Curious How Peabody High Students Scored on the SAT in 2012?

Curious how Peabody High students did on this year's SATs?

Here’s your answer, straight from the numbers released this week by the College Board, which administers the test to high school juniors and seniors.

Peabody saw a drop in the number of test takers, and in line with the state trend in 2012, made gains in math and critical reading, picking up 7 points on average on each subject. Unlike the state average score for writing, however, Peabody saw similar gains in that subject as well -- 10 points.

That being said, Peabody is still below state averages in all three subject areas.

Check out the chart below:

Statewide, average scores increased 1 point on critical reading, remained flat on writing and 2 points on math, according to the state Department of Early and Secondary Education. State officials are also touting a 12-point gain on math over the past decade.

Bay State students are still scoring higher than their classmates across the nation. Nationally, the average score for public school pupils was 491 in critical reading, 482 in writing and 505 in math, all dropping by one to two points.

Under that comparison, Peabody is just above average scores in all three areas.

For some added perspective in Peabody, here are the results for the previous three years: