Average 2007 SAT Score:   Critical Reading SBISD 508 Texas Public Schools 487 U.S. Public Schools 498   Writing SBISD 502 Texas Public Schools 478 U.S. Public Schools 488   Math SBISD 540 Texas Public Schools 505 U.S. Public Schools 509

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Spring Branch ISD students posted scores significantly higher than state and national averages on the expanded 2007 SAT, according to figures released recently by the College Board, the nonprofit organization that administers the popular standardized exam.

SBISD’s test participation by seniors increased from 68 percent a year ago to 72 percent this year, much higher than the state and national participation rates of 52 and 48 percent, respectively. Students may take the test more than once while in high school.

Nearly 1.5 million students in the national class of 2007 took the SAT. The number and diversity of test takers rose both in Texas and across the nation, national researchers report.

High school seniors here who took the recently expanded test also earned some of the highest scores in the Houston region.

The SAT is a three hour and 45 minute test with math, critical reading and writing sections. Students may earn between 200 and 800 points on each portion of the test.

On the SAT writing test, introduced two years ago, Spring Branch students averaged a 502. That was 14 points higher than the national public school average of 488, and a significant 24 points higher than the Texas average of 478.

On the critical reading test, SBISD’s average score of 508 exceeded the state public school average of 487 by 19 points. The national public school average was 498.

In math, Spring Branch students posted a significantly higher 540, 31 points higher than the national public school average in math of 509, and 35 points higher than the Texas public school average of 505.

“Once again, Spring Branch’s students outperformed their state and national peers. Our students continue to produce some of the highest SAT scores in the area, even as almost three out of every four seniors now take the test,” Superintendent of Schools Duncan Klussmann said.

Many high school students also take the ACT, a curriculum-based measure of college readiness. In the ACT, students are tested in English, mathematics, reading, and science, and earn individual scores in each area as well as an overall composite score. 

Scores on the ACT range from 1 up to a maximum of 36.  Just as they did in the SAT, Spring Branch students exceeded the state and national averages in every subject and overall composite score. The 2007 district composite average score was 23.4 exceeding both the state average composite of 20.5, and the national composite average of 21.2.

Since 2004, the number of students taking the ACT has increased in Spring Branch by nearly 43 percent compared with an increase of 11 percent over that same period for the state.

In English, SBISD students averaged 22.5, while the state average was 19.5 and the national average was 20.7.

In reading, the SBISD average of 23.4 outpaced the state average of 20.6 and the national average of 21.5. 

Similarly in science, SBISD seniors scored an average of 22.8 compared with 20.4 for Texas and 21.0 for the nation.

In mathematics, SBISD reached the highest of its average scores with 24.2, more than 3 points higher than both the state average of 20.8 and the national average of 21.0.

Average 2007 ACT scores:

	English	Mathematics	Reading	Science	Composite
SBISD	22.5	24.2	23.4	22.8	23.4
State	19.5	20.8	20.6	20.4	20.5
Nation	20.7	21.0	21.5	21.0	21.2

posted 09-21-07