Georgia students are doing slightly better on the SAT college entrance exam.
The mean total score for Georgia students who took the exam during the 2014-15 school year was 1450, five points better than the total score for the 2013-14 school year, according to data released Thursday by the College Board, which administers the SAT.
Georgia still lags behind the national score, which was 1490.
State education officials have noted a higher percentage of Georgia students take the SAT than nearly all states, which is why they believe the average score in Georgia is lower than other states. Nearly 77 percent of Georgia students from the high school graduation class of 2015 took the SAT. Only seven states and Washington, D.C. had higher percentages of students who took the SAT.
Colleges and universities use the SAT to help determine how well students can perform academically.
Read Maureen Downey's column on test results here.
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