| Verbal | Math | ||||||||||
| Difference | Difference | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 1998 | 1999 | 1-yr. | 10-yr. | 1989 | 1998 | 1999 | 1-yr. | 10-yr. | ||
| American Indian,Alaskan Native | 462 | 480 | 484 | 4 | 22 | 461 | 483 | 481 | (2) | 20 | |
| Asian,Asian American,Pacific Islander | 483 | 498 | 498 | 0 | 15 | 545 | 562 | 560 | (2) | 15 | |
| African American/Black | 428 | 434 | 434 | 0 | 6 | 421 | 426 | 422 | (4) | 1 | |
| Mexican American | 459 | 453 | 453 | 0 | (6) | 462 | 460 | 456 | (4) | (6) | |
| Puerto Rican | 437 | 452 | 455 | 3 | 18 | 438 | 447 | 448 | 1 | 10 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 466 | 461 | 463 | 2 | (3) | 466 | 466 | 464 | (2) | (2) | |
| White | 523 | 526 | 527 | 1 | 4 | 515 | 528 | 528 | 0 | 13 | |
| Other | 490 | 511 | 511 | 0 | 21 | 493 | 514 | 513 | (1) | 20 | |
| All College-bound Seniors | 504 | 505 | 505 | 0 | 1 | 502 | 512 | 511 | (1) | 9 | |