Fairfax County SAT Performance Holds Steady In 2020

From Fairfax County Public Schools:

November 06, 2020

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) seniors in the Class of 2020 maintained performance levels well above state and national averages on the SAT, according to results released by the College Board. The Fairfax County overall mean score of 1211 surpassed the state average (1116) by nearly 100 points and the national average (1051) by 160 points. Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (604) and Mathematics (607) in Fairfax County likewise posted well above the state and national averages, as shown in the table below.

2020 Fairfax, Virginia, and U.S. Public School Mean SAT Scores*

Reporting Group

Fairfax Overall

Virginia Overall

U.S. Overall

Fairfax Reading / Writing

Virginia Reading/ Writing

U.S. Reading / Writing

Fairfax Math

Virginia Math

U.S. Math

All

1211

1116

1051

604

567

528

607

549

523

Asian

1285

1241

1217

628

608

585

657

632

632

Black

1052

967

927

533

496

473

519

472

454

Hispanic

1093

1065

969

547

542

491

546

523

478

White

1233

1153

1104

620

588

557

614

565

547

* Only the most recent results from the revised (2016) SAT assessment are considered. All score calculations are based on College Board public reporting, as of September 9, 2020

“Despite the disruptions from the pandemic in 2020, our students managed to maintain good scores on both the reading-writing and math sections of the SAT,” said Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand. “We appreciate our students’ diligence and hard work during this unsettled time.”

The high level of SAT performance among Fairfax County seniors persisted despite reduced opportunities in spring 2020 for students to retake the exam for a higher score. A total of 9,748 Fairfax County seniors took the SAT, or approximately 67 percent. Due to coronavirus-driven closures of exam sites regionwide, approximately 165 fewer Fairfax County seniors in the Class of 2020 took the SAT compared to the previous graduating class.

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Note: For more information, contact the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Office of Communication and Community Relations at 571‑423-1200.

FCPS High School Mean SAT Scores, Three-Year Comparison

School Name

2018

2019

2020

Annandale

1104

1112

1100

Centreville

1189

1222

1206

Chantilly

1233

1253

1247

Edison

1119

1131

1136

Fairfax

1192

1208

1220

Falls Church

1141

1158

1111

Hayfield

1113

1138

1105

Herndon

1187

1176

1173

Jefferson (TJHSST)

1516

1530

1527

Justice

1094

1084

1091

Lake Braddock

1210

1210

1203

Langley

1314

1330

1305

Lewis

1093

1095

1083

Madison

1262

1277

1262

Marshall

1237

1246

1253

McLean

1308

1305

1295

Mount Vernon

1040

1048

1040

Oakton

1265

1274

1281

Robinson

1210

1195

1196

South County

1172

1187

1152

South Lakes

1205

1194

1180

West Potomac

1155

1126

1133

West Springfield

1195

1202

1184

Westfield

1195

1195

1170

Woodson

1256

1260

1264

FCPS

1213

1218

1211

Virginia

1110

1119

1116

U.S.

1049

1059

1051

This press release was produced by the Fairfax County Public Schools.The views expressed here are the author’s own.