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Kids Get Worst SAT Scores in a Decade

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Class of 2015 average down 7 points.

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U.S. SAT scores hit their lowest level since the test was last overhauled in 2005, just ahead of the newest incarnation’s debut in 2016. The average score nationwide was a 1490 out of 2400 for the class of 2015, down 7 points from the previous year.

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