Despite disruptions due to COVID-19 closures, the Class of 2020 of the Cobb County School District surpassed both the U.S. and state averages in scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
The district said in a news release Monday that the “nationwide mean score on the college-entrance test was 1030 out of a possible 1600. Statewide, Georgia students beat the national score by 13 points with an average score of 1043.”
Four East Cobb schools led the way in the 16-high school district, with Walton’s 1,272 overall average (635 verbal/637 math) at the top of the list.
Pope and Lassiter tied with 1,195 overall (Pope: 606/589, Lassiter: 602/593), and Wheeler with an 1,160 overall (581/579).
Kell’s overall score was 1,061 (539/522) while Sprayberry’s was 1,040 (539/501).
The Cobb average score was 1107, which is down from 1114 in 2019, and that reflects a slight drop across the country.
The district said 1,350 fewer tests were given in 2020. A total of 5,283 Cobb school district students took the test, second in the state to Gwinnett. That 1,107 score is better than the averages of the top five school districts in the state, including Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton.
Here’s more from Georgia school superintendent Richard Woods:
“The class of 2020 has faced unprecedented adversity and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given all they have overcome, I am so proud of these students for becoming the third graduating class in Georgia history to beat the national average on the SAT. I continue to be optimistic about the future of Georgia public schools as our students, teachers, and schools continue to surpass expectations and outperform their peers nationally.”
Scores were down slightly across the entire country in 2020. Cobb’s overall score was 1,114 in 2019.
Cobb school district students averaged 564 in verbal sections and 544 on math, compared to 520/510 nationwide, and 532/511 in Georgia.
Walton’s 1,272 score was third in Georgia, trailing only the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology (1,361), Northview in North Fulton (1,282).
The scores released Monday were only for public schools. Full school-level and district-level results can be found here.
Earlier this month the Georgia Department of Education said it would be eliminating half of the Georgia Milestones end-of-course requirements for current high school students, given the varying start dates and virtual learning operations of districts due to COVID-19 measures.
More high school testing information for the 2020-21 school year in Georgia can be found here.
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