A couple important pieces of information were left out of this article. First, how many Paterson high school students actually took the SAT? Surely all Paterson students didn’t take the test. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if most of the junior and senior class didn’t take the test. Generally those not bound for college don’t bother taking the SAT. That is, unless taking the SAT is required by the state or school district. Of course, we have no idea whether the SAT is required or not because the article doesn’t tell us.
It cost money (I think its $52) to take the test. Although there may be waivers involved, you have to be smart enough to fill out the paper work (assumes one can read).