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A record number of students from different backgrounds are now taking the SAT.

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A tape number of students from dissimilar backgrounds are now taking the Sabbatum.

SAT scores for California'due south higher-bound seniors fell slightly this year, while the number of exam-takers reached a record level, new figures reveal.

California'south graduating course of 2022 earned an average SAT score of one,492 (495 in critical reading, 506 in math and 491 in writing) out of a possible ii,400, according to the Higher Board, the test's publisher.

Meanwhile, 241,553 students, or 60.iv percentage, from the form of 2022 took the Saturday, the highest number ever.

Students from the class of 2022 earned an average score of 1,504 (498 in critical reading, 510 in math and 496 in writing), while 236,923 students, or 60.three percentage, took the SAT.

Nationally, students from the class of 2022 earned an average score of one,490 (495 in disquisitional reading, 511 in math and 484 in writing.) Near one.7 one thousand thousand students took the SAT, also a record number.

In California, 45.9 per centum of examination-takers from the class of 2022 came from underrepresented groups, including Latino and African-American students. That's also a tape number, upwardly from 44.1 percent in 2014.

Nigh 41 percent of all exam-takers reached the SAT benchmark score of 1,550, meaning they have a high probability of earning a grade point average of a B-minus or higher in their first year of higher, according to the College Board. Most 42 percent of students from the class of 2022 reached the benchmark score of i,550.

Underrepresented students scored significantly lower on the SAT than their peers. Almost 21 percent of African-American students and 20 percent of Latino students hit the benchmark score of 1550.

"This yr's written report shows that participation is expanding because, despite growing concern over testing, assessments linked to opportunities are reaching more students than ever," said College Board President David Coleman.

In addition to the Sat scores, the Higher Board released Advanced Placement exam figures for 2022 that besides prove a record number of participants.

In California, 370,016 students took an AP Examination in 2015, up from 352,519 in 2014. About 63 per centum of examination-takers earned a score of 3 or higher, considered the minimum for college credit. That charge per unit has remained relatively unchanged since 2011.

Higher Board President David Coleman said a growing number of resources have made the Sat and AP exams available to a wider range of students.

"This twelvemonth's report shows that participation is expanding because, despite growing concern over testing, assessments linked to opportunities are reaching more than students than ever," he said.

Coleman pointed to the higher rate of school districts nationally that offering SAT testing during the normal school day, typically at no cost, instead of only on Saturdays, and a greater number of scholarships bachelor to needy students for test preparation services, for helping funnel a more diverse population to the SAT.

Expanding access is the showtime pace towards expanding opportunity, he said.

Nonetheless, Coleman said "stagnant" SAT scores show in that location's even so much work to do.

These are the final scores for the current version of the Sabbatum. The examination is undergoing a remake that examination administrators say will better reverberate the skills students need to succeed in college. The new test will require more assay of texts, asking students to translate meaning and demonstrate their answers. The math section will focus on problem solving, data analysis, and algebra skills including linear equations. It was designed to exist more closely aligned with the Mutual Core Land Standards, and to reflect the skills and knowledge that are essential for higher and career success, officials said.  The new Sabbatum will debut in the spring.

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