PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division : : Reporting Section
THE NORTH CAROLINA
2009 SAT REPORT
The URL for the complete report:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat/2009
August 2009
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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Charlotte
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Statesville
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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 ...........................................................................................................5-6
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 ...................................................................................................................19-21
Grade Point Average (GPA) ..............................................................................................21-23
North Carolina and the University of North Carolina System ................................................24-25
North Carolina’s School Systems and Schools .......................................................................26-27
Public Schools.........................................................................................................................28-29
References ....................................................................................................................................30
Appendices ...................................................................................................................................31
North Carolina and the Nation ...........................................................................................32-38
Performance of the 115 Public School Systems, Charter Schools,
North Carolina School of the Arts, and North Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics ...............................................................................................................39-50
Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total SAT Score…….....51
Performance of the Fifty States .........................................................................................52-56
Source: Derived from data provided by the College Board.
Copyright © 2008-2009 The College Board. www.collegeboard.com
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List of Tables
Table Page
1 Percentages of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test
Scores Rose or Fell, 2008-2009 …………………..………………………………………5
2 Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina
and the Nation by Gender, 1999-2009 ..............................................................................13
3 Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009 ........................33
4 Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing
SAT Scores for North Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009 ............................34
5 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics,
2008-2009 .........................................................................................................................37
6 Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North
Carolina by Student Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009 ...................................................38
7 SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina’s Public School Systems
and Schools, 2007-2009 ..............................................................................................40-50
8 Distribution of North Carolina’s Public School Systems by Mean Total
SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics), 2008-2009 .............................................51
9 Mean Critical Reading (CR), Mathematics (M), Writing (W), M + CR,
and M + CR + W Scores and Percent Tested by State, 2008-2009 ..................................53
10 Change in Mean Total SAT Scores [Critical Reading (CR) + Mathematics (M)]
by State, 1990-2009 ..........................................................................................................54
11 Public and Non-Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM
, Critical
Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for
2009, 2008, and 1999 ........................................................................................................55
12 Public Schools: Mean SAT Reasoning TestTM, Critical Reading, Mathematics,
and Writing Scores by State, with Changes for 2009, 2008, and 1999 ............................56
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List of Figures
Figure Page
1 Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the
United States, 1989-2009 ……………………………………………………………........8
2 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United
States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina, 1999-2009 ...........................................9
3 Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation,
1999-2009 ....................................................................................................................10
4 Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation,
1999-2009 .........................................................................................................................11
5 Mean SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and
North Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009..............................................................................12
6 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North
Carolina by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009 ............................................................................15
7 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North
Carolina and the United States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009 .........................................16
8 Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading for North Carolina’s
Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 ..................................................................17
9 Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic
Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................18
10 Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic
Groups by Gender, 2008-2009 .........................................................................................19
11 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students
in North Carolina and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009 ....................................20
12 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina
by Family Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009 .................................................21
13 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported
Grade Point Average for Public School Students in North Carolina,
2008-2009..........................................................................................................................22
14 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade
Point Averages (GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male
and Female Students, 2008-2009.......................................................................................23
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15 The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores
(Critical Reading + Mathematics) for National College-Bound Seniors
(2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering
Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System,
and Selected Private Universities (Fall 2008). ..................................................................25
16 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
by Percent of Students Tested for All States, 2008-2009 .................................................26
17 Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
by Percent of Students Tested for North Carolina Public High
Schools, 2008-2009 ...........................................................................................................27
18 Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public
School Students in North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.........................................28
19 Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s
Public Schools, 2007-2008 …………………………………………………..………….35
20 Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s
Public Schools, 2008-2009 ...............................................................................................35
21 Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public
Schools, 2008-2009............................................................................................................36
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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 students 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, family 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.
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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
students over time. For eight decades the test has been administered to college-bound seniors in the
United States. College admission’s staff and other educators have used SAT scores to assist in
understanding and interpreting student readiness for matriculation in college. Colleges and universities
use SAT scores (in addition 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 2009 were much larger in number and more diverse. SAT test-takers in 2009 represented
diverse racial/ethnic groups, socioeconomic levels and educational backgrounds, and larger numbers of
first generation test-takers. Forty-six percent of the nation��s 3.3 million (WICHE, 2008) public and
nonpublic high school graduates took the examination in 2009, compared with 63 percent of the
91,196 (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 2009 (see Table 5), 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 curricula and instructional practices in high schools and colleges (College Board, 2004).
The format of the three-hour and forty-five minute test administered in 2009 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
previous 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 scale was re-centered due to increased diversity of the college-bound senior
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 re-established at
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.
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In March of 2005, a new SAT was administered, which aimed to better align its content with
contemporary curricula and practices in high schools and colleges. The Verbal test was renamed
“Critical Reading.” Shorter reading passages were added to existing long reading passages and
analogies were eliminated. The mathematics section was revised to increase alignment with curricula
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 decisions and to reinforce the importance of writing in a student’s
education. The writing test included multiple-choice items, grammar usage questions, and a written
essay.
The maximum total score on the current SAT is 2400, 800 points for each of the three areas. In
comparing 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 Counselors,
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
Source: The College Board. What Students Will Ask About the New SAT: A Guide for Counselors,
2005.
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
multiple-choice section, makes the total testing time for the new SAT three hours and 45 minutes.
This section, 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
indirectly influenced the recent decline in SAT scores when he stated: “When a new test is introduced,
students usually vary their test-taking behavior in a variety of ways and this affects scores.” (The
College Board, 2006).
The College Board has acknowledged that declining SAT scores at both the national and state levels
since the transition to the new test in 2005 might be associated with subsequent changes in students’
test-taking patterns, 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 critical 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
omitted for sections that appeared early in the test and for sections that appeared later in the test.
Table 1 shows the percentage of schools in the nation whose mean SAT Reasoning Test scores rose or
fell in 2008-2009. 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, 58 percent of
low-volume schools (50-99 test takers) had SAT mathematics scores rise or fall by 10 or more points,
compared with 32 percent of high-volume schools (300+ test-takers).
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Table 1. Percentage of Schools Nationally Whose Mean SAT Reasoning Test Scores Rose or Fell,
2008-2009
Source: The College Board. (2009, August). Background on the 1,530,128 SAT Takers in the Class of
2009. P. 12. New York: Author.
When interpreting SAT score changes from year to year, the following points should be kept in mind:
• Changes in SAT 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 SAT score changes tend to be.
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 2009 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
50-99 100-299 300+
10 58% 44% 30% 48%
20 26% 12% 4% 17%
30 10% 3% 1% 6%
40 4% 1% 1% 2%
50 1% 0% 0% 1%
10 58% 47% 32% 50%
20 27% 13% 5% 18%
30 11% 3% 1% 6%
40 4% 1% 0% 2%
50 1% 1% 0% 1%
10 57% 45% 28% 48%
20 26% 13% 4% 17%
30 10% 3% 1% 6%
40 3% 1% 0% 2%
50 2% 0% 0% 1%
Percent of all schools
with 50+ test-takers with
this much score change
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing
Scores rose or
fell at least this
many points
Percent of schools with
this much score change,
by number of test-takers
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scores in aggregate form as a single measure to rank or rate states, educational institutions, school
systems, schools, or teachers. A Note on the Use of Aggregate SAT Data on 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 2009 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: Critical Reading + Mathematics (CR + M) and
Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing (CR + M + 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 2009 mean total SAT score (1006), hereafter critical reading plus mathematics
(CR+M), fell one point from the previous year (see Figures 1 and 2). In comparison, the nation’s score
(1016) also fell by one point from the previous year. North Carolina’s average yearly gain on the SAT
has been about 3 points since 1989, compared with about 0.5 points for the nation.
The mean total SAT score (999) for the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia) in 2009 was the same as the previous two years. From 2002 to 2009, North Carolina has
outscored the southeast by an average of five points (see Figure 2).
Among all states (and the District of Columbia), North Carolina’s participation rate (63 percent) was
the 14th highest (tied with Indiana) and did not change from the previous year (see Table 11 in the
Appendices). By comparison, the nation’s rate (46 percent) was up one percent from the previous
year. Note that participation rates for 2008 and 2009 are comparable because they are based on the
same projection edition by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE, 2008).
Participation rates for years based on different projection editions are not comparable.
In North Carolina, the number of SAT takers increased by 1.2 percent in 2009 — from 56,442 in 2008
to 57,147 in 2009. By comparison, the number of SAT takers in the nation increased by 0.7 percent,
from 1,518,859 in 2008 to 1,530,128 in 2009 (The College Board, 2009).
North Carolina’s mean total score decreased from 1007 to 1006 in 2009 as a result of a one-point drop
in critical reading (from 496 in 2008 to 495 in 2009), while the mathematics score (511) did not
change from the previous year (see Tables 3 and 11 in the Appendices). Similarly, the nation’s mean
total score fell one point (from 1017 in 2008 to 1016 in 2009) due to a one point drop in critical
reading (from 502 in 2008 to 501 in 2009) and the mathematics score (515) did not change.
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 2009 (see Table 3 in the Appendices). Since 1972, the SAT score gap between
North Carolina and the nation has narrowed from 83 points to 10 points in 2009. In 1999, the mean
total SAT scores (986) for North Carolina and the Southeast were the same, but in 2009, North
Carolina’s score was seven points higher than the Southeast score (see Figure 2).
Among states with at least 10 percent of SAT takers, North Carolina (58 points) is second to Colorado
(76 points) in SAT score gains from 1990 to 2009 (see Table 10). Among the “SAT States,” (the 22
states with more than 50 percent SAT takers), North Carolina has the second largest 10-year gain (18
points) in mathematics, behind South Carolina (21 points) [see Table 11].
North Carolina’s writing score (480), down two points from the previous year, was tied for 37th with
Florida and Indiana among all states and tied for 12th with Indiana and Florida among SAT states as
shown in Table 11. In critical reading, North Carolina’s score (495) was 35th (tied with Delaware)
among all states and 11th among SAT states (tied with Delaware). In mathematics, North Carolina’s
score (511) was 31st among all states and 8th among SAT states. North Carolina’s grand total score
(Critical Reading + Mathematics + Writing) was 1486, compared with 1509 for the nation (Table 9).
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Figure 1. Average Yearly SAT Score Gains for North Carolina and the United States, 1989-2009.
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Figure 2. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States, the Southeast Region, and North Carolina,
1999-2009.
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The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
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Critical Reading and Mathematics Scores
In previous years, North Carolina’s critical reading and mathematics SAT scores have lagged the
nation’s scores, but the gaps have narrowed continually over the last decade. The gap in mathematics
has closed more rapidly over the last decade (see Figures 3 and 4).
• Both North Carolina’s critical reading score (495) and the nation’s critical reading score (501)
dropped by one point in 2009 from the previous year.
• The nation’s critical reading score exceeded North Carolina’s score by only six points in 2009,
compared with 12 points in 1999 (see Figure 3).
Figure 3. Mean SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
In mathematics, North Carolina has gained notably on the nation from 1999 to 2009.
• North Carolina’s score (511) was just four points lower than the nation’s score (515) in 2008
and 2009, compared with 18 points in 1999 (see Figure 4).
• The mathematics scores for North Carolina (511) and the nation (515) have not changed since
2008.
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507 508 508
503 502 502 501
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Critical Reading (U. S.) Critical Reading (N. C.)
Mean Critical
Reading Score
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Figure 4. Mean SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
Gender
Figure 5 shows mean total SAT scores for the United States and North Carolina by gender from 1999
to 2009. 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 Bowen, 1998).
• The gap between mean total SAT scores for males and females in North Carolina was 37 points
in 1999 and 35 points in 2009, a reduction of two points. However, between 1999 and 2009, the
gap between total mean SAT scores for North Carolina’s male and female students has
averaged 34 points.
• Nationally, the gap between total mean SAT scores for male and female students has narrowed
by three points since 1999 (see Figure 5). In 2009 the male score (1037) was 40 points higher
than the female score (997), while the male score (1040) in 1999 was 43 points higher than the
female score (997).
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Figure 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for the United States and North
Carolina by Gender, 1999-2009.
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 by a small amount between 1999 and 2009, the
difference in scores for North Carolina’s males and females when compared with their counerparts in
the nation have narrowed appreciably (see Figure 5).
• In 2009, the nation’s males scored 1037 while North Carolina’s males scored 1026 – a
difference of 11 points; in 1999, the nation’s males scored 1040 and North Carolina’s males
scored 1006 – a difference of 34 points.
• Similarly, the nation’s females scored 997 in 1999 and North Carolina’s females scored 969 –
a difference of 28 points. In contrast, the nation’s females scored 997 in 2009 while North
Carolina’s females scored 991 – a difference of only 8 points.
Table 2 displays mean critical reading and mathematics 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 its
inception in the early 1920’s (Wilder and Powell, 1989). However, only over the past three decades
have males begun to consistently score higher than females in critical reading, although the differences
are smaller than in mathematics.
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976 976
984 985
989
995 994
990 992 991
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950
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• The average gap between male and female mathematics scores in North Carolina from 1999 to
2009 has been 29.3 points, compared with 34.5 points for the nation.
• In comparison, the average gap between North Carolina’s male and female critical reading
scores over the same period has been 4.5 points, just one point less than the average gap for the
nation.
Table 2. Mean Critical Reading and Mathematics SAT Scores for North Carolina and the Nation by
Gender, 1999-2009.
Year M F Gap1 M F Gap2
M F Gap1
M F Gap2
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
2009 498 493 5.0 503 498 5.0 528 498 30.0 534 499 35.0
Mean 498 493 4.5 508 502 5.5 522 492 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.'
SAT Critical Reading SAT Mathematics
North Carolina Nation North Carolina Nation
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Race/Ethnicity
Historically, White and Asian American students have scored higher than other racial/ethnic groups in
North Carolina, with Hispanics, American Indians, and Blacks scoring lower. Figure 6 shows mean
total SAT scores for North Carolina by race/ethnicity from 1999 to 2009 and Table 6 shows the
performance of racial/ethnic groups, and “Other”, and “No Response” categories from 2004 to 2009.
• In 2009, all racial/ethnic groups improved their scores from the previous year except American
Indian and Hispanic students, who each scored four points lower (see Figure 6 and Table 6).
• For the fourth consecutive year, Asian students (1075) attained the highest score, followed by
White students (1063). “Other” students scored 1005 followed by Hispanic (963), American
Indian (913), and Black (855) students (see Table 6).
• Asian and Black students gained three points from the previous year, the largest gain among
North Carolina’s racial/ethnic groups in 2009. White students had the next largest gain with
one point (see Table 6).
• North Carolina’s Asian students (1075) and White students (1063) were the only racial/ethnic
groups to exceed the United States average (1016) in 2009 (Figure 6).
• Among racial/ethnic groups in North Carolina in 2009, Hispanic students (14.2 percent) had the
largest increase in test-takers from the previous year followed by Black students (5.8%),
“Other” students (5.8%) percent), White students (0.6%), and Asian students (0.1 percent).
[The College Board, 2009]
• American Indian students (-11% percent) and No Response students (-3.2%) had fewer test-takers
than in the previous year [The College Board, 2009].
• Among racial/ethnic groups in the nation, Hispanics also had the largest increase in test-takers
from the previous year (8.6 percent), followed by Black students (7.3 percent), Asian students
(5.0 percent) [The College Board, 2009].
• The percent of White (-0.9 percent), Other (-1.5 percent), American Indian (-6.5 percent) and
No Response (-19.8 percent) test-takers decreased from 2008 [The College Board, 2009].
• Generally, Hispanic students have represented the only racial/ethnic group in North Carolina to
score consistently higher than their national counterparts (see Table 6).
• In 2009, North Carolina’s Hispanic students scored 963, which was 48. points higher than the
score (914) of their national counterparts. (It should be noted that Hispanic students comprised
four percent of North Carolina’s test takers in 2009, while nationally, Hispanics accounted for
14 percent of the test-takers as shown in Table 5).
• North Carolina’s Black students have historically scored lower on the SAT than other
racial/ethnic groups.
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• In 2009, Black students scored 855, three points higher than the previous year’s score. This
score was 208 points lower than White students’ score, 220 points lower than Asian students,
108 points lower than Hispanic students, and 58 points lower than American Indian students
(see Tables 5 and 6).
Figure 6 shows that all racial/ethnic groups have improved their total mean SAT scores (CR +
Mathematics) since 1999, except Hispanic students whose score (963) in 2009 was 3 points lower than
their score (966) in 1999.
• Asian Americans have gained more points since 1999 than other racial/ethnic groups in North
Carolina (see Figure 6). For Asian students, the mean total score (1075) in 2009 was 49 points
higher than the score in 1999.
• Gains for other racial/ethnic groups over the same time period have been 32 points for White
students, 18 points for Black students, and 13 points for American Indian students.
Figure 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by
Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2009.
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North Carolina
North Carolina
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• Nationally, Asian American students (1103) attained the highest mean total SAT score among
racial/ethnic groups in 2009 (see Table 6).
• White students (1064) had the second highest score nationally, followed by “Other” (1008),
American Indians (979), Hispanics (914) and Blacks (855).
• Nationally, only Asian, American Indian and “No Response” students and White students
improved their previous year’s scores, while the scores for other subgroups remained the same
or dropped.
Figure 7, Table 5, and Table 6 show mean total SAT scores for North Carolina and the United States
by race/ethnicity in 2009.
• All subgroups in the nation attained higher SAT scores in 2009 than their North Carolina
counterparts, except North Carolina’s Hispanic students and the No Response students who
scored 48 points and 26 points higher (see Table 6), respectively, than their national
counterparts. Black students scored the same.
• Among the racial/ethnic groups, the largest margin between the nation’s score and North
Carolina’s score was attained by American Indians (66 points). (It should be noted that
American Indians represent only about one percent of SAT takers in North Carolina and the
nation.)
Figure 7. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina and the United
States by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2009.
American Indian Asian American Black Hispanic White Other
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Race/Ethnicity by Gender
Figure 8 shows mean SAT critical reading scores by race/ethnicity and gender in 2009.
• Black females and No Response females were the only groups scoring higher than their male
counterparts.
• Black females (424) scored five points higher than Black males, and females (507) who did not
respond scored 19 points higher than males (488) who did not respond.
• Among other racial/ethnic groups, males scored on average about seven points higher than
females.
• Black males and females scored notably lower than other subgroups in critical reading.
Figure 8. Mean SAT Scores in Critical Reading1 for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by
Gender, 2008-2009.
• Males had higher mathematics scores than females across all subgroups in 2009 (see Figure 9).
• The smallest differences in gender were observed among Black students [with males (440)
A. Indian Asian Black Hispanic White Other No Response
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scoring 12 points higher than females (428)].
• Asian males and females scored notably higher in mathematics than other subgroups.
• Mathematics scores for Black male and female students were notably lower than those of other
subgroups.
Figure 9. Mean SAT Scores in Mathematics for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender,
2008-2009.
In contrast to mathematics, females scored higher in writing than males across all subgroups (see
Figure 10).
• Asian and White males and females scored higher in writing than other subgroups.
• The largest difference between males and females was noted in Black students, with females
scoring 18 points higher than males.
• Black male and female writing scores were the lowest among the subgroups.
A. Indian Asian Black Hispanic White Other No Response
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Figure 10. Mean SAT Scores in Writing for North Carolina’s Racial/Ethnic Groups by Gender, 2008-
2009.
Family Income
Figure 11 shows mean total SAT scores by family income for North Carolina and the nation in 2008-
2009. For the majority of income categories reported by the College Board, differences in scores for
North Carolina and the nation were similar.
• The most notable difference was observed for the less than $20,000 income category where
students in the nation outscored students in North Carolina by 27 points.
• For the income categories $20,000 to $40,000 and $40,000 to $60,000, students in the nation
outscored students in North Carolina by seven points and five points, respectively.
• For the income categories between $60,000 and greater than $200,000, students in the nation
and students in North Carolina scored similarly, except between $120.000 and $140,000 where
North Carolina’s students scored 11 points higher than the nation’s students.
• This figure demonstrates the strong relationship between mean total SAT scores and family
income in North Carolina and the nation.
Mean SAT
Score
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Figure 11. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Students in North Carolina
and the Nation by Family Income, 2008-2009.
Among racial/ethnic groups, North Carolina’s mean total SAT scores increased as family income
increased in 2009 (see Figure 12).
• White students who reported income levels below the poverty line (earned less than $20,000
per annum) scored five points higher than Native American students who earned over $200,000
per annum and 14 points higher than black students who reported family incomes between
$160,000 and $200,000 per annum.
Despite strong evidence in the research literature that parental income is positively correlated with
student achievement, these data suggest that there are other factors that also impact student
achievement. It should also be pointed out that sample sizes for American Indian and Hispanic
students are very small at the higher income categories.
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Figure 12. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for North Carolina by Family
Income and Racial/Ethnic Group, 2008-2009.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Figure 13 shows mean total SAT scores by grade point average and racial/ethnic group for public
school students.
• As self-reported GPA increased, the SAT score gap between white and black students increased
from 137 points in the “D” range to 171 points in the “A” range.
• For Hispanic students and American Indian students, relative to white students, as GPA
increased from “D” to “A”, score gaps decreased (from 133 points to 79 points for Hispanic
students and from 193 points to 116 points for American Indian students).
Typically, one would expect narrower score gaps among high achieving students than among low
achieving students.
Family Income in Thousands of Dollars
Black
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SAT Score
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Figure 13. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Self-Reported Grade Point
Average 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.
Figure 14 shows mean total SAT scores and self-reported grade point averages for male and female
public school students in North Carolina in 2009.
• Male students with higher GPAs attained higher SAT scores than their female counterparts.
• At the “A” level, males outscored females by 55 points, by 40 points at the “C��� level, and by 15
points at the “D” level.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
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White
Hispanic
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SAT Score
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Figure 14. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) and Grade Point Averages
(GPA) for North Carolina’s Public School Male and Female Students, 2008-2009.
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North Carolina and the University of
North Carolina System
Historically, mean total SAT scores for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System
each year have been higher than those for North Carolina’s graduating seniors (The University of
North Carolina, 2008).
The average total SAT score for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina System from 1998
to 2008 was 1075, while the average for North Carolina’s graduating seniors was 998 during the same
period, a difference of 77 points.
This trend suggests that many of North Carolina’s students who do not perform well on the SAT do not
enter 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.
The mean total SAT score (1006) for North Carolina’s college-bound seniors in 2009 was 77 points
lower than the score (1083) for freshmen entering the University of North Carolina system in 2008.
[SAT scores for the University of North Carolina System in 2009 were not available for inclusion in
this report.]
Schools within the University of North Carolina System serve a wide variety of student abilities as
reflected in the mean total SAT scores of their entering freshmen. In 2008, scores ranged from 853 at
North Carolina Central University to 1301 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The
University of North Carolina, 2008).
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
University of North Carolina system institutions and other selected institutions in 2008. The bands in
the figure show the range in which the middle half of the students scored — 25 percent of students
scored at or below the lower end of the band and 25 percent scored above the upper end of the band.
The figure also shows 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 2009 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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), is unique in that it serves a diverse
range of student abilities and might serve students above the upper 75 percent of 2009 college-bound
seniors in North Carolina and the nation. Howard University is the only HBCU that might serve
students in the top quartile of North Carolina’s college-bound seniors (see Figure 15).
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Information on the 50th percentile for Howard and Harvard University’s entering freshmen was not available.
Source: The College Board. (2009). North Carolina State Summary Report 2008-2009. The University of North Carolina (2008). Averages and
Quartiles of SAT Scores of Entering Freshmen in the University of North Carolina, Fall 2008. Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina,
2008-2009. Morse, R. J. and Flanigan, S. (2009) “Ranking the Schools,” U. S. News and World Report, pp. 80-99.
Figure 15. The 25th, 50th, and 75th Percentiles of SAT Total Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics)
for National College-Bound Seniors (2009), North Carolina’s College-Bound Seniors (2009), Entering
Freshmen at Institutions of the University of North Carolina System, and Selected Private Universities
(Fall 2008).
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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, 2009). 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 2009, the Pearson
correlation between the percent of students taking the SAT and the mean total SAT score for public
schools was 0.40. 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.
Interpretations of fluctuations in SAT scores at a particular school or system or between schools and
systems should take into account that SAT scores are influenced by multiple factors. Among such
factors are course-taking patterns, curriculum content, course standards, parental education,
and family income. 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 (see Table 1).
Figure 16. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of
Students Tested for all States, 2008-2009.
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1The Southeast region average is a weighted average of results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Virginia.
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Table 7 provides a three-year trend of critical reading scores, mathematics scores, writing scores,
participation rates, Sub-Total Scores, and Grand Total Scores for each public school system and school
in North Carolina from 2007 to 2009. The three-year trend is reported only for those school systems
and schools with SAT scores in 2009. The link for the Excel version of Table 7 is:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/sat.
Figure 17. Scatter Plot of Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) by Percent of
Students Tested for North Carolina Public High Schools, 2008-2009
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The Southeast region average is a weighted average of SAT results for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
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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 2009, North Carolina had 45,376 public school test-takers, a 5.9 percent decrease from the
previous year’s test-takers (48,054).
• With scores of 492 in critical reading and 511 in mathematics, North Carolina’s public school
score (1003) did not change from the previous year.
• The nation’s mean total SAT score (1006) deceased by one point from the previous year, with
496 (down one point from the previous year) in critical reading and 510 in mathematics (see
Table 12 in the Appendices).
• The number of public school SAT takers in the nation (1,093,374) decreased by 6.8 percent
from the number of test-takers (1,167,849) in the previous year (The College Board, 2009).
• The mean total SAT score for North Carolina’s public schools (983) in 1999 lagged that of
public schools nationally (1010) by 27 points, compared with only three points in 2009.
Figure 18. Mean Total SAT Scores (Critical Reading + Mathematics) for Public School Students in
North Carolina and the Nation, 1999-2009.
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• The mean writing score for public school students in North Carolina was 476, down two points
from the previous year’s score (478).
• Nationally, the writing score (487) for public school students in 2009 decreased one point from
the previous year’s score (488) [see Table 12 in the Appendices].
Figures 19, 20 and 21 in the Appendices show the distribution of critical reading, mathematics, and
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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North Carolina and the Nation
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Table 3. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina and the United States, 1972-2009
United States (US) North Carolina (NC)
Year
Critical
Reading Mathematics Total
Critical
Reading Mathematics Total US-NC Gap1
2009 501 515 1016 495 511 1006 10
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 SAT score.
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Table 4. Frequency Distribution of Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing SAT Scores for North
Carolina’s Public School Students, 2008-2009
Score
Percentile Percentile
Number Rank Number Rank
800 142 0.31 99 137 0.30 99 48 0.11 99
790 6 0.01 99 34 0.07 99 37 0.08 99
780 56 0.12 99 138 0.30 99 52 0.11 99
770 47 0.10 99 74 0.16 99 55 0.12 99
760 93 0.20 99 43 0.09 99 57 0.13 99
750 144 0.32 99 224 0.49 99 76 0.17 99
740 91 0.20 99 84 0.19 98 78 0.17 99
730 251 0.55 98 200 0.44 98 141 0.31 99
720 157 0.35 98 328 0.72 98 86 0.19 99
710 205 0.45 98 231 0.51 97 206 0.45 98
700 322 0.71 97 276 0.61 96 199 0.44 98
690 292 0.64 96 447 0.99 96 246 0.54 97
680 434 0.96 96 537 1.18 95 264 0.58 97
670 402 0.89 95 650 1.43 93 414 0.91 96
660 645 1.42 93 675 1.49 92 386 0.85 95
650 497 1.10 92 1035 2.28 90 455 1.00 94
640 689 1.52 91 865 1.91 88 588 1.30 93
630 879 1.94 89 817 1.80 86 579 1.28 92
620 608 1.34 88 982 2.16 84 692 1.53 90
610 674 1.49 86 1009 2.22 82 679 1.50 89
600 1145 2.52 84 1394 3.07 79 918 2.02 87
590 868 1.91 82 1257 2.77 76 699 1.54 85
580 1169 2.58 80 1170 2.58 74 1092 2.41 83
570 1062 2.34 77 1271 2.80 71 879 1.94 81
560 1362 3.00 75 1745 3.85 67 1117 2.46 79
550 1422 3.13 71 1312 2.89 64 1192 2.63 77
540 1471 3.24 68 1326 2.92 61 1439 3.17 74
530 1242 2.74 65 1568 3.46 58 1296 2.86 71
520 1447 3.19 62 1785 3.93 54 1563 3.44 67
510 1741 3.84 59 1433 3.16 51 1392 3.07 64
500 1854 4.09 55 1599 3.52 47 1816 4.00 61
490 1344 2.96 51 2064 4.55 43 1366 3.01 57
480 1871 4.12 48 1457 3.21 40 1786 3.94 54
470 1600 3.53 44 1486 3.27 36 1676 3.69 50
460 1713 3.78 40 1824 4.02 33 1645 3.63 46
450 1653 3.64 37 1514 3.34 29 1902 4.19 42
440 1782 3.93 33 1122 2.47 26 1394 3.07 39
430 1423 3.14 29 1592 3.51 23 1799 3.96 35
420 1810 3.99 26 1504 3.31 20 1709 3.77 31
410 1447 3.19 22 999 2.20 17 1594 3.51 28
400 1185 2.61 19 1056 2.33 15 1495 3.29 24
390 1467 3.23 16 841 1.85 13 1432 3.16 21
380 936 2.06 14 1140 2.51 10 1435 3.16 18
370 988 2.18 12 711 1.57 8 1126 2.48 15
360 788 1.74 10 690 1.52 7 1158 2.55 13
350 736 1.62 8 499 1.10 5 1031 2.27 10
340 646 1.42 6 294 0.65 5 830 1.83 8
330 561 1.24 5 404 0.89 4 663 1.46 6
320 406 0.89 4 319 0.70 3 574 1.26 5
310 278 0.61 3 284 0.63 2 401 0.88 4
300 203 0.45 3 257 0.57 2 331 0.73 3
290 263 0.58 2 123 0.27 1 353 0.78 2
280 195 0.43 2 89 0.20 1 230 0.51 2
270 87 0.19 1 90 0.20 1 158 0.35 1
260 163 0.36 1 90 0.20 1 128 0.28 1
250 64 0.14 1 53 0.12 1 86 0.19 1
240 71 0.16 1 43 0.09 1 72 0.16 1
230 52 0.11 1 59 0.13 1 67 0.15 1
220 46 0.10 1 26 0.06 1 40 0.09 1
210 22 0.05 1 34 0.07 1 45 0.10 1
200 159 0.35 1 66 0.15 1 109 0.24 1
45,376 100.00 45,376 99.98 45,376 100.00
Note: Due to rounding, the percentages may not add up to exactly 100.
Percent Percent Rank Number Percent
Percentile
Critical Reading (Mean = 492) Mathematics (Mean = 511) Writing (Mean = 476)
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Figure 20. Distribution of SAT Critical Reading Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-
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Figure 19. Distribution of SAT Mathematics Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009.
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Figure 21. Distribution of SAT Writing Scores for North Carolina’s Public Schools, 2008-2009.
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Table 5. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) by Student Profile Characteristics, 2008-2009
North Carolina
N Mean % N Mean %
All Students 1,530,128 1016 100 57,147 1006 100 -10
Gender
Male 711,368 1037 46 25,812 1026 45 -11
Female 818,760 997 54 31,335 991 55 -6
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian 8,974 979 1 627 913 1 -66
Asian American 158,757 1103 10 2,097 1075 4 -28
Black 187,136 855 12 13,230 855 23 0
Hispanic 206,584 914 14 2,398 963 4 48
White 851,014 1064 56 36,285 1063 63 -1
Other 51,215 1008 3 1,400 1002 2 -6
No Response 66,488 973 4 1,110 999 2 26
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma 68,455 863 4 1,280 870 2 7
High school diploma 422,310 938 28 17,424 931 30 -7
Associate's degree 118,869 973 8 6,839 963 12 -10
Bachelor's degree 403,483 1056 26 17,299 1040 30 -16
Graduate degree 345,561 1131 23 11,201 1120 20 -11
Family Income (in $)
$0 - $20,000 103,764 891 7 4,071 864 7 -27
$20,000 - $40,000 150,969 937 10 7,106 930 12 -7
$40,000-60,000 149,331 985 10 6,993 980 12 -5
$60,000-$80,000 149,596 1015 10 6,802 1013 12 -2
$80,000-$100,000 128,524 1045 8 5,239 1044 9 -1
$100,000-$120,000 106,234 1063 7 4,106 1062 7 -1
$120,000-$140,000 54,004 1071 4 1,990 1082 3 11
$140,000-$160,000 40,945 1086 3 1,434 1085 3 -1
$160,000-$200,000 46,109 1096 3 1,582 1095 3 -1
More than $200,000 67,326 1142 4 2,009 1141 4 -1
No Response 533,326 1022 35 15,815 1016 28 -6
Highest Level of Math
Achieved1
Calculus 358,303 1180 23 12,663 1163 22 -17
Pre-calculus 352,274 1039 23 14,920 1032 26 -7
T rigonometry 144,192 968 9 3,056 954 5 -14
Algebra II 345,052 903 23 18,692 912 33 9
Algebra I 46,931 810 3 1,097 780 2 -30
AP/Honors Courses 451,671 1158 30 25,685 1107 45 -51
H S Grade Point Average
A+ (97-100) 80,757 1220 5 3,565 1190 6 -30
A (93-96) 265,748 1146 17 13,285 1120 23 -26
A- (90-92) 273,141 1083 18 11,016 1041 19 -42
B (80-89) 655,666 958 43 22,176 936 39 -22
C (70-79) 154,903 842 10 5,035 829 9 -13
D or below (<70) 5,749 811 0 104 787 0 -24
No Response 94,164 981 6 1,966 965 3 -16
High School Class Rank2
Highest Tenth 242,744 1179 16 10,081 1173 18 -6
Second Tenth 197,439 1046 13 9,168 1046 16 0
Second Fifth 138,021 979 9 7,183 975 13 -4
Final Three Fifths 147,741 889 10 7,588 880 13 -9
No Response 804,183 989 53 23,127 969 40 -20
Note: Due to rounding, some numbers might not sum to 100%. All values in this table are based upon the number of SAT
2The College Board collapsed "High School Class Rank" from six categories to four in 2006.
Difference
United States
Reasoning Test test-takers 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.
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Table 6. Mean Total SAT Scores (CR + M) for the United States and North Carolina by Student
Profile Characteristics, 2005-2009
US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff. US NC Diff.
All Students 1026 1006 -20 1028 1010 -18 1021 1008 -13 1017 1004 -13 1017 1007 -10 1016 1006 -10
Gender
Male 1049 1025 -24 1051 1030 -21 1041 1026 -15 1037 1023 -14 1037 1025 -12 1037 1026 -11
Female 1005 989 -16 1009 995 -14 1004 994 -10 1001 990 -11 1000 992 -8 997 991 -6
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 835 886 51 *** *** ***
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian 971 916 -55 982 928 -54 981 922 -59 981 931 -50 976 917 -59 979 913 -66
Asian American 1084 1047 -37 1091 1051 -40 1088 1064 -24 1092 1064 -28 1094 1072 -22 1103 1075 -28
Black 857 847 -10 864 851 -13 863 857 -6 862 851 -11 856 852 -4 855 855 0
Hispanic 916 964 48 923 960 37 919 967 48 921 968 47 916 967 51 914 963 48
White 1059 1047 -12 1068 1061 -7 1063 1058 -5 1061 1055 -6 1065 1062 -3 1064 1063 -1
Other 1002 1004 2 1008 1002 -6 1007 1017 10 1009 999 -10 1008 1005 -3 1008 1002 -6
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 963 993 30 973 999 26
Parent Education Level
No high school diploma 860 868 8 871 866 -5 863 881 18 866 871 5 860 871 11 863 870 7
High school diploma 943 928 -15 950 938 -12 945 936 -9 942 932 -10 938 928 -10 938 931 -7
Associate's degree 976 961 -15 983 964 -19 977 969 -8 976 964 -12 972 962 -10 973 963 -10
Bachelor's degree 1054 1029 -25 1063 1042 -21 1058 1039 -19 1055 1035 -20 1049 1032 -17 1056 1040 -16
Graduate degree 1122 1104 -18 1132 1021 -111 1129 1116 -13 1129 1115 -14 1118 1106 -12 1131 1120 -11
Family Income (in U.S. $)1
$0 - $20,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 890 864 -26 891 864 -27
$20,000 - $40,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 935 927 -8 937 930 -7
$40,000-60,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 984 977 -7 985 980 -5
$60,000-$80,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1012 1006 -6 1015 1013 -2
$80,000-$100,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1039 1035 -4 1045 1044 -1
$100,000-$120,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1056 1054 -2 1063 1062 -1
$120,000-$140,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1063 1063 0 1071 1082 11
$140,000-$160,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1079 1073 -6 1086 1085 -1
$160,000-$200,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1083 1085 2 1096 1095 -1
More than $200,000 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1124 1119 -5 1142 1141 -1
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1022 1016 -6
Highest Level of Math
Achieved2
Caculus *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1171 1099 -72 1180 1163 -17
Pre-calculus *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1037 996 -41 1039 1032 -7
Trigonometry *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 968 937 -31 968 954 -14
Algebra II *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 902 893 -9 903 912 9
Algebra I *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 807 777 -30 810 780 -30
AP/Honors Courses *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1150 1059 -91 1158 1107 -51
H S Grade Point Average
A+ (97-100) 1226 1190 -36 1232 1205 -27 1223 1187 -36 1224 1186 -38 1210 1177 -33 1220 1190 -30
A (93-96) 1147 1110 -37 1155 1123 -32 1145 1111 -34 1146 1109 -37 1137 1109 -28 1146 1120 -26
A- (90-92) 1086 1041 -45 1096 1054 -42 1086 1039 -47 1084 1038 -46 1076 1036 -40 1083 1041 -42
B (80-89) 966 935 -31 975 945 -30 968 941 -27 964 934 -30 958 933 -25 958 936 -22
C (70-79) 860 827 -33 862 830 -32 854 833 -21 851 826 -25 844 828 -16 842 829 -13
D or below (<70) 867 751 -116 854 773 -81 819 762 -57 815 790 -25 813 800 -13 811 787 -24
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 981 965 -16
High School Class Rank
Top Tenth 1186 1175 -11 1191 1187 -4 1184 1179 -5 1182 1170 -12 1171 1162 -9 1179 1173 -6
Second Tenth 1059 1048 -11 1063 1057 -6 1053 1047 -6 1050 1044 -6 1042 1041 -1 1046 1046 0
Second Fifth 980 961 -19 987 968 -19 982 966 -16 981 970 -11 976 967 -9 979 975 -4
Final Three Fifths 900 878 -22 907 887 -20 892 876 -16 894 876 -18 888 877 -11 889 880 -9
No Response *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 989 969 -20
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 2009
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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 Mathematic
Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
311 NA 684 647 626 1331 1957 296 NA 690 646 639 1336 1975 339 NA 700 654 644 1354 1998
114 NA 573 587 577 1160 1737 106 NA 555 581 563 1136 1699 94 NA 556 573 571 1129 1700
010 870 65.6 499 473 460 972 1432 821 62.1 508 481 467 989 1456 770 59.0 506 479 462 985 1447
303 Alamance-Burlington 1 3.4 . . . . . 5 16.7 516 486 474 1002 1476 5 23.8 534 522 492 1056 1548
324 Eastern Alamance Hi 120 63.2 531 493 481 1024 1505 115 65.7 529 489 467 1018 1485 108 63.2 544 497 475 1041 1516
348 Graham High 110 67.9 457 430 425 887 1312 89 54.6 468 452 439 920 1359 92 56.8 449 431 414 880 1294
360 Hugh M Cummings High 93 63.3 434 414 398 848 1246 87 58.0 434 407 403 841 1244 69 49.6 446 424 416 870 1286
388 Southern High 136 56.0 495 480 461 975 1436 143 51.4 507 485 480 992 1472 147 51.0 503 472 454 975 1429
396 Walter M Williams Hi 218 79.0 526 500 489 1026 1515 204 76.4 527 495 487 1022 1509 188 69.9 533 513 493 1046 1539
400 Western Alamance Hi 192 71.6 507 481 466 988 1454 178 70.1 529 506 479 1035 1514 161 63.9 511 483 472 994 1466
01B 15 107.1 479 510 499 989 1488 21 72.4 466 496 479 962 1441 26 70.3 465 430 425 895 1320
01C 10 111.1 480 496 480 976 1456 8 61.5 458 428 425 886 1311 17 73.9 452 427 391 879 1270
01D 5 35.7 474 496 448 970 1418 8 40.0 413 426 451 839 1290 3 20.0 * * * * *
020 147 39.8 507 469 451 976 1427 163 48.1 487 466 443 953 1396 130 36.9 502 474 466 976 1442
302 Alexander Central Hi 147 39.8 507 469 451 976 1427 163 48.1 487 466 443 953 1396 130 36.9 502 474 466 976 1442
030 37 37.4 501 479 480 980 1460 52 43.7 519 480 464 999 1463 40 44.4 504 498 458 1002 1460
304 Alleghany High 37 37.4 501 479 480 980 1460 52 43.7 519 480 464 999 1463 40 44.4 504 498 458 1002 1460
040 Anson County 120 50.0 441 418 415 859 1274 97 44.3 434 409 406 843 1249 105 39.9 446 419 406 865 1271
304 Anson Early College . 1 12.5 * * * * * 5 13.5 478 498 488 976 1464
305 Anson Challenge Acad . 1 14.3 * * * * * 1 9.1 * * * * *
306 Anson High 120 51.9 441 418 415 859 1274 95 46.6 433 410 405 843 1248 99 46.0 447 416 403 863 1266
050 Ashe County 122 51.3 524 499 486 1023 1509 93 50.3 530 502 473 1032 1505 107 52.5 516 480 477 996 1473
302 Ashe County High 122 51.3 524 499 486 1023 1509 93 50.3 530 502 473 1032 1505 107 52.5 516 480 477 996 1473
060 98 55.7 509 493 481 1002 1483 61 50.8 505 487 456 992 1448 65 47.1 490 489 472 979 1451
302 Avery County High 98 55.7 509 493 481 1002 1483 61 50.8 505 487 456 992 1448 65 47.1 490 489 472 979 1451
06B Crossnore Academy 5 100.0 434 470 448 904 1352 2 100.0 * * * * * 2 33.3 * * * * *
070 Beaufort County 203 52.9 503 469 456 972 1428 179 47.1 505 475 461 980 1441 166 41.0 501 482 460 983 1443
330 Northside High 58 54.7 527 485 459 1012 1471 41 47.7 529 505 478 1034 1512 32 29.6 526 490 475 1016 1491
339 Southside High 35 43.8 502 443 422 945 1367 32 34.4 505 461 464 966 1430 27 33.8 519 473 447 992 1439
342 Washington High 110 56.1 490 469 465 959 1424 106 53.5 497 468 453 965 1418 107 52.5 489 481 459 970 1429
080 Bertie County 97 46.2 429 408 392 837 1229 104 50.5 424 408 403 832 1235 78 52.3 439 413 395 852 1247
312 Bertie High 97 48.3 429 408 392 837 1229 104 52.0 424 408 403 832 1235 78 52.3 439 413 395 852 1247
090 153 54.1 448 428 414 876 1290 161 53.1 435 421 405 856 1261 154 49.0 455 428 411 883 1294
330 East Bladen High 75 57.7 442 419 409 861 1270 87 56.5 428 415 404 843 1247 61 45.2 455 422 420 877 1297
368 West Bladen High 78 51.3 453 437 418 890 1308 74 50.3 442 429 406 871 1277 93 52.0 455 432 405 887 1292
100 282 42.9 497 481 466 978 1444 284 42.3 507 496 481 1003 1484 211 32.1 502 484 470 986 1456
308 Brunswick Learn Center 2 16.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
326 North Brunswick High 61 35.7 468 460 437 928 1365 59 32.1 480 464 458 944 1402 53 26.5 468 447 438 915 1353
334 South Brunswick High 124 53.7 509 489 478 998 1476 110 48.7 519 513 495 1032 1527 81 38.2 509 498 481 1007 1488
348 West Brunswick High 95 39.1 500 481 471 981 1452 114 46.0 507 494 476 1001 1477 77 32.2 519 494 482 1013 1495
110 896 59.7 540 520 500 1060 1560 804 55.1 542 522 505 1064 1569 816 52.2 540 515 496 1055 1551
303 Buncombe Cmty-East . . . 1 5.6 * * * * *
304 A C Reynolds High 208 68.0 555 545 520 1100 1620 155 57.6 559 544 516 1103 1619 174 58.0 556 550 525 1106 1631
322 Buncombe Early Coll 1 . . 2 6.1 * * * * *
323 Buncombe Co Middle C . 7 18.9 461 536 514 997 1511 1 2.8 * * * * *
336 Charles D Owen High 92 59.4 533 522 498 1055 1553 101 60.5 539 521 500 1060 1560 72 49.7 538 530 504 1068 1572
340 Clyde A Erwin High 101 45.1 514 473 453 987 1440 94 41.0 509 483 456 992 1448 86 43.0 520 475 463 995 1458
352 Enka High 168 61.3 517 511 487 1028 1515 129 52.2 510 501 481 1011 1492 131 47.8 521 493 469 1014 1483
380 North Buncombe High 132 62.0 553 507 493 1060 1553 101 51.5 552 517 507 1069 1576 145 64.4 546 499 484 1045 1529
416 T C Roberson High 194 64.7 555 533 520 1088 1608 217 73.8 562 538 533 1100 1633 204 61.6 542 522 508 1064 1572
111 Asheville City 188 76.1 525 531 512 1056 1568 195 81.9 527 539 505 1066 1571 178 74.2 517 530 509 1047 1556
302 Asheville High 188 76.1 525 531 512 1056 1568 195 81.9 527 539 505 1066 1571 171 77.7 518 530 507 1048 1555
700 Schl Of Inquiry & Li . . . 7 35.0 504 531 557 1035 1592
120 Burke County 333 40.5 524 503 487 1027 1514 370 40.9 521 492 472 1013 1485 384 40.0 520 485 471 1005 1476
310 Burke Middle College . 20 66.7 501 496 505 997 1502 25 67.6 500 454 448 954 1402
314 East Burke High 128 33.2 529 510 489 1039 1528 158 41.5 516 480 453 996 1449 126 48.1 523 478 466 1001 1467
318 Freedom High 205 50.2 521 499 486 1020 1506 178 49.3 528 503 484 1031 1515 150 46.4 520 494 480 1014 1494
346 Jimmy C Draughn High . . . 24 22.6 515 469 446 984 1430
370 Robert L Patton High . 14 15.6 501 496 479 997 1476 59 38.1 524 495 477 1019 1496
Alleghany County
Bladen County
Avery County
NC School of Science & Math
NC School of the Arts
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Hawbridge School
Alexander County
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
Alamance-Burlington
River Mill Academy
Clover Garden
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
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CR
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Writing
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%
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Writing
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%
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Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
130 898 65.5 519 499 486 1018 1504 888 60.1 529 505 489 1034 1523 842 55.3 519 499 490 1018 1508
310 Central Cabarrus Hi 253 68.8 519 496 479 1015 1494 236 65.2 528 501 486 1029 1515 89 53.0 516 485 472 1001 1473
314 Concord High 140 63.3 505 498 480 1003 1483 128 61.0 518 527 494 1045 1539 112 45.9 508 497 478 1005 1483
316 Jay M Robinson High 225 67.2 520 507 500 1027 1527 198 55.5 531 512 501 1043 1544 189 56.9 537 519 514 1056 1570
324 Mt Pleasant High 92 52.9 516 487 479 1003 1482 113 53.6 529 493 475 1022 1497 66 35.7 505 474 464 979 1443
326 Nw Cabarrus High 188 70.4 530 498 489 1028 1517 205 63.7 542 500 490 1042 1532 216 63.2 515 503 491 1018 1509
332 Hickory Ridge High . . . 157 68.9 523 496 493 1019 1512
333 Performance Learning . 8 57.1 364 398 365 762 1127 13 59.1 465 455 447 920 1367
132 86 41.1 502 487 459 989 1448 81 35.7 519 479 475 998 1473 94 43.5 496 479 470 975 1445
304 A L Brown High 86 41.1 502 487 459 989 1448 81 35.7 519 479 475 998 1473 94 43.5 496 479 470 975 1445
140 Caldwell County 307 38.9 521 491 481 1012 1493 315 41.1 519 490 478 1009 1487 313 42.2 511 478 466 989 1455
305 Caldwell Career Cent . 6 18.8 452 428 415 880 1295 4 14.8 * * * * *
348 Hibriten High 99 46.0 510 490 490 1000 1490 88 41.7 515 491 486 1006 1492 105 47.3 521 504 494 1025 1519
386 South Caldwell High 160 44.2 536 501 481 1037 1518 147 43.8 530 503 489 1033 1522 116 36.6 531 486 478 1017 1495
390 West Caldwell High 48 23.3 491 462 465 953 1418 74 41.3 509 469 451 978 1429 88 51.8 477 441 420 918 1338
150 57 62.0 501 480 466 981 1447 77 58.8 490 476 458 966 1424 68 64.2 510 486 463 996 1459
304 Camden County High 57 62.0 501 480 466 981 1447 77 58.8 490 476 458 966 1424 68 64.2 510 486 463 996 1459
160 Carteret County 322 65.3 528 512 493 1040 1533 295 62.2 527 517 494 1044 1538 287 55.5 528 524 496 1052 1548
313 East Carteret High 73 59.8 480 486 459 966 1425 66 52.8 503 521 496 1024 1520 70 54.7 500 508 472 1008 1480
314 Croatan High 131 79.9 541 519 501 1060 1561 112 78.3 535 528 503 1063 1566 114 71.3 536 528 509 1064 1573
344 West Carteret High 118 57.0 542 519 504 1061 1565 117 56.8 533 504 484 1037 1521 103 45.0 538 531 496 1069 1565
16A 1 5.0 . . . . . 1 4.2 * * * * * . . . . . . .
170 88 49.7 457 452 445 909 1354 88 42.9 476 459 441 935 1376 89 53.9 447 439 418 886 1304
316 Bartlett Yancey High 88 49.7 457 452 445 909 1354 88 42.9 476 459 441 935 1376 89 53.9 447 439 418 886 1304
180 594 56.4 517 485 465 1002 1467 602 57.6 526 487 471 1013 1484 566 50.5 522 483 464 1005 1469
308 Bandys High 120 62.8 494 465 450 959 1409 122 57.5 504 477 460 981 1441 109 57.4 540 500 474 1040 1514
320 Bunker Hill High 86 47.5 477 438 423 915 1338 75 48.1 509 465 465 974 1439 83 49.4 505 463 442 968 1410
325 Catawba Valley Early . . . 22 30.6 501 505 479 1006 1485
340 Fred T Foard High 159 55.2 531 499 478 1030 1508 159 61.2 540 501 486 1041 1527 131 53.7 525 477 457 1002 1459
348 Maiden High 64 45.7 513 488 474 1001 1475 85 55.9 510 448 438 958 1396 76 42.9 505 464 449 969 1418
376 St Stephens High 165 65.2 543 509 482 1052 1534 161 61.2 544 512 485 1056 1541 145 54.7 526 495 479 1021 1500
181 190 73.9 522 501 500 1023 1523 200 73.8 534 508 499 1042 1541 166 63.8 548 528 509 1076 1585
318 Catawba Valley High 1 11.1 . . . . . . . 2 40.0 * * * * *
322 Hickory High 189 76.2 523 502 501 1025 1526 200 75.8 534 508 499 1042 1541 164 64.3 550 530 511 1080 1591
182 104 52.0 491 463 450 954 1404 138 64.2 507 474 456 981 1437 116 56.9 502 464 455 966 1421
316 Newton-Conover High 104 57.5 491 463 450 954 1404 120 70.2 510 477 459 987 1446 112 64.0 502 465 456 967 1423
700 Newton-Conover Healt . 18 78.3 490 451 433 941 1374 4 50.0 * * * * *
190 292 61.6 493 474 469 967 1436 281 57.9 506 492 481 998 1479 275 62.2 498 485 471 983 1454
316 Chatham Central High 55 50.0 490 447 462 937 1399 51 53.1 511 479 473 990 1463 49 56.3 513 470 467 983 1450
336 Jordan Matthews High 96 64.0 487 451 446 938 1384 84 48.6 492 481 463 973 1436 79 57.7 487 466 455 953 1408
342 Northwood High 141 66.8 498 500 487 998 1485 146 67.9 512 503 493 1015 1508 147 67.4 499 500 481 999 1480
19B 16 100.0 533 566 541 1099 1640 15 93.8 616 616 585 1232 1817 27 100.0 584 585 551 1169 1720
200 Cherokee County 96 50.8 513 487 473 1000 1473 114 51.8 504 484 466 988 1454 106 46.5 500 485 469 985 1454
308 Andrews High 29 72.5 497 474 453 971 1424 33 62.3 477 445 439 922 1361 31 72.1 465 449 433 914 1347
314 Hiwassee Dam High 7 38.9 494 464 443 958 1401 14 35.9 540 510 489 1050 1539 15 33.3 515 487 471 1002 1473
328 Murphy High 60 50.4 522 496 486 1018 1504 67 63.8 509 498 474 1007 1481 60 52.6 515 503 487 1018 1505
210 96 59.3 482 460 451 942 1393 66 52.0 483 468 441 951 1392 89 52.0 479 455 440 934 1374
312 John A Holmes High 96 59.3 482 460 451 942 1393 66 52.0 483 468 441 951 1392 89 52.0 479 455 440 934 1374
220 Clay County 52 59.1 547 521 519 1068 1587 55 70.5 513 495 483 1008 1491 55 59.8 515 479 481 994 1475
310 Hayesville High 52 59.1 547 521 519 1068 1587 55 70.5 513 495 483 1008 1491 55 59.8 515 479 481 994 1475
230 557 55.6 505 486 470 991 1461 492 51.1 504 482 465 986 1451 472 47.5 510 485 467 995 1462
312 Burns High 113 48.9 468 453 442 921 1363 112 48.9 481 457 445 938 1383 91 37.1 510 470 460 980 1440
324 Crest High 178 57.2 496 476 457 972 1429 151 50.7 511 493 467 1004 1471 117 46.4 514 489 469 1003 1472
350 Kings Mountain High 141 54.2 531 502 484 1033 1517 118 49.0 523 489 471 1012 1483 120 48.4 523 497 481 1020 1501
361 Shelby High 125 68.3 524 511 496 1035 1531 111 59.7 500 486 475 986 1461 144 61.5 497 481 459 978 1437
240 Columbus County 180 47.0 458 430 426 888 1314 163 46.8 459 438 431 897 1328 181 48.3 455 435 425 890 1315
334 East Columbus High 82 68.3 430 410 397 840 1237 60 55.6 435 423 410 858 1268 61 53.5 429 416 406 845 1251
371 South Columbus High 57 34.3 517 476 479 993 1472 56 43.8 512 463 483 975 1458 59 43.4 499 483 469 982 1451
373 Southeastern Early C . . . 1 50.0 * * * * *
380 West Columbus High 41 42.3 431 406 410 837 1247 47 42.0 426 427 395 853 1248 60 48.8 438 404 397 842 1239
Edenton/Chowan
Cleveland County
Woods Charter
Chatham County
Newton-Conover
Hickory City
Camden County
Cape Lookout High Charter
Caswell County
Catawba County
Cabarrus County
Kannapolis City
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
241 Whiteville City 96 57.8 455 439 454 894 1348 77 52.0 447 435 444 882 1326 72 45.9 470 426 440 896 1336
316 Whiteville High 96 60.4 455 439 454 894 1348 77 54.2 447 435 444 882 1326 72 46.8 470 426 440 896 1336
250 393 46.1 514 497 474 1011 1485 413 43.1 503 481 461 984 1445 344 39.5 511 490 471 1001 1472
314 Craven Early College . . . 2 200.0 * * * * *
340 Havelock High 91 39.2 497 486 461 983 1444 107 36.3 501 495 471 996 1467 78 30.2 518 495 464 1013 1477
356 New Bern High 231 58.8 530 513 491 1043 1534 238 56.4 504 477 463 981 1444 206 53.2 513 497 483 1010 1493
372 West Craven High 71 31.3 485 461 434 946 1380 68 28.3 503 477 440 980 1420 58 25.8 498 461 438 959 1397
260 1,723 54.0 476 466 453 942 1395 1,708 53.2 477 469 453 946 1399 1,645 51.3 479 470 449 949 1398
318 Jack Britt High Sch 231 59.2 508 488 479 996 1475 245 61.9 512 490 483 1002 1485 226 55.0 508 501 482 1009 1491
322 Douglas Byrd High 125 58.4 449 430 420 879 1299 129 50.4 422 424 408 846 1254 138 68.7 441 417 393 858 1251
325 Cape Fear High 124 42.8 501 469 453 970 1423 124 42.9 494 476 460 970 1430 122 44.4 512 488 474 1000 1474
346 Cumberland Evening A 3 9.7 . . . . . 2 5.3 * * * * * 2 3.6 * * * * *
354 Cross Creek Early . . . 35 55.6 485 457 439 942 1381
357 Gray's Creek High 95 43.8 470 462 452 932 1384 88 44.7 477 477 452 954 1406 84 45.2 475 484 454 959 1413
359 E E Smith High 147 56.8 437 426 416 863 1279 121 49.0 448 426 419 874 1293 106 45.7 435 430 412 865 1277
374 Fuller Plc . . . 1 3.0 * * * * *
388 Massey Hill Classic 44 80.0 498 507 480 1005 1485 48 77.4 523 525 500 1048 1548 52 82.5 514 517 486 1031 1517
408 Pine Forest High 190 60.9 454 451 437 905 1342 201 62.2 462 460 439 922 1361 205 62.3 474 467 448 941 1389
409 Ramsey St HS Alt Program 1 3.8 . . . . . 1 4.8 * * * * * . . . . . . .
411 Reid Ross Classical 55 69.6 461 465 460 926 1386 70 92.1 466 483 472 949 1421 46 73.0 472 514 495 986 1481
424 Seventy-First Hi 161 46.1 464 459 433 923 1356 142 42.0 464 467 446 931 1377 144 41.0 462 454 431 916 1347
427 South View High 200 54.1 470 463 449 933 1382 198 53.8 489 475 455 964 1419 203 62.7 478 469 444 947 1391
446 Terry Sanford High 230 74.7 540 533 519 1073 1592 214 70.2 517 509 489 1026 1515 174 58.8 523 511 485 1034 1519
451 Web Academy 2 5.6 . . . . . . . 1 . * * * * *
455 Westover High 112 46.1 413 402 402 815 1217 121 46.4 416 419 403 835 1238 88 34.5 422 413 402 835 1237
700 Howard Health . . . 18 52.9 447 398 389 845 1234
270 130 57.0 505 489 472 994 1466 160 56.1 508 485 472 993 1465 143 53.0 502 494 463 996 1459
306 Currituck County Hi 130 57.0 505 489 472 994 1466 160 56.1 508 485 472 993 1465 143 53.0 502 494 463 996 1459
280 249 74.6 514 493 483 1007 1490 265 78.4 521 503 485 1024 1509 237 75.2 526 506 481 1032 1513
304 Cape Hatteras Second 31 66.0 464 455 458 919 1377 27 79.4 529 509 500 1038 1538 28 63.6 494 480 469 974 1443
316 Manteo High 86 72.9 521 499 480 1020 1500 70 72.9 510 497 470 1007 1477 61 70.1 526 507 476 1033 1509
330 First Flight High 131 77.5 520 499 491 1019 1510 168 81.6 525 504 488 1029 1517 148 82.7 532 510 484 1042 1526
290 Davidson County 663 52.3 505 486 473 991 1464 600 49.8 518 495 480 1013 1493 571 46.3 515 496 484 1011 1495
308 Central Davidson Hi 73 42.4 507 477 465 984 1449 84 40.0 519 488 478 1007 1485 69 35.2 511 482 469 993 1462
314 Davidson Co Ext Day 1 4.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315 Davidson Early Coll 11 64.7 536 533 495 1069 1564 9 100.0 538 542 493 1080 1573 5 41.7 468 536 520 1004 1524
324 East Davidson High 119 51.5 499 481 476 980 1456 96 56.8 503 489 480 992 1472 75 38.5 509 498 482 1007 1489
336 Ledford Senior High 125 58.4 507 501 493 1008 1501 131 60.9 527 515 503 1042 1545 129 52.9 514 511 504 1025 1529
348 North Davidson High 228 63.9 511 486 467 997 1464 185 58.2 524 490 477 1014 1491 196 61.8 516 495 478 1011 1489
365 South Davidson High 44 43.1 477 470 463 947 1410 34 40.5 508 468 449 976 1425 24 35.8 527 500 495 1027 1522
388 West Davidson High 62 47.0 507 485 470 992 1462 61 40.7 501 493 462 994 1456 73 46.2 519 480 475 999 1474
291 45 36.3 444 422 399 866 1265 56 43.4 443 433 423 876 1299 86 54.1 438 430 411 868 1279
336 Lexington Sr High 45 38.1 444 422 399 866 1265 56 46.3 443 433 423 876 1299 86 55.5 438 430 411 868 1279
292 65 52.0 449 433 422 882 1304 72 55.8 461 443 425 904 1329 60 41.7 441 437 420 878 1298
324 Thomasville High 65 52.0 449 433 422 882 1304 72 55.8 461 443 425 904 1329 60 41.7 441 437 420 878 1298
300 163 48.7 529 501 493 1030 1523 212 52.1 526 508 495 1034 1529 178 46.4 528 509 494 1037 1531
312 Davie County High 163 48.8 529 501 493 1030 1523 212 52.1 526 508 495 1034 1529 178 46.4 528 509 494 1037 1531
310 204 44.0 456 454 437 910 1347 208 47.6 449 439 422 888 1310 189 40.6 466 439 434 905 1339
344 East Duplin High 54 35.3 491 496 478 987 1465 53 33.3 480 454 449 934 1383 58 33.1 503 482 474 985 1459
352 James Kenan High 53 46.1 409 400 381 809 1190 68 60.2 409 402 391 811 1202 46 41.8 429 420 407 849 1256
364 North Duplin Jr Sr 40 51.9 496 499 458 995 1453 33 60.0 454 453 421 907 1328 30 52.6 483 444 435 927 1362
392 Wallace-Rose Hill Hi 57 47.9 438 434 435 872 1307 54 49.1 466 461 436 927 1363 55 44.7 448 407 414 855 1269
320 Durham County 1,373 72.8 493 490 473 983 1456 1,314 68.4 484 483 469 967 1436 1,191 63.2 489 476 461 965 1426
309 Jd Clement Early Col . 46 71.9 462 440 445 902 1347 42 72.4 471 446 447 917 1364
312 C E Jordan High 363 91.2 529 531 514 1060 1574 277 83.4 531 538 524 1069 1593 261 68.9 534 530 514 1064 1578
317 SHS City Of Medicine . . . 23 54.8 436 427 441 863 1304
322 Durham's Plc . 3 16.7 * * * * * 6 22.2 410 422 407 832 1239
323 Durham Sch Of Arts 131 88.5 527 547 525 1074 1599 153 86.4 519 538 518 1057 1575 124 78.5 542 540 520 1082 1602
325 Hillside High 180 58.3 427 422 407 849 1256 180 65.0 427 427 416 854 1270 142 57.7 426 414 398 840 1238
341 Lakeview School 2 18.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
353 Middle College High 24 64.9 506 517 493 1023 1516 26 53.1 524 564 544 1088 1632 26 41.9 523 499 486 1022 1508
356 Northern High 242 72.9 483 469 451 952 1403 217 69.8 464 447 435 911 1346 215 70.7 461 444 424 905 1329
365 Riverside High 280 74.1 520 507 491 1027 1518 261 70.0 510 499 482 1009 1491 238 65.4 514 495 480 1009 1489
368 Southern High 151 56.1 422 425 408 847 1255 150 48.5 419 423 407 842 1249 114 48.7 420 403 394 823 1217
Davie County
Duplin County
Currituck County
Dare County
Lexington City
Thomasville City
Craven County
Cumberland County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
32D . 10 43.5 472 412 428 884 1312 14 73.7 391 399 369 790 1159
330 Edgecombe County 192 45.7 459 441 421 900 1321 176 42.5 452 434 429 886 1315 162 37.1 455 434 424 889 1313
326 Edgecombe Early Coll 6 50.0 448 463 430 911 1341 5 38.5 400 408 394 808 1202 13 92.9 476 463 472 939 1411
328 N Edgecombe High 19 31.7 462 433 430 895 1325 16 23.9 474 444 426 918 1344 29 34.1 442 432 397 874 1271
350 Sw Edgecombe High 98 47.8 471 443 419 914 1333 71 40.3 461 441 431 902 1333 54 28.7 466 437 431 903 1334
358 Tarboro High 69 48.6 442 438 421 880 1301 84 53.2 443 429 429 872 1301 66 44.0 447 427 419 874 1293
340 Forsyth County 2,013 66.4 511 502 489 1013 1501 1,997 64.5 510 499 488 1009 1497 1,883 57.9 505 497 482 1002 1484
330 Carver High 143 57.7 403 403 390 806 1196 122 57.3 397 393 382 790 1172 102 48.1 391 398 379 789 1168
332 Career Center . . . 8 NA 513 546 489 1059 1548
364 East Forsyth High 284 69.8 519 512 499 1031 1530 226 64.6 533 527 513 1060 1573 203 56.7 517 499 482 1016 1498
382 R B Glenn High 204 55.3 487 475 466 962 1428 201 58.4 482 472 456 954 1410 147 49.5 488 472 459 960 1419
446 Mid College Forsyth 9 510 532 476 1042 1518 12 30.0 526 540 532 1066 1598 11 31.4 525 527 504 1052 1556
454 Mount Tabor High 328 87.0 553 537 525 1090 1615 290 78.2 554 539 527 1093 1620 297 74.8 537 531 515 1068 1583
460 North Forsyth High 145 53.3 479 473 460 952 1412 139 52.7 453 452 441 905 1346 123 50.4 442 444 423 886 1309
486 Parkland High 155 57.2 439 432 423 871 1294 158 55.1 441 430 413 871 1284 159 52.6 453 454 436 907 1343
495 Reagan High 125 74.9 508 502 482 1010 1492 197 77.3 542 539 528 1081 1609 237 65.7 536 528 516 1064 1580
496 Reynolds High 232 66.7 531 533 526 1064 1590 185 64.0 544 535 529 1079 1608 177 55.0 552 546 535 1098 1633
556 West Forsyth High 388 82.0 550 534 520 1084 1604 339 77.0 560 527 521 1087 1608 304 72.7 548 528 513 1076 1589
568 Winston-Salem Prep . 54 79.4 434 450 435 884 1319 30 68.2 389 399 400 788 1188
700 Sch Computer Tech At . 18 52.9 414 411 386 825 1211 25 41.0 415 411 394 826 1220
701 Sch Of Biotech Atkin . 17 42.5 396 408 382 804 1186 33 48.5 428 438 410 866 1276
702 Sch Pre-Engin Atkins . 22 64.7 407 387 375 794 1169 27 50.0 441 417 397 858 1255
34D 12 80.0 333 338 373 671 1044 7 77.8 386 343 376 729 1105 6 60.0 373 420 387 793 1180
350 203 48.2 472 471 458 943 1401 222 40.9 487 475 463 962 1425 205 42.4 481 460 443 941 1384
308 Bunn High 81 49.7 484 477 457 961 1418 85 46.2 498 487 464 985 1449 81 45.8 480 448 433 928 1361
321 Franklinton High 72 54.1 445 453 445 898 1343 74 41.3 477 465 467 942 1409 67 42.9 471 457 441 928 1369
336 Louisburg High 50 40.0 489 485 478 974 1452 63 35.0 483 473 457 956 1413 57 38.0 494 480 458 974 1432
360 Gaston County 1,053 55.2 492 478 463 970 1433 1,044 52.4 499 480 466 979 1445 1,001 49.6 491 476 456 967 1423
310 Ashbrook High 169 59.3 483 470 455 953 1408 168 56.6 500 491 473 991 1464 195 61.3 471 460 434 931 1365
336 Bessemer City High 53 37.3 465 454 435 919 1354 39 31.7 487 477 459 964 1423 38 27.7 472 462 446 934 1380
360 Cherryville Sr High 51 42.1 506 488 462 994 1456 55 38.7 522 483 469 1005 1474 64 39.5 482 454 425 936 1361
390 East Gaston High 156 52.3 487 468 459 955 1414 140 54.1 486 461 456 947 1403 105 36.7 504 481 464 985 1449
396 Forestview High 199 70.8 501 490 479 991 1470 179 66.1 500 481 468 981 1449 181 57.1 516 498 478 1014 1492
418 Highland Sch Of Tech 101 82.1 531 511 494 1042 1536 114 86.4 518 492 474 1010 1484 98 75.4 513 490 471 1003 1474
428 Hunter Huss High 88 45.1 440 439 415 879 1294 73 34.9 458 452 441 910 1351 82 35.7 448 452 438 900 1338
470 North Gaston High 94 42.5 490 461 449 951 1400 87 33.2 479 449 428 928 1356 81 46.0 473 469 443 942 1385
494 South Point High 142 63.4 511 501 484 1012 1496 189 64.9 519 502 489 1021 1510 157 63.8 501 488 475 989 1464
36B . 8 57.1 495 471 473 966 1439 10 55.6 440 468 424 908 1332
370 Gates County 83 53.2 479 460 452 939 1391 54 40.0 495 465 455 960 1415 54 44.6 473 466 446 939 1385
312 Gates County Sr High 83 53.2 479 460 452 939 1391 54 40.0 495 465 455 960 1415 54 44.6 473 466 446 939 1385
380 38 43.2 490 480 478 970 1448 28 44.4 483 483 462 966 1428 28 49.1 514 452 465 966 1431
308 Robbinsville High 38 43.2 490 480 478 970 1448 28 44.4 483 483 462 966 1428 28 49.1 514 452 465 966 1431
390 258 56.1 490 479 469 969 1438 291 53.1 476 467 448 943 1391 253 48.8 498 471 455 969 1424
324 J F Webb High 82 55.0 499 484 468 983 1451 100 50.0 482 465 444 947 1391 87 46.0 499 469 443 968 1411
352 South Granville High 100 52.6 491 478 471 969 1440 . . 6 NA 575 563 553 1138 1691
700 Jf Webb High 46 59.7 482 469 465 951 1416 47 64.4 487 470 465 957 1422 49 60.5 502 471 482 973 1455
704 S Granville High Of 30 68.2 475 484 476 959 1435 41 47.7 460 457 445 917 1362 39 45.9 489 479 455 968 1423
705 S Granville Bus & Gl . 29 29.9 458 461 442 919 1361 59 54.6 493 467 449 960 1409
706 S Granville Eng & Ap . 13 14.6 462 464 404 926 1330 13 25.5 494 440 418 934 1352
400 78 43.1 474 441 441 915 1356 87 51.5 474 459 445 933 1378 80 40.4 461 449 423 910 1333
308 Greene Central High 78 43.1 474 441 441 915 1356 87 51.5 474 459 445 933 1378 80 40.4 461 449 423 910 1333
Greene County
Franklin County
Piedmont Commty Char
Graham County
Granville County
Kestrel Heights Sch
Woodson Sch Of Chal
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
410 3,089 70.7 498 487 479 985 1464 2,978 64.8 503 488 480 991 1471 2,670 58.6 500 488 477 988 1465
319 T Wingate Andrews Hi 131 57.7 420 422 411 842 1253 125 58.7 436 433 422 869 1291 93 52.2 433 427 410 860 1270
326 Mdle Col Hs Bennett 10 37.0 366 405 408 771 1179 12 41.4 399 375 365 774 1139 8 61.5 395 414 374 809 1183
355 Dudley High 205 85.1 437 424 420 861 1281 145 53.7 438 417 418 855 1273 187 57.5 426 419 413 845 1258
358 Eastern Guilford Hi 97 57.7 462 439 429 901 1330 95 54.9 473 460 442 933 1375 104 46.0 453 441 424 894 1318
390 Greensboro College M 54 90.0 506 509 489 1015 1504 46 80.7 460 461 458 921 1379 47 79.7 472 505 490 977 1467
394 Grimsley High 326 86.9 547 548 535 1095 1630 281 70.8 557 544 539 1101 1640 257 70.0 552 548 536 1100 1636
395 Early College Guil 44 97.8 629 656 642 1285 1927 50 102.0 639 640 628 1279 1907 46 97.9 654 663 628 1317 1945
399 Middle College @GTCC 6 19.4 413 433 415 846 1261 6 22.2 492 512 460 1004 1464 8 38.1 481 471 435 952 1387
401 Gtcc Mid College Hi 11 35.5 476 465 457 941 1398 12 37.5 473 473 441 946 1387 17 40.5 523 522 484 1045 1529
406 High Pt Central High 205 84.0 477 457 454 934 1388 168 66.7 497 481 478 978 1456 129 58.9 486 472 463 958 1421
407 Hp Central Academy 1 5.3 480 440 420 920 1340 . . 6 50.0 402 395 373 797 1170
408 High Point GTCC Mch 8 16.7 465 446 446 911 1357 11 28.9 459 457 414 916 1330 10 24.4 516 516 520 1032 1552
483 Mid Col High Nc A & T 12 32.4 381 375 336 756 1092 11 57.9 335 346 323 681 1004 11 55.0 416 422 418 838 1256
484 Northeast High 119 53.1 450 441 434 891 1325 144 55.6 459 449 431 908 1339 122 53.7 451 444 432 895 1327
489 N Guilford High . . . 2 * * * * * *
490 Northwest High 424 79.3 558 543 535 1101 1636 402 77.2 558 532 529 1090 1619 390 66.8 558 530 529 1088 1617
508 Page High 274 80.1 491 483 477 974 1451 249 72.4 507 497 494 1004 1498 203 58.8 514 511 495 1025 1520
529 Lucy Ragsdale High 207 68.3 513 489 484 1002 1486 198 68.0 508 487 487 995 1482 223 66.6 522 493 474 1015 1489
544 Ben L Smith High 150 61.2 412 392 390 804 1194 137 49.5 437 408 398 845 1243 98 40.7 417 388 385 805 1190
545 Smith Academy 7 22.6 411 427 419 838 1257 30 65.2 416 396 387 812 1199 18 40.0 394 407 387 801 1188
547 Southeast High 168 73.7 499 483 469 982 1451 209 69.9 490 474 460 964 1424 162 58.5 491 478 460 969 1429
556 Southern High 107 60.1 468 456 444 924 1368 119 50.6 448 441 429 889 1318 113 63.1 465 458 445 923 1368
562 Southwest High 214 76.4 494 483 476 977 1453 194 70.0 494 476 462 970 1432 187 59.2 500 490 473 990 1463
589 P J Weaver Ed Center 62 88.6 535 582 543 1117 1660 60 93.8 545 563 530 1108 1638 55 88.7 507 539 523 1046 1569
595 Western High 247 76.2 520 499 497 1019 1516 274 77.4 530 515 513 1045 1558 174 58.2 506 487 491 993 1484
420 Halifax County 110 34.7 412 394 387 806 1193 131 43.4 408 397 394 805 1199 119 43.3 410 413 401 823 1224
346 Northwest High 65 33.7 422 393 395 815 1210 81 44.8 416 398 399 814 1213 64 43.0 413 402 402 815 1217
358 Southeast Halifax Hi 45 36.3 396 395 375 791 1166 49 40.5 396 394 383 790 1173 55 43.7 406 425 399 831 1230
421 111 62.4 484 467 453 951 1404 95 54.3 498 485 471 983 1454 86 47.5 495 482 465 977 1442
316 Roanoke Rapids High 111 62.4 484 467 453 951 1404 95 54.3 498 485 471 983 1454 86 47.5 495 482 465 977 1442
422 30 54.5 386 350 366 736 1102 39 60.0 409 379 373 788 1161 44 58.7 394 388 371 782 1153
324 Weldon High 30 54.5 386 350 366 736 1102 39 60.0 409 379 373 788 1161 44 58.7 394 388 371 782 1153
430 440 49.3 484 475 451 959 1410 422 46.3 485 470 450 955 1405 455 44.0 494 481 453 975 1428
346 Harnett Central High 138 55.6 520 502 478 1022 1500 130 48.9 513 478 463 991 1454 149 51.9 505 483 467 988 1455
371 Overhills High 81 44.8 451 442 427 893 1320 103 48.8 457 465 437 922 1359 110 48.9 463 470 446 933 1379
378 Triton High 114 46.7 473 457 435 930 1365 86 38.7 479 456 448 935 1383 107 40.7 510 475 441 985 1426
384 Western Harnett High 107 50.2 473 483 449 956 1405 103 50.5 484 477 449 961 1410 89 35.9 497 497 451 994 1445
440 267 56.9 528 504 487 1032 1519 236 49.8 547 511 503 1058 1561 227 50.8 533 502 489 1035 1524
326 Central Haywood High . 1 8.3 * * * * * . . . . . . .
378 Pisgah High 106 53.3 515 491 481 1006 1487 94 43.7 524 499 494 1023 1517 94 48.7 520 502 495 1022 1517
390 Tuscola High 161 63.1 536 512 491 1048 1539 141 57.1 563 519 509 1082 1591 133 54.5 542 503 485 1045 1530
450 445 56.8 536 517 503 1053 1556 422 52.4 538 517 498 1055 1553 407 52.2 533 517 494 1050 1544
316 East Henderson High 98 49.0 534 514 486 1048 1534 96 39.8 550 523 506 1073 1579 85 40.1 515 517 492 1032 1524
334 Hendersonville High 112 66.7 550 543 537 1093 1630 100 68.5 550 527 519 1077 1596 103 61.3 544 528 513 1072 1585
341 North Henderson High 90 52.9 521 501 496 1022 1518 85 49.1 520 489 475 1009 1484 97 56.7 511 489 469 1000 1469
352 West Henderson High 145 62.8 537 510 491 1047 1538 141 58.5 534 523 493 1057 1550 122 56.0 555 529 501 1084 1585
460 107 48.2 415 407 401 822 1223 97 43.7 426 408 396 834 1230 115 44.7 416 397 388 813 1201
320 Hertford County High 107 48.2 415 407 401 822 1223 97 43.7 426 408 396 834 1230 115 48.1 416 397 388 813 1201
470 165 51.7 434 436 414 870 1284 205 60.5 420 412 403 832 1235 183 57.7 436 428 407 864 1271
312 Hoke County High 165 52.4 434 436 414 870 1284 205 61.9 420 412 403 832 1235 183 59.0 436 428 407 864 1271
480 Hyde County 27 60.0 497 445 449 942 1391 21 47.7 502 465 433 967 1400 21 37.5 512 450 446 962 1408
307 Mattamuskeet High 20 52.6 528 453 452 981 1433 16 41.0 494 438 421 932 1353 17 36.2 496 439 429 935 1364
316 Ocracoke 7 100.0 411 424 439 835 1274 5 100.0 528 554 472 1082 1554 4 44.4 * * * * *
Hoke County
Harnett County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
Guilford County
Roanoke Rapids City
Weldon City
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
490 652 55.9 538 507 492 1045 1537 655 55.0 543 513 492 1056 1548 675 51.6 535 504 484 1039 1523
320 Collaborative Colleg . . . 1 3.3 * * * * *
335 Lake Norman High 302 89.1 549 520 505 1069 1574 310 82.0 555 532 507 1087 1594 306 72.9 552 518 501 1070 1571
346 North Iredell High 85 44.0 527 505 487 1032 1519 91 46.4 525 496 481 1021 1502 91 40.3 521 508 488 1029 1517
354 Statesville High 108 43.7 533 489 480 1022 1502 98 40.8 544 504 489 1048 1537 92 38.2 534 508 477 1042 1519
362 South Iredell High 74 45.1 527 492 482 1019 1501 84 44.4 545 498 476 1043 1519 75 45.5 524 484 475 1008 1483
380 West Iredell High 83 38.2 520 497 474 1017 1491 72 40.7 512 484 466 996 1462 110 53.7 510 467 447 977 1424
491 Mooresville City 172 56.8 517 497 488 1014 1502 229 62.9 513 492 479 1005 1484 208 60.5 515 490 480 1005 1485
312 Mooresville Sr High 172 56.8 517 497 488 1014 1502 229 62.9 513 492 479 1005 1484 208 60.5 515 490 480 1005 1485
500 114 53.0 502 487 474 989 1463 120 55.6 496 488 461 984 1445 104 56.5 514 501 485 1015 1500
302 Blue Ridge Virtual . . . 1 10.0 * * * * *
316 Blue Ridge School 13 65.0 442 431 406 873 1279 12 52.2 428 447 400 875 1275 3 NA * * * * *
340 Smoky Mountain High 101 55.2 509 494 483 1003 1486 108 59.0 504 492 468 996 1464 100 59.9 515 503 488 1018 1506
510 687 50.0 517 495 482 1012 1494 697 45.6 521 498 479 1019 1498 660 41.7 519 497 481 1016 1497
324 Clayton High 205 65.9 515 493 483 1008 1491 215 56.6 517 500 480 1017 1497 194 50.4 530 512 496 1042 1538
357 Johnston Middle Coll 13 31.7 492 485 463 977 1440 14 31.8 534 529 482 1063 1545 11 30.6 507 501 518 1008 1526
368 North Johnston High 50 39.7 540 500 482 1040 1522 48 33.1 544 479 477 1023 1500 53 40.5 513 451 449 964 1413
376 Princeton High 33 47.8 512 465 478 977 1455 22 38.6 514 487 496 1001 1497 43 48.3 545 519 517 1064 1581
399 Smithfield-Selma Hi 144 59.3 501 486 463 987 1450 132 51.4 511 489 461 1000 1461 96 39.0 487 466 451 953 1404
402 South Johnston High 75 35.0 521 505 497 1026 1523 66 28.9 525 492 480 1017 1497 74 29.7 532 503 486 1035 1521
406 West Johnston High 167 45.5 529 506 492 1035 1527 200 48.3 525 508 487 1033 1520 189 42.4 514 501 478 1015 1493
520 Jones County 32 42.1 457 448 426 905 1331 23 38.3 458 444 421 902 1323 37 48.7 424 423 406 847 1253
320 Jones Senior High 32 42.1 457 448 426 905 1331 23 38.3 458 444 421 902 1323 37 48.7 424 423 406 847 1253
530 244 52.5 509 494 468 1003 1471 270 54.5 501 473 456 974 1430 262 51.3 505 485 465 990 1455
336 Lee County High 172 62.8 509 501 475 1010 1485 178 62.7 506 478 461 984 1445 157 58.8 511 490 474 1001 1475
343 Southern Lee High 72 39.1 507 477 451 984 1435 92 45.5 493 465 446 958 1404 105 43.9 496 477 452 973 1425
53A . 1 5.6 * * * * * 2 13.3 * * * * *
540 Lenoir County 254 46.4 487 456 443 943 1386 234 39.3 494 465 452 959 1411 266 41.8 478 456 444 934 1378
315 Kinston High 99 52.1 493 457 450 950 1400 103 49.3 476 443 429 919 1348 112 48.7 450 442 430 892 1322
317 Lenoir Early College . . . 1 NA * * * * *
318 Sampson School . . . 1 50.0 * * * * *
324 North Lenoir High 91 46.0 464 448 428 912 1340 73 35.6 488 460 449 948 1397 93 44.5 490 454 439 944 1383
336 South Lenoir High 64 46.4 512 466 452 978 1430 58 35.8 533 509 498 1042 1540 59 33.3 516 486 482 1002 1484
550 407 52.0 508 476 467 984 1451 432 54.4 504 474 460 978 1438 360 43.2 520 492 466 1012 1478
320 East Lincoln High 127 63.8 505 472 464 977 1441 122 64.6 505 474 456 979 1435 121 56.3 509 490 463 999 1462
332 Lincolnton High 64 39.8 496 483 484 979 1463 71 38.4 505 477 456 982 1438 53 28.8 511 494 472 1005 1477
344 North Lincoln High 132 63.2 529 482 471 1011 1482 142 64.8 510 478 476 988 1464 118 50.6 538 502 474 1040 1514
368 West Lincoln High 84 39.4 490 468 450 958 1408 97 48.3 494 468 446 962 1408 68 33.8 515 478 450 993 1443
55A 10 47.6 414 385 385 799 1184 26 72.2 502 476 478 978 1456 25 64.1 500 500 476 1000 1476
560 Macon County 135 57.9 524 512 492 1036 1528 135 57.0 512 490 465 1002 1467 125 49.2 508 500 472 1008 1480
320 Franklin High 107 55.7 522 511 492 1033 1525 119 58.6 508 485 460 993 1453 100 48.3 507 506 477 1013 1490
324 Highlands School 21 65.6 555 532 505 1087 1592 13 46.4 557 545 524 1102 1626 11 47.8 541 498 505 1039 1544
332 Nantahala School 7 77.8 463 471 463 934 1397 3 50.0 . . . . . 14 73.7 487 452 411 939 1350
570 77 50.3 527 507 467 1034 1501 61 46.6 505 486 466 991 1457 68 50.7 534 499 470 1033 1503
318 Madison High 77 50.3 527 507 467 1034 1501 61 46.6 505 486 466 991 1457 68 50.7 534 499 470 1033 1503
580 130 52.6 486 459 439 945 1384 131 46.5 489 447 434 936 1370 117 46.1 493 447 427 940 1367
304 Bear Grass High 24 64.9 500 493 442 993 1435 17 47.2 586 500 494 1086 1580 15 37.5 538 477 457 1015 1472
328 Jamesville High 22 46.8 534 473 452 1007 1459 16 47.1 535 508 463 1043 1506 14 32.6 523 469 441 992 1433
344 Roanoke High 34 46.6 450 432 406 882 1288 36 41.9 451 414 391 865 1256 32 50.0 459 398 389 857 1246
368 Williamston High 50 55.6 484 454 452 938 1390 62 49.2 473 437 435 910 1345 56 52.3 493 461 436 954 1390
590 162 45.4 500 483 470 983 1453 157 40.4 506 492 470 998 1468 113 30.5 497 486 479 983 1462
328 Mcdowell Early Colle . . . 1 NA * * * * *
330 Mcdowell High 162 45.4 500 483 470 983 1453 157 40.4 506 492 470 998 1468 112 30.2 496 485 479 981 1460
Madison County
Martin County
Mcdowell County
Lee County
Provisions Academy
Lincoln County
Lincoln Charter
Iredell-Statesville
Jackson County
Johnston County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
600 4,713 70.2 503 493 480 996 1476 4,656 68.4 510 496 483 1006 1489 4,450 60.6 510 497 485 1007 1492
302 Ardrey Kell High 7 487 471 429 958 1417 264 84.9 555 529 521 1084 1605 298 79.3 568 531 526 1099 1625
334 Cato Campus Middle C . . . 44 77.2 517 498 499 1015 1514
361 David W Butler High 390 80.9 511 509 494 1020 1514 400 76.6 529 510 495 1039 1534 372 66.7 533 516 504 1049 1553
376 E E Waddell High 64 34.4 442 432 414 874 1288 66 41.0 457 453 439 910 1349 70 35.2 437 439 427 876 1303
377 East Mecklenburg Hi 314 73.9 499 483 472 982 1454 268 68.7 518 507 491 1025 1516 244 62.6 492 492 474 984 1458
386 Hawthorne High 9 27.3 377 376 347 753 1100 7 25.9 429 414 403 843 1246 4 11.1 * * * * *
396 Garinger High 147 52.3 441 426 421 867 1288 113 50.7 426 425 407 851 1258 110 44.5 425 409 398 834 1232
405 Harding Univ High 235 76.5 465 460 447 925 1372 233 74.2 457 456 445 913 1358 170 74.9 454 446 435 900 1335
415 Hopewell High 340 67.7 500 494 485 994 1479 360 70.9 496 484 472 980 1452 343 59.8 498 489 476 987 1463
426 Independence High 295 65.7 459 458 440 917 1357 245 60.8 460 460 438 920 1358 247 46.0 459 453 435 912 1347
439 Derita Alternative . 1 3.7 * * * * * . . . . . . .
445 Mallard Creek High . . . 264 71.5 491 474 465 965 1430
466 Myers Park High 446 82.6 575 560 547 1135 1682 511 82.0 584 570 557 1154 1711 458 72.7 580 563 548 1143 1691
480 North Mecklenburg Hi 498 77.4 533 524 510 1057 1567 496 75.8 534 515 503 1049 1552 339 69.6 541 526 512 1067 1579
482 Northwest Arts 86 61.9 484 532 509 1016 1525 80 65.6 499 520 502 1019 1521 79 66.9 507 542 522 1049 1571
490 Olympic High5 86 487 468 440 955 1395 . . 1 NA * * * * *
496 Phillip Berry Acad 160 79.2 430 422 398 852 1250 193 76.6 422 414 398 836 1234 86 62.8 434 425 421 859 1280
498 Performance Learning 17 41.5 469 514 468 983 1451 23 46.0 471 481 463 952 1415 9 17.6 501 474 468 975 1443
508 Providence High 535 93.2 565 548 537 1113 1650 398 92.6 577 550 549 1127 1676 410 80.2 585 566 557 1151 1708
535 South Mecklenburg Hi 456 82.3 525 508 490 1033 1523 257 72.8 525 502 486 1027 1513 250 66.0 527 504 498 1031 1529
576 West Charlotte High 128 56.4 393 392 387 785 1172 157 48.8 416 397 392 813 1205 153 44.7 406 404 394 810 1204
579 West Mecklenburg Hi 132 43.9 436 427 408 863 1271 104 38.4 457 436 428 893 1321 153 45.1 432 413 394 845 1239
592 Zebulon B Vance High 273 62.3 463 453 446 916 1362 241 57.4 467 462 445 929 1374 153 44.7 458 455 438 913 1351
693 Renaissance Olympic 29 37.2 439 448 433 887 1320 42 60.9 469 486 457 955 1412 40 55.6 436 466 460 902 1362
694 Math Engin Tech Sci . . . 32 40.0 548 486 455 1034 1489
695 Int Global Econ Olym 9 24.3 442 464 412 906 1318 39 60.0 457 478 448 935 1383 31 51.7 439 434 413 873 1286
696 Int Bus Comm Olympic 33 60.0 422 399 391 821 1212 59 75.6 431 443 413 874 1287 47 60.3 451 428 413 879 1292
697 Biotech Hlth Pa Olym 24 35.3 453 424 429 877 1306 54 75.0 449 433 429 882 1311 39 72.2 467 464 468 931 1399
699 Int Studies Garinger . . . 4 NA * * * * *
60C 2 7.7 . . . . . 17 21.5 362 339 314 701 1015 19 20.0 309 304 317 613 930
60H Crossroads Charter 11 24.4 365 384 357 749 1106 11 40.7 343 360 318 703 1021 10 18.5 323 327 311 650 961
610 51 42.1 498 512 498 1010 1508 63 45.3 510 521 492 1031 1523 68 51.9 488 499 483 987 1470
334 Mitchell High 51 42.1 498 512 498 1010 1508 63 45.3 510 521 492 1031 1523 68 51.9 488 499 483 987 1470
620 Montgomery County 119 44.9 457 429 423 886 1309 139 49.5 444 423 409 867 1276 119 46.5 463 429 422 892 1314
310 Montgomery Learning . . . 1 3.3 * * * * *
316 East Montgomery High 52 43.0 451 423 419 874 1293 72 55.8 422 404 393 826 1219 47 48.0 443 413 404 856 1260
340 West Montgomery High 67 47.2 462 434 426 896 1322 67 48.9 469 442 427 911 1338 71 55.5 477 441 435 918 1353
630 Moore County 429 57.5 535 518 501 1053 1554 465 51.7 536 503 489 1039 1528 368 53.4 539 506 487 1045 1532
330 Pinckney Academy . 1 16.7 * * * * * 1 11.1 * * * * *
332 North Moore High 48 40.3 531 506 500 1037 1537 52 34.7 518 490 482 1008 1490 53 46.9 521 471 446 992 1438
336 Pinecrest High 250 66.0 534 520 501 1054 1555 256 60.1 550 512 498 1062 1560 203 58.3 547 517 500 1064 1564
360 Union Pines High 131 53.3 539 518 504 1057 1561 156 49.1 520 493 477 1013 1490 111 50.7 536 503 484 1039 1523
640 494 46.0 486 463 453 949 1402 475 44.2 495 473 455 968 1423 460 41.5 502 472 455 974 1429
346 Nash Central High 103 46.4 475 455 442 930 1372 116 45.3 486 453 443 939 1382 120 46.2 491 454 431 945 1376
347 Nrm Early College H . 8 26.7 505 519 473 1024 1497 11 25.6 498 519 485 1017 1502
350 Northern Nash High 142 52.0 493 473 464 966 1430 132 51.0 485 474 457 959 1416 136 49.1 504 470 463 974 1437
361 Rocky Mount High 129 52.0 486 459 460 945 1405 128 52.7 515 480 465 995 1460 118 45.2 508 479 466 987 1453
364 Southern Nash High 120 42.4 486 462 441 948 1389 91 31.8 493 484 454 977 1431 75 29.0 510 486 459 996 1455
64A Rocky Mount Prep 24 75.0 469 455 428 924 1352 22 56.4 523 498 471 1021 1492 28 77.8 449 449 439 898 1337
Kennedy Charter
Mitchell County
Nash-Rocky Mount
Mecklenburg County
Notes: See footnotes on the last page of this file for detailed descriptions.
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Table 7. SAT Performance by Students in North Carolina's Public School Systems and Schools, 2007-2009
# Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3 # Tested
%
Tested
Math
Score
CR
Score1
Writing
Score3 M+CR2 M+CR+W3
1,494,531 48.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,518,859 45.0 515 502 494 1017 1511 1,530,128 46.0 515 501 493 1016 1509
55,114 71.0 509 495 482 1004 1486 56,442 63.0 511 496 482 1007 1489 57,147 63.0 511 495 480 1006 1486
2009
School System & School
2007 2008
United States (All Students)
North Carolina (All Students)
650 1,030 70.5 517 500 491 1017 1508 948 63.4 524 505 492 1029 1521 805 53.8 531 507 491 1038 1529
326 Emsley A Laney High 254 63.5 501 482 476 983 1459 219 59.0 510 497 480 1007 1487 170 48.4 525 501 490 1026 1516
327 Eugene Ashley High 198 63.3 520 497 487 1017 1504 168 55.8 512 496 483 1008 1491 172 53.4 515 505 474 1020 1494
342 John T Hoggard High 356 92.7 545 524 515 1069 1584 346 82.2 551 522 509 1073 1582 284 68.8 556 527 511 1083 1594
352 New Hanover High 222 66.3 486 486 471 972 1443 215 60.4 504 494 483 998 1481 178 50.1 511 486 475 997 1472
355 Mary S Mosley PLC . . . 1 3.3 * * * * *
660 Northampton County 136 62.7 404 396 389 800 1189 123 61.2 411 401 401 812 1213 81 59.1 410 394 395 804 1199
324 Northampton Highwest 70 72.9 405 387 377 792 1169 58 82.9 403 395 405 798 1203 31 63.3 388 356 363 744 1107
336 Northampton Higheast 66 55.5 403 404 403 807 1210 65 50.0 419 407 398 826 1224 50 56.8 423 417 415 840 1255
670 671 53.6 500 485 464 985 1449 657 51.0 508 488 465 996 1461 672 54.8 507 484 461 991 1452
320 Dixon High 64 53.8 476 466 448 942 1390 70 56.0 520 511 494 1031 1525 63 56.8 489 480 458 969 1427
324 Jacksonville High 169 76.1 501 485 459 986 1445 157 62.3 496 471 447 967 1414 151 57.0 509 484 442 993 1435
333 Northside High 93 51.7 477 466 452 943 1395 94 50.5 497 480 467 977 1444 76 49.4 493 494 471 987 1458
340 Richlands High 60 40.3 518 507 483 1025 1508 71 40.6 507 502 467 1009 1476 89 50.0 502 487 461 989 1450
344 Southwest High 84 54.2 484 465 435 949 1384 76 49.0 475 456 429 931 1360 82 65.1 487 454 440 941 1381
352 Swansboro High 85 40.7 507 490 469 997 1466 78 46.2 528 510 480 1038 1518 77 43.5 528 506 485 1034 1519
364 White Oak High 116 53.2 529 512 497 1041 1538 111 49.3 539 500 482 1039 1521 134 62.3 524 484 476 1008 1484
680 Orange County 280 72.7 525 515 501 1040 1541 347 77.5 530 513 496 1043 1539 312 63.9 529 510 494 1039 1533
310 Cedar Ridge High 154 77.8 541 532 520 1073 1593 186 82.3 529 516 500 1045 1545 169 68.7 545 532 520 1077 1597
332 Orange High 126 67.4 505 494 477 999 1476 161 72.5 531 508 492 1039 1531 143 59.3 511 484 463 995 1458
681 704 96.2 604 581 572 1185 1757 737 93.1 596 583 574 1179 1753 678 83.0 598 581 572 1179 1751
305 Carrboro High . . . 115 80.4 601 576 577 1177 1754
308 Chapel Hill High 339 96.6 602 574 568 1176 1744 382 92.3 600 578 576 1178 1754 235 80.2 589 570 559 1159 1718
314 East Chapel Hill Hi 365 95.8 605 588 576 1193 1769 353 93.6 594 590 572 1184 1756 328 86.3 603 592 579 1195 1774
68N 1 2.4 . . . . . . . 1 3.0 * * * * *
690 58 46.4 500 476 435 976 1411 43 39.1 509 482 459 991 1450 59 56.2 506 480 455 986 1441
320 Pamlico County High 58 46.4 500 476 435 976 1411 43 39.1 509 482 459 991 1450 59 56.2 506 480 455 986 1441
700 Pasquotank County 210 60.3 449 441 425 890 1315 244 61.2 450