Here's How Weymouth SAT Scores Stack Up

Curious how Hingham students did on this year's SATs?

Here’s your answer, straight from the numbers released this week by the College Board, which administers the test to high school juniors and seniors.

Weymouth testers scored below the state average in critical thinking and math and scored just above the state average in writing. [See Chart Below]  Weymouth also scored lower than many of its neighboring towns on the South Shore.  Out of the 10 towns posted below, Weymouth placed eighth in critical thinking, ninth in writing and last in Math.

Statewide, average scores increased 1 point on critical reading, remained flat on writing and 2 points on math, according to the state Department of Early and Secondary Education. State officials are also touting a 12-point gain on math over the past decade.

Bay State students are still scoring higher than their classmates across the nation. Nationally, the average score for public school pupils was 491 in critical reading, 482 in writing and 505 in math, all dropping by one to two points.

2012 Average SAT Scores

Test Takers

Critical Reading

Writing

Math

Hingham

261

556

566

566

Braintree

311

532

549

528

Cohasset

93

555

563

549

Hanover

158

497

506

491

Hull

68

512

529

521

Marshfield

309

515

527

514

Milton

234

514

529

506

Norwell

136

537

552

541

Rockland

93

480

492

487

Scituate

200

538

555

550

Weymouth

321

497

509

486

State

506

500

523