Districtwide Analysis of S.C. 2010 SAT Scores

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47 school districts saw average scores decline, while 38 districts saw an improvement. Last year, 35 districts improved over 2008, while scores in 49 districts declined. This is marginally good news. Another bit of good news is that charter schools (which make up their own district) increased their average score by 47 points over 2009.
9 districts (including charter schools) scored higher than the national average of 1509 points.
Students from York District-4 had the highest SAT scores in the state, with an average of 1577.
Laurens-55 improved the most, with an increase of 103 points, among districts with at least 100 test takers. With an average score of 1389, the district still remains below the state average of 1447.
Williamsburg had the lowest score among districts with at least 100 test takers. The district’s average score of 1135 was 312 points below the state average.
York-1 saw the largest single-year decline, falling by 68 points to 1396.
Clarendon-1 saw the greatest overall improvement (up by 141 points), but had only 4 test takers. Anderson-3 saw the greatest overall decline, but had only 14 test takers.

Top 5 Most Improved School Districts with at least 100 Test Takers				Top 5 Most Declined School Districts with at least 100 Test Takers
District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score	District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score
LAURENS 55	124	103	1389	YORK 1	117	-68	1396
FLORENCE 3	124	73	1240	DARLINGTON	180	-67	1407
YORK 3 – ROCK HILL	546	39	1459	YORK 2 – CLOVER	257	-60	1455
SPARTANBURG 4	107	34	1490	UNION	116	-55	1286
BEAUFORT	719	29	1416	WILLIAMSBURG	137	-52	1135
AVERAGE	324	42	1419	AVERAGE	161	-61	1357

Top 5 Most Improved School Districts				Top 5 Most Declined School Districts
District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score	District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score
CLARENDON 1	4	141	1325	ANDERSON 3	14	-199	1421
DORCHESTER 4	15	122	1378	CALHOUN	19	-126	1254
LAURENS 55	124	103	1389	BARNWELL 19	9	-125	1171
ORANGEBURG 3	20	100	1455	MARION TWO	25	-107	1257
BAMBERG 2	13	98	1348	MCCORMICK	18	-104	1266
AVERAGE	35	105	1391	AVERAGE	17	-128	1276

Top 5 School Districts with at Least 100 Test Takers				Bottom 5 School Districts with at Least 100 Test Takers
District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score	District	Number of test takers	Change from previous year	2010 score
YORK 4 – FORT MILL	418	-10	1577	WILLIAMSBURG	137	-52	1135
PICKENS	476	23	1547	MARLBORO	137	-48	1170
LEXINGTON/RICHLAND 5	872	17	1536	FLORENCE 3	124	73	1240
LEXINGTON 1	725	9	1532	ORANGEBURG 4	131	-12	1243
ANDERSON 1	278	14	1530	ORANGEBURG 5	128	1	1260
AVERAGE	554	12	1542	AVERAGE	131	-9	1208

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