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Local students outscore their peers on SATs

Districtwide, 1,127 students (71 percent of the class of 1997) in the five high schools of the Fremont Union High School District scored an average of 547 on the verbal reasoning section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), compared with the California average of 496 and the national average of 505. Local students substantially outscored their state and national peers in mathematical reasoning with an average score of 609. The math average in California is 514, and the national average for math is 511. Students take this exam as part of their college application process during the junior or senior year of high school.

Overall, the scores have continued to climb over recent years even as the percentage of test-takers who speak English as their first language has decreased. The increase in the SAT scores coincides with an increase in the number and percentage of students taking the most rigorous curriculum, as well as in the number and percentage of students selecting advanced placement courses in the junior and senior years of high school.

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, September 3, 1997.
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