Student performance on the SAT indicates a significant discrepancy between the incidence of test taking and performance of African American and Latino students, and that of white and Asian students. Overall, few seniors take the test (43% of seniors at Smith; 20% of seniors at Harold Jackson), and average scores are low. But they are lowest for Hispanic and African American students at these schools. The most shocking statistics are that only 2 of the 100 Hispanic seniors at Harold Jackson even took the SAT, and the average total scores for African American students at Harold Jackson were almost 400 points below the average total score for white students at Smith. Smith HS Harold Jackson HS Am. Am. White White Asian Total Asian Total Af. Af. Hispanic Hispanic Senior 74 17 12 91 234 51 2 21 11 97 test takers (46%) (14%) (22%) (50%) (43%) (31%) (2%) (25%) (9%) (20%) Average 499 481 479 585 547 379 * 390 407 394 verbal Average 537 497 441 581 552 431 * 383 466 426 math Average 1036 978 920 1166 1099 810 * 773 873 820 total * Data for fewer than 10 students are not displayed to protect the privacy of students. All of these data indicate that readiness for and access to post-secondary education is significantly lacking for students attending our target sites, and particularly for African American
Student performance on the SAT indicates a significant discrepancy between the incidence of test taking and performance of African American and Latino students, and that of white and Asian students. Overall, few seniors take the test (43% of seniors at Smith; 20% of seniors at Harold Jackson), and average scores are low. But they are lowest for Hispanic and African American students at these schools. The most shocking statistics are that only 2 of the 100 Hispanic seniors at Harold Jackson even took the SAT, and the average total scores for African American students at Harold Jackson were almost 400 points below the average total score for white students at Smith. Smith HS Harold Jackson HS Asian Hispanic Af. Am. White Total Asian Hispanic Af. Am. White Total Senior test takers 74 (46%) 17 (14%) 12 (22%) 91 (50%) 234 (43%) 51 (31%) 2 (2%) 21 (25%) 11 (9%) 97 (20%) Average verbal 499 481 479 585 547 379 * 390 407 394 Average math 537 497 441 581 552 431 * 383 466 426 Average total 1036 978 920 1166 1099 810 * 773 873 820 * Data for fewer than 10 students are not displayed to protect the privacy of students. All of these data indicate that readiness for and access to post-secondary education is significantly lacking for students attending our target sites, and particularly for African American
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