Average SAT Test Score Results for Metro Schools

SAT Test

The math portion of the SAT is worth 800 points and now includes Algebra 1 and 2 as well as Geometry. The scoring ranges from 200 - 800 points. .(The two other sections on the test are the Critical Reading and Writing sections, each worth 800 points making a total of 2,400 points).

The math component of the SAT involves 70 minutes of testing (Two 25-minute sections and one 20 minute section). There are 44 multiple choice questions and 10 student response questions. (Student response questions involve filling in a numerical answers on a bubble sheet rather than selecting from multiple choice options. It's like when you fill in your social security number on a scantron bubble sheet.) The test includes the following topics:

The College Board allows the use of graphing calculators meaning the test favors student who have a stong working knowledge and conceptual undersatnding of the math. On many problems there simply isn't enough time to solve a problem using traditional rote methods. In addition the 10 student response question render sophisticated guessing techniques obsolete.

Here is a listing of these topics as posted by the College Board (creators of the SAT)

Number and Operations

  • Arithmetic word problems (including percent, ratio, and proportion)
  • Properties of integers (even, odd, prime numbers, divisibility, etc.)
  • Rational numbers
  • Logical reasoning
  • Sets (union, intersection, elements)
  • Counting techniques
  • Sequences and series (including exponential growth)
  • Elementary number theory

    • Algebra and Functions

  • Substitution and simplifying algebraic expressions
  • Properties of exponents
  • Algebraic word problems
  • Solutions of linear equations and inequalities
  • Systems of equations and inequalities
  • Quadratic equations
  • Rational and radical equations
  • Equations of lines
  • Absolute value
  • Direct and inverse variation
  • Concepts of algebraic functions
  • Newly defined symbols based on commonly used operations

    • Geometry and Measurement

  • Area and perimeter of a polygon
  • Area and circumference of a circle
  • Volume of a box, cube, and cylinder
  • Pythagorean Theorem and special properties of isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles
  • Properties of parallel and perpendicular lines
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Geometric visualization
  • Slope
  • Similarity
  • Transformations

    • Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

  • Data interpretation
  • Statistics (mean, median, and mode)
  • Probability