1476 671 53.6 500 485 464 985 1449 657 51.0 508 488 465 996 1461
320 Dixon High 41 45.1 497 478 479 975 1454 64 53.8 476 466 448 942 1390 70 56.0 520 511 494 1031 1525
324 Jacksonville High 141 57.8 515 485 468 1000 1468 169 76.1 501 485 459 986 1445 157 62.3 496 471 447 967 1414
333 Northside High 94 52.8 507 490 481 997 1478 93 51.7 477 466 452 943 1395 94 50.5 497 480 467 977 1444
340 Richlands High 73 48.7 527 493 478 1020 1498 60 40.3 518 507 483 1025 1508 71 40.6 507 502 467 1009 1476
344 Southwest High 79 46.2 494 457 439 951 1390 84 54.2 484 465 435 949 1384 76 49.0 475 456 429 931 1360
352 Swansboro High 87 49.2 534 495 488 1029 1517 85 40.7 507 490 469 997 1466 78 46.2 528 510 480 1038 1518
364 White Oak High 142 52.6 525 496 480 1021 1501 116 53.2 529 512 497 1041 1538 111 49.3 539 500 482 1039 1521
680 243 65.9 535 518 506 1053 1559 280 72.7 525 515 501 1040 1541 347 77.5 530 513 496 1043 1539
310 Cedar Ridge High 134 72.8 541 532 522 1073 1595 154 77.8 541 532 520 1073 1593 186 82.3 529 516 500 1045 1545
332 Orange Senior High 109 58.9 528 502 487 1030 1517 126 67.4 505 494 477 999 1476 161 72.5 531 508 492 1039 1531
681 719 92.8 601 588 580 1189 1769 704 96.2 604 581 572 1185 1757 737 93.1 596 583 574 1179 1753
308 Chapel Hill High 388 91.1 609 593 584 1202 1786 339 96.6 602 574 568 1176 1744 382 92.3 600 578 576 1178 1754
314 East Chapel Hill High 331 94.8 593 582 576 1175 1751 365 95.8 605 588 576 1193 1769 353 93.6 594 590 572 1184 1756
68N 1 2.4 . . . . .
690 Pamlico County 69 46.0 503 465 448 968 1416 58 46.4 500 476 435 976 1411 43 39.1 509 482 459 991 1450
New Hanover County
Pace Academy
Nash-Rocky Mount
Crossroads Charter
Orange County
Onslow County
Northampton County
Kennedy Charter
Montgomery County
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Rocky Mount Prep
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 6. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2006-2008
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,465,744 48.0 518 503 497 1021 1518 1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511
52,690 71.0 513 495 485 1008 1493 55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
School System & School
2006
320 Pamlico County High 69 46.0 503 465 448 968 1416 58 46.4 500 476 435 976 1411 43 39.1 509 482 459 991 1450
700 187 55.2 491 478 459 969 1428 210 60.3 449 441 425 890 1315 244 61.2 450 448 433 898 1331
317 Northeastern High 89 53.3 499 484 468 983 1451 97 53.3 452 453 435 905 1340 136 69.0 456 453 443 909 1352
319 Pasquotank County High 98 57.0 485 473 451 958 1409 113 69.8 447 431 417 878 1295 108 55.1 444 442 422 886 1308
710 221 55.9 501 476 464 977 1441 256 58.0 493 479 466 972 1438 233 53.1 498 487 478 985 1463
321 Heide Trask High 58 50.9 473 458 450 931 1381 61 50.4 463 444 421 907 1328 57 45.2 480 475 465 955 1420
326 Pender High 73 59.3 484 449 438 933 1371 60 51.3 483 462 448 945 1393 60 39.5 474 441 442 915 1357
342 Topsail High 90 57.0 535 511 493 1046 1539 135 66.5 512 502 494 1014 1508 116 72.0 519 516 503 1035 1538
720 68 53.5 486 448 443 934 1377 62 52.5 485 440 433 925 1358 53 51.0 480 456 423 936 1359
316 Perquimans Co High 68 53.5 486 448 443 934 1377 62 52.5 485 440 433 925 1358 53 51.0 480 456 423 936 1359
730 175 51.8 487 480 459 967 1426 181 51.9 478 470 459 948 1407 199 53.5 489 470 460 959 1419
352 Person High 175 51.8 487 480 459 967 1426 181 51.9 478 470 459 948 1407 199 53.5 489 470 460 959 1419
740 728 59.5 515 490 474 1005 1479 690 57.7 505 483 472 988 1460 761 60.1 505 485 469 990 1459
309 Ayden-Grifton High 45 37.8 506 510 471 1016 1487 46 46.0 466 463 440 929 1369 60 45.1 495 486 451 981 1432
333 D H Conley High 158 60.8 541 508 489 1049 1538 140 59.6 528 493 482 1021 1503 164 55.8 526 499 490 1025 1515
344 Farmville Central High 90 60.8 488 471 450 959 1409 75 51.7 469 446 446 915 1361 90 59.2 484 453 449 937 1386
366 J H Rose High 213 68.1 538 507 497 1045 1542 197 60.4 522 501 495 1023 1518 225 63.0 531 517 498 1048 1546
374 North Pitt High 91 57.6 461 436 427 897 1324 75 48.1 468 440 426 908 1334 74 54.8 457 434 414 891 1305
388 South Central High 131 58.0 505 485 466 990 1456 157 67.4 511 494 476 1005 1481 148 77.1 485 464 451 949 1400
750 57 41.9 515 495 481 1010 1491 85 55.6 534 506 492 1040 1532 85 55.6 523 513 492 1036 1528
318 Polk County High 57 41.9 515 495 481 1010 1491 85 55.6 534 506 492 1040 1532 85 55.6 523 513 492 1036 1528
760 448 48.2 506 472 468 978 1446 501 49.0 503 477 465 980 1445 482 46.8 504 481 466 985 1451
318 Eastern Randolph High 120 48.0 497 472 467 969 1436 139 48.1 491 474 452 965 1417 132 46.3 505 479 463 984 1447
348 Randleman High 93 47.7 486 455 449 941 1390 98 50.0 498 481 468 979 1447 105 51.5 502 468 454 970 1424
358 Southwestern High 99 42.9 505 476 471 981 1452 108 39.9 509 470 462 979 1441 98 38.3 502 491 471 993 1464
380 Trinity High 136 53.5 527 481 478 1008 1486 156 58.4 513 481 477 994 1471 147 51.4 505 485 474 990 1464
761 140 59.1 515 508 487 1023 1510 160 66.1 491 466 458 957 1415 175 62.3 517 492 479 1009 1488
304 Asheboro High 140 59.1 515 508 487 1023 1510 160 66.1 491 466 458 957 1415 175 62.3 517 492 479 1009 1488
770 109 26.3 490 467 460 957 1417 140 30.6 481 464 441 945 1386 128 28.1 491 459 453 950 1403
348 Richmond Senior High 109 26.3 490 467 460 957 1417 140 31.8 481 464 441 945 1386 128 29.2 491 459 453 950 1403
780 495 42.3 452 422 416 874 1290 517 42.7 447 420 412 867 1279 500 38.7 454 426 418 880 1298
325 Fairmont High 33 29.2 439 433 424 872 1296 47 33.3 454 436 444 890 1334 52 34.2 466 423 433 889 1322
342 Lumberton Senior High 205 49.3 460 438 427 898 1325 224 53.8 450 431 422 881 1303 183 46.8 465 445 438 910 1348
391 Red Springs High 31 28.4 434 378 385 812 1197 50 41.0 433 396 380 829 1209 36 27.5 421 377 372 798 1170
401 Saint Pauls High 64 34.2 447 429 419 876 1295 47 31.8 443 427 412 870 1282 50 30.7 461 459 428 920 1348
402 South Robeson High 28 36.8 442 396 377 838 1215 36 36.7 428 381 370 809 1179 42 40.0 386 378 365 764 1129
420 Purnell Swett High 134 49.6 451 405 413 856 1269 113 43.0 453 413 408 866 1274 135 44.6 465 414 411 879 1290
790 458 60.3 510 479 472 989 1461 430 54.8 495 479 467 974 1441 429 56.2 492 480 461 97