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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www2.k12albemarle.org/acps/division/communications/newsroom/Pages/Albemarle%20County%20Students%20Exceed%20State,%20National%20Averages%20on%20SAT%20Scores%20and%20for%20Courses%20That%20Earn%20College%20Credit.aspx

http://thebullelephant.com/sat-scores-in-northern-virginia-schools-2014/

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/sat-scores-by-state-2014

When comparing high participation states, Virginia has the third highest SAT scores.  Yet they only had three schools on the list.

Maryland had several more schools on the list, yet their SATs are ninth highest, below VA.

One of the VA schools on that newsweek list is Abermarle HS. Abermarle's SATs are high, 1668. However 1668 is the Fairfax County Public Schools average SAT score. 11 NOVA high schools scored higher than Abermarle (signifiacntly in many cases), 8 fcps and 3 arlington county schools.

The list is just not accurate.[/quote]

Exactly..

Check this rankings for 2013 list of 2000 high schools

http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html

They have just 3 FCPS schools out of 2000 and ONLY 66 VA high schools. :roll: .. They dont have langley / Mclean, that have comparable SAT scores as Madison which is at 146 rank.

There is also one high school from VA with below 1000 SAT average score in the list too and 20 below 1500 SAT score.  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen: Even Herndon High School, Fairfax High School and South Lakes high school have averages more than 1600 SAT score..

All I can say is the list is incomplete

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SAT is only a part of the criteria. Besides, test score doesn't mean much.[/quote]

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