

The College Board has attributed the big drop in participation to “factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a pause in testing during spring 2020, and the closure or reduced capacity of local testing centers in response to public health orders,” the Virginia news release said. “While this year’s results represent a snapshot of achievement on the SAT during an extraordinary year, Virginia students overall continue to perform well above their peers nationwide,” Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane said. In Maryland, the average SAT score in 20, up from 1029 in 2020. The average score is also higher than the nationwide average, which was 1060 this year, according to the College Board. The average score in Virginia was 1151 in 2021, compared with 1116 in 2020. Overall, 38,927 of Virginia’s 2021 graduates took the SAT, which includes a reading and writing portion and a math portion. in 2021 have also been released by the College Board, the nonprofit that administers the college admissions tests. News of the Virginia scores came in a news release last week from the Virginia Department of Education. In D.C., the College Board said 100% of graduating seniors took the SAT in 2020 that figure fell to 90% in 2021. The drop was even sharper in Maryland, where participation dropped to 47% of graduating seniors this year compared to 88% last year. Just 41% of Virginia’s graduating seniors took the SAT in 2021, compared with 65% in 2020. A score of 1350 would put you in the top 10 of test takers and help make your application competitive at more selective schools. Any score above that would be above average and perfectly acceptable for many colleges. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.Īverage SAT scores among graduating seniors in Virginia and Maryland ticked up this year, but the number of students taking the college-readiness tests plunged - another effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education system. A good SAT score is one that helps you get admitted to a college that you want to go to.
