Thursday’s release, October 25, by the South Carolina Department of Education of results for the 2018 SAT college admissions assessment shows members of the graduating Class of 2018 in Aiken County Public Schools outperforming state and national public schools while also improving upon 2017 District scores.
The SAT is a nationally recognized college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in English, reading, writing and mathematics.
“We are pleased to see these improved scores on the SAT for Aiken County graduates of the Class of 2018,” stated Jeanie Glover, Chief Officer of Instruction for Aiken County Public Schools. “More of our students chose to take the SAT this year as an indicator of college readiness. As educators, we utilize these assessments to measure the performance of our students against their peers from across our state and the nation, and we are proud that our students have once again outperformed state and national scoring averages.”
The newly released SAT scores are the results of testing during the 2017-18 school year.
THE SAT – 2018 STATE/ACPSD COMPARISON SCORES
|
SUBJECT/COMPOSITE |
SC Public Schools 2018 |
ACPSD 2018 |
|
Composite Score |
1064 |
1067 |
|
English, Reading & Writing |
543 |
542 |
|
Math |
520 |
525 |
SAT SCORES
Aiken County Public School graduates in the Class of 2018 exceeded the average for state public school graduates in math by five points, and were one point below the average for state public school scores in English, Reading & Writing. Year-over-year performance increased in all subject areas. Aiken County’s Class of 2018 outperformed members of the Class of 2017 by 15 points on the overall assessment.
THE SAT – 2017/2018 ACPSD COMPARISON SCORES
|
SUBJECT AREA/COMPOSITE |
ACPSD 2017 |
ACPSD 2018 |
|
Composite Score |
1052 |
1067 |
|
English, Reading & Writing |
533 |
542 |
|
Math |
520 |
525 |
Class of 2018 graduates at Ridge Spring-Monetta High School saw the largest gains for an individual school, increasing the school’s SAT composite score by 148 points, from 904 in 2017 to 1052 in 2018. Five of seven Aiken County high schools improved their SAT composite score in 2018, and four of those (Aiken High, North Augusta High, Ridge Spring-Monetta High, and Silver Bluff High) did so by 20 points or more. South Aiken High School posted the District’s highest composite SAT score at 1104.
THE SAT – 2017/2018 ACPSD SCHOOL COMPARISON SCORES
|
Subject |
English, Reading & Writing |
Math |
Composite |
|||
|
School |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Aiken |
532 |
545 |
523 |
530 |
1054 |
1076 |
|
Midland Valley |
530 |
528 |
514 |
500 |
1044 |
1027 |
|
North Aug. |
533 |
547 |
517 |
527 |
1050 |
1073 |
|
Ridge Spring |
450 |
527 |
454 |
526 |
904 |
1052 |
|
South Aiken |
548 |
553 |
540 |
551 |
1089 |
1104 |
|
Silver Bluff |
506 |
517 |
494 |
503 |
1000 |
1020 |
|
Wagener-Salley |
522 |
506 |
488 |
445 |
1010 |
951 |
“We are excited to see the majority of our high schools improve their performance on the SAT assessment in 2018,” Glover added. “Our goal as a school system is always to see this positive trend continue year to year.”
THE SAT – 2017/2018 ACPSD/AREA HIGH SCHOOL COMPARISON SCORES
|
Subject |
English, Reading & Writing |
Math |
Composite |
|||
|
School |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Aiken |
532 |
545 |
523 |
530 |
1054 |
1076 |
|
Midland Valley |
530 |
528 |
514 |
500 |
1044 |
1027 |
|
North Augusta |
533 |
547 |
517 |
527 |
1050 |
1073 |
|
Ridge Spring-Monetta |
450 |
527 |
454 |
526 |
904 |
1052 |
|
South Aiken |
548 |
553 |
540 |
551 |
1089 |
1104 |
|
Silver Bluff |
506 |
517 |
494 |
503 |
1000 |
1020 |
|
Wagener-Salley |
522 |
506 |
488 |
445 |
1010 |
951 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barnwell |
521 |
518 |
505 |
500 |
1026 |
1018 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
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Fox Creek |
513 |
526 |
495 |
500 |
1008 |
1025 |
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|
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Strom Thurmond |
547 |
526 |
522 |
524 |
1068 |
1051 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Williston-Elko |
475 |
490 |
423 |
461 |
898 |
951 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Academy of Richmond County |
504 |
502 |
484 |
476 |
988 |
978 |
|
Butler |
463 |
436 |
456 |
417 |
919 |
853 |
|
Cross Creek |
477 |
481 |
466 |
458 |
943 |
939 |
|
Glenn Hills |
446 |
454 |
420 |
427 |
867 |
881 |
|
Hephzibah |
477 |
469 |
466 |
436 |
943 |
906 |
|
Lucy C. Laney |
447 |
457 |
436 |
443 |
883 |
900 |
|
T.W. Josey |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Westside |
506 |
500 |
505 |
475 |
1011 |
976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Evans |
557 |
558 |
532 |
536 |
1089 |
1094 |
|
Greenbrier |
566 |
578 |
551 |
558 |
1116 |
1136 |
|
Grovetown |
538 |
540 |
517 |
523 |
1055 |
1063 |
|
Harlem |
477 |
541 |
466 |
515 |
943 |
1055 |
|
Lakeside |
558 |
579 |
546 |
557 |
1104 |
1136 |
SCHOOLS BY DISTRICT/SYSTEM
Aiken County Public School District
Barnwell School District 45
South Carolina Public Charter School District
Edgefield County School District
Williston School District 29
Richmond County School System (GA.)
Columbia County Schools (GA.)
*(Fewer than 15 test takers)
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LINK TO DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE: 2018 PR ACPSD DATA RELEASE SAT