SAT Results

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a nationally recognized college entrance examination. Each test section (math and verbal) is out of a possible of 800 points. The following charts break down each score by year as well as separate the native English-speakers’ scores from the international students.

It is important to keep in mind that not every senior takes the SAT, so the SAT averages are simply the averages of those seniors who took the test. It is pretty obvious that the international students have a profound effect on the average scores, raising the average math scores from 5 to 9 points, while lowering the average verbal scores anywhere from 7 to 44 points.

Because of the fact that HMA has a large number of international students compared to the national average, the third chart which considers just non-international students is probably the more accurate reflection of students’ achievement at HMA. The following data, disaggregated by school type, uses the third chart for HMA scores.

*denotes combination of public, religious, and independent schools

While HMA’s averages tend to fluctuate more than the Hawaii or national average due to a much smaller population, it is evident that there is an upward trend in scores since 2001, such that HMA in 2005 surpassed both the Hawaii and national composite scores, while steadily increasing toward the religious school averages.