SAT Scores In South Orange-Maplewood Higher Than State Average

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy this month released its annual School Performance Reports for the 2020-21 school year, which include high school graduation rates, absenteeism, and average SAT scores.

Among those SAT scores, the South Orange-Maplewood School District was on the high side, with an average score of 1249.

Most of the districts with the highest scores were county magnet or specialized high schools.

Besides county high schools, public districts with the highest averages included Millburn, 1358, Princeton, with 1334, and West Windsor-Plainsboro, 1332.

Elsewhere in Essex County, average scores included: West Essex Regional District, 1157; Livingston, 1272, and West Orange, 1127.

During the 2020-21 school year, the average math score for the SAT in New Jersey was 560 and the average reading/writing score was 557, for a total of 1117.

The SAT is still used by many colleges to judge a prospective student's qualifications, in conjunction with extracurricular activities, essays, and other prerequisites.

However, the SAT tests as we know them may soon become a thing of the past, according to a report on 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.

• See the full rankings and find out more about how the state fared overall here: READ MORE: NJ SAT Scores Released In 2022: Every High School Ranked
• See the NJ school performance reports here.

Nicole Rosenthal contributed to the reporting.

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