The Class of 2025 at Walton High School turned out an overall score in the Scholastic Aptitude Test that led the Cobb County School District, and was among the best in the state of Georgia among public high schools.
According to figures released Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Higher Education, Walton seniors combined for an overall SAT “mean score” of 1260. Lassiter’s mean score of 1206 was second in Cobb, and 12th in the state.
Wheeler came in third in Cobb at 1191, and Pope was fourth at 1185.
The Cobb school district, in a release, said its overall mean score of 1116 was the best for a large school district in metro Atlanta.
The statewide average overall mean score for 2025 is 1038.
The SAT is administered every spring for seniors, who are tested on evidence-based reading and writing and math, and the maximum score is 1,600.
“Parents I talk to don’t listen to what we say, they watch what we do,” Cobb Board of Education chairman David Chastain said in a statement issued by the district.
“The highest SAT scores in the metro, a record graduation rate, graduates walking across stages straight into high-earning jobs, and scholarships. That’s what we do, year in and year out,”
For the most part, the results from East Cobb high schools and the Cobb school district are only slightly different from the Class of 2025.
Wheeler’s score in 2025 is a 24-percent increase from 2024. In 2023, Wheeler’s score was 1255, tied for first in Cobb with Walton.
Lassiter’s 1206 score also represents a 24-point improvement from last year.
Cobb’s mean of 1116 was followed by 1083 in Marietta and 1076 in Fulton County.
Walton’s 1260 overall score mean was the highest for a traditional high school in Georgia. Specialty academies, charter and magnet schools are more selective in their admissions criteria.
For example, the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, which typically outpaces all other Georgia public schools in test results, has an enrollment of around 1,200 students. Those students are chosen from a countywide lottery held by Gwinnett County Public Schools.
EAST COBB 2025 SAT BREAKDOWN
| # Test Takers | Total Score Mean | Reading & Writing Mean | Math Mean | 2024 Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell | 219 | 1089 | 567 | 523 | 1064 |
| Lassiter | 398 | 1206 | 611 | 595 | 1182 |
| Pope | 313 | 1185 | 602 | 583 | 1194 |
| Sprayberry | 270 | 1060 | 550 | 510 | 1058 |
| Walton | 575 | 1260 | 633 | 627 | 1249 |
| Wheeler | 355 | 1191 | 600 | 591 | 1167 |
| Cobb | 5073 | 1116 | 572 | 545 | 1105 |
GEORGIA TOP SAT SCORES BY SCHOOL
| Total Score Mean | |
|---|---|
| Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (Gwinnett) | 1360 |
| Alliance Academy (Forsyth) | 1282 |
| Innovation Academy (Fulton) | 1261 |
| WALTON (Cobb) | 1260 |
| Northview (Fulton) | 1254 |
| Atlanta Classical Academy (Atlanta) | 1245 |
| Chattahoochee (Fulton) | 1236 |
| Lambert (Forsyth) | 1235 |
| South Forsyth (Forsyth) | 1226 |
| Johns Creek (Fulton) | 1212 |
| Alpharetta (Fulton) | 1207 |
| LASSITER (Cobb) | 1206 |
| Columbus (Muscogee) | 1199 |
| WHEELER (Cobb) | 1191 |
| Denmark (Forsyth) | 1190 |
| POPE (Cobb) | 1185 |
| Decatur (Decatur) | 1181 |
| Starr's Mill (Fayette) | 1175 |
| McIntosh (Fayette) | 1171 |
| Savannah Arts Academy (Savannah-Chatham) | 1169 |
| North Oconee (Oconee) | 1168 |
| North Gwinnett (Gwinnett) | 1165 |
| DeKalb Early College Academy (DeKalb) | 1158 |
| Cambridge (Fulton) | 1153 |
| Midtown (Atlanta) | 1151 |
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