Georgia Sees Drop In SAT Scores For Third Year
Georgia high school students performed worse on the SAT college-entrance exam than their predecessors for the third year in a row. According to data released Tuesday by the test’s administrators, The College Board, Georgia’s mean score on the test is 1,460 this year, a six-point drop since last year. That’s compared to the national mean score of 1,509.
Published: August 25, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia high school students performed worse on the SAT college-entrance exam than their predecessors for the third year in a row.
According to data released Tuesday by the test’s administrators, The College Board, Georgia’s mean score on the test is 1,460 this year, a six-point drop since last year. That’s compared to the national mean score of 1,509.
Georgia’s steady drop in scores started in 2006, when the mean score was 1,477 out of a possible 2,400.
The number of Georgia students taking the test remained relatively flat at about 63,000 this year. That includes nearly 46,000 high school seniors, or about 71 percent of graduating students. Typically, states with larger pools of test takers fare worse in their scores.
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