Ellington, Somers Students Score Higher Than State Average in SATs

More students in Connecticut took the SATs in 2013 when compared to last year and, apart from a slight uptick in writing, test-takers posted similar average scores when compared to 2012.

The College Board released the latest standardized test results for the SAT, PSAT and AP scores, saying that the increased number of students taking these college-bound tests signify an upward trend. The organization also said there is an increasing diversity among the test-takers.

"Higher participation rates on college entrance exams mean that more Connecticut public high school graduates are aiming for college, which is one of our state's key goals," said Stefan Pryor, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Education. "It is especially encouraging that participation rates among students of color continue to rise in Connecticut."

There were slight improvements made statewide in critical reading, which increased by one point to 499, as well as writing which ticked up two points to 504. Mathematics, however, dropped one point to 503.

As far as Ellington and Somers go, students in both towns scored well above the state averages, ranging from an average of 517 in Ellington for writing up to 533 in Somers for math (full results are listed below).

Also, a majority of AP tests in both towns ended with scores between a 3 and a 5. 

Ellington High School

SAT 2013 (scores range between 200-800)
Test Takers: 151
Critical Reading Mean: 522
Math Mean: 529
Writing Mean: 517
 
SAT Subject Tests 2013
Test Takers: 11
Total Tests Taken: 19

AP 2013
Test Takers: 110
Total Exams Taken: 142
Numbers of Exams With Scores 3, 4 or 5: 116

PSAT/NMSQT (scores range between 20-80)
Test Takers: 33
Critical Reading Mean: 51.6
Math Mean: 51.8
Writing Skills Mean: 50.9

PSAT/NMSQT Juniors 2012 (scores range between 20-80)
Test Takers: 109
Critical Reading Mean: 47.9
Math Mean: 49.6
Writing Skills Mean: 46.4 

Somers High School

SAT 2013 (scores range between 200-800)
Test Takers: 115
Critical Reading Mean: 524
Math Mean: 533
Writing Mean: 523

SAT Subject Tests 2013
Test Takers:  4
Total Tests Taken: 11

AP 2013
Test Takers: 61
Total Exams Taken: 83
Numbers of Exams With Scores 3, 4 or 5: 56

PSAT/NMSQT (scores range between 20-80)
Test Takers: 112
Critical Reading Mean: 45.1
Math Mean: 45.4
Writing Skills Mean: 43.9

PSAT/NMSQT Juniors 2012 (scores range between 20-80)
Test Takers: 78
Critical Reading Mean: 50.5
Math Mean: 50.2
Writing Skills Mean: 49.4