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SchoolsMONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSRockville,Maryland  \nAugust 27,2002  \n# MEMORANDUM\n\nTo:  \nMembers of the Board of Education  \nFrom:  \nJerry D.Weast,Superintendent of Schools  \n# Subject:\n\nSAT Results for the Graduating Class of 2002  \nThe 2002 SAT results from the Educational Testing Service show that the 6,814 seniors whotook the exam produced an average score of 1095,an increase of three points over last year thatsurpassed the average score attained nearly 30 years ago and achieved the second-highestsystemwide average SAT score in the history of the Montgomery County Public Schools(MCPS).The improvement was fueled by the highest-ever average score of 560 in mathematics,eclipsing the previous record set in 2000.The school system also had the highest-everparticipation rate of 81 percent.This represents the largest number of graduating seniors ever totake the SAT in MCPS and an increase of 866 students over the class of 1999,which scored thehighest systemwide average of 1096.The combined overall score,which includes a decline ofone point in the verbal portion (535),is still the highest in Maryland and 75 points above boththe statewide and national averages.The improvement in the county's average score reflectsincreases of one to 11 points for all racial and ethnic groups,except African American students.  \nWhite students recorded the highest-ever average score of 1159 with an increase of five pointsand a record-setting participation rate of 83 percent.Asian American students achieved thehighest-ever score of 1138 with an 11-point increase and the highest-ever participation rate of 86percent,the highest in the school system.Hispanic students gained a one-point increase to 950and the highest-ever participation rate of 47 percent.African American students achieved anaverage score that declined by five points to 906 with a participation rate of 59 percent.  \n# Surpassing Results of Nearly 30 Years Ago\n\nThe comparison to 1973 is important in understanding the magnitude of the achievements beingmade in MCPS.In 1973,when the school system attained an average score of 1093,only 62percent of the class took the test—1,328 fewer students than in 2002 even though the seniorclasses were about the same size(8,797 students compared to 8,464 last year).The increase nowin both the average scores and the number of participants underscores the school system's effortsto provide greater opportunities for success for a larger and more diverse group of students.Forexample,the percentage of African American students scoring at or above 1000 increased from32 to 33 percent compared to the year before among those taking the SAT,and the percentage of  \nAugust 27,2002  \nHispanic students taking the SAT who scored above 1200 increased from 10 to 12 percent.However,the significant difference among racial and ethnic groups is marked by the fact thatnearly half of all white students taking the SAT(44 percent)scored above 1200.  \n# Underperformance as Part of a Pattern\n\nThe lack of significant progress on average by African American and Hispanic students in lastyear's senior class is related,in part,to a combination of factors,which are being addressed byongoing systemwide and individual school reforms.  \nFor example,the mathematics audit in 2001 and the reforms implemented following thecountywide exams in 2000 identified a wide variance in the instructional practices among highschools.Some high schools at that time were awarding passing grades on countywide examsthat would have merited failure in other county schools.The lowered expectations for groups ofstudents was typical then of instructional programs that were not rigorous enough in someschools to adequately prepare students for the demands of the college preparatory materialcovered by the SAT.The reforms instituted since that time are targeting increased expectationsfor higher student achievement and providing principals and teachers with the tools to improvetheir 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