The average mean Scholastic and Aptitude Test score for Wheeler seniors in the Class of 2021 jumped by 73 points from last year, the biggest increase among the 16 high schools in the Cobb County School District.
The district released scores on Friday, showing Wheeler’s average score at 1,233, just behind Walton High School at 1,275, which once again led the district. Pope High School was third at 1,205.
At Kell High School, the average score was 1,076, at Lassiter it was 1,176 and at Sprayberry it was 1,104.
In a news release, the district said Cobb students taking the SAT in 2021 averaged a score of 1,50 points (out of a possible 1,600), 43 points higher than a year ago.
Walton’s SAT score was tied for third-highest in Georgia, and Wheeler was in the top 10.
The statewide average this year is 1,077, and the national average is 1,038.
The Cobb school district said this year’s score is higher than other large school districts in Georgia.
The Georgia Department of Education released district and school-level data, including average scores by subject, that you can view here.
The Cobb score for evidence-based reading and the writing section was 581 out of a maximum of 800, 17 points higher than 2020. In math, Cobb students scored a 568 out of a maximum 800, a jump of 24 points.
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