<p>gadad,
Re SAT scoring by state and by region, the stereotypes don’t really hold true. The South is equal to the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic is modestly better. Here are the facts: </p>
<p>1,393,217 Number of SAT takers in US (not including PR and Virgin Islands)</p>
<p>1021 Mean Combined</p>
<p>505 Mean Critical Reading
516 Mean Math</p>
<p>Area/State, # of test-takers, Combined Score, Mean CR, Mean Math</p>
<p>NEW ENGLAND, 96,413, 1030, 511 519
Massachusettes, 59,529, 1037, 513, 524
Maine, 10,895, 1002, 501, 501
New Hampshire, 12,354, 1044, 520, 524
Rhode Island, 8,130, 997, 495, 502
Vermont, 5,505, 1032, 513 519</p>
<p>NORTHEAST, 374,475, 1004 495, 509
New York, 153,518 1003, 493, 510
Pennsylvania, 103,445, 993, 493, 500
New Jersey, 82,990, 1011, 496, 515
Connecticut, 34,522, 1028, 512, 516</p>
<p>MID-ATLANTIC, 164,171, 1015, 504, 511
North Carolina, 52,690, 1008, 495, 513
Virginia, 56,336 1025, 512, 513
Maryland, 45,231, 1012, 503, 509
West Virginia, 3,508, 1029, 519, 510
Delaware, 6,406, 995, 495, 500</p>
<p>SOUTH, 195,626,1,005, 501, 503
Florida, 94,601,993, 496, 497
Georgia, 58,309, 990, 494, 496
Tennessee, 7,091, 1142, 573, 569
Alabama, 3,879, 1126, 565, 561
South Carolina, 23,556, 985, 487, 498
Louisiana, 2,622, 1141, 570, 571
Kentucky, 4,417, 1124, 562, 562
Mississippi, 1,151, 1097, 556, 541</p>
<p>SOUTHWEST, 154,986, 1009, 498, 511
Texas, 129,784, 997 491, 506
Arizona, 18,615, 1049, 521, 528
Oklahoma ,2,549, 1150, 576, 574
Arkansas,1,489, 1142, 574, 568
New Mexico, 2,549, 1106, 557, 549</p>
<p>MIDWEST, 119,541, 1091, 540, 551
Illinois, 12,694, 1200, 591, 609
Ohio, 34,970, 1079, 535, 544
Michigan, 10,405, 1151, 568, 583
Indiana, 41,568, 1007, 498, 509
Missouri, 4,266, 1178, 587, 591
Wisconsin, 4,012, 1188, 588 600
Minnesota, 6,106, 1191, 591 600
Iowa, 1,477 1215, 602, 613
Kansas, 2,545 1172, 582, 590
Nebraska, 1,498 1159,576, 583</p>
<p>WEST, 251,367, 1026, 506, 520
California, 191,740, 1019, 501, 518
Washington, 34,150, 1059, 527 532
Oregon, 18,357, 1052, 523, 529
Nevada, 7,120, 1006, 498, 508</p>
<p>MOUNTAIN, 21,279, 1113, 554, 559
Colorado, 11,806, 1122, 558, 564
Utah, 2,090, 1117, 560, 557
Idaho, 3,163, 1088, 543, 545
Montana 3,024, 1083, 538, 545
South Dakota, 335, 1194, 590, 604
North Dakota, 291, 1227, 610, 617
Wyoming, 570, 1103, 548, 555</p>
<p>OTHER, 15,359, 995, 492, 502
Hawaii, 7,821, 991, 482, 509
Alaska, 3,945, 1034, 517, 517
Washington, DC, 3,593, 959, 487, 472</p>