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Re: Speachless In New York (or, another OMG moment)
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Nov 8, 2012 1:39 PM
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"According to this above, New Jersey's SAT scores - at number 36 in the
country - are roughly only 100 points below the highest scoring state
in the country. No state is 300 points behind another state."
It depends on how you measure it. Did you know that there are now three subject areas on SAT, and that Hispanics in New Jersey score more than 100 points lower than Hispanics in many states in all three subject areas?:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/New_Jersey_CBS_08.pdf
Hispanics in New Jersey
Reading 441
Math 454
Writing 440
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Iowa_CBS_08.pdf
Hispanics in Iowa
Reading 569
Math 569
Writing 539
Total difference = 342 points
This is not an anomaly. Even Whites in NJ score more than 200 points lower than Whites in many other states:
WHITES in New Jersey
Reading 518
Math 535
Writing 520
WHITES in Iowa
Reading 613
Math 612
Writing 588
Total difference = 240 points
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