Spring Branch ISD students posted SAT scores above state and national averages once again, according to figures released by the College Board. SBISD high school students consistently earn high scores on the test, one of the key measures used to predict student readiness for college.

The district’s average verbal score was 524, much higher than state and national verbal scores of 493 and 508, respectively, according to 2005 SAT results released publicly today by the College Board. The College Board administers the SAT nationwide.

SBISD’s verbal score was 31 points higher than the state average and 16 points higher than the national average. Memorial and Stratford high schools, as well as Westchester Academy for International Studies, scored higher than the state. Memorial and Stratford posted scores higher than the national average, too.

The district’s average math score of 548 topped a state score of 502, as well as the national average of 520. SBISD students scored 46 points higher on average than other Texas test takers and 28 points higher than students nationwide. Memorial and Stratford high schools scored above both the state and national average, while Spring Woods High was within a point of the state average.

About two-thirds of the senior class districtwide took the SAT at least once during their high school years.

“Once again, Spring Branch students outscored the state and nation by a wide margin. Our students continue to produce some of the highest SAT scores in the area - if not the highest - even as two out of every three of our seniors now take the SAT,” Superintendent of Schools Duncan Klussmann said.

Mean 2005 SAT scores by high school campus: