AnswerPublic school SAT scores are usually 100-150 points lower than at private schools.
2008 SAT scores for Southern New Jersey show that private school SAT scores are much lower on average than those of public schools
Average 2008 SAT scores for Southern New Jersey Catholic High Schools:
MOORESTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL 1274
BAPTIST REGIONAL SCHOOL 1160
CAMDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 1150
ST. MARY'S - DOANE ACADEMY 1100
BISHOP EUSTACE PREPARATORY SCHOOL 1070
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 1007
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL 975
PAUL VI HIGH SCHOOL 975
Southern New Jersey Public Average SAT Scores
HADDONFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1684
MOORESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 1657
CHERRY HILL EAST HIGH SCHOOL 1645
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL 1629
SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL 1581
LENAPE HIGH SCHOOL 1566
CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL 1550
CHERRY HILL HIGH SCHOOLWEST 1545
TRITON HIGH SCHOOL 1531
PITMAN HIGH SCHOOL 1524
NORTHERN BURLCO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1517
CLEARVIEW REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1514
CINNAMINSON HIGH SCHOOL 1511
SENECA HIGH SCHOOL 1504
KINGSWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1504
HADDON TWP. HIGH SCHOOL 1497
WASHINGTON TWP. HIGH SCHOOL 1482
FLORENCE TWP. MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1480
STERLING HIGH SCHOOL 1469
DELSEA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1454
RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1454
COLLINGSWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1451
BORDENTOWN 1434
WEST DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL 1449
TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 1418
DELRAN HIGH SCHOOL 1415
BURLINGTON TWP. HIGH SCHOOL 1404
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL 1403
PEMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL 1396
GLASSBORO HIGH SCHOOL 1395
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL 1394
OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL 1389
DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL 1387
WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 1381
WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL 1339
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 1319
LINDENWOLD HIGH SCHOOL 1311
PENNSAUKEN HIGH SCHOOL 1275
WOODBURY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1273
WILLINGBORO HIGH SCHOOL 1236
CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL 1060
WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 998
