On the "old" SAT, Georgia's class of 2016 recorded a mean composite score of 1459 - up nine points since 2015, when the mean score was 1450. Mean scores increased from 490 to 493 for critical reading, 485 to 490 for math, and 475 to 476 for writing.
Some students in Georgia's class of 2016 took the redesigned SAT, which scores students in evidence-based reading and writing (ERW) and math. On the new SAT, Georgia students recorded a mean total score of 976 - outperforming the national mean of 972.
Georgia students' mean reading and writing (ERW) score was 498, with a mean math score of 478.
"I am pleased to see the hard work of Georgia's teachers, students, parents, and partners in education paying off," State School Superintendent Richard Woods said.
On the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10, 40,330 Georgia eleventh graders took the test and recorded a mean total score of 1030 - higher than the national mean of 1009. Georgia juniors recorded a mean score of 519 in evidence-based reading and writing and 510 in math, compared to the national mean of 507 in ERW and 502 in math.
About the New SAT
The College Board redesigned the SAT to make it more straightforward and connected to classroom learning. Some of the changes reflected in the new SAT include removing the guessing penalty, focusing on words students will use in college and careers, and making the essay optional.
This year's new SAT data cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment from the old SAT. Moreover, the scale that has been established for the SAT Suite of Assessments is a new scale.
