SAT Scores Released: See How Bucks Co. High Schools Did

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released the 2019 SAT scores for all public high schools in the state.

In Bucks County, the high school with the highest composite score was Central Bucks West. The average composite score there was 1213.4, with a 611 average in math and a 602.4 average in reading and writing.

The highest-scoring school in the state was Julia R. Masterman in Philadelphia, where the average score was 1402.9.

SATs have a total score between 400 and 1600. To see the average scores of incoming freshman at universities across the country, use this tool.

According to the Princeton Review, the average score in 2018 was 1068.

The SAT, along with the ACT, remains one of the key standards used by college admissions boards in evaluating applications. Yet the test has been criticized by some in the education world for giving a default advantage to wealthier students, as students from poorer districts can't afford the same practice books, practice tests, and tutors as students from wealthier districts. Some students may struggle to afford to take the test (around $65) at all, or more than once.

Here's a look at how all public high schools in Bucks County did on the 2019 SATs:

Bensalem Township High School

• Math average: 524.6
• Reading and writing average: 518.5
• Composite Score Average: 1043.1

Bristol High School

• Math average: 491.9
• Reading and writing average: 504.1
• Composite Score Average: 995.9

Bucks County Technical High School

• Math average: 501.9
• Reading and writing average: 510.8
• Composite Score Average: 1012.7

Central Bucks High School - East

• Math average: 608.5
• Reading and writing average: 601.5
• Composite Score Average: 1210

Central Bucks High School - South

• Math average: 590.9
• Reading and writing average: 583.7
• Composite Score Average: 1174.6

Central Bucks High School - West

• Math average: 611
• Reading and writing average: 602.4
• Composite Score Average: 1213.4

Council Rock High School - North

• Math average: 604.9
• Reading and writing average: 598.8
• Composite Score Average: 1203.7

Council Rock High School - South

• Math average: 585.1
• Reading and writing average: 580.3
• Composite Score Average: 1165.3

Harry S. Truman High School

• Math average: 494.6
• Reading and writing average: 509.6
• Composite Score Average: 1004.1

Morrisville High School

• Math average: 492.4
• Reading and writing average: 515.9
• Composite Score Average: 1008.4

Neshaminy High School

• Math average: 558.1
• Reading and writing average: 551.6
• Composite Score Average: 1109.7

New Hope-Solebury High School

• Math average: 608.1
• Reading and writing average: 596.9
• Composite Score Average: 1205

Palisades High School

• Math average: 577.2
• Reading and writing average: 564.1
• Composite Score Average: 1141.3

Pennridge High School

• Math average: 571.7
• Reading and writing average: 567.5
• Composite Score Average: 1139.2

Pennsbury High School

• Math average: 582.1
• Reading and writing average: 588.3
• Composite Score Average: 1170.4

Quakertown Community High School

• Math average: 573.2
• Reading and writing average: 569.1
• Composite Score Average: 1142.3

William Tennent High School

• Math average: 541.5
• Reading and writing average: 547.2
• Composite Score Average: 1088.8