O.C.'s SAT Scores Again Beat U.S., State Averages

Education: Bigger course loads boost achievement, official says. But some schools slip from 1996 results.

August 27, 1997|TINA NGUYEN | TIMES STAFF WRITER

DISTRICT 1996 1997 change School Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math ANAHEIM 482 526 477 527 -5 +1 Anaheim 430 467 407 458 -23 -9 Cypress 500 553 511 563 +11 +10 Katella 485 535 478 550 -7 +15 Kennedy 500 546 503 581 +3 +35 Loara 480 524 469 515 -11 -9 Magnolia 464 498 482 501 +18 +3 Savanna 475 515 450 482 -25 -17 Western 476 519 468 498 -8 -21 *BREA OLINDA 528 567 538 580 +10 +13 CAPISTRANO n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Aliso Niguel n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Capistrano Valley n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Dana Hills n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a San Clemente n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a FULLERTON 522 557 515 557 -7 0 Buena Park 446 453 439 479 -7 +26 Fullerton 530 518 508 530 -22 +12 La Habra 497 513 470 492 -27 -21 Sonora 505 518 505 515 0 -3 Sunny Hills 535 602 545 612 +10 +10 Troy 550 590 536 573 -14 -17 GARDEN GROVE 465 529 n/a n/a n/a n/a Bolsa Grande 463 545 475 550 +12 +5 Garden Grove 467 530 478 532 +11 +2 La Quinta 450 539 500 550 +50 +11 Los Amigos 469 527 452 536 -17 +9 Pacifica 517 539 535 557 +18 +18 Rancho Alamitos 456 529 451 531 -5 +3 Santiago 426 485 n/a n/a n/a n/a HUNTINGTON BEACH 523 554 512 552 -11 -2 Huntington Beach 526 545 520 534 -6 -9 Westminster 537 565 465 525 -72 -40 Marina 537 565 528 566 -9 +1 Fountain Valley 526 570 518 564 -8 -6 Edison 530 559 514 554 -16 -5 Ocean View 534 542 514 559 -20 +17 IRVINE 540 588 550 606 +10 +18 Irvine High 533 578 541 589 +8 +11 University 565 612 574 634 +9 +22 Woodbridge 577 568 529 587 -48 +19 *LAGUNA BEACH 547 548 551 541 +4 -7 *LOS ALAMITOS 529 556 519 557 -10 +1 NEWPORT-MESA 541 573 525 552 -16 -21 Corona Del Mar 559 589 540 569 -19 -20 Costa Mesa 511 562 482 530 -29 -32 Estancia 546 560 511 532 -35 -28 Newport Harbor 530 561 537 553 +7 -8 ORANGE 523 552 519 552 -4 0 Canyon 528 550 526 564 -2 +14 El Modena 526 551 516 540 -10 -11 Orange 480 519 489 508 +9 -11 Villa Park 538 571 530 571 -8 0 PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA 524 559 527 564 +3 5 El Dorado 528 560 513 556 -15 -4 Esperanza 523 563 542 571 +19 +8 Valencia 522 545 507 559 -15 +14 SADDLEBACK 533 559 536 568 +3 +9 El Toro 530 551 527 556 -3 +5 Laguna Hills 546 585 546 590 0 +5 Mission Viejo 529 551 543 569 +14 +18 Trabuco Hills 527 547 530 558 +3 +11 SANTA ANA 420 458 416 451 -4 -7 Century 425 440 416 420 -9 -20 Saddleback 446 478 435 476 -11 -2 Santa Ana 387 443 398 449 +11 +6 Valley 410 458 396 463 -14 +5 TUSTIN U 518 546 522 559 +4 +13 Foothill 554 590 534 575 -20 -15 Tustin 481 501 497 526 +16 +25

For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday August 28, 1997 Orange County Edition Part A Page 3 Metro Desk 2 inches; 46 words Type of Material: Correction
SAT scores--A story Wednesday about Scholastic Assessment Test scores incorrectly reported the year-to-year change in average total score for Westminster High School students. Their 1996 scores on the SAT averaged 471 on the verbal portion and 523 on the math portion. For 1997, the average total score was down four points.

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* These districts have only one high school.

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