SAT Performance: Mean Scores for Massachusetts Public Schools and Districts, 2007-Present

Mean SAT scores for all Massachusetts public schools and districts are tracked by student group since the 2007 school year. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes this data, which is also available on their DESE Profiles site. Scores from schools with fewer than 10 test takers are suppressed for privacy.

Use Cases

• Analyze achievement gaps by comparing MATH_SCORE, READ_SCORE, and WRITE_SCORE across different STU_GRP categories.
• Track district-level performance trends over time using DIST_NAME and SY (school year) columns.
• Correlate school-level participation rates with scores by examining TAKEN_CNT and ORG_NAME.
• Compare performance between different ORG_TYPE (e.g., district vs. school) using aggregated scores.

Strengths

• Longitudinal coverage from the 2007 school year to the present.
• Includes disaggregated data by student group (STU_GRP) for equity analysis.
• Data is published by the authoritative state education agency (DESE).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Scores from schools with fewer than 10 test takers are not displayed, which may limit analysis of small schools.
• The definition of economic disadvantage (Low Income vs. Economically Disadvantaged) changed over time, requiring careful interpretation of the STU_GRP column.

Provenance

Source

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

Collection Method

Aggregated from SAT results provided by The College Board.

Time Range

2007 school year to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 23:14:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Massachusetts, United States