Higher SAT scores, but fewer test takers, in MontCo | Washington Examiner

Higher SAT scores, but fewer test takers, in MontCo

By: Leah Fabel 
Examiner Staff WriterApril 25, 2010

The class of 2010 scored an average of 1,651 on the 2,400-point test, nearly 40 points above last year's average, according to a spreadsheet based on March data obtained by the Washington Examiner. Overall SAT participation fell to about 67 percent of seniors, down from nearly 74 percent in 2009.

The school system will release an official score report later this year. That report will not include the SAT scores of students who fail to graduate from MCPS, said Brian Edwards, spokesman for Superintendent Jerry Weast. Therefore, the official report likely will cite a higher average score and participation rate.

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