Walton, Wheeler, Pope and Lassiter students in the Class of 2022 posted average scores on American College Testing (ACT) exams that are among the best in Georgia.
According to a Cobb County School District release, they were among the five Cobb high schools with average scores of 25 or higher.
Walton High School led the district with an overall score of 26.0, followed by Wheeler (25.2), Pope (25.0) and Lassiter (24.7).
The district said those four schools, along with Kennesaw Mountain (24.0) were among the top 30 in the state.
The composite score at Sprayberry was 21.4 and Kell’s was 21.2 (see table at bottom).
The Cobb district’s average score was 23, down from 24.3 in 2021, as were most individual school composites, including those in East Cobb.
Cobb students averaged scores of 22.7 in English, 22.0 in math, 23.9 in reading, and 22.7 in science.
The district’s composite score is tied for the top in metro Atlanta along with Fulton County Schools, according to the release, and 1.4 points higher than the statewide average of 21.6.
Marietta City Schools had a composite score of 22.9, comprising students at Marietta High School.
The ACT is a standardized test similar to the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) that is taken by college-bound high school students.
The ACT tests students in English, mathematics, reading and scientific reasoning on an overall score range of 1-36.
The Georgia Department of Education released district- and school-level numbers on Wednesday, with more detailed numbers from ACT testing in the six high schools in East Cobb.
Avg. Composite
Avg. English
Avg. Math
Avg. Reading
Avg. Science
Kell (95)
21.2
20.7
20.9
22.1
20.9
Pope (214)
25.0
25.2
23.6
26.2
24.4
Lassiter (231)
24.7
24.5
24.2
25.4
24.3
Sprayberry (72)
21.4
21.4
20.2
22.4
21.2
Walton (294)
26.0
26.1
25.2
26.6
25.5
Wheeler (101)
25.2
24.9
24.6
25.9
25.0
The state released statewide data in October showing that Georgia students surpassed the national ACT average in 2022.
The 21.6 statewide average is a point below 2021 scores. More than 35,000 Georgia students took the ACT in 2022, compared to more than 29,000 last year.
Walton (294), Lassiter (231) and Pope (214) were among the small number of schools that had 200 or more students taking the ACT in 2022, according to the Cobb release.
Four Cobb students had perfect scores of 36, the district said, including one at Walton and another at Wheeler.
The Top 15 ACT scores by school in Georgia is as follows:
- Gwinnett School of Science, Mathematics and Technology—30.2
- Northview (Fulton)—26.5
- Alliance Academy for Innovation (Forsyth)—26.4
- Lambert (Forsyth)—26.3
- Walton (Cobb)—26.0
- South Forsyth—25.5
- Decatur—25.4
- Johns Creek (Fulton)—25.3
- Columbus, Wheeler, McIntosh (Fayette), North Forsyth, North Gwinnett, Savannah Arts Academy—25.2
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