SANTA CLARITA SCORES SAT-ISFY.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Local high school students posted their best ever scores on the 2001 SAT exams, surpassing state and national averages. College-bound students scored an average 1,087 on the two-part 1,600- point test used across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. by university admissions offices. ``This was the highest ever SAT scores in district history,'' Gary Wexler, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of curriculum for the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District, said Tuesday. ``On top of that it was by far the largest number of students to take the test.'' Nearly half the district's June graduates - 946 students - took the test, averaging 535 on the 800-point verbal section and 552 on the math portion. Those scores compared with the national average of 506 and 552, respectively. Wexler attributed the improvement over last year to the growing number of district students taking honors, advanced-placement and college-level courses. Hart district students, in fact, make up 8 percent of the student body at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. in Valencia. ``Of college-bound kids, we probably had 4,500 kids in college-level classes,'' Wexler said. ``There are more than 1,100 kids taking community college courses.'' Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
Thirty-one percent of district students who took the test were minorities, a number that is slowly increasing each year in the largely white Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . Nationally, men outperformed women, but in the Hart district nine of the 14 students who performed from 750 to a perfect 800 on the verbal section were females as well as 11 out of 20 on the math portion. SAT SCORES The SAT is given to college-bound high school students. It is one of many indicators that reflect the quality and effectiveness of instructional programs in school district. Here's how students scored on the test: SCHOOL 2001 2000 Verbal Math Verbal Math WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CANYON 536 525 535 552 HART 573 552 522 551 SAUGUS 561 534 537 569 VALENCIA 506 514 505 514 NATION 506 514 505 514 CALIFORNIA California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). 498 517 497 518 CAPTION(S): chart Chart: SAT SCORES Source: The College Board, William S. Hart Union High School District |
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