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SAT Results by Race/Ethnicity
Minnesota and National: 2011-12 School Year
Minnesota students of color scored higher than students nationally. While only 7 percent of Minnesota high school students take the SAT they are predominately in the top 20 percent of their high school graduating class. Nationwide, about 47 percent of high school students take the SAT.
Minnesota | National | |||||||||
| Number of Test Takers | Percent | Critical Reading | Math | Writing | Percent | Critical Reading | Math | Writing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 15 | 0.4% | 615 | 630 | 583 | 0.6% | 482 | 489 | 462 | |
| Asian | 564 | 13.9% | 543 | 639 | 556 | 11.6% | 518 | 595 | 528 | |
| Black | 200 | 4.9% | 511 | 502 | 482 | 13.1% | 428 | 428 | 417 | |
| Hispanic | 132 | 3.3% | 550 | 549 | 525 | 16.4% | 448 | 462 | 442 | |
| White | 2,926 | 72.2% | 608 | 610 | 584 | 51.2% | 527 | 536 | 515 | |
| Other | 134 | 3.3% | 602 | 602 | 583 | 3.7% | 491 | 516 | 491 | |
| No Response | 82 | 2.0% | 593 | 592 | 575 | 3.4% | 444 | 502 | 448 | |
| All Students | 4,053 | 100% | 592 | 606 | 573 | 100% | 496 | 514 | 488 | |
Source: College Board
