SAT Scores Released In 2022: See How Basking Ridge Ranked

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Bernards Township School District once again ranked in the top 10 in the state for the highest average SAT score for the 2020-21 school year, according to data recently released by the New Jersey Department of Education. This is out of 304 districts in the state.

Bernards Township School District averaged a combined score of 1312 on the SATs, which was ranked the 10th highest in the state and 3rd in Somerset County for its combined score. This is higher than the average statewide combined score of 1,117.

On the math portion, students in the Bernards district averaged 663 (compared to an average statewide score of 560), and in reading/writing, the average score was 649 (an average statewide score of 557). Perfect would be a combined 1600, or 800 in each section.

Of the Bernards students eligible to take the SATs a total of 67 percent participated during the 2020-21 school year. The district also has a 97 percent graduation rate.

Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District ranked at 3rd highest in the state and top in the county with a combined score of 1377 on the SATs.

The district in the state that scored the highest on the overall average combined score was Monmouth County Vocational School District with an average SAT score of 1414, average math score of 713 and average reading/writing score of 701.

Here is how Somerset County schools ranked in New Jersey from top to bottom in the county (Listed by State Ranking, School, Combined Score):

• 3. Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District, 1377
• 7. Montgomery Township School District, 1327
• 10. Bernards Township School District, 1312
• 24. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 1258
• 27. Hillsborough Township Public School District, 1249
• 30. Somerset Hills Regional School District, 1243
• 38. Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 1235
• 48. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, 1220
• 100. Somerville Public School District, 1149
• 108. Franklin Township Public Schools, 1144
• 237. North Plainfield School District, 1015
• 251. Manville School District, 1003
• 283. Bound Brook School District, 912

To see the full list of NJ school districts and how they ranked click here.

Less high school students in the Garden State took the college preparatory ACT and SAT tests in 2020-21 than in previous years, according to the annual data, with experts noting that the drop could stem from many colleges eliminating the test score requirement in college applications.

But the SAT tests as we know it may be a thing of the past, according to a report from NBC News stating that the SAT will be administered entirely online as a shorter, more comprehensive test beginning in 2023. Less than half of New Jersey high school seniors took the test in 2020-21, according to the report.

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