Sat Score Data Set (1996) Average Sat Score vs percent of graduates taking it for each state State SAT %Graduates Alabama 1123 8 Alaska 1034 47 Arizona 1046 28 Arkansas 1116 6 California 1006 45 Colorado 1074 30 Connecticut 1011 79 Delaware 1003 50 Florida 994 48 Georgia 961 63 Hawaii 995 54 Idaho 1079 15 Illinois 1139 14 Indiana 988 57 Iowa 1290 5 Kansas 1150 9 Kentucky 1097 12 Louisiana 1109 9 Maine 1002 68 Maryland 1003 64 Massachusetts 1003 80 Michigan 1122 11 Minnesota 1175 9 Mississippi 1126 4 Missouri 1139 9 Montana 1093 21 Nebraska 1135 9 Nevada 1015 31 New Hampshire 1034 70 New Jersey 1003 69 New Mexico 1102 12 New York 994 76 North Carolina 976 59 North Dakota 1195 5 Ohio 1071 24 Oklahama 1123 8 Oregon 1044 50 Pennsylvania 990 71 Rhode Island 992 69 South Carolina 954 57 South Dakota 1140 5 Tennessee 1115 14 Texas 995 48 Utah 1158 4 Vermont 1006 70 Virginia 1003 68 Washington 1038 47 West Virginia 1032 17 Wisconsin 1163 8 Wyoming 1088 11