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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^Sadly, nobody seems to compile or publish a comprehensive list of top SAT scores by high school nationally, or one listing advanced school-within-a-school programs, like the IB.

Do a Google search for "Best high school SAT scores" and all you can find is a list of the private boarding schools with average SAT scores above 2000, there are nearly 20.  I'd like to see a list of public school SAT scores, especially for the 8 NYC magnet schools using the SSAT 8th grade admissions test.

You can also go to Cappax College Insider site to find a list of colleges with average SAT scores for enrolled students.  There are 21 schools on the list with scores above 2000 but only two with scores of 2100 or higher.  Cal Tech leads with a 2180 average and Harvard with 2100.

In a nutshell, there are only a handful of high schools and colleges where almost all students have scored 700 or higher on each of the three sections of the SAT.   This means that BASIS' average SAT scores are indeed impressive but not stellar.

It seems to me that the combination of weak support for advanced learners at the elementary level in both DCPS and DC Charter, lack of selective admissions middle school programs in the city, and over-enrolled AP courses in DCPS high schools and Latin (meaning that many average students sit alongside the best) doesn't bode well for SAT scores in DC.

We're very unlikely to see average SAT scores above, say, 1800, at any school for a long time.  Not at Latin, not at BASIS.

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Don't be too sure of that - from the WaPo top schools in the nation list, the BASIS schools in Arizona are above 1800 - http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060412_az_basis_schools/basis-tucson-tops-national-high-school-rankings/

No. 1: BASIS Tucson

Four-year graduation rate: 100 percent
Average ACT score: 30.33
Average SAT score: 1,933
Enrollment: 662
Students attending four-year colleges: 100 percent

No. 5: BASIS Scottsdale

Four-year graduation rate: 100 percent
Average ACT score: 28
Average SAT score: 1,951
Enrollment: 121
Students attending four-year colleges: 100 percent

They are following the same model in DC.[/quote]

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