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2/18/2019 SAT Results – 2018 SAT Suite of Assessments Program Results – The College Board

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SAT ResultsClass of 2018Class of 2018

The high school graduating class of 2018 includes the largest group of SAT test takers in history, due inpart to the growth of SAT School Day, a program in which students take the SAT in their own school on aweekday.

Key NumbersKey Numbers

2.1 million SAT test takers in the class of 2018 took the new SAT, a 25% increase over the class of2017.Their mean total score was 1068.47% of test takers in the class met both college readiness benchmarks.

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ParticipationParticipation

Participation in the New SAT: Class of 2018Participation in the New SAT: Class of 2018

GroupGroup NumberNumber PercentPercent

All SAT TakersAll SAT Takers 2,136,539

FemaleFemale 1,117,329 52%

MaleMale 1,018,459 48%

No ResponseNo Response 751 0%

American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native 10,946 1%

AsianAsian 217,971 10%

Black/African AmericanBlack/African American 263,318 12%

Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino 499,442 23%

Native Hawaiian/Other Paci�c IslanderNative Hawaiian/Other Paci�c Islander 5,620 0%

WhiteWhite 930,825 44%

Two or More RacesTwo or More Races 77,078 4%

No ResponseNo Response 131,339 6%

SAT School Day GrowthSAT School Day Growth

21% used a fee waiver to take a national weekend administration of the SAT.



SAT School Day continues to grow rapidly. About 460,000 students in the class of 2017 (or 27% of SATtest takers in that class) took the SAT on a school day. But almost 780,000 students in the class of 2018—36%—took the SAT on a school day.

States, districts, and schools that give the SAT to students during regular school hours make collegepossible for more students. Learn more about SAT School Day here (/protected/sat-suite-program-results/sat-school-day).

Expanding Access with Fee WaiversExpanding Access with Fee Waivers

College Board fee waivers are another way we're expanding access to the SAT and college. Low-incomestudents can take two SAT tests and six SAT Subject Tests™ for free and access these other bene�ts:

Sending their scores to an unlimited number of colleges for freeApplying to participating colleges for freeApplying for �nancial aid with CSS Pro�le for free

Unfortunately, many of the low-income students who take the SAT on a school day don't realize thatthese bene�ts are available or that they can retake the SAT for free. We estimate that about a third ofeligible students miss out on fee waiver bene�ts. That's why we're taking steps to identify eligiblestudents, get the word out, and make fee waivers easier to use.

For example, we changed our ordering system last year to make it easy for educators to let us knowwhich of their test takers are eligible. These students can then use their fee waiver bene�ts just bysigning in to their College Board accounts. We're also partnering with community-based organizations to

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distribute fee waivers.

PerformancePerformance

New SAT Performance: Class of 2018New SAT Performance: Class of 2018

Total mean score*Total mean score* 1068

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) mean scoreEvidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) mean score 536

Math mean scoreMath mean score 531

Met Both BenchmarksMet Both Benchmarks 47%

Met ERW Benchmark (480+)Met ERW Benchmark (480+) 70%

Met Math Benchmark (530+)Met Math Benchmark (530+) 49%

Met No BenchmarksMet No Benchmarks 27%

* The mean scores for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math don't add up to the total mean score because of

rounding.



These data are based on a student's most recent SAT results.

Score Ranges and BenchmarksScore Ranges and Benchmarks

The SAT total score is the sum of the scores for the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathsections. Section scores range from 200–800, so total scores range from 400–1600.

The college and career readiness benchmark (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/educator-benchmark-brief.pdf) is 480 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 530 for Math. The benchmarkswere established in a research study that examined the relationship between scores on the SAT andgrades in related courses at two- and four-year colleges. Students who meet these benchmarks have a75% likelihood of earning a C or better in a related introductory, credit-bearing college course.

Performance by Sex and Race/EthnicityPerformance by Sex and Race/Ethnicity

New SAT Performance by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: Class of 2018New SAT Performance by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: Class of 2018

Mean ScoresMean Scores Benchmarks MetBenchmarks Met

TotalTotal ERWERW MathMath BothBoth ERWERW MathMath NoneNone

All Test TakersAll Test Takers 1068 536 531 47% 70% 49% 27%

FemaleFemale 1061 539 522 44% 72% 46% 27%

MaleMale 1076 534 542 50% 69% 53% 28%

American Indian/AlaskaAmerican Indian/Alaska

NativeNative

949 480 469 24% 48% 26% 50%

AsianAsian 1223 588 635 75% 85% 81% 10%

Black/African AmericanBlack/African American 946 483 463 21% 50% 23% 49%

Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino 990 501 489 31% 58% 33% 40%

Native Hawaiian/OtherNative Hawaiian/Other

Paci�c IslanderPaci�c Islander

986 498 489 31% 57% 33% 40%

WhiteWhite 1123 566 557 59% 82% 61% 16%

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Mean ScoresMean Scores Benchmarks MetBenchmarks Met

Get Detailed ResultsGet Detailed Results2018 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report (.pdf/508KB) (/pdf/2018-total-group-sat-suite-assessments-

annual-report.pdf)

Of�cial SAT PracticeOf�cial SAT Practice

Of�cial SAT Practice on Khan Academy offers video lessons, test-taking strategies, thousands ofinteractive practice questions, and full-length practice tests written by the people who develop the SAT—all for free. Personalized practice plans help students focus on the areas they need to work on most.

Of�cial SAT Practice is the top choice of students preparing for the SAT. In fact, surveys of studentstaking the SAT found that three times as many use it than pay for all test prep services combined. Morethan seven million students have used Of�cial SAT Practice since its 2015 launch, including two millionin 2018 alone.

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Using Scores to Personalize PracticeUsing Scores to Personalize Practice

More and more students are bene�ting from personalized practice by linking their SAT, PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9 scores to Of�cial SAT Practice:

Nearly 830,000 students in the class of 2018 used their College Board test scores to personalizepractice, twice as many as in the class of 2017.More than 959,000 in the class of 2019 used their scores to personalize practice (as ofSeptember 2018).Over 510,000 in the class of 2020 have already used their scores to personalize practice.

Research on the Impact of PracticeResearch on the Impact of Practice



Students who spend time on Of�cial SAT Practice raise their scores between taking the PSAT/NMSQTand the SAT more than students who don't. A research study—discussed in Delivering Opportunities(https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/sat/delivering-opportunities), a new College Board reporton the �rst full year of the SAT Suite of Assessments—looked at almost 1.1 million SAT test takers in theclass of 2017 who also took the PSAT/NMSQT and found that:

Students who spent 20 hours on Of�cial SAT Practice gained an average of 115 points betweenthe PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT.Students who spent at least 6 hours on Of�cial SAT Practice gained about 90 points between thetwo tests.Students who did not use their scores to personalize practice typically gained about 60 points.

The same study examined the effectiveness of Of�cial SAT Practice by subgroup and found thatstudents raised their scores regardless of race/ethnicity, gender, income, or GPA. For example:

Students whose parents have a high school diploma or less and who practiced for at least 22hours gained 130–140 points between the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT (compared to 50 points forthose who didn't use their scores to personalize practice).Students who scored below 800 on the PSAT/NMSQT and spent at least 20 hours on Of�cial SATPractice gained about 180 points (compared to 80–90 points for those who didn't use theirscores to personalize practice). These students gained more points than students with higherscores who practiced for just as many hours.

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To read about the relationship between the PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT, go to PSAT-Related Assessments(/protected/sat-suite-program-results/psat-related-assessments).

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