Governor Perdue, Superintendent Cox Announce Top 25 SAT Schools

ATLANTA- Governor Sonny Perdue and State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox today released the names of the 25 Georgia schools with the highest SAT scores. They also released the names of the schools with the best performance on each portion of the test.

“Congratulations to the students, parents, faculty and administrators at these schools who scored in the top 25 in the state,” said Governor Sonny Perdue.  “These schools are setting an example for the state of Georgia and illustrating to the nation the high quality education that Georgia students are receiving every day.”

Superintendent Cox said the SAT results at these schools are the culmination of years of great work by educators and students.

"This type of SAT performance doesn't happen by accident," she said. "These schools are doing whatever it takes to make sure their students are ready for the SAT and ready for post-secondary education."

 The Governor and the Superintendent reminded all high school students that they can take a free online SAT Prep Class through the College Board, which administers the test. The Online SAT Prep class features drills, practice questions and several full-length tests that students can submit for scoring.

"This is a great tool that students can use to prepare," Superintendent Cox said. "I'd encourage all high school students -- even if they aren't taking the SAT this year -- to get their passcode and begin practicing."

To register for the Online SAT Prep Class, public school students should get a registration number from their guidance counselor or principal's office. Private and home school students should go to http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_iap_satap.aspx and look in the "resources" box on the right side of the page.

Note: Results are for 2007 seniors at each school based on their most recent score on the test. To be on the list, a school had to have at least 25 students with SAT scores.

TOP 25 OVERALL
District                        School                                Score (out of 2,400)
Richmond County        Davidson Magnet School        1710
Fulton County                Northview High School                1702
Cobb County                Walton High School                1697
DeKalb County                Chamblee High School                1690
Fulton County                Roswell High School                1689
Muscogee County        Columbus High School                1659
Fulton County                Chattahoochee High                 1654
Fulton County                North Springs High                 1649
Fulton County                Alpharetta High School                1647
Fulton County                Milton High School                1641
Fulton County                Centennial High School                1639
Cobb County                Lassiter High School                1636
Cobb County                Pope High School                1634
Gwinnett County        Brookwood High School                1629
Fayette County                McIntosh High School                1625
Rome City                Rome High School                1621
Fulton County                Riverwood High School                1612
Oconee County                North Oconee High                 1608
Columbia County        Lakeside High School                1605
Fayette County                Starrs Mill High School                1605
Cobb County                Wheeler High School                1602
Chatham County        Savannah Arts Academy        1600
DeKalb County                Lakeside High School                1587
Atlanta Public Schools        Grady High                         1580
Gwinnett County        Duluth High School                1580


TOP 25 READING**
District                        School                                Reading Score        (out of 800)
DeKalb County                Chamblee High School                572        
Richmond County        Davidson Magnet School        569        
Cobb County                Walton High School                562        
Muscogee County        Columbus High School                559        
Fulton County                Roswell High School                554        
Fulton County                Northview High School                553        
Fulton County                North Springs High School        551        
Chatham County        Savannah Arts Academy        549        
Fulton County                Centennial High School                547        
Cobb County                Pope High School                545        
Fulton County                Milton High School                545        
Atlanta Public Schools        Grady High School                544        
Cobb County                Lassiter High School                544        
Fulton County                Riverwood High School                539        
Fulton County                Alpharetta High School                538        
Fulton County                Chattahoochee High School        538        
Gwinnett County        Brookwood High School                538        
Rome City                Rome High School                538        
Decatur City                Decatur High School                537        
Fayette County                McIntosh High School                537        
Cobb County                Wheeler High School                533        
Oconee County                North Oconee High School        532        
Fayette County                Starrs Mill High School                531        
DeKalb County                Lakeside High School                530        
Cobb County                Harrison High School                528
Columbia County        Lakeside High School                528
Floyd County                New Pepperell High School        528
       
** - The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Sciences (CCAT), a state charter school, had less than 25 students take the SAT, but had a top 25 score of 543. They are the only school eliminated because from the Top 25 list because they tested too few students.

TOP 25 MATHEMATICS                        
District                        School                                Math Score (out of 800)        
Fulton County                Northview High School                593        
Cobb County                Walton High School                580        
Fulton County                Chattahoochee High School        577        
DeKalb County                Chamblee High School                574        
Richmond County        Davidson Magnet School        569        
Fulton County                Roswell High School                564        
Fulton County                Alpharetta High School                563        
Gwinnett County        Brookwood High School                561        
Cobb County                Lassiter High School                560        
Fayette County                McIntosh High School                556        
Fulton County                Milton High School                555        
Gwinnett County        Duluth High School                555        
Muscogee County        Columbus High School                554        
Oconee County                North Oconee High School        554        
Cobb County                Pope High School                553        
Fayette County                Starrs Mill High School                553        
Fulton County                Centennial High School                552        
Columbia County        Lakeside High School                551        
Cobb County                Wheeler High School                550        
Rome City                Rome High School                547        
Gwinnett County        Norcross High School                545        
Fulton County                North Springs High School        544        
Gwinnett County        North Gwinnett High School        541        
Gwinnett County        Parkview High School                540        
Jefferson City                Jefferson High School                540        

TOP 25 WRITING                        
District                        Schools                        Writing Score (out of 800)        
Richmond County        Davidson Magnet School        572        
Fulton County                Roswell High School                571        
Fulton County                Northview High School                556        
Cobb County                Walton High School                555        
Fulton County                North Springs High School        554        
Fulton County                Alpharetta High School                546        
Muscogee County        Columbus High School                546        
DeKalb County                Chamblee High School                544        
Fulton County                Milton High School                541        
Fulton County                Centennial High School                540        
Fulton County                Chattahoochee High School        539        
Fulton County                Riverwood High School                538        
Cobb County                Pope High School                536        
Rome City                Rome High School                536        
Cobb County                Lassiter High School                532        
Fayette County                McIntosh High School                532        
Gwinnett County        Brookwood High School                530        
Chatham County        Savannah Arts Academy        529        
Atlanta Public Schools        Grady High School                529        
Columbia County        Lakeside High School                526        
Floyd County                New Pepperell High School        526        
Oconee County                North Oconee High School        522        
Fayette County                Starrs Mill High School                521        
Cobb County                Wheeler High School                519        
DeKalb County                Lakeside High School                518        
Cherokee County        Sequoyah High School                518