Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Most colleges or universities require that potential students take the SAT before being admitted. This is to allow them to assess the student's potential to do college-level work.

Below is a Web site with information to help students and their parents in understanding the purpose of the SAT and in how to prepare for the SAT.
College Board and the SAT

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TEST (SAT) Summary Data 2002 - 2006
Year	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Writing Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
2002	667	530		524	1054
2003	652	530		520	1050
2004	666	535		517	1052
2005	741	532		523	1055
2006	743	520*	499	521	1540
2007	780	533*	509	525	1567
* Critical Reading
2007 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Critical Reading	Writing Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,494,531	502	494	515	1511
Virginia	58,921	511	498	511	1520
YCSD	780	533	509	525	1567
Bruton HS	114	526	497	508	1531
Grafton HS	284	535	512	526	1573
Tabb HS	219	527	502	529	1558
York HS	163	540	522	530	1592
2006 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Critical Reading	Writing Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,465,744	503	497	513	1513
Virginia	56,336	512	500	513	1525
YCSD	743	520	499	521	1540
Bruton HS	121	514	496	505	1515
Grafton HS	239	523	503	528	1554
Tabb HS	234	514	493	520	1527
York HS	149	528	504	527	1559

2005 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,475,623	508	520	1028
Virginia	56,544	516	514	1030
YCSD	741	532	532	1055
Bruton HS	94	554	557	1111
Grafton HS	249	529	518	1047
Tabb HS	220	519	515	1034
York HS	178	539	530	1069
2004 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,419,007	508	518	1026
Virginia	53,726	515	509	1024
YCSD	666	535	517	1052
Bruton HS	99	526	498	1021
Grafton HS	234	536	524	1060
Tabb HS	175	530	506	1036
York HS	158	545	530	1075
2003 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,406,324	507	519	1026
Virginia	53,965	514	510	1024
YCSD	652	530	520	1050
Bruton HS	86	524	487	1011
Grafton HS	213	537	533	1070
Tabb HS	212	526	521	1047
York HS	141	528	519	1047
2002 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,327,831	504	516	1020
Virginia	50,437	510	506	1016
YCSD	667	530	524	1054
Bruton HS	87	532	504	1036
Grafton HS	235	533	533	1066
Tabb HS	215	521	517	1038
York HS	130	539	532	1071
2001 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,276,320	506	514	1020
Virginia	48,765	510	501	1011
YCSD	594	526	513	1039
Bruton HS	80	545	514	1059
Grafton HS	225	529	522	1051
Tabb HS	171	519	506	1025
York HS	118	517	504	1021
2000 Comparative Summary
Report	# Students Taking Test	Verbal Mean	Math Mean	Total Mean
National	1,260,278	505	514	1019
Virginia	47,779	509	500	1009
YCSD	554	526	512	1038
Bruton HS	80	531	496	1027
Grafton HS	206	539	528	1067
Tabb HS	163	515	506	1021
York HS	105	515	503	1018