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August 2008 - Mean Scores by Ethnicity - Minnesota outperforms the nation; all subgroups.

	Test-Takers	Critical Reading			Mathematics			Writing
SAT Reasoning Test	Number	Mean Scores			Mean Scores			Mean Scores
Test-Takers Who Described Themselves As:	(MN)	MN	National	Gap*	MN	National	Gap*	MN	National	Gap*
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	539	485	54	514	491	23		470
Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander	497	542	513	29	641	581	60	551	516	35
Black or African American	167	523	430	93	520	426	94	501	424	77
Mexican or Mexican American	42	558	454	104	558	463	95	529	447	82
Puerto Rican	8	588	456	132	564	453	111		445
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American	65	570	455	115	562	461	101	542	448	94
White	3,939	607	528	79	612	537	75	588	518	70
Other	114	566	496	70	585	512	73	549	494	55
No Response	233	609	471	138	590	492	98	584	467	117
Total	5,080	596	502	94	609	515	94	579	494	85

* MN v. National

Sources:

2008 College-Bound Seniors Total Group Profile Report, College Board.
2008 College-Bound Seniors State Profile Report: MINNESOTA, College Board.

August 2006 - Minnesota Students Post Gains in Advanced Placement Scores and Participation - Minnesota SAT Scores Higher than National Scores, Minnesota Department of Education.

August 2004 - SAT Scores Hold Steady for College-Bound Seniors, Average SAT verbal scores this year rose 1 point to 508, building on last years 3-point verbal score gain. Average math scores fell 1 point from last year to 518, though the overall math trend remained positive. Average math scores are up 14 points compared to 10 years ago. Despite these promising trends, the achievement gap between white students and students from other racial and ethnic groups persists. The gap in course-taking patterns persists as well.

New SAT Will Debut in March 2005
This year's high school juniors, students in the class of 2006, will begin to take a new SAT in March 2005. The new test will include a writing section with a student-written essay, higher-level math, and more reading passages.

Minnesota Report - 2004 SAT
See page 18 to see just how well Minnesota public high schools are doing.
National Report - 2004 SAT
See page 18 for national scores

Trend 2003-2004

Minnesota Public Schools

	% Taking	Verbal	Math
2004	78%	588	594
2003	78%	583	593

National Public Schools

	% Taking	Verbal	Math
2004	83%	505	515
2003	83%	504	516

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