[HangnJudge]

SAT Average Scores

Year Critical Reading Mathematics Writing
2006..........503.....518.........497
2007..........501.....514.........493
2008..........500.....514.........493
2009..........499.....514.........492
2010..........500.....515.........491
2011..........497.....514.........489
2012..........496.....514.........488
2013..........496.....514.........488

SAT Averages by Race and Ethnicity, 2013
Group........Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Total
American Indian....480.....486.........461.....1,427
Asian....................521.....597.........527.....1,645
Black....................431.....429.........418.....1,278
Mexican-Amer.....449.....464.........442.....1,355
Puerto Rican.........456.....453.........445.....1,354
Other Latino........450.....461.........443.....1,354
White ..................527.....534.........515.....1,576

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/26/sat-scores-are-flat

[magellan]

Just as I thought. The addition of the SAT written seemed like a great idea at the time. But within a couple of years, the decline of the written word due to texting and twittering has had its impact. It has caused some reduction in reading as well. However, math has held up okay.

If they had kept the SAT at 1600 points, and made the reading and written portions a total of 800 (keeping the math at 800 points), the decline would be less noticeable.

I expect the SAT written portion is going to be eliminated or dramatically changed within three years.

[bravo whiskey]

interesting graph only whites and asians have scores in the 500s. didn’t clintoon arbitrarily add points to everyone’s SAT.

[JediJones]

An analysis of the data by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (a group that has long been critical of the SAT) found that since 2006, the combined Asian average score is up by 45 points, while the average scores of all other groups are down -- by between 6 and 28 points.

How do we explain that? Ironically though, for how smart asians are supposed to be, they still vote Democrat, even though Democrat affirmative action policies do more to keep them out of college than any other group. If not for affirmative action, I think some studies have said most colleges would be heavily if not majority asian.