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August 2003 - SAT Verbal and Math Scores Up Significantly as a Record-breaking Number of Students Take the Test
August 2003 - SAT Verbal and Math Scores Up Significantly as a Record-breaking Number of Students Take the Test - Average Math Score at Highest Level in More than 35 Years - The College Board today reports significant gains in both SAT math and verbal average scores, with each rising three points from last year. This marks the highest level for math scores in more than 35 years, while verbal scores matched the level last reached in 1987. At the same time, more students took the SAT than ever before, which indicates a growing need and desire for higher education. The 1.4 million SAT takers in the class of 2003 earned average scores of 519 for math and 507 for verbal.

Average SAT scores continue to vary by school location. The average scores of suburban students are 527 verbal/539 math, compared with students in large cities and rural areas, whose scores are 494 verbal/506 math and 497 verbal/501 math, respectively.

Minnesota Report - 2003 SAT
See page 19 to see just how well Minnesota public high schools are doing.
National Report - 2003 SAT
Compare Minnesota (previous report, page 19) to national (this report, page 19)