Find out which high schools in your area made the list of the highest SAT scores in New Jersey.
TRENTON -- The average SAT score in New Jersey may have dropped in 2014-15, but plenty of local high schools helped keep New Jersey's score above the national average.
Across the state, 185 public high schools posted an average score higher than the national average of 1,490, according to state data. More than 20 schools had an average score above 1,800, including six with an average score higher than 2,000.
The exams are graded on a 2,400-point scale.
Overall, New Jersey's average score was 1,508, according to the state Department of Education, a 6-point drop from the year before. Vocational-technical schools with selective enrollment dominated the list of the high schools with the highest scores.
Among the SAT score highlights in New Jersey:
- The Academy For Mathematics Science And Engineering in Morris County had an average score of 2,247, the highest in the state.
- Princeton High School's 1,873 average score was the highest among high schools without selective enrollment.
- North Star Academy in Newark led New Jersey's charter schools with an average score of 1,536.
View the gallery above to the see the schools with the 25 highest scores. Find your district's score here.
While the importance of SAT scores may be fading as some colleges no longer require applicants to submit their score, New Jersey has one of the highest participation rates in the country at 81 percent of the Class of 2015 taking the test.
The average score per section was 496 in critical reading, 518 in mathematics and 494 in writing.
Students who took the SAT after March of this year will receive their score on the traditional 1,600-point scale. The writing section became optional this year as part of a series of changes to the test.
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