Central, South SAT Results Down Since 2019: State

HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale Central and South high schools saw some increases in SAT results in 2022 from a year before. But both are seeing lower performance than before the pandemic.

On Thursday morning, the Illinois School Board of Education released SAT numbers for the entire state.

Overall, both Central and South are seeing declines in SAT scores over the last five years.

Last school year, 70 percent of 11th graders at Central met or exceeded standards on the English language arts part of the SAT. That is down from 73 percent in 2021 and 75 percent in 2019. In 2017, 79 percent met or exceeded standards.

As for math, 73 percent of Central's 11th graders met or exceeded standards on the SAT. That's up from 72 percent in 2021, but down from 79 percent in 2019.

At South, 39 percent of 11th graders in 2022 met or exceeded standards on the English language arts part of the SAT. That is down from 48 percent in 2021 and 44 percent in 2019. In 2017, 55 percent met or exceeded standards.

In math, 39 percent of South's 11th graders met or exceeded standards on the SAT in 2022. That's up from 34 percent in 2021, but down from 47 percent in 2019 and 54 percent in 2017.

Statewide, 30 percent of 11th graders met or exceeded standards on the English language section of the SAT last year, dropping from 33 percent in 2021. In 2017, the statewide rate was 40 percent.

In math, 29 percent of students statewide met or exceeded standards in 2022, the same percentage as the year before. From 2017 to 2019, the rate ranged from 34 percent to 36 percent.

Wealthier schools such as Central and South typically beat state averages.