Schools
SAT Scores for New Jersey‘s Class of 2013 Up 10 Points
Mean scores climb but results show significant gaps remain across social, ethnic, racial and economic lines

by John Mooney, NJSpotlight.com
New Jersey students – public and private – saw a 10-point overall increase in their mean SAT scores last year, a notable jump on a test on which overall results usually hardly budge in any given year. The increase in New Jersey’s scores was especially notable in a year in which the national mean scores were mostly unchanged.
But the numbers behind the numbers released by the College Board yesterday tell a host of other stories, too, showing that public schools are making progress but also showing that there wide gaps remain.
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New Jersey’s State Profile Report includes interesting findings on such topics as what courses see the smartest kids and what colleges and majors are preferred.
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