From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) high school students continue to meet the rigorous standards set forth by the state as evident through a variety of measures and assessments. HCPS students are outperforming the state and nation on the SAT® exam. In addition, HCPS outscored the nation on the Advanced Placement […]
Harford County Public Schools Achieves Significant Gains in Advanced Placement Participation and SAT Scores
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools achieved a more than 25 percent increase in participation in Advanced Placement (AP) assessments from 1,824 students in 2012 to 2,292 students in 2013; this at the same time total high school enrollment in the county remained steady. Total enrollment in AP courses in 2013 was […]
Harford County Elementary and Middle Schools Meet, Exceed New State Standards
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) students in grades three through eight continue to meet or exceed Maryland School Assessment (MSA) targets in both reading and mathematics, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Nearly 98 percent of all middle and elementary schools achieved proficiency […]
Harford County Five-Year SAT Results: Good News and Troubling Trends
Long considered a reliable predictor of student success in college, SAT scores released by Harford County Public Schools over the past five years show both good news and troubling trends. From 2007 through 2011, the average SAT critical reading scores in HCPS rose above the state and national averages, but the county’s math scores hovered […]
Harford Elementary/Middle State Test Scores Remain High; State Targets Continue to Rise; Harford Schools Hold Steady in 2011
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools students continue to achieve at a high rate of proficiency on the Maryland School Assessments (MSA) taken by third through eighth graders in reading and mathematics. Close to 90 percent of elementary and middle school students are performing at a proficient level in reading, and middle […]
Another Stab: Understanding How Harford County Students Fared on Advanced Placement Tests
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Average SAT Scores Vary Widely Among Some Harford County High Schools
Average SAT scores for 2010 varied widely among the ten public high schools in Harford County, with some schools easily besting the state and national averages and others lagging behind, according to results just released by Harford County Public Schools. Testing skills that are learned in high school, the SAT is taken mainly by college-bound […]
