September 8, 2000
Math Scores Improve on SAT While ACT Scores Remain Stable
The average score on the SAT mathematics section rose by 3 points this year, to 514, the highest level in three decades, while the average verbal score held steady at 505 for the fifth consecutive year. The national average ACT score remained stable for the fourth consecutive year, at 21 of a possible 36.
Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, linked the rise in math scores to more students' taking harder math and science courses in high school. Math
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