Distribution of SAT Math Scores

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In 1976-76, 172,770 of the 269,356 students who scored over 550 in SAT math, or 64.1% of them, were boys. Yet in 1991 there were 22.5% more women than men who received bachelor's degrees http://nces.ed.gov/pubsold/D95/dtab401.html and in 1993 there were 22.6% more women than men enrolled in college http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/MiniDig95/enroll.html This downward trend in the education of the nation's boys has continued since then. There were 26% more women than men who received bachelor's degrees in 1996 (662,338 vs. 526,047), and 32.4% more Japanese men than American men have bachelor's degrees.

Had the percentage of the recipients of bachelor's degrees been commensurate with those those who scored over 550 in SAT Math, men would have received 761,755 and women would have received only 426,630.

If SAT is a valid measure of academic skills, future incomes, and thus future contributions to GDP, then in 1996, 253,708 more highly qualified American men were denied bachelor's degrees solely so that these degrees could be awarded to obviously less qualified women.

Year after year, "liberals" proclaim that standardized test scores mean nothing and that we should do away with them, but they never provide any suggestions for an alternative method by which the best students can be selected to attend college or the best workers can be hired for particular jobs. And year after year, all of the standardized tests continue to show a similar pattern in spite of "liberals"' claims that one race or sex is improving relative to (or at the expensive of) another race or sex. The only "improvement" in SAT scores, for example, is the claim that the test scores for blacks has risen relative to that for Whites. But those who make that futile and erroneous claim always ignore that miscegenation has caused many of those who are classified as blacks today to have an ever growing percentage of White ancestors. The scores for pure blacks hasn't risen at all. The only increases are in the scores for mixed race children who are classified as blacks and who score closer to the average score for blacks than they do to the average for Whites.

It's easy to compare standardized tests to each other by picking the highest scoring race and sex (White men) to the lowest scoring race and sex (black women). This comparison shows that the gap in SAT verbal is 109 points, in SAT math is 138 points, in NAEP math is 32 points, in ACT Math is 5.4 points, in ACT Composite is 5.1 points, in GRE Verbal is 121 points, in GRE Quantitative is 170 points, and in GRE Analytical is 155 points. These differences have been consistent year after year for several decades now which proves that standardized test scores do measure a valuable quantity. The SAT is not a fluke which just happens--it is a scientific method by which academic skills can be compared by race and sex.

This enables us to quantify the gap that exists in the academic skills of our teachers and the students they teach. The GRE Verbal scores of our teachers are 56 points lower, and their GRE Quantitative scores are 51 points lower, than the average college graduate who plans to go to graduate school.

Figures in red are based on extrapolations of known data	Whites			Blacks			All races			White men to black women	All men and women
Standardized tests	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Diff	Diff
1985 SAT Verbal Score	455	443	449	343	349	346	437	425	431	109.0	12.0
1985 SAT Math Score	514	466	490	384	369	376	499	452	475	138.0	47.0
TIMSS 12th Grade Math							466	456	461	0.0	10.0
TiMSS 12th Grade Science							492	469	480	0.0	23.0
1986 12 yo NAEP Math Public School	311	305	308	282	276	279	305	299	302	32.0	6.0
1986 12yo NAEP Math Private School	343	337	340	312	305	308.5	337	331	334		6.0
ACT 2000 Math	23.0	21.8	22.4	18.2	17.0	17.6	21.3	20.1	20.7	5.4	1.2
ACT 2000 Composite	22.1	21.5	21.8	17.2	16.8	17.0	21.2	20.8	21.0	5.1	0.4
ACT Home School	24.5	22.9	23.7	18.9	18.1	18.5	23.6	22.0	22.8	6.0	1.6
1997 GRE Verbal	512	485	495	399	388	391	500	473	483	121.0	27.0
1997 GRE Quantitative	586	514	540	446	404	416	576	503	529	170.0	73.0
1997 GRE Analytical	578	556	564	429	421	423	563	539	547	155.0	24.0
EDUCATION MAJORS										0.0	0.0
1997 GRE Verbal	452	425	439	364	353	359	428	426	427	93.0	2.0
1997 GRE Quantitative	512	440	476	394	352	373	498	458	478	139.0	40.0

Table 129.--Distribution of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, by sex of student:
            1975-76 to 1992-93

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          |          |                     Percent of students with specified scores
          |  Number  |____________________________________________________________________________________
   Year   |    of    |  200  | 250  | 300  | 350  | 400  | 450  | 500  | 550  | 600  | 650  | 700  | 750
          |   test   |  or   |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or  |  or
          |  takers  |higher |higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher|higher
__________|__________|_______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______
    1     |    2     |   3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7   |  8   |  9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14
__________|__________|_______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______
          |                                           Verbal
  Total   |_______________________________________________________________________________________________
1975-76 ..|  999,809 |100.00 |96.26 |89.26 |77.47 |60.27 |43.01 |28.11 |15.58 | 8.20 | 3.55 | 1.23 | 0.25
1980-81 ..|  994,046 |100.00 |95.46 |87.32 |75.34 |58.44 |40.64 |25.76 |13.87 | 7.00 | 3.01 | 1.03 | 0.21
1985-86 ..|1,000,748 |100.00 |95.81 |88.92 |77.55 |61.77 |43.17 |28.03 |15.75 | 7.87 | 3.25 | 0.99 | 0.14
1986-87 ..|1,080,426 |100.00 |96.08 |88.57 |76.62 |60.18 |43.02 |27.85 |15.44 | 8.14 | 3.42 | 1.07 | 0.13
1987-88 ..|1,134,364 |100.00 |95.81 |88.62 |76.44 |60.53 |42.38 |26.91 |14.94 | 7.32 | 3.22 | 0.92 | 0.09
1988-89 ..|1,088,223 |100.00 |95.72 |88.21 |75.39 |59.55 |42.17 |26.77 |14.85 | 7.76 | 3.16 | 0.87 | 0.10
1989-90 ..|1,025,523 |100.00 |95.20 |87.44 |74.97 |58.70 |40.67 |25.11 |14.41 | 7.43 | 3.13 | 1.00 | 0.12
1990-91 ..|1,032,685 |100.00 |94.89 |86.96 |74.38 |57.58 |40.38 |25.22 |14.08 | 7.25 | 3.15 | 1.03 | 0.13
1991-92 ..|1,034,131 |100.00 |94.70 |86.95 |74.29 |58.68 |40.96 |25.42 |14.02 | 7.28 | 3.18 | 0.98 | 0.13
1992-93 ..|1,044,465 |100.00 |94.85 |87.20 |74.71 |58.70 |40.85 |25.77 |14.87 | 7.77 | 3.37 | 1.00 | 0.12
          |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
   Male   |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1975-76 ..|  494,626 |100.00 |96.39 |89.54 |77.90 |60.90 |43.65 |28.69 |16.04 | 8.49 | 3.69 | 1.29 | 0.26
1980-81 ..|  478,448 |100.00 |95.97 |88.50 |77.16 |60.73 |42.89 |27.53 |15.03 | 7.67 | 3.30 | 1.13 | 0.23
1985-86 ..|  481,477 |100.00 |96.19 |89.87 |79.10 |63.74 |45.17 |29.77 |17.02 | 8.71 | 3.68 | 1.11 | 0.15
1986-87 ..|  520,326 |100.00 |96.23 |89.12 |77.72 |61.79 |44.91 |29.71 |16.93 | 9.22 | 4.02 | 1.26 | 0.15
1987-88 ..|  544,065 |100.00 |96.14 |89.54 |78.21 |62.92 |45.04 |29.25 |16.70 | 8.44 | 3.82 | 1.13 | 0.11
1988-89 ..|  521,229 |100.00 |96.00 |89.06 |77.04 |61.86 |44.81 |29.15 |16.63 | 8.93 | 3.75 | 1.07 | 0.12
1989-90 ..|  490,420 |100.00 |95.40 |88.00 |76.04 |60.19 |42.62 |27.05 |15.91 | 8.40 | 3.60 | 1.15 | 0.14
1990-91 ..|  493,252 |100.00 |95.08 |87.45 |75.29 |58.94 |41.99 |26.71 |15.18 | 7.98 | 3.51 | 1.16 | 0.14
1991-92 ..|  491,748 |100.00 |94.89 |87.46 |75.34 |60.23 |42.68 |26.98 |15.16 | 8.00 | 3.55 | 1.10 | 0.15
1992-93 ..|  495,086 |100.00 |94.98 |87.55 |75.35 |59.75 |42.21 |27.18 |16.01 | 8.60 | 3.83 | 1.18 | 0.15
          |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Female  |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1975-76 ..|  505,183 |100.00 |96.14 |88.97 |77.05 |59.65 |42.38 |27.55 |15.13 | 7.92 | 3.42 | 1.17 | 0.24
1980-81 ..|  515,598 |100.00 |94.99 |86.23 |73.66 |56.32 |38.56 |24.11 |12.80 | 6.39 | 2.73 | 0.94 | 0.18
1985-86 ..|  519,271 |100.00 |95.46 |88.04 |76.11 |59.95 |41.31 |26.42 |14.57 | 7.09 | 2.85 | 0.88 | 0.12
1986-87 ..|  560,100 |100.00 |95.93 |88.07 |75.60 |58.67 |41.26 |26.13 |14.05 | 7.14 | 2.87 | 0.90 | 0.11
1987-88 ..|  590,299 |100.00 |95.50 |87.76 |74.82 |58.33 |39.93 |24.76 |13.32 | 6.29 | 2.66 | 0.74 | 0.06
1988-89 ..|  566,994 |100.00 |95.45 |87.42 |73.88 |57.42 |39.75 |24.58 |13.21 | 6.68 | 2.61 | 0.69 | 0.08
1989-90 ..|  535,103 |100.00 |95.01 |86.93 |73.98 |57.34 |38.88 |23.34 |13.04 | 6.53 | 2.70 | 0.86 | 0.10
1990-91 ..|  539,433 |100.00 |94.71 |86.52 |73.55 |56.33 |38.90 |23.85 |13.08 | 6.58 | 2.81 | 0.92 | 0.12
1991-92 ..|  542,383 |100.00 |94.53 |86.49 |73.34 |57.28 |39.40 |24.00 |12.98 | 6.62 | 2.84 | 0.87 | 0.12
1992-93 ..|  549,379 |100.00 |94.74 |86.88 |74.13 |57.76 |39.62 |24.50 |13.84 | 7.01 | 2.95 | 0.83 | 0.09
          |__________|_______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______
          |                                         Mathematical
  Total   |_______________________________________________________________________________________________
1975-76 ..|  999,776 |100.00 |98.78 |93.65 |83.55 |70.87 |57.16 |41.82 |26.94 |16.34 | 8.49 | 3.75 | 1.16
1980-81 ..|  993,672 |100.00 |98.85 |92.99 |82.77 |70.48 |55.57 |40.59 |25.98 |14.45 | 7.08 | 2.71 | 0.66
1985-86 ..|1,000,747 |100.00 |98.91 |93.63 |84.64 |71.98 |57.41 |42.32 |29.29 |17.95 | 9.56 | 4.08 | 1.01
1986-87 ..|1,080,426 |100.00 |98.91 |93.30 |84.22 |71.61 |57.40 |42.37 |29.67 |18.32 | 9.94 | 3.86 | 1.02
1987-88 ..|1,134,364 |100.00 |99.08 |93.93 |84.62 |72.17 |57.43 |43.03 |29.55 |17.60 | 9.26 | 3.78 | 0.91
1988-89 ..|1,088,223 |100.00 |99.08 |94.04 |84.57 |71.97 |57.94 |42.81 |29.33 |18.01 |10.07 | 4.27 | 1.11
1989-90 ..|1,025,523 |100.00 |98.89 |93.77 |84.21 |71.57 |57.71 |43.20 |29.59 |18.41 |10.14 | 4.23 | 1.18
1990-91 ..|1,032,685 |100.00 |98.83 |93.63 |83.49 |70.80 |56.63 |42.68 |29.27 |17.85 | 9.70 | 4.51 | 1.32
1991-92 ..|1,034,131 |100.00 |98.70 |93.65 |84.25 |71.81 |57.96 |43.36 |28.83 |18.12 |10.10 | 4.60 | 1.37
1992-93 ..|1,044,465 |100.00 |98.49 |93.34 |84.28 |72.33 |58.55 |44.39 |29.78 |18.80 |10.63 | 5.11 | 1.62
          |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
   Male   |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1975-76 ..|  494,619 |100.00 |99.13 |95.37 |87.63 |77.29 |65.30 |50.65 |34.93 |22.71 |12.70 | 6.02 | 1.99
1980-81 ..|  478,301 |100.00 |99.20 |94.98 |87.17 |77.17 |63.99 |49.45 |33.92 |20.38 |10.75 | 4.46 | 1.17
1985-86 ..|  481,477 |100.00 |99.24 |95.38 |88.49 |78.26 |65.53 |51.16 |37.47 |24.49 |14.00 | 6.44 | 1.73
1986-87 ..|  520,326 |100.00 |99.16 |94.91 |87.75 |77.36 |64.90 |50.74 |37.66 |24.82 |14.47 | 6.15 | 1.75
1987-88 ..|  544,065 |100.00 |99.31 |95.37 |87.91 |77.48 |64.40 |50.71 |36.91 |23.63 |13.43 | 5.96 | 1.57
1988-89 ..|  521,229 |100.00 |99.30 |95.45 |88.00 |77.62 |65.19 |50.91 |37.13 |24.43 |14.62 | 6.70 | 1.89
1989-90 ..|  490,420 |100.00 |99.16 |95.17 |87.70 |77.13 |64.71 |50.81 |36.85 |24.40 |14.41 | 6.53 | 2.00
1990-91 ..|  493,252 |100.00 |99.08 |94.91 |86.79 |76.22 |63.65 |50.40 |36.59 |23.82 |13.93 | 6.96 | 2.23
1991-92 ..|  491,748 |100.00 |98.99 |95.05 |87.50 |77.03 |64.73 |50.88 |36.01 |24.05 |14.28 | 6.96 | 2.24
1992-93 ..|  495,086 |100.00 |98.83 |94.73 |87.55 |77.69 |65.50 |52.10 |37.18 |25.00 |15.09 | 7.77 | 2.69
          |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
  Female  |          |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
1975-76 ..|  505,157 |100.00 |98.45 |91.96 |79.56 |64.59 |49.20 |33.17 |19.12 |10.11 | 4.37 | 1.53 | 0.34
1980-81 ..|  515,371 |100.00 |98.53 |91.14 |78.69 |64.27 |47.76 |32.37 |18.60 | 8.94 | 3.66 | 1.09 | 0.19
1985-86 ..|  519,270 |100.00 |98.61 |92.01 |81.07 |66.16 |49.87 |34.12 |21.70 |11.88 | 5.45 | 1.89 | 0.34
1986-87 ..|  560,100 |100.00 |98.67 |91.80 |80.93 |66.26 |50.44 |34.59 |22.25 |12.29 | 5.74 | 1.73 | 0.33
1987-88 ..|  590,299 |100.00 |98.87 |92.60 |81.58 |67.28 |51.00 |35.94 |22.78 |12.05 | 5.42 | 1.77 | 0.30
1988-89 ..|  566,994 |100.00 |98.87 |92.75 |81.42 |66.77 |51.27 |35.37 |22.15 |12.11 | 5.90 | 2.03 | 0.39
1989-90 ..|  535,103 |100.00 |98.65 |92.50 |81.01 |66.47 |51.30 |36.22 |22.94 |12.92 | 6.22 | 2.12 | 0.44
1990-91 ..|  539,433 |100.00 |98.60 |92.45 |80.48 |65.85 |50.22 |35.62 |22.57 |12.40 | 5.83 | 2.26 | 0.49
1991-92 ..|  542,383 |100.00 |98.45 |92.37 |81.31 |67.07 |51.82 |36.54 |22.32 |12.74 | 6.30 | 2.45 | 0.57
1992-93 ..|  549,379 |100.00 |98.18 |92.09 |81.34 |67.50 |52.28 |37.45 |23.11 |13.21 | 6.61 | 2.72 | 0.65
__________|__________|_______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______
NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800.  In some years, mathematics and
verbal test results were not available for every student.

SOURCE:  College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on College-Bound Seniors, various years.
(Copyright @ 1993 by the College Entrance Examination Board.  All rights reserved.)
(This table was prepared April 1994.)

Modified Monday, July 13, 2009