For 20 years Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of our high school students went down, but now they have gone up 2 of the last 3 years.

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In 2006, the average white student scored 1063, out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is widely used for university admissions.

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The 1984 act reformed the schools, boosting average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and the proportion of high school graduates continuing on to college.

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The best-known measure is, of course, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, taken by college-bound seniors only but widely used as a proxy for school performance despite its proprietor's continuous protestations that it was not designed for that purpose.

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