SAT Scores Fall as Number of Test-Takers Rises - http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/14/04sat.h31.html?tkn=NOCFoc2qsdHBIBv9G2SuTayCewP0KPdPrB5B&cmp=clp-sb-ascd

Average SAT scores fell across the board this past year—down 3 points in critical reading, 2 points in writing, and 1 point in math.

This year, 1.65 million students in the high school graduating class of 2011 took the college-entrance exam, up from 1.6 million for the class of 2010, according to results released today.

The increase in test-takers can lead to a decline in mean scores, the College Board says, because more students of varying academic ability are represented.

Regardless of the drop in mean scores, according to a press release from the New York City-based College Board, the test's sponsor, "there are more high-performing students among the class of 2011 than ever before.".........