Utah is one of the top states for SAT scores

A pupil seems to be at questions throughout a university check preparation class at Holton Arms Faculty in Bethesda, Md., on Jan. 17, 2016. Utah has the most effective averages for SAT scores within the nation.

Alex Brandon, Related Press

Utah has the most effective averages for SAT scores within the nation.

Driving the information: The Scholarship Institute not too long ago ranked every state based mostly on its SAT scores and the way they evaluate nationally.

• The minimal rating one can get on the check is 400 factors.
• The very best is 1600.
• The nationwide common is 1060.

Finest states: The report analyzed all 50 states to seek out these with the very best scores. Right here’s the breakdown of the very best SAT scores nationwide:

1. Minnesota — 1263.
2. North Dakota — 1258.
3. Nebraska — 1246.
4. Iowa and Kansas — 1243 (tied).
5. Utah — 1238.
6. Wyoming — 1233.
7. Montana — 1225.
8. Tennessee — 1220.
9. Kentucky and Missouri — 1219 (tied).

Worst states: Not each state can do effectively on the SATs. Right here’s a breakdown of the worst state scores on common.

43. Delaware — 984.

42. Idaho — 985.

41. District of Columbia — 987.

40. Florida — 993.

39. New Mexico — 996.

38. Texas — 1003.

37. West Virginia — 1007.

36. Illinois — 1007.

35. Rhode Island — 1011.

34. Michigan — 1031.

The larger image: These scores are available because the SAT is making some large adjustments because it plans to go totally digital, taken totally from a pc, as I reported for the Deseret Information.

• “The School Board is attempting to retool the examination that has stressed thousands and thousands of scholars within the face of questions on whether or not school admissions exams are truthful, and even crucial,” in accordance with The New York Instances.