Students At Summit HS Average 1194 On SAT Scores

SUMMIT, NJ — Students at Summit High School both averaged averaged a score of 1194 out of a possible 1600 on the 2017 Scholastic Aptitude Test, according to figures provided by the state Department of Education.

The SAT is still considered the primary standardized test that judges a student's college qualifications. Patch put together the list of each New Jersey high school's average 2017 scores that the state released this month, and ranked them from top to bottom (see entire list here).

Patch compiled SAT scores in two sections that the state Department of Education identified as "math" and "reading and writing."

The lists contain the combined average score of each school, ranked highest to lowest. Perfect would be a combined 1600, or 800 in each section (the average scores statewide were 552 for math and 551 for reading and writing).

Union County Magnet High School came in at number 7 of magnet and technology schools in the state, with an average score of 1385. Academy For Information Technology came in at number 11 of magnet and technology schools in the state, with an average score of 1340.

Taking a look at the primarily local and regional public high schools, Summit came in at number 53 out of the 378 schools ranked on the state list.

Other nearby Union County school district scores included:

• Academy For Allied Health Sciences came in at number 6, with an average score of 1322.
• Union County Tech came in at number 19, with an average score of 1239.
• New Providence High School came in at number 24, with an average score of 1236
• Westfield Senior High School came in at number 25, with an average score of 1236.
• Governor Livingston High School came in at number 52, with an average score of 1198.
• Summit High School came in at number 53, with an average score of 1194.
• Academy For Performing Arts came in at number 71, with an average score of 1170.
• Cranford High School came in at number 73, with an average score of 1169.
• Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School came in at number 92, with an average score of 1159.
• Elizabeth High School came in at number 136, with an average score of 1125.
• Jonathan Dayton High School came in at number 183, with an average score of 1097.
• Arthur L. Johnson High School came in at number 235, with an average score of 1066.
• Union Senior High came in at number 250, with an average score of 1049.
• Roselle Park High School came in at number 261, with an average score of 1035.
• David Brearley Middle/High School came in at number 272, with an average score of 1015.
• Linden High School came in at number 294, with an average score of 996.
• Rahway High School came in at number 295, with an average score of 996.
• Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy came in at number 301, with an average score of 990.
• Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies came in at number 308, with an average score of 978.
• Hillside High School came in at number 325, with an average score of 953.
• Union County TEAMS Charter School came in at number 335, with an average score of 935.
• Plainfield High School came in at number 344, with an average score of 922.
• Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy came in at number 345, with an average score of 916.
• Abraham Clark High School came in at number 350, with an average score of 910.
• John E. Dwyer Technology Academy came in at number 354, with an average score of 896.
• Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy came in at number 357, with an average score of 890.
• Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy came in at number 362, with an average score of 885.

The SAT scores were part of the state Department of Education's School Performance Reports for the 2016-17 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.

Barringer Arts High School in Newark was last on the list with an average score of 795.

To read the full list of every ranked high school, click here.

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