On last year's tests, the students had a combined verbal and mathematics score of 1,093, more than 80 points above the state average.
For example, mathematics scores declined slightly for all metropolitan high schools.
Specifically, the College Board reported, the average mathematics score last year reached its highest level since 1972, rising 2 points to 508.
Many students' reading and mathematics scores had fallen far below the state average.
The board released test results that showed a slight drop in mathematics scores.
"We look for balance - good verbal and mathematics scores."
The advanced mathematics score was 533 which was 3rd out of 16.
This explains, in part, why its reading and mathematics scores have improved more than 30 percent, compared to 1993.
The average mathematics score last year reached its highest level since 1972, rising 2 points to 508.
Nor was it evident among Yale students with lower mathematics scores.
