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1 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Total Group Profile Report Included in this Report Data SAT Subject Tests Data Demographic and Academic Information College Plans 002_0_NP_ The College Board. All rights reserved. College Board, SAT, AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. connect to college success, SAT Reasoning Test, and SAT Subject Tests are trademarks owned by the College Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Visit the College Board on the Web:

2 The SAT Program The (formerly known as the SAT I: Reasoning Test) assesses student reasoning based on knowledge and skills developed by the students in their course work. The SAT Subject Tests (formerly known as SAT II: Subject Tests) are a series of onehour, mostly multiplechoice tests that measure how much students know about a particular academic subject and how well they can apply that knowledge. Most students also complete the optional SAT Questionnaire (formerly known as the Student Descriptive Questionnaire) when they register to take SAT Program tests, providing valuable contextual information to aid in interpreting and understanding individual and group scores. CollegeBound Seniors 2007 includes students who tested through March Using This Report CollegeBound Seniors presents data for high school graduates in the year 2007 who participated in the SAT Program. Students are counted only once, no matter how often they tested, and only their latest scores and most recent SAT Questionnaire responses are summarized. Because the accuracy of selfreported information has been documented and the collegebound population is relatively stable from year to year, SAT Questionnaire responses from these students can be considered highly accurate. Therefore, you can use this report to: interpret scores of individual students within the broader context of data aggregated across groups of collegebound seniors; study changes over time in the characteristics of students taking SAT tests; and look at yeartoyear educational and demographic changes in this population, along with changes in test performance. Keep in mind, however, that: relationships between test scores and other factors such as educational background, gender, racial/ethnic background, parental education, and household income are complex and interdependent. These factors do not directly affect test performance; rather, they are associated with educational experiences both on tests such as the SAT Reasoning Test and in schoolwork. not all students in a high school, school district, or state take the. Since the population of testtakers is selfselected, using aggregate SAT Reasoning Test scores to compare or evaluate teachers, schools, districts, states, or other educational units is not valid, and the College Board strongly discourages such uses. interpreting scores for subgroups requires unique considerations. The most significant factor to consider in interpreting scores for any group, or subgroup, of testtakers is the proportion of students taking the test. For example, if state data are being considered, it is appropriate to recognize that in some states there are lower participation rates. Typically, testtakers in these states have strong academic backgrounds and apply to the nation's most selective colleges and scholarship programs. For these states, it is expected that the mean scores reported for students will be higher than the national average. Statistical Definitions The following terms are used throughout this report. For more statistical information, visit the College Board Web site at Mean The mean is the arithmetic average. Percentile The percentile, also called the percentile point, is the point on the measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores falls. The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile points are often reported for large data sets. The 50th percentile point is also called the median and, like the mean, is an average and a good indicator of the center of the distribution of scores. Comparing the 25th and 75th percentile points gives an idea of the range of scores in the populations reported in this document. Like the standard deviation, the difference between the scores associated with the 75th and 25th percentiles is an indication of the variability of the scores in a particular sample. Scaled score A scaled score is a score that has been converted from the raw score (number of questions answered correctly minus a fraction of the incorrect answers) for reporting. The SAT Program uses the scale. Standard deviation (SD) The standard deviation (SD) is a measure of the variability of a set of scores. If test scores cluster tightly around the mean score, as they do when the group tested is relatively homogeneous, the standard deviation is smaller than it would be with a more diverse group and a greater scatter of scores around the mean. The College Board: Connecting Students to College Success The College Board is a notforprofit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its bestknown programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, and the Advanced Placement Program (AP ). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns. A note about changes to the SAT Questionnaire: In the academic year, changes to the SAT Questionnaire were made. Sections of this report most notably affected by this change are CourseTaking Patterns and Intended College Major. For complete details on the changes please visit

3 Total Group Mean Scores CollegeBound Seniors, Year Critical Reading Male Female Total Male Female Total Mathematics Writing Male Female Total NOTE: For a formula was applied to the original mean and standard deviation to convert the mean to the recentered scale. For individual student scores were converted to the recentered scale and then the mean was recomputed. From , nearly all students received scores on the recentered scale. Any score on the original scale was converted to the recentered scale prior to computing the mean. From , all scores are reported on the recentered scale.

4 Table of Contents Data Table 1: Overall Mean Scores Table 2: Mean Scores by Gender Table 3: Year in Which Seniors Last Took the Table 4: Percentiles for Total Group Table 5: Score Distributions Table 6: Type of High School Table 7: TestTaking Conditions Page 1 Demographic Information : Mean Scores by Gender Within Ethnicity Table 8: Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity Table 9: Male Mean Scores by Ethnicity Table 10: Female Mean Scores by Ethnicity : Student Background Information and Characteristics Table 11: Student Background Information and Characteristics Page 3 Page 4 Academic Information Academic Record Table 12: High School Rank Table 13: High School Grade Point Average Table 14: Average Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects Table 15: Total Years of Study in Combined Six Academic Subjects CourseTaking Patterns Table 16: English, Mathematics Table 17: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and History Table 18: Foreign and Classical Languages Table 19: Arts and Music, Computers Page 5 Page 6 SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Tests Data Table 20: Number of TestTakers and Tests for SAT Subject Tests Table 21: Mean Scores for SAT Subject Tests and for Students Who Also Took the SAT Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 22: English, History and Social Studies Table 23: Mathematics, Science Table 24: Foreign and Classical Languages Table 25: Foreign and Classical Languages (continued) Page 10 Page 11 College Plans Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal Table 26: Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal Page 13

5 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Data Data in this report are for high school graduates in the year Information is summarized for seniors who took the at any time during their high school years through March If a student took the test more than once, the most recent score is used. Table 1: Overall Mean Scores TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing* Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Total 1,494, Table 2: Mean Scores by Gender Male Female ** TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 690, , , Table 3: Year in Which Seniors Last Took the Scores are from the last administration in which seniors took the. Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 1,001, , , , ,494, *Writing data are based on students who took the current version of the, first administered in March Of the 1,494,531 students in this report, 1,491,749 students have scores on the SAT writing section. **'' indicates that students did not answer that question, did not complete the SAT Questionnaire, or stated that they did not wish to answer that question on their SAT Questionnaire. NOTE: Mean scores are reported when there are 5 or more testtakers. Standard deviations are reported when there are 25 or more testtakers. 1

6 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Data Table 4: Percentiles for Total Group A percentile represents the point below which a percentage of scores fall. Comparing the 25th percentile point to the 75th percentile point gives an idea of the range of performance in a group. Total Group Percentile Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 75th th th Table 5: Score Distributions Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Score Range Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total ,647 14,713 28,366 23,281 11,852 35,136 8,418 11,396 19, ,412 23,701 46,128 33,506 20,580 54,108 17,081 22,631 39, ,568 44,755 87,389 69,744 51, ,933 36,003 46,570 82, ,280 80, ,527 83,701 72, ,057 58,517 74, , , , , , , ,880 85, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,543 78, , , , , , ,600 72, ,246 46,450 76, ,616 78,753 80, , ,107 36,110 69,120 21,944 36,924 59,672 38,467 34,938 74, ,533 13,783 27,768 8,708 13,961 23,083 14,379 11,278 26, ,938 7,583 15,806 5,146 7,709 13,159 7,893 5,734 13,940 Table 6: Type of High School Public Religiously Affiliated Independent Other or Unknown TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 1,178, , , ,405 Table 7: TestTaking Conditions TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Standard Conditions 1,465, Nonstandard Conditions 28, NOTE: Percentiles are reported when there are 20 or more testtakers. 2

7 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Demographic Information : Mean Scores by Gender Within Ethnicity Table 8: Total Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 9, , , , , , , , , ,494, Table 9: Male Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 4, , , , , , , , , , Table 10: Female Mean Scores by Ethnicity TestTakers Who Described Themselves As: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander Black or African American Mexican or Mexican American Puerto Rican Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American White Other Total TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD 5, , , , , , , , , ,

8 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Demographic Information : Student Background Information and Characteristics Table 11: Student Background Information and Characteristics Student demographic information provides a broader context to aid in interpreting and understanding individual and group scores. TestTakers Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Number Pct Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD All TestTakers 1,494, First Language Learned English 1,076, English and Another 204, Another Language 125, Citizenship 88,227 U.S. Citizen / U.S. National 1,242, U.S. Permanent Resident or Refugee 43, Citizen of Another Country 58, Other, Unknown, or Disabling Condition 149,306 Yes 82, Unknown or Plans to Apply for Financial Aid 1,412,239 Yes 932, No 99, Don't Know 289, Family Income Less than $10,000 40, $10,000 $20,000 72, $20,000 $30,000 61, $30,000 $40,000 83, $40,000 $50,000 75, $50,000 $60,000 80, $60,000 $70,000 75, $70,000 $80,000 81, $80,000 $100, , More than $100, , Highest Level of Parental Education 547,184 No High School Diploma 58, High School Diploma 413, Associate Degree 113, Bachelor's Degree 398, Graduate Degree 353, Took the PSAT/NMSQT Yes, As a Junior 379, Yes, As a Sophomore or Younger 250, Yes, As a Junior and As a Sophomore or Younger 343, No 256,

9 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information Academic Record Table 12: High School Rank Top Tenth Second Tenth Second Fifth Final Three Fifths TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 245, , , , ,402 Table 13: High School Grade Point Average TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing A+ (97 100) 91, A (93 96) 250, A (90 92) 250, B (80 89) 623, C (70 79) 150, D, E, or F (below 70) 4, ,122 Mean Grade Point Average All Students: 3.33 Male: 3.24 Female: 3.40 Table 14: Average Years of Study in Six Academic Subjects Average Years of Study Grade Point Average: Each Subject Male Female Total Male Female Total Arts and Music English Foreign and Classical Languages Mathematics Natural Sciences Social Sciences and History Total for All Subjects Table 15: Total Years of Study in Combined Six Academic Subjects Total years of study is calculated by combining the number of years that students studied each of the following subjects during high school: Arts and Music, English, Foreign and Classical Languages, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and History. 'Incomplete Response' denotes the number of testtakers who did not respond to all six subjects. 20 or More Years 19 or 19.5 Years 18 or 18.5 Years 17 or 17.5 Years 16 or 16.5 Years 15 or 15.5 Years Less than 15 Years Incomplete Response TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 645, , , , , , , ,856 5

10 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 16: English, Mathematics English Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience American Literature Composition British Literature World Literature* English As Second Language AP /Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 84, , , , , , , , , , , , , Mathematics Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience Algebra Geometry Trigonometry Precalculus Calculus Other Math Courses AP/Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 150, , , , , , ,827 1,191, ,152, , , , , , *The SAT Questionnaire was revised in July 2006 to more accurately reflect course titles that students are familiar with. Prior to July 2006, this course was labeled Literature, Other Country. Users should exercise caution when comparing data for this course to last year's and next year s cohorts as it reflects responses to both labels depending on when a student filled out the SAT Questionnaire. 6

11 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 17: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and History Natural Sciences Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience Biology Chemistry Physics Geology, Earth, or Space Science Other Sciences AP/Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 99, , , , , , ,735 1,195, ,094, , , , , Social Sciences and History Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience U.S. History World History or Cultures U.S. Government or Civics Economics Geography Psychology European History Sociology Ancient History Other Courses AP/Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 85, , , , , , ,070 1,162, ,030, , , , , , , , , ,

12 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 18: Foreign and Classical Languages Foreign and Classical Languages Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience Chinese French German Greek Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Latin Russian Spanish Other Languages AP/Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 68, , , , , , ,941 22, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

13 2007 CollegeBound Seniors Academic Information CourseTaking Patterns Table 19: Arts and Music, Computers Arts and Music Years of Study More Than 4 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 1/2 Year or Less Course Work or Experience Acting or Play Production Art History or Appreciation Dance Drama: Study or Appreciation Music: Study or Appreciation Music Performance Photography or Film Studio Art and Design None AP/Honors Courses TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 61, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Computers Course Work or Experience Computer Literacy Computer Programming Word Processing Internet Activity Using Computer Graphics Creating Spreadsheets/Databases None TestTakers Mean Scores Number Pct Male Female Critical Reading Mathematics Writing 726, , , , , , ,

14 2007 CollegeBound Seniors SAT Subject Tests Data Table 20: Number of TestTakers and Tests for SAT Subject Tests Students Who Took SAT Subject Tests Number of TestTakers Number of Tests Students Who Took an SAT Subject Test and Also Took the Number of TestTakers Critical Reading Mean Mathematics Mean 286, , , Students Who Took One or More Different SAT Subject Tests Number of Tests Taken Number of TestTakers Percent of Total TestTakers Who Took One or More Tests 1 23, , , or More 32, Writing Mean Table 21: Mean Scores for SAT Subject Tests and for Students Who Also Took the Most, but not all, students who take SAT Subject Tests also take the. This table provides SAT Subject Test scores for students who took SAT Subject Tests. It also provides the scores for those students who also took the. SAT Subject Test Critical Reading Mathematics Writing English N Mean SD N Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Writing* Literature 120, , History and Social Studies U.S. History 125, , World History 14, , Mathematics Mathematics Level 1 96, , Mathematics Level 2 143, , Science BiologyE 33, , BiologyM 40, , Chemistry 58, , Physics 34, , Foreign and Classical Languages Chinese/Listening 6, , French 11, , French/Listening 2, , German German/Listening 1, Modern Hebrew Italian Japanese/Listening 1, , Korean/Listening 4, , Latin 3, , Spanish 34, , Spanish/Listening 7, , *After the January 2005 administration, the SAT Subject Test in Writing was no longer administered because the now includes the writing section; 2007 is the last year for which scores for the SAT Subject Test in Writing will be reported. 10

15 2007 CollegeBound Seniors SAT Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 22: English, History and Social Studies SAT Subject Tests English History and Social Studies Writing Literature U.S. History World History N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct , , 8 1, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Total , ,979 14,762 Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile Table 23: Mathematics, Science SAT Subject Tests Mathematics Science Mathematics Level 1 Mathematics Level 2 BiologyE BiologyM Chemistry Physics N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Total 96, ,620 33,599 40,235 58,133 34,623 Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile

16 2007 CollegeBound Seniors SAT Subject Tests Score Distributions Table 24: Foreign and Classical Languages SAT Subject Tests Foreign and Classical Languages Chinese/Listening French French/Listening German German/Listening Modern Hebrew N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct , , , , , , , , Total 6,542 11,860 2, , Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile Table 25: Foreign and Classical Languages (continued) SAT Subject Tests Foreign and Classical Languages Italian Japanese/Listening Korean/Listening Latin Spanish Spanish/Listening N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct N Pct , , , , , , , , , , , , Total 597 1,733 4,176 3,063 34,491 7,794 Mean SD th percentile th percentile th percentile

17 2007 CollegeBound Seniors College Plans Table 26: Intended College Major, DegreeLevel Goal TestTakers Mean Scores Intended College Major Number Pct Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 6, Architecture and Related Services 25, Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences 56, Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 150, Communication, Journalism and Related Programs 35, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 33, Construction Trades Education 79, Engineering 82, Engineering Technologies/Technicians 6, English Language and Literature/Letters 17, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 3, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 8, Health Professions and Related Clinical Services 186, History 10, Legal Professions and Studies 21, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 5, Library Science/Librarianship Mathematics and Statistics 9, Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technician 3, Military Sciences 4, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2, Natural Resources and Conservation 3, Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 2, Personal and Culinary Services 3, Philosophy and Religious Studies 3, Physical Sciences 16, Precision Production Psychology 38, Public Administration and Social Services Professions 5, Security and Protective Services 18, Social Sciences 25, Theology and Religious Vocations 2, Transportation and Materials Moving Visual and Performing Arts 88, Other 4, Undecided 25, DegreeLevel Goal Certificate Program 13, Associate Degree 14, Bachelor's Degree 337, Master's Degree 394, Doctoral or Related Degree 261, Other 6, Undecided 290,

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