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284. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and Reasoning Test (SAT I) Scores and Characteristics of College-Bound Seniors
[For school year ending in year shown. Data are for theSAT I: Reasoning Tests. SAT I: Reasoning Test replaced the SAT in March 1994.Scores between the two tests have been equated
to the same200-800 scale and are thus comparable. Scores for 1995 and prior years have been recenteredand revised]
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Type of test and
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Characteristic
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Unit
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1967
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1970
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1975
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1980
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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AVERAGE TEST SCORES 1
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Verbal, total 2
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Point
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543
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537
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512
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502
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509
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509
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507
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505
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504
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500
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499
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500
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500
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499
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504
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505
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505
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505
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505
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Male
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Point
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540
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536
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515
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506
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514
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515
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512
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512
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510
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505
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503
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504
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504
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501
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505
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507
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507
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509
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509
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Female
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Point
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545
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538
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509
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498
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503
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504
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502
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499
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498
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496
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495
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496
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497
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497
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502
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503
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503
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502
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502
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Math, total 2
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Point
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516
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512
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498
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492
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500
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500
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501
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501
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502
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501
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500
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501
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503
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504
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506
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508
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511
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512
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511
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Male
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Point
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535
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531
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518
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515
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522
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523
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523
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521
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523
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521
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520
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521
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524
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523
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525
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527
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530
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531
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531
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Female
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Point
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495
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493
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479
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473
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480
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479
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481
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483
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482
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483
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482
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484
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484
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487
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490
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492
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494
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496
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495
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PARTICIPANTS
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Total 3
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1,000
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(NA)
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(NA)
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996
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922
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977
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1,001
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1,080
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1,134
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1,088
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1,026
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1,033
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1,034
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1,044
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1,050
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1,068
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1,085
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1,127
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1,173
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1,229
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Male
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Percent
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(NA)
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(NA)
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49.9
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48.2
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48.3
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48.1
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48.2
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48.0
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47.9
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47.8
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47.8
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47.6
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47.4
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46.9
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46.4
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46.5
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46.1
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46.2
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46.1
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White
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Percent
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(NA)
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(NA)
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86.0
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82.1
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81.0
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(NA)
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78.2
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77.0
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74.7
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73.0
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72.0
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71.5
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70.4
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69.4
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69.2
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68.7
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68.0
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67.0
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66.9
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Black
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Percent
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.9
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9.1
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7.5
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(NA)
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8.7
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9.2
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9.6
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10.0
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10.5
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10.4
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10.8
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10.8
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10.7
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10.8
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10.8
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11.0
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11.1
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Obtaining scores 1 of--
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600 or above:
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Verbal
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Percent
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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21.9
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21.9
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21.7
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20.3
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20.2
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20.5
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20.9
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21.1
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21.9
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21.1
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20.9
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21.0
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21.2
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Math
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Percent
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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20.4
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19.6
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19.9
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20.4
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19.7
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20.0
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20.7
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22.0
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23.4
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22.7
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23.4
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23.7
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23.7
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Below 400:
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