Total Battery is six percentile points above the national average. For the first time the 10th grade has reached the national average. Two thirds of those grades tested show overall improvement in 2000. The remaining three grades stayed even with last year. The SAT is designed to measure reading, math, science, social studies and language skills.
Many states also develop their own individual tests.
Scores indicate the degree to which schools' and school systems' achievement is consistent with that of students in the national norming group with the same measured ability. For the second consecutive year, Alabama's students scored 20.2 on the ACT Alabama has been above the Southeastern average for the past five years. ACT scores have held steady even though more students are taking the test than ever. The SACS states average was 20.9. The national average among seniors who completed the core or more was 22.0.