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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2002
Contact: Janet Rope
Voice: (703) 588-3118
Email: Janet.Rope@hq.dodea.edu
2002 SAT Scores for DoDEA Released
DoDEA Students' SAT Participation Climbs to New High
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA—Dr. Joseph Tafoya, Director of
the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), today announced
the 2002 SAT I scores for the domestic (DDESS) and overseas (DoDDS)
systems. DoDEA students' 2002 SAT I participation rate (number
of SAT-Takers to total 12th grade enrollment) jumped to a new high of
68% from 64% in 2001 which was up from 59% in 2000. The College Board's
National Report on 2001 College-Bound Seniors warns that "scores
tend to decline with a rise in percentage of test takers." Although,
DoDEA's participation rate significantly increased by 4 percentage
points, the SAT I average math score remained at 497 and the average
verbal score fell by only one point to 504.
Both the DDESS and DoDDS systems saw substantial increases in their
students' 2002 SAT I participation rates. The DoDDS students'
participation rate shows a gain to 74% in 2002 from 70% in 2001. In
just one year, the DDESS students' participation rate climbed 10
percentage points to a new high of 49% in 2002. The increasing number
of DDESS students participating in the SAT is remarkable because a substantial
number of DDESS students take the ACT, an alternate college entrance
test.
Six DoDEA students earned a perfect score of 800 on the verbal section.
In addition, four DoDEA students earned the top score of 800 in mathematics.
1998-2002 SAT I Results for DoDEA, DDESS, DoDDS, and the Nation
| SAT |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| DoDEA Math |
502 |
498 |
500 |
497 |
497 |
| DDESS Math |
481 |
474 |
493 |
486 |
476 |
| DoDDS Math |
505 |
501 |
501 |
499 |
500 |
| Nation Math |
512 |
511 |
514 |
514 |
516 |
| DoDEA Verbal |
508 |
504 |
504 |
505 |
504 |
| DDESS Verbal |
483 |
483 |
496 |
497 |
490 |
| DoDDS Verbal |
511 |
506 |
505 |
506 |
506 |
| Nation Verbal |
505 |
505 |
505 |
506 |
504 |
2000 to 2002 SAT I Participation Rates
| SAT Participation |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2 Years
%Change |
| DoDEA |
59% |
64% |
68% |
+9 |
| DDESS |
37%* |
39%* |
49% |
+12 |
| DoDDS |
64% |
70% |
74% |
+10 |
| Nation |
44% |
45% |
46% |
+2 |
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*Because ACT is the primary college entrance exam for
Ft. Campbell and Ft. Knox, DDESS student participation is lower
for the SAT.
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Hispanic students in DoDEA outperformed their stateside counterparts
in 2002 in the SAT verbal section by 21 points. African-American students scored
26 points higher than their peers in the Nation on the SAT verbal section and scored
significantly higher in math.
| 2001 SAT I Results
for African-American and Hispanic Students |
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African_American |
2002 |
| DoDEA Math |
432 |
| Nation Math |
427 |
| DoDEA Verbal |
456 |
| Nation Verbal |
430 |
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| Hispanic |
2002 |
| DoDEA Math |
455 |
| Nation Math |
459 |
| DoDEA Verbal |
473 |
| Nation Verbal |
452 |
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The SAT I is a three-hour test, primarily multiple-choice,
that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities related
to successful performance in college. SAT I scores range from
200 (lowest) to 800 (highest), with the 2002 National average
scores at 504 for verbal and 516 for mathematics. The SAT I is
intended to supplement the secondary school record and other information
about the student, in assessing readiness for college-level work.
SAT scores are required by about 90 percent of four-year colleges
and universities that have admission requirements.
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