For the fourth consecutive year, Forsyth County School District students had the highest ACT score among county and large school districts in Georgia, with a composite score of 24.5, district officials announced.
Four Forsyth high schools – Lambert, South Forest, West Forest and Forsyth Central – had among the top 35 highest scores out of 434 high schools in Georgia, and all five high schools in the district exceeded state and national composites, officials said.
A total of 1,972 Forsyth students took the ACT this year. Complete Forsyth information: https://bit.ly/2CRhVF8
Among the metro area average composite scores: Forsyth, 24.5; Fulton, 23.7; Fayette, 23.4; Cherokee, 23.0; Cobb, 22.8; Gwinnett, 22.6; DeKalb, 19.7; Atlanta, 18.7; and Clayton, 17.9. State and national average ACT scores for the Class of 2018 were a respective 21.4 and 20.8. To view statewide data: https://bit.ly/2J543aq
“FCS students, staff, parents, community and business members should all be very proud of our ACT scores,” said Forsyth schools Superintendent Jeff Bearden.
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