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Missouri SAT Scores

By: ELIZABETH McKINLEY
State Capital Bureau

Note: See the main newspaper story and radio story.

SAT Scores

	Missouri			Nationwide
	Verbal	Math		Verbal	Math
1996	570	569		505	508
1995	495	550		428	482
1994	485	537		423	479
1993	481	532		424	478
1992	475	529		423	476
1991	476	526		422	474
1990	473	522		424	476
1989	471	518		427	476
1988	471	519		428	476
1987	474	518		430	476

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SAT Score Percentage Change

	Missouri			Nationwide
	Verbal	Math		Verbal	Math
1996	15.2%	3.5%		18.0%	5.4%
1995	2.1%	2.4%		1.2%	0.6%
1994	0.8%	0.9%		-0.2%	0.2%
1993	1.3%	0.6%		0.2%	0.4%
1992	-0.2%	0.6%		0.2%	0.4%
1991	0.6%	0.8%		-0.5%	-0.4%
1990	0.4%	0.8%		-0.7%	0.0%
1989	0.0%	-0.2%		-0.2%	0.0%
1988	-0.6%	0.2%		-0.5%	0.0%

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Source: Missouri Department of Education