SAT Scores Rise For Anne Arundel's Class Of 2018

ANNAPOLIS, MD — This year's graduates of Anne Arundel County's high schools scored 30 points higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) than students who graduated in 2017, the county's public school system announced Thursday.

The composite score for Anne Arundel students was 1,101 points, 35 points higher than public school students across Maryland, according to data released by the College Board, which compiles scores on the SAT. Colleges and universities use each student's test score to determine whether he or she is prepared to handle higher-education courses.

Members of the Class of 2018 took the SATs last year, when they were juniors. The Anne Arundel County Public Schools are administering the PSAT and SAT this year, free of charge, for all high school juniors.

The mean score for Anne Arundel's 2018 high school graduates on the English/Reading/Writing portion of the SAT was 556 points, 15 points higher than a year ago and 18 points higher than the mean score for Maryland students.

The mean score on the math portion also rose by 15 points, to 545. That is 17 points higher than the average state score, the Anne Arundel school system said.

The largest gain in mean scores among student groups in Anne Arundel high schools was made by Hispanic students, whose scores rose by 40 points (23 on the English portion and 17 on the math portion).

Mean scores for African-American students rose by 13 points in math and 12 points in English, the school system said.

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