John Dunn,

director of middle and high school curriculum for the Coweta County School

System, has begun analyzing the scores. He said the SAT 1 testing company,

Educational Testing Services, will release sub-parts of the tests by October,

allowing for greater analysis.

"We just

have the bare numbers now," said Dunn.

East Coweta

High School administered the test to 137 students during the 2000-2001

school year, down from 193 test-takers last year.

Northgate High

School administered the test to 150 students, up from 97 the year before,

and Newnan High School administered the test to 169 students up from 177

last year.

Students may

take the test multiple times. Dunn said that the testing service reports

students' scores as the average of the highest score achieved on the math

and verbal portions of the test. He also said that students' total scores

rise an average of about 80 points between a first and second taking of

the test.

The Coweta

County School System also offers SAT 1 test preparatory classes six times

a year, coinciding with the test's administration.

High schools

are currently signing up for the next such test prep class, which begins

Sept. 18. Cost for registration is $60, or $35 if either the math or verbal

test prep classes are taken individually.

SAT MEAN SCORES,

2001

SAT 2001

East Coweta

High

VERBAL 499

MATH 483

TOTAL 982

Newnan High

VERBAL 499

MATH 506

TOTAL 1005

Northgate High

VERBAL 477

MATH 475

TOTAL 952

Coweta

VERBAL 492

MATH 489

TOTAL 981

Georgia Total

980

National Total

1020