Georgia, many local students outscore peers across U.S. on SAT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - For the eighth year in a row, Georgia’s public-school students significantly outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT – and CSRA school districts have plenty to brag about.

Specifically, Georgia’s Class of 2025 recorded a mean score of 1029, 33 points higher than the national average for public-school students of 996.

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Georgia’s high-school seniors recorded another all-time-high graduation rate – and significant year-over-year improvement – in 2025.

Georgia’s public-school class of 2025 recorded a mean score of 526 on the evidence-based reading and writing portion of the assessment and a mean score of 502 on the math portion. That’s compared to averages of 508 and 48