Students in a majority of Harford County public high schools exceeded new national benchmarks for proficiency in math and critical reading on the 2012 SAT, but nearly all schools fell short in writing skills. C. Milton Wright was the only high school to meet proficiency benchmarks in all three tested areas and the only one […]
Harford County Realizes Significant Gains in AP Participation; SAT Scores Hold Steady and Exceed State and National Data
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools realized a 20 percent increase in participation in Advanced Placement (AP) assessments from 1,525 students in 2011 to 1,824 students in 2012, this at the same time total high school enrollment in the county remained steady. Total enrollment in AP courses in 2012 was 4,591, a […]
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 County AP/SAT Participation Up and Scores Hold Steady; Harford Outpaces State and Nation in Critical Reading
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County participation in Advanced Placement (AP) assessments realized a nearly seven percent increase from 1,427 students in 2010 to 1,525 students in 2011, this at the same time total high school enrollment in the county remained steady. Total enrollment in AP courses exceeded 4,000, with many students taking multiple […]
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 […]
Maryland Students Make Broad Gains on National Tests
From the Maryland State Department of Education: Maryland students continue to rise above their peers across the nation on the SAT, Advanced Placement (AP), and ACT national assessments, according to newly released data. Improving achievement by Maryland students is being tallied even as diversity among test-takers has reached an all-time high. Maryland’s composite SAT score […]
Harford County SAT Scores Dipped Slightly Overall In 2010
Harford County SAT scores dipped slightly overall in 2010, according to results released by the College Board on Monday, September 13, 2010. SAT scores were reported for high school seniors in three sections – math, writing and critical reading. Compared with 2009, Harford’s scores rose two points to 523 in math; dropped five points to […]
Test Score Data Released; Harford School System To Focus On Accelerating Achievement Of Minority Students
Harford County students scored above the state and national averages on the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test, according to data released by the College Board today. Compared to 2008, Harford County test-takers’ overall performance improved in Critical Reading (two points), remained steady in Mathematics, and dropped by two points in […]
