2010 COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS AVERAGE SAT SCORES
with score changes from 2006*
| READING | MATH | WRITING | TOTAL | |
| ALL TEST-TAKERS | 501 (- 2) | 516 (- 2) | 492 (- 5) | 1509 (- 9) |
| GENDER | ||||
| Female | 498(-4) | 500(-2) | 498(-4) | 1498(-10) |
| Male | 503(-2) | 534(-2) | 486(-5) | 1523(-9) |
| ETHNICITY | ||||
| Asian, Asian Amer. or Pac. Islander | 519 (+9) | 591 (+13) | 526 (+14) | 1623 (+36) |
| White | 528 (+1) | 536 ( 0) | 516 ( – 3) | 1580 (- 2) |
| African American or Black | 429 (- 5) | 428 (- 1) | 420 (- 8) | 1277 (- 14) |
| Amer. Indian or Alaskan Native | 485 (- 2) | 492 (- 2) | 467 (- 7) | 1444 (- 11) |
| Mexican or Mexican American | 454 ( 0) | 467 ( + 2) | 448 (- 4) | 1369 (- 2) |
| Puerto Rican | 454 (- 5) | 452 (- 4) | 443 (- 5) | 1349 (- 14) |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 454 (- 4) | 462 (- 1) | 447 ( – 3) | 1363 (- 8) |
| INCOME | ||||
| Less than $20,000/year | 437 | 460 | 432 | 1329 |
| $ 20,000 – $40,000/year | 465 | 479 | 455 | 1399 |
| $ 40,000 – $60,000/year | 490 | 500 | 478 | 1468 |
| $ 60,000 – $80,000/year | 504 | 514 | 492 | 1510 |
| $ 80,000 – $100,000/year | 518 | 529 | 505 | 1552 |
| $100,000 – $120,000/year | 528 | 541 | 518 | 1587 |
| $120,000 – $140,000/year | 533 | 546 | 523 | 1602 |
| $140,000 – $160,000/year | 540 | 554 | 531 | 1625 |
| $160,000 – $180,000/year | 547 | 561 | 540 | 1648 |
| More than $200,000/year | 568 | 586 | 567 | 1721 |
| No Response (38%) | 498 | 515 | 492 | 1505 |
* The “No Child Left Behind” requirement to test every child annually in grades three through eight and at least once in high school went into effect in the 2005-2006 academic year. High school graduates in the class of 2006 were the first to take the SAT “Writing” Test.
calculated by FairTest from: College Board, College-Bound Seniors 2010: Total Group Profile Report and College-Bound Seniors 2006: Total Group Profile Report