Despite the challenges of finishing the school year online, the Class of 2020 for the Cobb County School District had higher American College Testing (ACT) scores than the previous year.
The gain was a slight one—the district’s 23.2 composite score was 0.2 higher than 2019—but the new figure also is higher than the state and national average.
In a release issued by the district, Cobb’s overall score was 2.6 points above the national average and 1.5 points above the Georgia average.
Walton High School in East Cobb had the highest composite score in the 16-school Cobb school district and in every subject category.
Walton’s composite score of 27.4 points is one of the highest in the state. A total of 342 Walton seniors took the ACT, the most for any school in the district.
Lassiter had 319 students take the ACT, and the class composite score is 25.9. That’s the same composite score at Pope, where 278 students took the test.
A total of 3,276 Cobb high school students took the ACT, with an average composite score of 23.2. This score is a .2 increase over 2019’s average composite of 23.
“Our students continue to show resilience and determination,” Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said in a statement. “2020 has been a difficult year for many reasons, but Cobb teachers and students have continued to excel. I have the utmost appreciation for how our teachers have gone above and beyond during the pandemic.”
More from the Cobb district here; and the Georgia Department of Education here, including a downloadable spreadsheet of all ACT scores in the state.
| Avg Comp | Avg Eng | Avg Math | Avg Read | Avg Sci | # Taking Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 150 |
| Lassiter | 25.9 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 319 |
| Pope | 25.9 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 278 |
| Sprayberry | 20.9 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 102 |
| Walton | 27.4 | 27.7 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 26.6 | 342 |
| Wheeler | 24.7 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 128 |
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