Texas students in the Class of 2014 posted some of the lowest SAT scores in more than 20 years, spurring more debate about what’s been accomplished after more than a decade of high-profile education reforms.
The data, released by the College Board on Tuesday, shows students posted the poorest math score since 1992, the second-worst reading score since the 1970s and the lowest writing score for the third consecutive year since 2006, when the subject was added to the exam.
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SAT results: How state and local students stack up
Subject | Reading | Math | Writing
National | 497 | 513 | 487
Texas | 476 | 495 | 461
Austin | 503 | 523 | 481
Round Rock | 539 | 559 | 515
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