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ACT
The Cherokee County School District’s Class of 2025 ACT scores increased and topped national and state averages!
The class earned an outstanding 22.8 average, up from 22.5 last year and exceeding Georgia’s 21.4 (up from 21.2) and the Nation’s 19.4 steady average on the competitive college entrance and placement examination, according to a report released today by the Georgia Department of Education.
Students earn a score on a scale of 1 to 36. The average CCSD scores by subject on the ACT, used to calculate the overall composite average, are: English, 21.8 (up from 21.7); Math, 22.2 (up from 21.9); Reading, 23.8 (up from 23.6); Science, 23.1 (up from 22.6).
“Congratulations to the Class of 2025’s students and our teachers for achieving this impressive success,” Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis said. “This strong student academic performance, which parallels our SAT scores, is evidence of our commitment to students learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else. This is further testament of the CCSD School Board’s laser focus on student learning and the talented work of our teachers, leaders, and support staff.”
The ACT is taken in lieu of or along with the SAT, and the Class of 2025’s strong ACT scores follow excellent SAT results released earlier this fall. The ACT scores reflect 794 CCSD students taking the exam, which is 25% of the class, down from 894 the previous school year.
“I want to congratulate our students who took the ACT. The CCSD had an increase in composite scores over last year, which was higher than both the state of Georgia and the U.S. We also saw increases in all four content areas that are measured by the ACT. I want to give kudos to the teachers who prepared their students for this exam, to the parents who encouraged their students to study and to take the ACT, and to the students who studied and took this exam,” School Board Chair Janet Read Welch said. “Our goal as a district is to prepare our students not only for K-12, but also for continuing education or workforce readiness once they graduate. Keep up the great work – teachers, administrators, parents and, most importantly, students!”
Scores from CCSD’s high schools all surpassed state and national averages: Cherokee HS, 22.0; Creekview HS, 22.9; Etowah HS, 23.0; River Ridge HS, 22.9; Sequoyah HS, 23.3 – CCSD’s highest score; and Woodstock HS, 22.4. A school score was not provided by ACT for i-Grad Virtual Academy due to participation levels.
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SAT
Cherokee County School District’s SAT scores for the Class of 2025 increased and continue to top national and statewide results!
The CCSD Class of 2025 earned an average total score of 1085 on the curriculum-based college entrance and placement exam, according to results released today by the College Board. The 2025 score is an increase from 1083 in 2024 and further widens CCSD’s margin over the national public school average by 89 points and the state by 56 points.
“Congratulations to our Class of 2025 on this impressive academic accomplishment!” Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis said. “This is a testament to the quality education provided by CCSD teachers from elementary to middle to high school and a School Board that is laser-focused on academics and excellent outcomes.”
The SAT, the most recognized measure of achievement for high school students, measures critical reading and mathematics abilities. It includes two 800-point sections: Evidence Based Reading & Writing (ERW) and Mathematics, with a possible total score of 1600; a third section, a writing exam, is optional.
The CCSD Class of 2025 average ERW score is 557 (up from 553) -- 31 points higher than Georgia and 49 over U.S., and the Math is 528 (down slightly from 529) -- 26 over Georgia and 40 over the U.S.
CCSD’s six traditional high schools also each topped national and state averages on the SAT. Their scores are: Cherokee HS, 1067 (down from 1078); Creekview HS, 1108 (up from 1101); Etowah HS, 1072 (up from 1058); River Ridge HS, 1081 (up from 1075); Sequoyah HS, the highest average in CCSD, 1113 (up from 1098); and Woodstock HS, 1079 (down from 1092). CCSD’s online high school, i-Grad Virtual Academy, scored 1007 (up from 989).
While CCSD students continue to outperform peers on the SAT, the district also has increased the number of students taking this important post-secondary readiness assessment. CCSD increased participation to 1,889 students – an additional 55 students from 2024, and Georgia climbed to 55% participation from 52%.
While most high school students take the SAT, some choose to take the ACT, a different college entrance exam, and some students take both; ACT scores will be released later this fall.
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