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2008 SAT Participation Rates and Mean Scores
These are the participation rates and mean scores for all 50 states and the country as a whole.| State |
Participation Rate |
Mean Critical Reading Score |
Mean Math Score |
Mean Writing Score |
| Alabama | 8% | 565 | 557 | 554 |
| Alaska | 45% | 520 | 520 | 493 |
| Arizona | 26% | 516 | 522 | 500 |
| Arkansas | 5% | 575 | 567 | 559 |
| California | 48% | 499 | 515 | 498 |
| Colorado | 21% | 564 | 570 | 553 |
| Connecticut | 83% | 509 | 513 | 513 |
| Delaware | 70% | 499 | 498 | 490 |
| District of Columbia | 84% | 470 | 455 | 465 |
| Florida | 54% | 496 | 497 | 481 |
| Georgia | 70% | 491 | 493 | 482 |
| Hawaii | 58% | 481 | 502 | 470 |
| Idaho | 18% | 540 | 540 | 517 |
| Illinois | 7% | 583 | 601 | 578 |
| Indiana | 62% | 496 | 508 | 481 |
| Iowa | 3% | 603 | 612 | 582 |
| Kansas | 7% | 580 | 589 | 564 |
| Kentucky | 8% | 568 | 570 | 554 |
| Louisiana | 7% | 566 | 564 | 558 |
| Maine | 87% | 469 | 466 | 461 |
| Maryland | 69% | 499 | 502 | 497 |
| Massachusetts | 83% | 514 | 525 | 513 |
| Michigan | 6% | 581 | 598 | 572 |
| Minnesota | 8% | 596 | 609 | 579 |
| Mississippi | 3% | 574 | 556 | 566 |
| Missouri | 5% | 594 | 597 | 584 |
| Montana | 24% | 541 | 548 | 523 |
| Nebraska | 5% | 581 | 585 | 567 |
| Nevada | 40% | 498 | 506 | 478 |
| New Hampshire | 84% | 488 | 504 | 481 |
| New Jersey | 76% | 495 | 513 | 496 |
| New Mexico | 74% | 521 | 523 | 511 |
| New York | 12% | 557 | 548 | 540 |
| North Carolina | 63% | 496 | 511 | 482 |
| North Dakota | 3% | 594 | 604 | 568 |
| Ohio | 24% | 534 | 544 | 521 |
| Oklahoma | 6% | 572 | 572 | 557 |
| Oregon | 53% | 523 | 527 | 502 |
| Pennsylvania | 71% | 494 | 501 | 483 |
| Rhode Island | 66% | 495 | 498 | 493 |
| South Carolina | 61% | 488 | 497 | 476 |
| South Dakota | 3% | 595 | 596 | 575 |
| Tennessee | 11% | 571 | 570 | 566 |
| Texas | 50% | 488 | 505 | 480 |
| Utah | 6% | 561 | 557 | 543 |
| Vermont | 64% | 519 | 523 | 507 |
| Virginia | 68% | 511 | 512 | 499 |
| Washington | 52% | 526 | 533 | 509 |
| West Virginia | 19% | 512 | 501 | 498 |
| Wisconsin | 5% | 587 | 604 | 577 |
| Wyoming | 6% | 562 | 574 | 541 |
| United States of America | 45% | 502 | 515 | 494 |