First-Year Class Average Scholastic Assessment Test Scores

Compared to National Scores

1986-2010

                                                                                                         Updated February, 2011
Year
Houghton College
Entering Freshmen
National Average of All 
College-Bound 
HS Seniors
Verbal/Reading 
      Math 
 Writing
Verbal/Reading 
Math
 Writing
86-87*
525
549
431
475
87-88*
523
554
430
476
88-89*
529
558
428
476
89-90*
514
548
427
476
90-91*
515
535
424
476
91-92*
490
532
422
474
92-93*
498
527
423
476
93-94*
495
527
424
478
94-95*
506
538
423
479
95-96*
519
556
428
482
96-97
600
579
505
508
97-98
597
577
505
511
98-99
597
575
505
512
99-00
591
576
505
511
00-01
597
579
505
514
01-02
592
576
506
514
02-03
 593
577
504
516
03-04
600
579
507
519
04-05
596
578

508
518

05-06
598
580

508
520
06-07 602
 575
503
 518
 497
07-08 584
 565
 570
 502
 515
 494
08-09 593 573 574
 502
 515
 494
09-10 600
 578
 582
 501
 515
 493
10-11 585
 573
 574
 501
 516
 492


* Older scoring Standard

1998-99 SAT 25/75% = 1040/1270
1999-00 SAT 25/75% = 1050/1260
2000-01 SAT 25/75% = 1060/1280
2001-02 SAT 25/75% = 1040/1290
2002-03 SAT 25/75% = 1050/1250
 2003-04 SAT 25/75% = 1070/1290
2004-05 SAT 25/75% = 1070/1280
 2005-06 SAT 25/75% = 1070/1290
2006-07 SAT 25/75% = 1040/1280
 2007-08 SAT 25/75% = 1030/1250
2008-09 SAT 25/75% = 1050/1270
2009-10 SAT 25/75% = 1050/1280
2010-11 SAT 25/75% = 1040/1270


1998-99 Ave. H.S. rank = 77.3%
1999-00 Ave. H.S. rank = 75.3%
2000-00 Ave. H.S. rank = 76.3%
2001-02 Ave. H.S. rank = 77.9%
2002-03 Ave. H.S. rank = 79.6%
 2003-04 Ave. H.S. rank = 76.7%
2004-05 Ave. H.S. rank = 76.9%
2005-06 Ave. H.S. rank = 76.9%
 2006-07 Ave. H.S. rank = 77.1%
 2008-09 Ave. H.S. rank = 78.6%
2009-10 Ave. H.S. rank = 77.9%
2010-11 Ave. H.S. rank = 79.6%


2000-01 Valedictorians = 18
2002-03 Valedictorians = 10
 2003-04 Valedictorians = 21
2004-05 Valedictorians = 21
2005-06 Valedictorians = 16
 2006-07 Valedictorians = 12
 2007-08 Valedictorians = 11
 2008-09 Valedictorians = 14
2009-10 Valedictorians = 16
2010-11 Valedictorians = 16

2000-01 Salutatorians = 10
2002-03 Salutatorians = 12  
 2003-04 Salutatorians = 09
 2004-05 Salutatorians = 10
 2005-06 Salutatorians = 06
2006-07 Salutatorians = 11
 2007-08 Salutatorians = 10
 2008-09 Salutatorians = 16
2009-10 Salutatorians = 09
2010-11 Salutatorians = 14


 

For more information contact: Daryl.Stevenson@Houghton.edu