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This Was The Average SAT Score For Neshaminy Students In 2017

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released average SAT scores for each public high school. Here's how Neshaminy did.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released average SAT scores for each public high school in the state. A perfect score on the test, which is administered by the College Board, is 1600. The reading and writing portion has 800 possible points, and the math portion also has 800 possible points.

The average score for Neshaminy High School in 2017 was 1116. Students got an average of 553 on reading and an average of 563 on math.

Nearby, at Pennsbury High School, the average score was 1151. Pennsbury High School students on average got a 580 on reading and writing and 571 on math.

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The highest scoring school in the state was Western Area Career and Technology Center, where students averaged a score of 1450.

The highest scoring school in Bucks County was Council Rock North, where students averaged a score of 1217.

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The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities during the admission process. The test it is just one factor and is typically considered in conjunction with GPA, academic transcript, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, interviews, and personal essays, according to the Princeton Review.

Click here to see SAT scores for all Pennsylvania public high schools.

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