Average SAT Scores, 1972–2005

	Verbal Score			Mathematical Score
Year	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1972	531	529	530	527	489	509
1976	511	508	509	520	475	497
1980	506	498	502	515	473	492
1984	511	498	504	518	478	497
1988	512	499	505	521	483	501
1990	505	496	500	521	483	501
1992	504	496	500	521	484	501
1994	501	497	499	523	487	504
1996	507	503	505	527	492	508
1998	509	502	505	531	496	512
2000	507	504	505	533	498	514
2002	507	502	504	534	500	516
2004	512	504	508	537	501	518
2005	513	505	508	538	504	520

SAT Reasoning Test Scores, 2006

The 2006 SAT Reasoning Test was the first to have three sections: Critical Reading (formerly “Verbal”), Mathematics, and Writing.

Self-Identified as	Reading	Math	Writing
American Indian or Alaskan Native	487	494	474
Asian, Asian-American, or Pacific Islander	510	578	512
Black or African-American	434	429	428
Mexican or Mexican-American	454	465	452
Puerto Rican	459	456	448
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American	458	463	450
White	527	536	519
Other	494	513	493
No Response	487	506	482
Total	503	518	497
Male	505	536	491
Female	502	502	502

NOTE: The SAT Reasoning Test is the test formerly known as the SAT I, the Scholastic Assessment Test, and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Minimum score 200; maximum score 800. Scores prior to 2000 have been converted to the recentered scale.

Source: College Entrance Examination Board, 2006 College-Bound Seniors.

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