2009 SAT Scores by State STATE Participation Rate Critical Reading Math Writing Total District of Columbia 79% 466 451 461 1378 Maine 90% 468 467 455 1390 Hawaii 58% 479 502 469 1450 South Carolina 67% 486 496 470 1452 Georgia 71% 490 491 479 1460 New York 85% 485 502 478 1465 Texas 51% 486 506 475 1467 Florida 59% 497 498 480 1475 Delaware 71% 495 498 484 1477 Pennsylvania 71% 493 501 483 1477 Indiana 63% 496 507 480 1483 Nevada 42% 501 505 479 1485 North Carolina 63% 495 511 480 1486 Rhode Island 66% 498 496 494 1488 Maryland 69% 500 502 495 1497 New Jersey 76% 496 513 496 1505 National 46% 501 515 493 1509 West Virginia 18% 511 501 499 1511 California 49% 500 513 498 1511 Virginia 68% 511 512 498 1521 Alaska 46% 520 516 492 1528 Arizona 26% 516 521 497 1534 Connecticut 83% 509 513 512 1534 Vermont 64% 518 518 506 1542 Oregon 52% 523 525 499 1547 Massachusetts 84% 514 526 510 1550 New Hampshire 75% 523 523 510 1556 Washington 53% 524 531 507 1562 Idaho 18% 541 540 520 1601 Montana 22% 541 542 519 1602 Ohio 22% 537 546 523 1606 New Mexico 11% 553 546 534 1633 Utah 06% 559 558 540 1657 Alabama 07% 557 552 549 1658 Louisiana 07% 563 558 555 1676 Mississippi 04% 567 554 559 1680 Wyoming 05% 567 568 550 1685 Colorado 20% 568 575 555 1698 Arkansas 05% 572 572 556 1700 Tennessee 10% 571 565 565 1701 Oklahoma 05% 575 571 557 1703 Kentucky 07% 573 573 561 1707 Kansas 07% 581 589 564 1734 North Dakota 03% 590 593 566 1749 Nebraska 04% 587 594 572 1753 South Dakota 03% 589 600 569 1758 Michigan 05% 584 603 575 1762 Illinois 06% 588 604 583 1775 Missouri 05% 595 600 584 1779 Minnesota 07% 595 609 578 1782 Wisconsin 05% 594 608 582 1784 Iowa 03% 610 615 588 1813

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