Martin County students recorded the highest SAT scores and the largest percentage of AP exams graded 3 or higher in the region, but the county also had many fewer students taking the exams than either Broward or Palm Beach counties. In Martin, 818 12th-graders took the SAT, compared with 9,805 in Broward and 6,160 in Palm Beach. In St. Lucie County, 851 12th-graders took the SAT; in Indian River County, 513; and in Okeechobee County, 154. In Martin County, 1,066 11th and 12th-graders took Advanced Placement exams, compared with 12,110 in Broward and 8,865 in Palm Beach. In Indian River County, 541 students took AP exams; in St. Lucie, 969; and in Okeechobee, 91.
| County | Mean SAT Score | % of AP Exams Scoring 3 or higher |
| Broward | 1,432 | 47.3% |
| Indian River | 1,514 | 34.6 |
| Martin | 1,537 | 51.2 |
| Okeechobee | 1,362 | 17.3 |
| Palm Beach | 1,491 | 50.8 |
| St. Lucie | 1,423 | 14.4 |
| Statewide | 1,474 | 42.0% |
| Note: Highest score possible on the SAT is 2,400. Highest possible score on AP exams is 5. Source: Department of Education | ||