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Minnesota 2008 Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity

SAT Reasoning Test	Test-Takers		Critical Reading		Reading	Math	Mathematics		Writing
Test-Takers Who Described Themselves As:	Number	Pct	Mean	SD	Gap	Gap	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	0	539	545	(57)	(95)	514
Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander	497	10	542	131	(54)	32	641	102	551	123
Black or African American	167	3	523	107	(73)	(89)	520	101	501	98
Mexican or Mexican American	42	1	558	88	(38)	(51)	558	115	529	96
Puerto Rican	8	0	588	515	(8)	(45)	564
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American	65	1	570	103	(26)	(47)	562	107	542	103
White	3,939	78	607	95	11	3	612	94	588	95
Other	114	2	566	109	(30)	(24)	585	103	549	103
No Response	233	5	609	105	13	(19)	590	91	584	99
Total	5,080	100	596	103			609	98	579	100

* Gap is defined as the difference between the subgroup and the total mean scores. Shown in the negative to aid interpretation.

Minnesota 2007 Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity

	Test Takers		Reading		Mathematics		Writing
	Number	Pct	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
American Indian or Alaska Native	23	0	582		542		534
Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander	476	9	556	133	626	107	551	125
Black or African American	171	3	512	103	507	96	499	103
Mexican or Mexican American	51	1	551	89	562	80	544	91
Puerto Rican	7	0	576		643		573
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American	71	1	553	108	560	96	534	104
White	4,077	75	605	96	608	94	585	94
Other	137	3	582	110	576	106	555	105
No Response	455	8	605	107	596	101	582	102
Total	5,468	100	596	104	603	98	577	100

Minnesota 2004 SAT Scores by Ethnic Group

	Verbal	Math
American Indian or Alaskan Native	528	520
Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander	555	606
African American or Black	502	481
Hispanic or Latino Background:
Mexican or Mexican American	560	564
Puerto Rican	500	484
Latin American, South American, Central
American, or Other Hispanic or Latino	555	541
White	590	596
Other	576	572
No Response	601	599
National Average	505	515