PISD SAT Scores

SAT Scores

A disturbing educational trend of the last few years is the attempt to corrupt, or "dumb-down" standardized tests. It's an effective way to mask the failure of trendy curricula, because it is extremely difficult to compare test scores to those of previous years.

Here is a sampling of changes made in recent years:

The vocabulary section is shorter
Students are allowed to use calculators
There is more time allowed to complete the test
The scoring was "re-centered" in 1996 resulting in an artificial, 100 point leap in average scores nationwide.

The 1995 scores shown below have been adjusted to the new scale, to facilitate comparison. Our source is the Dallas Morning News, which reports that adjusted scores from years prior to 1995 are not available.

95 to 00 SAT Scores - Change from 99-00
	Verbal							Math							Total
	95	96	97	98	99	00		95	96	97	98	99	00		95	96	97	98	99	00
PSHS	547	546	547	550	556	550	-6	574	572	577	579	579	578	-1	1121	1118	1124	1129	1135	1128	-7
PESH	544	543	534	543	540	544	+4	565	563	555	565	557	566	+9	1106	1106	1089	1108	1097	1110	+13