Friday, August 30, 2002
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Friday, August 30, 2002 |
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SAT scores on the rise By JOHN
THOMPSON
Coweta County students scored higher on this year's Scholastic Aptitude Test, but are still lagging behind neighboring counties. In scores released this week, all three high schools upped their marks from last year. Newnan High School had the highest average composite score in the county with a 1037. Students at Coweta's oldest high school scored 519 on the verbal portion and 518 on math. Newnan's score jumped 32 points over last year's 1005. Northgate's students compiled a 995 composite. Students scored a 497 on the verbal and 498 on math. Northgate's scores rose 43 points this year. At East Coweta, students scored a composite 993, by achieving a 495 on the verbal portion and 498 on math. East Coweta's score rose 11 points. Overall, the system's preliminary score is 1009, which is nearly 30 points better than last year's 981. The county surpassed the state's average score of 980, but was slightly below the national average of 1020. Neighboring Fayette County's average score was 1048. Georgia fell to 50th in the nation in SAT performance this year, the lowest performing state in the country. Only the District of Columbia saw lower scores.
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