Week 11 - Final Project

Iowa takes top honors. High school students in Iowa take the top spot for highest average SAT score of 604 in 2009. However, a deeper look into the numbers reveals that only 3% of the potential students eligible to take the test did so. This is in contrast to Maine that has a participation rate of 90% and still turned in an respectable average of 463. Overall the result show that although the Midwest has higher average scores, the participation rate in the Northeast is consistently over 70%, maintaining their reputation as a region focused on education.