The SAT is a independent, standardized measure of a student's
college readiness administered by the College Board. The
SAT measures critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills
that students have developed over time. These are skills
they need to be successful academically.
The SAT consists of 10 sections, including a 25-minute essay,
each timed separately. Results are reported in categories
of verbal, math and writing. Each section of the SAT
is scored on a scale of 200-800.
The SAT is typically taken by high school juniors and seniors.
It is administered seven times a year in the U.S., Puerto
Rico and U.S. Territories, and six times a year overseas. For
additional information about testing schedules and locations,
visit the College Board web site. Floyd County Schools
provides SAT prep classes at no charge during Intersession
periods (see school calendar for Intersession periods.) The
Georgia Department of Education also provides online SAT
prep opportunities.
Students in Floyd County Schools made historic gains in
SAT scores in 2007. Students at Armuchee High, Coosa High,
Model High and Pepperell High all eclipsed the state and national
averages on the college entrance exam. The Floyd County
class of 2007 scored 1535 on the SAT compared to the Georgia
average of 1471 and the national average of 1512.
Floyd
County, as a system, saw a 71 point increase over one year
ago in the 2007 combined verbal, math and writing results. Floyd
County raised its verbal score 21 points to 516, the math score
increased 23 points to 515 and the writing score improved 27
points to 504. Floyd County outdistanced the state
on each section of the test and the national average in verbal
and writing. The system and nation were even on the math
section. The state scored 494 on verbal, 494 on math
and 483 on writing. The national average was 503 verbal,
515 math and 494 on writing. This is the second year
of the revised SAT, which added a writing section last year.
All four high schools in the system scored above the national
average. Model High showed the most significant gain with an
increase of 121 points over last year. Model High students
posted a score of 1518 (517 verbal, 510 math
and 491 writing) on the test. Pepperell High showed a significant
increase with a gain of 81 points for the year. Pepperell High students
scored 1574 (528 verbal, 520 math and 526
writing) Armuchee High improved
52 points at 1534 (512 verbal, 521 math and
501 writing) and Coosa High students continued
their consistently high performance with a total of 1513 (504
verbal, 511 math and 498 writing.) Coosa High was awarded one
of the first Governor's Cup for SAT improvement in 2004 and
won the region SAT title in 2007.
