Decatur 2007 SAT scores better than all but 2 DeKalb schools
Among the DeKalb high schools, only Chamblee and Lakeside exceeded DHS in the 2007 SAT results, according to data published in the AJC in August of 2007 (thanks to CL for linking to it). The DHS average is 228 higher than the DeKalb schools system average:
The new SAT has a top score of 2400 instead of 1600 and includes higher-level math problems and an essay portion, so these numbers cannot be compared to the SAT scores of the past.
If I'm not mistaken, the high water mark of the old SAT scores was 1963, the year this old blogger graduated. After that, the SAT average nationwide went into a two-decade decline before it began to recover. But, I''d have to look for the graph. UPDATE: See continuation.
Those in the area being contested for annexation between Decatur and Avondale who have kids at or approaching high school age should compare the Decatur and Avondale scores.
The AJC also noted Georgia remained at 46th rank among the states last year, which was an improvement from being in the cellar two years earlier.
All of this points to the need for parents to be able to direct local and state tax funds per student to the school of they consider best for their children, even if it's a charter school.
SURELY, there are those who can educate our kids at a level equal to, or better than, the national average.
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National score data for the SAT are first available for 1952. Between then and 1963, SAT test scores held constant or even increased, despite the fact that the proportion of high-school students taking the SAT rose from 7% in 1952 to 30% in 1963, and thus that many less-qualified students were taking the test. It seems reasonable to conclude that the quality of American education held steady or even increased a bit during those years. In 1964, scores declined, and by 1970, national average scores on the verbal aptitude portion of the SAT had fallen from 478 out of a possible 800 to 460; mathematical aptitude scores fell from 502 to 488. When millions of people are taking the test, even a small variation in the average can be significant. By 1977, verbal scores were down to 429, math scores to 470. By 1981, scores had declined for 19 consecutive years; verbal scores had fallen a total of 54 points to 424, math scores had fallen 36 points to 466. In 1982, for the first time in two decades, scores rose; math by one point, verbal scores by two.
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