Students at Walton, Wheeler and Lassiter high schools had the highest overall test averages in the Cobb County School District for the Class of 2023, according to numbers released Monday by the Georgia Department of Education.
Walton’s “total mean score” was 1,255—the same as last year—and is the third-highest for a public school in Georgia.
Wheeler was in second at 1,184, but that was down 27 points from a 1,211 score in 2022. Lassiter was third at 1,183, a slight drop from 1,186 last year.
Pope students averaged a score of 1,179, compared to 1,178 last year, according to the state data.
The total mean score for Kell seniors was 1,063 and at Sprayberry it was 1,059.
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is administered every spring for seniors. They are tested on evidence-based reading and writing and math.
The Cobb school district said in a release that its districtwide figure is 1,104 out of a possible 1,600 points, the highest in metro Atlanta. That’s a bit lower than last year’s score of 1,111.
Cobb students posted a reading and writing mean score of 541 and a math mean score of 563, both slightly down from last year.
The release stated that the Walton, Wheeler and Lassiter students “outscored their national peers by 252 points, 181 points, and 180 points, respectively.”
The other Cobb schools with total mean scores above 1,100 are Kennesaw Mountain (1,127) and Harrison (1,121).
Walton’s overall score of 1,255 is the third-highest in Georgia, trailing only the Gwinnett School for Math, Science and Technology (1,393) and Northview High School in North Fulton (1,263).
Georgia’s overall SAT number of 1,045, is 42 points higher than the national average for public-school students of 1003, according to the state education department.
Gwinnett’s mean score is 1,091, Fulton’s is 1,085 and Marietta’s is 1,052.
“Our schools are focused on teaching and learning and helping each individual student succeed. That is why Cobb students continue to outscore their peers around the metro, state, and nation. I am thankful for the hard-working Cobb educators and engaged parents who help our students reach their full potential,” Cobb school board chairman Brad Wheeler said in the district release.
| # Taking Test | Total Score Mean | Reading & Writing Mean | Math Mean | 2022 Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell HS | 172 | 1063 | 548 | 515 | 1063 |
| Lassiter HS | 366 | 1183 | 595 | 588 | 1186 |
| Pope HS | 342 | 1179 | 596 | 584 | 1178 |
| Sprayberry HS | 242 | 1059 | 546 | 514 | 1070 |
| Walton HS | 474 | 1255 | 626 | 630 | 1255 |
| Wheeler HS | 296 | 1184 | 595 | 589 | 1211 |
| Cobb | 4676 | 1104 | 563 | 541 | 1111 |
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Too bad Wheeler Magnet isn’t considered separate from Wheeler. Wheeler Magnet had an average of 1470, blows away entire state.
Down is still down. Chairman Wheeler’s statement reads like an attempt to apply lipstick on the farm animal with the cute nose that likes to roll in the mud.
Wheeler is not paid to spin. He ought to be held accountable for declining SAT scores, across the entire district. Saying ‘we’re less bad than you other districts!’ doesn’t cut it.
It appears to me that the post pandemic learning deficit continues to plague public schools across the nation, and Cobb isn’t immune to that. Maybe a bit less emphasis on “triggering” issues and more on basic reading, writing, and arithmetic would be helpful?
“Lassiter was 1,183 a small drop from last years 1,183” ??? Proofreading….it was 1,186 in 2022
That’s been corrected. Thanks for letting me know.