Table 5. Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina Public Schools 1998
School System
United States Total
North Carolina Total
Alamance County
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Anson County
Ashe County
Avery County
Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Asheville
Burke County
Cabarrus County
Kannapolis
Caldwell County
Camden County
Carteret County
Caswell County
Catawba County
Hickory
Newton-Conover
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Chowan County
Clay County
Cleveland County
Kings Mountain District
Shelby
Columbus County
Whiteville
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Dare County
Davidson County
Lexington
Thomasville
Davie County
Number
Tested
1,172,779
40,007
578
112
41
109
115
63
206
102
138
178
774
166
290
511
83
269
36
295
109
435
146
80
159
108
69
53
206
90
107
205
97
415
1168
59
145
505
75
63
158
Percent
Tested
43.0
62.0
64.9
43.2
43.2
47.8
55.3
47.0
53.4
47.7
53.9
40.8
56.6
83.4
45.8
59.7
58.9
45.0
57.1
64.1
55.9
53.1
75.3
55.9
56.4
49.5
58.0
60.2
53.1
52.3
67.7
51.5
70.8
61.2
51.7
50.0
72.1
57.7
58.1
65.6
59.2
Math
Score
512
492
484
478
464
428
499
516
497
415
439
459
525
489
495
508
469
485
479
497
435
515
523
481
480
496
487
499
491
468
479
433
450
493
466
498
506
487
462
451
499
Verbal
Score
505
490
474
476
466
414
500
500
486
410
446
468
522
511
492
505
464
483
482
502
444
484
508
475
493
486
483
489
474
466
481
436
456
503
479
493
499
488
459
453
497
Total
Score
1017
982
958
954
930
842
999
1016
983
825
885
927
1047
1000
987
1013
933
968
961
999
879
999
1031
956
973
982
970
988
965
934
960
869
906
996
945
991
1005
975
921
904
996
Notes: * Data were not reported where number tested were fewer than five.
• All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
• Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking the SAT in the LEA divided by the eighth
month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA.
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Table 5 (continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina Public Schools 1998
School System
United States Total
NC State Total
Duplin County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Gaston County
Gates County
Graham County
Granville County
Greene County
Greensboro Math and Science Ctr
Guilford County
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Harnett County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
Hoke County
Hyde County
Iredell County
Mooresville
Jackson County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
Macon County
Madison County
Martin County
Math & Science Educ. Network
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
NC School of Science and Math
NC School of the Arts
New Hanover County
Number
Tested
1,172,779
40,007
246
957
167
1500
135
789
56
40
151
78
11
2155
115
116
36
278
196
372
113
119
30
334
120
156
435
40
206
248
246
152
64
161
1
136
3058
65
111
290
454
229
96
741
Percent
Tested
43.0
62.0
60.7
77.3
47.4
71.2
44.9
55.7
57.1
64.5
43.4
49.4
NA
71.5
36.7
62.0
76.6
41.9
58.2
59.8
53.8
43.8
63.8
46.6
62.5
75.7
50.6
58.8
53.8
55.1
50.5
72.0
40.0
53.3
NA
46.3
69.6
56.0
43.9
53.5
51.4
NA
NA
61.6
Math
Score
512
492
447
499
445
500
479
480
423
450
489
459
514
495
399
493
375
492
508
510
416
430
448
495
532
515
481
452
488
478
478
508
504
441
*
501
501
472
467
482
466
682
536
503
Verbal
Score
505
490
455
496
445
494
485
483
442
451
485
440
445
491
394
479
384
495
505
509
411
438
468
493
510
510
482
439
486
466
485
512
523
438
*
511
493
495
464
479
465
664
581
508
Total
Score
1017
982
902
995
890
994
964
963
865
901
974
899
959
986
793
972
759
987
1013
1019
827
868
916
988
1042
1025
963
891
974
944
963
1020
1027
879
*
1012
994
967
931
961
931
1346
1117
1011
Notes: * Data were not reported where number tested were fewer than five.
• All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
• Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking the SAT in the LEA divided by the eighth
month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA.
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Table 5 (continued). Mean SAT Scores for North Carolina Public Schools 1998
School System
United States Total
NC State Total
Northampton County
Onslow County
Orange County
Chapel Hill
School in the Community
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
Pitt County
Polk County
Randolph County
Asheboro
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
Rowan County
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Clinton
Scotland County
Stanly County
Stokes County
Surry County
Elkin
Mount Airy
Swain County
Transylvania County
Tyrrell County
Union County
Vance County
Wake County
Bonner Academy
Warren County
Washington County
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilkes County
Wilson County
Yadkin County
Yancey County
Number
Tested
1,172,779
40,007
102
529
186
394
2
60
179
155
47
152
543
54
319
130
180
500
398
520
256
208
115
219
323
159
191
57
64
48
138
28
607
166
3377
2
96
104
204
470
232
299
148
44
Percent
Tested
43.0
62.0
58.0
55.3
61.8
90.8
66.7
51.3
66.3
50.8
44.8
58.0
56.9
54.5
45.2
71.0
42.9
48.9
61.1
51.4
47.1
50.7
70.6
56.9
58.2
53.2
56.3
78.1
64.6
57.1
63.0
58.3
62.8
56.7
75.6
20.0
57.8
61.9
72.1
44.8
50.9
52.4
57.8
34.6
Math
Score
512
492
398
493
496
598
*
483
448
464
450
477
495
516
493
492
447
433
475
491
470
431
417
442
481
474
471
512
510
468
502
504
487
430
531
*
441
423
514
475
502
488
462
484
Verbal
Score
505
490
392
484
501
590
*
457
450
463
462
465
481
506
482
490
443
433
470
488
472
438
415
434
467
489
473
503
480
499
512
481
488
433
521
*
450
406
533
479
502
475
463
477
Notes: * Data were not reported where number tested were fewer than five.
• All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
• Percent tested is calculated as the number of students taking the SAT in the LEA divided by the eighth
month, twelfth grade membership in the LEA.
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Total
Score
1017
982
790
977
997
1188
*
940
898
927
912
942
976
1022
975
982
890
866
945
979
942
869
832
876
948
963
944
1015
990
967
1014
985
975
863
1052
*
891
829
1047
954
1004
963
925
961
Table 6. Distribution of North Carolina 1998 Public School System by Mean Total SAT Scores
North Carolina Mean
School System
1350 N.C. School of Science and Mathematics
…
1998 North Carolina
982
1190
1180
1170
1160
1150
1140
1130
1120
1110
1100
1090
1080
1070
1060
1050
1040
1030
1020
1010
1000
990
980
970
960
950
940
930
920
910
900
890
880
870
860
850
840
830
820
810
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
Chapel Hill
N.C. School of the Arts
Wake
Buncombe, Mooresville, Watauga
Hickory
Jackson, Madison, Polk
Avery, Cabarrus, Elkin, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, McDowell, New Hanover, Transylvania
Dare, Wilkes
Ashe, Asheville, Carteret, Catawba, Craven, Currituck, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Orange
Asheboro, Beaufort, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Guilford, Harnett, Iredell-Statesville, Mount Airy, Tyrrell
Chatham, Davidson, Granville, Lee, Onslow, Pitt, Randolph, Roanoke Rapids, Rowan-Salisbury, Union
Caldwell, Camden, Cleveland, Edenton-Chowan, Franklin, Gaston, Johnston, Lincoln, Mitchell, Moore, Stokes, Swain, Wilson, Yancey
Alamance, Alexander, Greensboro Math and Science Center, Newton-Conover, Shelby, Wayne
Cumberland, Lenoir, Person, Rockingham, Rutherford, Stanly, Surry
Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Montgomery, Nash-Rocky Mount, Pamlico
Alleghany, Brunswick, Lexington, Pender, Yadkin
Hyde, Perquimans
Duplin, Graham, Thomasville, Whiteville
Greene, Jones, Pasquotank, Warren
Bladen, Edgecombe, Richmond
Caswell, Martin, Scotland
Columbus, Gates, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, Vance
Anson
Clinton
Bertie, Hertford, Washington
Halifax
Northampton
Weldon
Notes: • All Scholastic Assessment Test scores are reported on the recentered score scale (1995).
• Data were not reported for Bonner Academy, School in the Community, and Math and Science Education Network because the number
tested was less than five.
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