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The 2008 SAT test scores were just released. Due to the interest in schools in the Charleston area by so many forum members, I thought that they might be of interest to many of us.
2007 score2008 score
Berkeley County
Berkeley 1,393 1,401
Cross 1,251 1,244
Goose Creek 1,477 1,476
Hanahan 1,494 1,589
Stratford 1,502 1,521
Timberland 1,282 1,283
Charleston County
Academic Magnet 1,800 1,855
Baptist Hill 1,186 1,161
Burke 1,126 1,132
School of the Arts 1,623 1,608
Charlestowne Academy 1,271 1,275
Garrett 1,226 1,191
James Island 1,504 1,513
Lincoln 1,197 1,159
Military Magnet 1,229 1,119
North Charleston 1,199 1,141
Stall 1,113 1,197
St. John's 1,191 1,202
Clark Academy 1,060 1,007
Wando 1,537 1,569
West Ashley 1,400 1,355
Dorchester 2
Fort Dorchester 1,490 1,499
Summerville 1,502 1,475
Dorchester 4
Woodland 1,357 1,265
Large increase for Hanahan. However, it is important to look at the percentage of students that took the test. According to the state report only 26% of the seniors took the test at Hanahan as opposed to 80% at Wando HS, 40% at Fort Dorchester and 49% at Summerville.
I have a stupid question. Is Wando where kids in Mt. Pleasant go? If so, their scores don't look noticably better than James Island's. I thought Mt Pleasant was supposed to have the "best" schools.
Wando is the High School in Mt. Pleasant, yes. I'd have to compare number of students actually taking the SAT's in both areas. I think Joe indicated that over 80% of students in Wando were tested and included in the average.
I have a stupid question. Is Wando where kids in Mt. Pleasant go? If so, their scores don't look noticably better than James Island's. I thought Mt Pleasant was supposed to have the "best" schools.
Yes that is the only public high school in Mt P. As for scores, Stratford scored higher than JI, S'Ville and Ft D but people on here say it's not a good school. Hmmmm
For percentages that took the test. Many colleges will accept either the SAT scores or ACT scores. The colleges my daughter applied to you could pick which one you wanted to take. She only wanted to take the ACT but I convinced her to take the SAT as well. She actually scored just under what the kids at Academic Magnet scored. Many of her classmates only took the ACT.
James Island High School is excellent. This is reflected in their SAT score of 1513 in comparison to Wando's score of 1569. However, only 57% of the students took the test, which I think would result in a higher score than would otherwise be obtained if a larger number of students took the test. Higher than Fort Dorchester and Summerville, but substantially lower than the 80% who took the test at Wando.
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Many of her classmates only took the ACT.
