Change Indicator

SAT proficency by race/ethnicity in District of Columbia

SAT proficency by race/ethnicity

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

The SAT measures a student's college and career readiness - this test provides a way to measure the knowledge, skills and understandings essential for success in college and career. 

The SAT Math benchmark score (530) is associated with a 75% chance of earning at least a C in first-semester, credit-bearing, college-level courses in algebra, statistics, precalculus or calculus.

The SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) score (480) is associated with a 75% chance of earning at least a C in first-semester, credit-bearing, college-level courses in history, literature, social science or writing. 

Both: Student scored at or above proficency in both Math and ERW

None: Student did not score at or above proficency for either Math or ERW

Data Source

SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Reports

Last Updated December 2022

Last Updated

January 2024