The College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score reports recently released indicate that Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students continue to excel. The PWCS overall mean score is 1097, which is 37 points higher than the overall global score, or performance worldwide. In addition, the percentage of PWCS students meeting all of the college readiness benchmarks established by the College Board exceeds performance globally.
PWCS Highlights:
Group | PWCS Overall | VA Overall | Global Overall | PWCS ERW | VA ERW | Global ERW | PWCS Math | VA Math | Global Math |
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All Students | 1097 | 1151 | 1060 | 559 | 584 | 533 | 538 | 567 | 528 |
Asian | 1176 | 1264 | 1239 | 584 | 620 | 597 | 592 | 644 | 642 |
Black | 1025 | 1009 | 934 | 527 | 517 | 477 | 498 | 492 | 457 |
Hispanic | 1046 | 1088 | 967 | 533 | 554 | 490 | 513 | 534 | 477 |
Two or More Races | 1106 | 1157 | 1116 | 567 | 590 | 565 | 539 | 567 | 551 |
White | 1148 | 1172 | 1112 | 585 | 597 | 562 | 563 | 574 | 550 |
NOTE: ERW stands for English reading and writing
SAT participation was lower than in previous years, due to the pandemic and resulting testing cancellations and concerns with in-person testing. The College Board reported a 31.4% drop in SAT participation globally, with a 33.4% drop in Virginia. PWCS experienced a 23.8% drop in participation.