I would argue that inequity in access to quality education should show up in SAT scores. After all, isn’t the SAT an indicator of college preparedness and competency in core reading, writing, and arithmetic skills? Disparities in SAT scores do not constitute a criticism of the test itself; the real (and only) problem is educational inequality. If colleges are worried about racial bias in admissions, they need to implement affirmative action such that they can increase the chances of admission for disadvantaged students, not ignore what is possibly the most objective metric of academic skills available to them.

Median household income is also higher for Asians than white people — do we reject the methodology used to measure household income as a result? We can be unhappy about differences in income and seek policy solutions to promote equity in this regard, but we don’t stop measuring income entirely. Though the SAT is obviously a less objective metric in some respects, the same applies to SAT scores by race and across income ranges.