OCS Ranked Highest in Northeast Georgia for SAT Achievement

Staff Report From Athens CEO

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

Oconee County Schools has earned a mean SAT composite score of 1157 for the 2019 testing period, well above state and national mean scores. OCS is ranked fourth in the state and is just one of two systems ranked in the top 10 in Northeast Georgia.

“I commend our recent graduates, students, and all of their teachers throughout their K-12 experience for exceptional SAT achievement,” said Superintendent Jason L. Branch. “These results demonstrate not only students’ academic excellence, but also how well-prepared they are for post-secondary experiences.”  

College Board redesigned the SAT for 2017 on two sections: 1) evidence-based reading and writing and 2) mathematics. This set a new baseline for future years’ comparisons, with scores since 2017 below:

 

2017 Mean Score

2018 Mean Score

2019 Mean Score

Oconee County Schools

1151

1163

1157

North Oconee High School

1156

1161

1156

Oconee County High School

1146

1165

1159

State of Georgia

1050

1054

1048

U.S.

1060

1049

1039

 

In addition, the number of participants in OCS increased from 441 in 2018 to 472 in 2019.