- November 7, 2024
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Flagler Schools’ SAT scores dropped this past year as the district opened up the test to all 11th graders for the third year.
The district’s combined reading and math score in the 2015-2016 school year was 869, with reading scores at 440 and math scores at 429. The combined score had been 894 in 2014-2015, 960 in 2013-2014, and 976 in 2012-2013.
The number of students taking the test in Flagler County rose dramatically in that time period. Just 505 students were tested in 2012-2013, and 501 in 2013-2014, but 912 students were tested in 2014-2015, and 856 were tested in 2015-2016.
“Although our numbers declined, we did anticipate this drop since we are now providing the ‘SAT School Day to all 11th grade students’ for the 3rd year in a row,” Flagler Schools Director of Research and Growth Shawn Schmidli said.
However, he said, the data also shows a positive: 71% of high school juniors who took the test got scores high enough to be equivalent to the graduation requirement for reading.
SAT score have dropped statewide over the same timeframe. The 2014-2015 statewide average was 956. It was 966 in 2013-2014, 976 in 2012-2013, and 982 in 2012-2013.
The combined 2015-2016 score at Flagler Palm Coast High School was 863; at Matanzas High School, it was 879. Scores at both high schools have dropped steadily since the 2012-2013 school year.
In Flagler County, girls outperformed boys in overall scores: They earned combined reading/math scores of 875 to the boys’ 864. The girls outperformed the boys on reading — earning scores of 449, while boys earned 432 — but they didn’t do as well as the boys in math, earning 426 to the boys’ 433.
