Table 5

Participation and performance in SAT tests, by race and gender, 1996-2016

Panel A. Black students
Participation Verbal/Critical Reading Mathematics
Year Male test-takers Female test takers % Male Male score Female score Total score Male score Female score Total score
1996 43,733 62,840 41 431 437 434 431 416 422
1997 44,977 65,485 41 431 438 434 433 418 423
1998 46,927 67,985 41 432 435 434 436 419 426
1999 48,861 70,533 41 432 435 434 434 415 422
2000 48,764 70,827 41 431 436 434 436 419 426
2001 49,495 71,011 41 432 434 433 436 419 426
2002 50,817 71,867 41 427 432 430 438 419 427
2003 51,641 74,016 41 430 432 431 436 420 426
2004 58,087 79,866 42 428 432 430 438 420 427
2005 64,214 88,918 42 432 434 433 442 424 431
2006 63,784 86,859 42 430 437 429 438 423 429
2007 67,274 91,262 42 429 436 433 437 423 429
2008 74,755 99,306 43 425 433 430 434 420 426
2009 81,450 105,686 44 426 431 429 435 420 426
2010 86,509 110,452 44 426 432 429 436 422 428
2011 95,939 119,877 44 425 430 428 435 422 427
2012 97,455 120,201 45 425 430 428 436 422 428
2013 94,783 115,368 45 427 433 431 436 423 429
2014 96,147 116,377 45 428 434 431 435 423 429
2015 98,881 120,137 45 428 434 431 435 422 428
2016 89,258 110,048 45 425 434 430 430 422 425
Panel B. White students
Participation Verbal/Critical Reading Mathematics
Year Male test-takers Female test takers % Male Male score Female score Total score Male score Female score Total score
1996 314,068 366,985 46 528 524 526 542 507 523
1997 317,058 376,678 46 528 524 526 545 510 526
1998 322,048 382,414 46 531 523 526 547 512 528
1999 326,799 390,833 46 531 524 527 548 512 528
2000 324,108 387,997 46 529 526 528 549 514 530
2001 322,753 380,971 46 532 525 529 550 515 531
2002 320,266 378,393 46 530 525 527 552 517 533
2003 305,908 364,352 46 533 526 529 552 518 534
2004 334,591 385,162 46 531 525 528 550 514 531
2005 387,092 437,684 47 535 528 532 554 520 536
2006 387,567 438,354 47 529 526 527 555 520 536
2007 388,044 438,511 47 529 526 527 553 519 534
2008 404,020 453,877 47 530 526 528 555 521 537
2009 402,184 448,830 47 530 526 528 555 520 536
2010 397,002 441,233 47 530 526 528 555 519 536
2011 410,811 454,849 47 531 526 528 552 520 535
2012 403,129 449,015 47 530 525 527 554 520 536
2013 394,854 440,079 47 530 525 527 552 519 534
2014 389,457 433,364 47 532 526 529 552 519 534
2015 377,537 422,699 47 532 526 529 551 518 534
2016 348,895 393,541 47 530 526 528 550 518 533
Economic Policy Institute

Source: Annual College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile (National) Reports published by College Entrance Examination Board, 1995-1996 through 2015-2016.  

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