2019 SAT Scores By District: Full List For Philly Suburbs

PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS, PA — SAT scores for high schools across Pennsylvania from 2019 have been released, and several schools in suburban Philadelphia are among the state's top performers.

The scores, released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, contain mean averages for all public high schools.

The total scores range from 400, the lowest possible score, to a perfect score, which is 1600. There are two categories which comprise this score, each scored between 200 and 800 points: math, and evidence-based reading and writing (verbal). There is also an essay, which is scored on a scale of 2 to 8.

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.

In Montgomery County, the two Lower Merion School District high schools led the way, with Harriton leading the county at a 1257 overall average score. That's good enough to place the entire school average in the 87th percentile of students nationwide. Harriton was closed trailed by Lower Merion High School, which turned in a 1246 average.

In Bucks County, the 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. Central Bucks East followed closely behind with an average composite score of 1210. In total, four Bucks County high schools had scores of 1200, with Council Rock North and New Hope Solebury joining the two Central Bucks schools.

In Delaware County, Radnor High School had the highest composite average score with 1305.4 overall. Radnor High School had a 666.4 math score and an evidence-based reading and writing score of 639. Strath Haven High School in the Wallingford-Strathmore School District had the second-highest composite average score, with 1227.1.

Chester County's school with the highest average was Downingtown STEM, where students earned a 688 in math and a 670 in reading and writing for an average of 1350 total. Conestoga High School's average score was 1267 total.

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

Here's a look at the scores by county:

BUCKS COUNTY

• Bensalem Township High School — 524.6 math; 518.5 verbal; 1043.1 total
• Bristol High School — 491.9 math; 504.1 verbal; 995.9 total
• Bucks County Technical High School — 501.9 math; 510.8 verbal; 1012.7 total
• Central Bucks High School East — 608.5 math; 601.5 verbal; 1210 total
• Central Bucks High School South —590.9 math; 583.7 verbal; 1174.6 total
• Central Bucks High School West —611 math; 602.4 verbal; 1213.4 total
• Council Rock High School North — 604.9 math; 598.8 vebal; 1203.7 total
• Council Rock High School South — 585.1 math; 580.3 verbal; 1165.3 total
• Harry S. Truman High School — 494.6 math; 509.6 verbal; 1004.1 total
• Morrisville High School — 492.4 math; 515.9 verbal; 1008.4 total
• Neshaminy High School — 558.1 math; 551.6 verbal; 1109.7 total
• New Hope-Solebury High School — 608.1 math; 596.9 verbal; 1205 total
• Palisades High School – 577.2 math; 564.1 verbal; 1141.3 total
• Pennridge High School — 571.7 math; 567.5 verbal; 1139.2 total
• Pennsbury High School — 582.1 math; 588.3 verbal; 1170.4 total
• Quakertown Community High School — 573.2 math; 569.1 verbal; 1142.3 total
• William Tennent High School — 541.5 math; 547.2 verbal; 1088.8 total

CHESTER COUNTY

• Avon Grove HS — 565 math; 562.1 verbal; 1127.2 total
• Coatesville Area High School — 460.5 math; 478.3 verbal; 938.7 total
• Conestoga High School — 643.1 math; 623.9 verbal; 1267 total
• Downingtown High School East — 583.4 math; 587.4 verbal; 1170.7 total
• Downingtown High School West — 568.1 math; 565.4 verbal; 1133.5 total
• Downingtown STEM Academy — 688.8 math; 670.2 verbal; 1359 total
• Great Valley High School — 609.6 math; 604.2 verbal; 1213.8 total
• Kennett High School — 573.6 math; 576.5 verbal; 1150.1 total
• Oxford Area High School — 530.4 math; 537 verbal; 1067.4 total
• Phoenixville Area High School — 582.5 math; 581.2 verbal; 1163.7 total
• Unionville High School — 625.4 math; 626.5 verbal; 1251.9 total
• West Chester Bayard Rustin High School — 606.5 math; 593.8 verbal; 1200.3 total
• West Chester East High School — 581.1 math; 579.2 verbal; 1160.3 total
• West Chester Henderson High School — 586.1 math; 590 verbal; 1176.1 total

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

• Harriton High School — 628 math, 629 verbal, 1257 total
• Lower Merion High School — 621 math, 624 verbal, 1246 total
• Methacton High School — 622 math, 604 verbal, 1226 total
• Upper Dublin High School - 602 math, 606 verbal, 1208 total
• Wissahickon High School- 613 math, 594 verbal, 1208 total
• Lower Moreland High School, 604 math, 589 verbal, 1194 total
• Jenkintown High School - 580 math, 608 verbal, 1188 total
• North Penn High School - 589 math, 582 verbal, 1172 total
• Spring-Ford High School - 594 math, 577 verbal, 1172 total
• Perkiomen Valley High School- 585 math, 579 verbal, 1164 total
• Springfield Township High School - 582 math, 574 verbal, 1156 total
• Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, 571 math, 575 verbal, 1146 total
• Souderton High School - 571 math, 568 verbal, 1140 total
• Boyertown High School- 571 reading, 566 verbal, 1137 total
• Owen J. Roberts High School — 565 math, 570 verbal, 1135 total
• Hatboro-Horsham High School — 567 math, 563 verbal, 1130 total
• Cheltenham High School - 553 math, 562 verbal, 1115 total
• Abington High School- 555 math, 559 verbal, 1114 total
• Upper Perkiomen High School- 549 math, 551 verbal, 1100 total
• Upper Moreland High School- 540 math, 546 verbal, 1086 total
• Upper Merion High School- 536 math, 550 verbal, 1086 total
• Pottsgrove High School- 535 math, 545 verbal, 1081 total
• Pottstown High School- 480 math, 514 verbal, 994 total
• Norristown High School - 467 math, 464 verbal, 931 total

DELAWARE COUNTY

• STEM at Showalter — 417.4 math; 435.3 verbal; 852.7 total
• Chester High School — 391.6 math; 412.4 verbal; 804 total
• Chichester High School — 460.7 math; 469.2 verbal; 929.9 total
• Garnet Valley High School — 600 math; 589.5 verbal; 1189.5 total
• Haverford High School — 596 math; 583.7 verbal; 1179.6 total
• Interboro High School — 529 math; 535.1 verbal; 1064.1 total
• Marple Newtown High School — 548.8 math; 568.8 verbal; 1117.6 total
• Sun Valley High School — 507.7 math; 512.5 verbal; 1020.2 total
• Radnor High School— 666.4 math; 639 verbal; 1305.4 total
• Ridley High School — 533.3 math; 534.7 verbal; 1068.1 total
• Penncrest High School — 572.5 math; 574.8 verbal; 1147.3 total
• Academy High School — 433.5 math; 455.6 verbal; 889.1 total
• Springfield High School — 567.3 math; 564.7 verbal; 1132 total
• Upper Darby High School — 502.3 math; 507.5 verbal; 1009.8 total
• Strath Haven High School — 613.2 math; 613.9 verbal; 1227.1 total
• Penn Wood High School— 454 math; 465.5 verbal; 919.5 total

BUCKS COUNTY

• Bensalem Township High School — 524.6 math; 518.5 verbal; 1043.1 total
• Bristol High School — 491.9 math; 504.1 verbal; 995.9 total
• Bucks County Technical High School — 501.9 math; 510.8 verbal; 1012.7 total
• Central Bucks High School East — 608.5 math; 601.5 verbal; 1210 total
• Central Bucks High School South —590.9 math; 583.7 verbal; 1174.6 total
• Central Bucks High School West —611 math; 602.4 verbal; 1213.4 total
• Council Rock High School North — 604.9 math; 598.8 vebal; 1203.7 total
• Council Rock High School South — 585.1 math; 580.3 verbal; 1165.3 total
• Harry S. Truman High School — 494.6 math; 509.6 verbal; 1004.1 total
• Morrisville High School — 492.4 math; 515.9 verbal; 1008.4 total
• Neshaminy High School — 558.1 math; 551.6 verbal; 1109.7 total
• New Hope-Solebury High School — 608.1 math; 596.9 verbal; 1205 total
• Palisades High School – 577.2 math; 564.1 verbal; 1141.3 total
• Pennridge High School — 571.7 math; 567.5 verbal; 1139.2 total
• Pennsbury High School — 582.1 math; 588.3 verbal; 1170.4 total
• Quakertown Community High School — 573.2 math; 569.1 verbal; 1142.3 total
• William Tennent High School — 541.5 math; 547.2 verbal; 1088.8 total

According to the Princeton Review, the average score for all schools 2018 was 1068.

To see the average scores of incoming freshman at universities across the country, use this tool.