<p>Scores are down in Texas for SAT but up for ACT. </p>
<p>[SAT</a> scores for Texas high school students drop sharply - Houston Chronicle](<a href=“http://www.chron.com/news/article/SAT-scores-for-Texas-high-school-students-drop-2171393.php]SAT”>http://www.chron.com/news/article/SAT-scores-for-Texas-high-school-students-drop-2171393.php)</p>
<p>From article:</p>
<p>Minority students
Texas Education Agency officials pointed to the large increase in the number of minority students in Texas taking the SAT. Black and Hispanic students historically have posted lower scores than white students. Those ethnic groups made up about half of the students who took the SAT in Texas.</p>
<p>Scott also noted that Texas minority students outscored their counterparts across the nation on the math section of the SAT, registering slight gains while minority scores across the nation dropped. Reading and writing results for Texas minority students were down, however.</p>
<p>The decline in scores in Texas and other states came as a surprise to state officials, who noted that scores improved on other tests such as the ACT, the other major college entrance exam in the U.S"</p>