Here's How Clark-Garwood Students Scored On The SAT

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — Even in the middle of a pandemic, the SATs play an important role for incoming seniors who are already looking at colleges. Here is how Clark and Garwood ranked, according to the most recent data released by the state for 2020.

Clark Public School District, which includes students from Garwood, averaged a combined score of 1078 on the SATs, which was ranked at the 155th highest in the state and 6th in Union County for its combined score. Union County Vocational-Technical School District ranked at 8th highest in the state and top in the county with a combined score of 1313 on the SATs.

On the math portion, students in the Clark averaged 539 (151st in the state), and in reading/writing, the average score was 539 (161st in the state). Perfect would be a combined 1600, or 800 in each section.

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

• 8. Union County Vocational-Technical School District, 1313
• 21. New Providence School District, 1235
• 23. Westfield Public School District, 1232
• 33. Summit Public School District, 1217
• 53. Cranford Public School District, 1191
• 59. Berkeley Heights School District, 1185
• 60. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, 1184
• 114. Springfield Public School District, 1112
• 155. Clark Township Public School District, 1078
• 220. Roselle Park Public School District, 1016
• 231. Township of Union School District, 1003
• 246. Kenilworth School District, 988
• 253. Rahway Public School District, 960
• 262. Linden Public School District, 947
• 272. Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA, 914
• 281. Hillside Public School District, 890
• 283. Elizabeth Public Schools, 888
• 289. Plainfield Public School District, 880
• 293. Roselle Public Schools, 865

The SAT scores were part of the state Department of Education's School Performance Reports for the 2018-19 school year. The reports include figures on enrollment, proficiency scores, PARCC scores, graduation rates and SAT scores.

These reports are designed to inform parents, educators and communities about how well a school is performing and preparing its students for college and careers, according to the DOE.

To see the full list of each NJ high school's 2020 SAT scores click here.

— Additional reporting by Tom Davis

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