College Board SAT results include average combined scores for all students in a state that takes the test (public, religiously affiliated, and independent schools).
Hawaii's average combined scores were 500 in mathematics, 478 in critical reading, and 467 in writing (first tested in 2006). The national average combined scores were 514 in math, 496 in reading, and 488 in writing.
Compared to 2011, Hawaii's combined scores held steady in math, decreased one point in reading, and decreased two points in writing. The national combined scores decreased one point each in reading and writing. Mathematics scores were equivalent to 2011.
Hawaii public school participation rate
Nationally, more than 1.66 million students took the College Board SAT. In Hawaii, 9,046 of the Class of 2012 completed the SAT. A total of 5,841, or 67 percent (up two percent from 2011), Hawaii public school students took the test.
Disaggregated scores (public)
College Board SAT scores for students attending Hawaii public schools show:
- Hawaii's public school students averaged 475 in math (up 1 point from 2011),
- 456 in reading (+2), and
- 440 in writing (-1).
Public school students nationally averaged 505 in math (-1), 491 in reading (-2), and 481 in writing (-1).
College plans of Hawaii's SAT takers
Among the SAT takers in Hawaii's class of 2012 who responded to optional questions about their college plans:
- 33 percent of students indicated plans to attain a bachelor’s degree.
- 46 percent indicated plans to attain a more advanced (master’s or doctoral) degree.
- 83 percent indicated that they planned to apply for financial aid.
Students from the Hawaii class of 2012 who took the SAT and/or SAT Subject Tests™ sent score reports to a total of 1,162 institutions.
Complete College Board SAT results are posted at http://www.collegeboard.com.
Notes:
(1) College Board SAT scores are not representative of any individual school or school district because students self-select to take the privately administered test (in contrast to the Hawaii State Assessment, in which DOE-administered tests are taken by all students in grades 3-8 and 10 at every public school).
(2) The College Board cautions that state, district, and school rankings based on SAT scores are invalid: “The SAT is a strong indicator of trends in the college-bound population, but it should never be used alone for such comparisons because demographics and other nonschool factors can have a strong effect on scores. If ranked, schools and states that encourage students to apply to college may be penalized because scores tend to decline with a rise in percentage of test takers.”
(3) Colleges and universities use results of the SAT as only one indicator in predicting an individual student’s potential for academic success in post-secondary institutions.
1 -- College Board SATs – 2012 and Previous 5 Years: Public, Religious, & Independent Schools Combined
2 -- College Board SATs – 2012 and Previous 5 Years for Public School Only
College Board SATs -- 2012 and Previous 5 Years: Public, Religious, & Independent Schools Combined |
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Year | | Math | Reading | Writing | | Math | Reading | Writing |
2012 | | 500 | 478 | 467 | | 514 | 496 | 488 |
2011 | | 500 | 479 | 469 | | 514 | 497 | 489 |
2010 | | 504 | 482 | 470 |
| 515 | 500 | 491 |
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| 502 | 479 | 469 |
| 515 | 501 | 493 |
2008 |
| 502 | 481 | 470 |
| 515 | 502 | 494 |
2007 |
| 506 | 484 | 473 |
| 515 | 502 | 494 |
College Board SATs -- 2012 and Previous 5 Years:
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2012 | Hawaii National |
| 500 514 | 478 496 | 467 488 |
| 475 505 | 456 491 | 440 481 |
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2011 | Hawaii National |
| 500 514 | 479 497 | 469 489 |
| 474 506 | 454 493 | 441 482 |
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2010 | Hawaii National |
| 504 515 | 482 500 | 470 491 |
| 478 510 | 460 497 | 442 486 |
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2009 | Hawaii National |
| 502 515 | 479 501 | 469 493 |
| 474 510 | 454 497 | 441 487 |
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2008 | Hawaii National |
| 502 515 | 481 502 | 470 494 |
| 473 508 | 456 496 | 441 487 |
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2007 | Hawaii National |
| 506 515 | 484 502 | 473 494 |
| 479 509 | 459 498 | 446 488 |
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M = Mathematics R = Critical Reading (formerly "Verbal") W = Writing (since 2006) |