How prevalent are changes in school and district SAT scores?
This table shows that most changes in mean SAT scores are not unusual. Based on schools and districts in which at least 50 college-bound seniors took the SAT, it shows the percentage of schools and districts whose mean scores rose or fell at least 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 points by the size of their test-taking populations (50-99, 100-299, and 300+ test-takers) and across all schools and districts. Low-volume schools and districts tend to have larger changes. For example, 59 percent of schools and districts with 50-99 test-takers saw their SAT verbal means rise or fall 10 or more points, well above the 27 percent of schools and districts with 300 or more test-takers.
