Western's SAT Scores Rise

The average SAT scores for Western's Class of 2005 were higher than those of last year's graduating class. The gains are important, especially in a year when the state average SAT scores remained flat and the BCPSS average declined. At Western, every senior takes the SAT; this is not true at most BCPSS and other Maryland public schools. Western's 195 seniors constituted 8% of the total number of BCPSS students who took the SAT last year (2,460).

SAT Verbal Scores

Western achieved a small rise in the average Verbal score, reversing its trend.

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Western	465	469	467	460	452	453
BCPSS	408	405	402	405	403	400
Maryland	507	508	507	509	511	511

SAT Math Scores

A 5-point rise in the average Math score represents a significant gain by Western students. Note that SAT scores of females, especially in Math, have always been lower than those of males. While reasons for this discrepancy are still unclear, the difference is typically 20 points in the SAT math score.

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Western	436	443	445	435	434	439
BCPSS	396	393	393	396	400	397
Maryland	509	510	513	515	515	515

SAT Total Scores

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Western	901	912	912	895	886	892
BCPSS	804	798	795	801	803	797
Maryland	1016	1018	1020	1024	1026	1026