Here's How Scotch Plains, Fanwood Students Scored On The SATs

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The state recently released data on the average SAT scores across New Jersey. Here is how Scotch Plains and Fanwood ranked.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District averaged a combined score of 1173 on the SATs, which was ranked at the 64th highest in the state and 7th in Union County for its combined score. Union County Vocational ranked at 7th highest in the state and top in the county with a combined score of 1303 on the SATs.

On the math portion, students in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood district averaged 594 (54th in the state), and in reading/writing, the average score was 579 (72nd 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:

The SAT scores were part of the state Department of Education's School Performance Reports for the 2017-18 school year. The reports include figures on enrollment, proficiency scores, PARCC scores, graduation rates and SAT scores.

The SAT is still considered the primary standardized test that judges a student's college qualifications. So Patch compiled the combined SAT scores as well as the lists of scores in the two sections identified as "math" and "reading and writing." To see the full list of each NJ high school's most recent average scores that were released and ranked from top to bottom click here.

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.

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