Fayette students outperformed both the nation and state on the new SAT that measures evidence-based reading and writing and math, according to results released by the College Board.

Fayette students recorded a mean total score of 1119, compared to the national mean of 1060 and state mean of 1050. In a comparative breakdown of the total mean score, Fayette had an ERW mean of 568 with the nation posting a 533 mean and the state a 535 mean. In math, Fayette had a mean of 552 compared to the nation’s mean of 527 and the state’s mean of 515.

Out of the 386 Georgia high schools with 2017 SAT scores, Fayette’s schools are in the top 24 percent in the state with the highest total mean scores. McIntosh High came in fifth statewide with a total mean score of 1202 (ERW 603 and math 599); Starr’s Mill High was 23rdwith a total mean score of 1142 (ERW 580 and math 562); Whitewater High was 33rd with a total mean score of 1116 (ERW 573 and math 542); Sandy Creek High landed 59th with a total mean score of 1080 (ERW 544 and math 535); and Fayette County High was 91st with a total mean score of 1039 (ERW 528 and math 511).  

The 2017 SAT results set a new baseline for future year-to-year comparisons and cannot be compared to previous results. Results from earlier reports were based on the old SAT, which was based on a different score scale and different bench marks. The 2017 results reflect test-takers from the 2017 graduating class who took the new SAT (93% of the cohort). They do not factor in performance on the old SAT.