Montgomery, Fairfax SAT scores climb as tests fall nationally

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Montgomery County students set a record for SAT scores last year, boosting their performance by 14 points to close in on rival Fairfax County, which still topped the region on the college entrance exam.

But overall scores stagnated in the District, where students have showed significant gains on the math portion of the exam but have failed to improve on the reading and writing tests.

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