More college-bound students in the graduating class of 2011 took the SAT than in any other graduating high school class in history. Nearly 1.65 million students participated in the college-going process by taking the SAT, marking a 3 percent increase over 2010. Participation in the SAT has continued to grow despite that fact that the population of high school graduates in the United States has been steadily shrinking since 2008.
This year's college-bound seniors' average SAT scores were 497 in critical reading, 514 in mathematics and 489 in writing. Since 2007 - the first year for which June cohort data is available - students' critical reading and writing scores have each experienced a 4-point decline, while mathematics scores have remained stable.
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College Board "Connection" - Sept. 2011
College Board "Connection" - Sept. 2011
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