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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 |
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