The bottom line on SAT scores in one chart:

The bottom line on SAT scores in one chart

By Valerie Strauss, Published: October 9 at 1:52 pmE-mail the writer

Here, in one chart, is pretty much everything you need to know about who does and doesn’t perform well on the SAT. Kids from the wealthiest families do the best, and the kids from the poorest families do the worst. This pattern applies to virtually every high-stakes standardized test that is given to kids.

The chart, which shows national average SAT scores by income band for students in the high school class of 2013,  was done by the non-profit National Center for Fair and Open Testing, known as FairTest, which is dedicated to ending the misuse of standardized tests.

				Critical Reading		Math		Writing		Total
$ 0 -  $20,000				435		462		429		1326
$20,000 – $40,000				465		482		455		1402
$40,000 – $60,000				487		500		474		1461
$60,000 – $80,000				500		511		486		1497
$80,000 – $100,000				512		524		499		1535
$100,000 – $120,000				522		536		511		1569
$120,000 – $140,000				526		540		515		1581
$140,000 – $160,000				533		548		523		1604
$160,000 – $200,000				539		555		531		1625
More than  $200,000				565		586		563		1714
Calculated by FairTest from: College Board, College-Bound Seniors 2013: Total Group Profile Report
and College-Bound Seniors 2006: Total Group Profile Report