SAT I scores for 2004 graduates of Department of Defense high schools in Europe remained above the national average in the verbal portion of the test, but lagged in the math portion, according to results released recently by the DOD’s education activity.
The scores for Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe students averaged 513 for verbal and 503 for math, while the national averages were 508 for verbal and 518 for math.
A larger percentage of DODDS-Europe students took the test this year, 65 percent, compared to the national average of 48 percent.
“While the DODDS-Europe participation rate is significantly above that of the nation, we still score at about the national average,” DODDS-Europe spokesman Frank O’Gara wrote in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes.
“But that’s just not good enough. Every year we explore new ways to improve students’ test-taking skills and to enhance the rigor of our secondary programs. … We are aggressively pursuing ways to increase the achievement and performance of all students.”
Overall, students from 12 schools in DODDS-Europe increased averages in both verbal and math scores from the previous year. Eight schools had lower scores in both categories.
Five schools scored higher than the national average for both portions, with the 124 test-takers from Ramstein High School in Germany averaging a 539 verbal and 532 math.
Alconbury High School in England had the highest average verbal score with a 551, and Brussels High School in Belgium had the highest average math score with a 567.
The press release showed that DODDS’ African-American students scored much higher than the national average, 40 points higher in verbal and 25 in math. Hispanic students scored an average 18 points higher in verbal and four points higher in math.
According to the release, the SAT I is a three-hour test measuring verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities, to measure students’ possible college performance. SAT I scores range from 200 to 800, and the release said that four DOD students scored 800 in verbal and another four had a perfect score in math.
SAT I results by school
No. of tests SAT I Verbal SAT I Math No. of tests SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
School
2003
2004
Ansbach HS
14
488
478
23
483
456
Bad Aibling School
6
*
*
**
**
**
Bamberg HS
16
494
473
17
508
490
Hohenfels HS
24
527
508
20
489
471
Patch HS
71
539
519
45
551
520
Vilseck HS
50
490
456
39
477
482
Würzburg HS
77
496
478
63
505
490
Giessen HS
7
*
*
9
*
*
Hanau HS
37
474
482
32
512
482
Heidelberg HS
105
533
526
100
524
508
Mannhein HS
23
544
510
23
516
526
Wiesbaden/
H. H. Arnold
90
515
487
78
521
493
A.T. Mahon HS
16
528
509
12
541
491
Alconbury HS
15
538
481
13
555
508
Bahrain School
90
501
537
97
501
539
Brussels HS
14
526
536
18
532
567
Lajes HS
14
521
505
21
469
476
Lakenheath HS
70
517
510
76
517
510
London Central HS
43
514
480
47
512
491
Menwith Hill ES/HS
8
*
*
19
508
534
Shape HS
33
544
552
45
525
506
Afnorth HS
42
510
503
33
529
523
Baumholder HS
26
485
478
26
501
512
Bitburg HS
36
515
486
48
517
498
Kaiserslautern HS
69
510
483
75
487
468
Ramstein HS
125
518
504
124
539
532
Ankara HS/
Geo. C. Marshall
17
549
561
10
501
539
Aviano HS
41
530
500
40
501
506
Incirlik HS
23
499
492
12
453
443
Livorno HS
6
*
*
6
*
*
Naples HS
57
522
497
58
520
512
Rota/David G. Farragut HS
20
507
492
24
510
462
Sigonella/
Stephen Decatur
25
467
447
21
480
482
Vicenza HS
29
499
474
20
528
511
*-Average score unavailable.
**-Bad Aibling School closed in 2004.
SOURCE: DODDS
