education KIDS& SAT scores hold steady for NYC public school students: report Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced the participation and performance results of New York City students on the SAT exam. New York City students’ overall results on the old SAT test remained steady or decreased slightly; these are results for NYC seniors — students who started high school in fall 2012 and took the SAT at least once during their four years of high school — and do not include any results on the new SAT test that was fi rst instituted in March 2016. The average SAT critical reading score for NYC seniors remained steady at 446, while the average math score fell from 467 to 466, and the average writing score fell from 442 to 440. For public schools nationwide, average critical reading scores fell 2 points, average math scores fell 4 points, and average writing scores fell 3 points. “The SAT School Day makes it a little easier for our students — no matter their background — to get on the path to college, and it is exciting to see its reach and potential even in the pilot years,” Fariña said. “As we work to ensure equity and excellence for all students, we’re laser-focused not only on improving access to college readiness courses and exams, but also working together with our educators to strengthen instruction and support and improving students’ performance.” SAT participation for seniors also increased slightly — 45,843 NYC seniors took the old SAT at least once during their four years of high school, up from 45,533 in 2015 and 41,966 in 2011. This represents a 0.3 percentage point increase from 2015, and a 6.5 percentage point increase from 2011. Between 2015 and 2016, participation increased among Hispanic and black students, and while participation has increased across all groups since 2011, the gains have been largest among Hispanic and black students — 7.7 percentage points and 6.6 percentage points respectively, compared to 3.9 percentage points for Asian students and 0.8 percentage points for white students. With the introduction of the new SAT in March 2016 and the SAT School Day, the DOE improved its technical reporting procedures; as a result, participation and performance data for prior years has been revised. During the 2016-17 school year, all New York City high school juniors will be able to take the SAT free of charge during the school day, part of Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña’s Equity and Excellence for All agenda.
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