National SAT Reading, Writing Scores Hit Low

[jerseyshorejohnny]

 Source : Sept. 15, Wall Street Journal, page A2

SAT scores for the high school graduating class of 2011 fell in all three subject areas, and the average reading and writing scores were the lowest ever recorded, according to data released on Wednesday,

The results from the college entrance exam, taken bu about 1.6 million students, also revealed that only 43% of students posted a score high enough to indicate they were ready to succeed in college.

Students had to score a 1550 out of a possible 2400 to meet that benchmark, which would indicate a 64% chance of getting at least a B-minus average in the first year of college, the Board calculated.

For the graduating class of 2011, the average reading score dropped to 497 from 500 points. This is the lowest score since 1972 when the College Board began calculating average scores of individual graduating classes.

The writing score dipped to 489 from 491. Writing scores have gone down almost every year since the exam was first given in 2006.

In math, the 2011 graduating class posted a composite score of 514, down from 515 in 2010.






The math score was 514, down from 515 a year ago.

 

[kranmars]

 Source : Sept. 15, Wall Street Journal, page A2

SAT scores for the high school graduating class of 2011 fell in all three subject areas, and the average reading and writing scores were the lowest ever recorded, according to data released on Wednesday,

The results from the college entrance exam, taken bu about 1.6 million students, also revealed that only 43% of students posted a score high enough to indicate they were ready to succeed in college.

Students had to score a 1550 out of a possible 2400 to meet that benchmark, which would indicate a 64% chance of getting at least a B-minus average in the first year of college, the Board calculated.

For the graduating class of 2011, the average reading score dropped to 497 from 500 points. This is the lowest score since 1972 when the College Board began calculating average scores of individual graduating classes.

The writing score dipped to 489 from 491. Writing scores have gone down almost every year since the exam was first given in 2006.

In math, the 2011 graduating class posted a composite score of 514, down from 515 in 2010.






The math score was 514, down from 515 a year ago.

 

Of course writing goes down every year. Kids don't write anymore. They text and email one another in acronyms and symbols. Anyone over the age of 30 (you know, the old people who actually used pens and paper), cringe at the level or poor writing.