Gwinnett County’s graduates outperformed their peers throughout the country by 10 points and outperformed other state counties by 55 points.
The class of 2008 which was the third group to take the newest version of the SAT. Gwinnett County had a composite score of 1,521 out of a possible 2,400 points to beat the state average by 55 points.
“The community looks at it as a strong gauge or barometer of the academic health of our schools,” Dale Robbins, associate superintendent of teaching and learning said.
The SAT is used as a predictor of student success in college, and the school district is always looking for ways to improve student achievement, Robbins said.
Meanwhile, in Barrow County a close by neighbor, the school system’s composite score of 1,477 was an increase of 24 points from the previous year and the second strongest single-year performance in the past 10 years. Congratulation to Barrow County on this great improvement.
“We are very pleased to see our SAT scores rise,” Apalachee High principal David McGee said, who’s school composite score increased by 57 points to 1,475.. “This is a reflection of the efforts from our classrooms by the students and teachers as well as the assistance from our guidance office. Even though it is rewarding to top the state average, we will continue to strive to top the national average.”
Barrow County Schools continues to have a vested interest in improving SAT scores, said Claire Miller, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. The district partnered with Kaplan K-12 Learning Services six years ago to design and implement a program to prepare students for the SAT. The SAT preparatory course is offered to the district’s students at no cost.
Congratulations to Gwinnett County and all our high school seniors. You make Gwinnett County proud.
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