Author: Americans for the Arts

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Infographic

Summary:

Students with four years of high school arts and music classes have higher SAT scores than students with one-half year or less.

Abstract:

Data from The College Board show that in 2015, students who took four years of arts and music classes while in high school (only 18 percent of test-takers) scored an average of 92 points higher on their SATs than students who took only one-half year or less (16 percent of test takers). Scores of 1077 vs. 985, respectively.      

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