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kennyc · 09-15-2011, 08:15 AM

SAT reading scores for this year's graduating high-school seniors reached the lowest point in nearly four decades, the College Board reported Wednesday.

Nationally, the reading score for the class of 2011 was 497, down three points from the previous year and 33 points from 1972, the earliest year for which comparisons are possible. The average math score was 514, down one point from last year but up five from 1972. The maximum score is 800 for each subject, including a writing section, and 2,400 overall.

See here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...DTK_story.html

09-15-2011, 08:15 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	SATReading scores drop to lowest levels in 40 years SAT reading scores for this year's graduating high-school seniors reached the lowest point in nearly four decades, the College Board reported Wednesday. Nationally, the reading score for the class of 2011 was 497, down three points from the previous year and 33 points from 1972, the earliest year for which comparisons are possible. The average math score was 514, down one point from last year but up five from 1972. The maximum score is 800 for each subject, including a writing section, and 2,400 overall. See here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...DTK_story.html