SAT PARTICIPATION

New York City

SAT Participation by Ethnicity

Number of Students Taking SAT

1 Yr % 4 Yr % 8 Yr %
Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Change Change Change

Asian 4,795 4,566 4,937 5,786 6,594 6,914 7,490 7,499 7,482 -0.2% 13.5% 56.0%

Black 6,763 6,759 6,883 7,445 8,105 9,072 10,285 10,538 10,940 3.8% 35.0% 61.8%

Hispanic 5,400 5,520 5,820 6,907 7,589 8,891 10,700 11,421 11,656 2.1% 53.6% 115.9%

White 4,754 4,376 4,530 5,195 5,462 5,610 5,568 5,138 5,219 1.6% -4.4% 9.8%

Other 1,848 1,975 2,094 2,372 2,510 2,697 2,804 2,723 2,498 -8.3% -0.5% 35.2%

No Response 7,692 9,654 7,004 6,084 6,693 6,352 3,570 3,024 2,315 -23.4% -65.4% -69.9%

Total 31,252 32,850 31,268 33,789 36,953 39,536 40,417 40,343 40,110 -0.6% 8.5% 28.3%

Notes: College Board updates their historic data annually to adjust for revised data on students. Data reported are the most recent
comprehensive information available to NYCDOE: 2006-2010 data are from the College Board's 2010 College Bound Seniors Report,
2005 data are from the College Board's 2009 College Bound Seniors Report, 2004 data are from the College Board's 2008 College
Bound Seniors Report, 2002 & 2003 data are from the College Board's 2004 College Bound Seniors Report.
 SAT PERFORMANCE
New York City
SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Math Score

Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Yr Change 4 Yr Change 8 Yr Change
Asian 557 563 564 566 565 562 560 561 570 9 5 13
Black 428 426 429 431 422 419 412 410 411 1 -11 -17
Hispanic 430 432 429 437 428 424 419 416 418 2 -10 -12
White 526 526 523 525 526 520 522 525 528 3 2 2
Total 470 471 475 477 467 462 460 458 462 4 -5 -8

New York City

SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Critical Reading Score

Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Yr Change 4 Yr Change 8 Yr Change
Asian 464 471 465 464 471 471 466 468 477 9 6 13
Black 427 423 426 428 427 421 416 412 412 0 -15 -15
Hispanic 423 419 427 426 425 421 414 407 411 4 -14 -12
White 503 504 502 504 509 508 506 506 510 4 1 7
Total 442 443 447 448 445 441 438 434 439 5 -6 -3

New York City

SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Writing Score

Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Yr Change 4 Yr Change 8 Yr Change
Asian N/A N/A N/A N/A 471 466 468 471 479 8 8 N/A
Black N/A N/A N/A N/A 413 409 407 407 404 -3 -9 N/A
Hispanic N/A N/A N/A N/A 409 407 404 401 401 0 -8 N/A
White N/A N/A N/A N/A 505 505 508 510 513 3 8 N/A
Total N/A N/A N/A N/A 435 432 433 432 434 2 -1 N/A

Notes: College Board updates their historic data annually to adjust for revised data on students. Data reported are the most recent
comprehensive information available to NYCDOE: 2006-2010 data are from the College Board's 2010 College Bound Seniors Report,
2005 data are from the College Board's 2009 College Bound Seniors Report, 2004 data are from the College Board's 2008 College
Bound Seniors Report, 2002 & 2003 data are from the College Board's 2004 College Bound Seniors Report.