I think the economy could be in part to blame for the drop in test scores. When the economy is good, parents tend to pay for SAT prep classes. Since 2008, wit

I think the economy could be in part to blame for the drop in test scores. When the economy is good, parents tend to pay for SAT prep classes. Since 2008, with the downturn in the economy, fewer parents have been willing/able to shell out $1000 or more on SAT classes. Granted, this would only have a small effect on the overall test-taking population, but then again, we're only talking about a 13 point drop