Here's a look at SAT scores from each state and Washington, D.C. The College Board cautions against ranking states by scores. The reason: Scores vary greatly by how many students take the exam. The more who take it, the lower the state's score is likely to be.
States are listed according to their participation rates, or the percent of graduating students taking the exam.
State |
Participation rate |
Math |
Critical reading |
Writing |
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Maine |
100 |
465 |
466 |
457 |
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Massachusetts |
89 |
522 |
513 |
511 |
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New York |
89 |
505 |
491 |
482 |
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Conn. |
84 |
512 |
510 |
511 |
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New Hampshire |
83 |
521 |
521 |
512 |
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New Jersey |
82 |
510 |
495 |
494 |
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District of Columbia |
78 |
462 |
478 |
471 |
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Pennsylvania |
75 |
499 |
493 |
482 |
|
Virginia |
73 |
511 |
511 |
498 |
|
Delaware |
72 |
496 |
497 |
486 |
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North Carolina |
71 |
509 |
495 |
482 |
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Maryland |
70 |
502 |
500 |
496 |
|
Georgia |
69 |
495 |
494 |
483 |
|
Rhode Island |
68 |
498 |
496 |
492 |
|
Vermont |
67 |
518 |
516 |
508 |
|
Florida |
65 |
496 |
497 |
479 |
|
Indiana |
62 |
507 |
497 |
483 |
|
South Carolina |
62 |
496 |
488 |
475 |
|
Hawaii |
61 |
506 |
484 |
473 |
|
Oregon |
54 |
526 |
522 |
502 |
|
Washington |
53 |
531 |
526 |
510 |
|
Texas |
52 |
507 |
492 |
482 |
|
California |
49 |
516 |
499 |
498 |
|
Alaska |
48 |
517 |
519 |
491 |
|
Nevada |
41 |
506 |
500 |
480 |
|
Arizona |
32 |
525 |
519 |
491 |
|
Montana |
28 |
543 |
538 |
522 |
|
Ohio |
27 |
542 |
536 |
522 |
|
Colorado |
24 |
565 |
560 |
549 |
|
Idaho |
19 |
539 |
541 |
519 |
|
Tennessee |
13 |
569 |
574 |
568 |
|
New Mexico |
12 |
546 |
555 |
540 |
|
Kentucky |
10 |
565 |
567 |
553 |
|
Alabama |
9 |
556 |
563 |
554 |
|
Michigan |
9 |
579 |
568 |
553 |
|
Minnesota |
9 |
603 |
596 |
577 |
|
Illinois |
8 |
611 |
594 |
588 |
|
Kansas |
8 |
590 |
583 |
569 |
|
Wyoming |
8 |
571 |
565 |
544 |
|
Louisiana |
7 |
567 |
569 |
563 |
|
Missouri |
6 |
594 |
594 |
587 |
|
Nebraska |
6 |
585 |
579 |
562 |
|
Oklahoma |
6 |
571 |
578 |
559 |
|
Utah |
6 |
556 |
558 |
544 |
|
Wisconsin |
6 |
598 |
587 |
575 |
|
Arkansas |
5 |
566 |
578 |
565 |
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Iowa |
4 |
613 |
608 |
586 |
|
Mississippi |
4 |
549 |
568 |
560 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
596 |
584 |
562 |
|
South Dakota |
3 |
602 |
589 |
567 |
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Source: The College Board
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