2006 High school graduation rates and
2007 sat scores
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2006 High School Graduation
Rates* |
2007 SAT Scores** |
Rank |
State |
Graduation rate*** |
SAT Participation Rate |
Math |
Writing |
Reading |
| 1 |
Minnesota |
90.1 |
9% |
596 |
603 |
577 |
| 2 |
Vermont |
89.3 |
67% |
516 |
518 |
508 |
| 3 |
Iowa |
86.4 |
4% |
608 |
613 |
586 |
| 4 |
Wisconsin |
86.3 |
6% |
587 |
598 |
575 |
| 5 |
New Jersey |
85.7 |
82% |
495 |
510 |
494 |
| 6 |
Maine |
81.6 |
100% |
466 |
465 |
457 |
| 7 |
Arizona |
80.3 |
32% |
519 |
525 |
502 |
| 8 |
Nebraska |
80.3 |
6% |
579 |
585 |
562 |
| 9 |
New Hampshire |
80.2 |
83% |
521 |
521 |
512 |
| 10 |
North Dakota |
80 |
4% |
584 |
596 |
562 |
| 11 |
Montana |
79.7 |
28% |
538 |
543 |
522 |
| 12 |
South Dakota |
79.4 |
3% |
589 |
602 |
567 |
| 13 |
Utah |
78.8 |
6% |
558 |
556 |
544 |
| 14 |
Pennsylvania |
78.7 |
75% |
493 |
499 |
482 |
| 15 |
Arkansas |
78.3 |
5% |
578 |
566 |
565 |
| 16 |
Idaho |
78.2 |
19% |
541 |
539 |
519 |
| 17 |
Missouri |
78.2 |
6% |
594 |
594 |
587 |
| 18 |
Connecticut |
78 |
84% |
510 |
512 |
511 |
| 19 |
Kansas |
77.7 |
8% |
583 |
590 |
569 |
| 20 |
Virginia |
75 |
73% |
511 |
511 |
498 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma |
74.2 |
6% |
578 |
571 |
559 |
| 22 |
Illinois |
73.9 |
8% |
594 |
611 |
588 |
| 23 |
Wyoming |
73.9 |
8% |
565 |
571 |
544 |
| 24 |
Massachusetts |
73.6 |
85% |
513 |
522 |
511 |
| 25 |
Ohio |
73.4 |
27% |
536 |
542 |
522 |
| 26 |
Oregon |
73.4 |
54% |
522 |
526 |
502 |
| 27 |
Maryland |
73.3 |
70% |
500 |
502 |
496 |
| 28 |
Colorado |
73.1 |
24% |
560 |
565 |
549 |
| 29 |
West Virginia |
72.9 |
20% |
516 |
507 |
505 |
| 30 |
Kentucky |
71.5 |
10% |
567 |
565 |
553 |
| 31 |
California |
70 |
49% |
499 |
516 |
498 |
| 32 |
Delaware |
68.6 |
72% |
497 |
496 |
486 |
| 33 |
Tennessee |
68.3 |
13% |
574 |
569 |
568 |
| 34 |
Michigan |
67.8 |
9% |
568 |
579 |
553 |
| 35 |
Indiana |
67.3 |
62% |
497 |
507 |
483 |
| 36 |
Washington |
66.6 |
53% |
526 |
531 |
510 |
| 37 |
Hawaii |
66 |
61% |
484 |
506 |
473 |
| 38 |
North Carolina |
65.5 |
71% |
495 |
509 |
482 |
| 39 |
Rhode Island |
65.1 |
68% |
496 |
498 |
492 |
| 40 |
Alaska |
65 |
48% |
519 |
517 |
491 |
| 41 |
Mississippi |
64.6 |
4% |
568 |
549 |
560 |
| 42 |
Texas |
63.9 |
52% |
492 |
507 |
482 |
| 43 |
NEW YORK |
63.1 |
89% |
491 |
505 |
482 |
| 44 |
Louisiana |
62.2 |
7% |
569 |
567 |
563 |
| 45 |
Georgia |
62.1 |
69% |
494 |
495 |
483 |
| 46 |
New Mexico |
60 |
12% |
555 |
546 |
540 |
| 47 |
Alabama |
58.7 |
9% |
563 |
556 |
554 |
| 48 |
Nevada |
58.4 |
41% |
500 |
506 |
480 |
| 49 |
South Carolina |
55.8 |
62% |
488 |
496 |
475 |
| 50 |
Florida |
52.3 |
65% |
497 |
496 |
479 |
| United States |
69.8 |
48% |
502 |
515 |
494 |
| NYS+/- U.S. average |
-10% |
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-11 |
-10 |
-12 |
| *Source: CQ Press Education
State Rankings 6th Edition -- Numbers based
on data reported by states, which have widely varying criteria for
calculating the number. |
** Source: College
Board
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The Public Policy
Institute of NYS, Inc. • 152 Washington Avenue • Albany,
NY 12210•
518-465-7511 • www.ppinys.org
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