More Washington students than ever are enrolling in college-level courses and taking college entrance exams, according to results released Oct. 7 by the College Board in Olympia.

Every racial subgroup saw increased SAT, PSAT and AP test-taking rates in 2014. The state’s student performance remained relatively strong. SAT and PSAT saw a slight downturn in overall scores, but the number of AP scores of at least “3” — the score needed to earn college credit — increased 5.7 percent.

“I am proud of our student performance,” state Superintendent Randy Dorn said in a news release. “And the fact that so many students are taking steps to prepare themselves for college is encouraging. I hope this trend continues.”

Locally, Arlington School District students outscored Marysville students in every category.

In the SATs, Arlington outpaced its rivals with mean scores of 527 to 499 in reading, 534-501 in math and 496-479 in writing. Marysville had 226 students take the test, while Arlington had 151.

In the AP testing, 98 students took 163 tests and 101 received a passing grade of 3, 4 or 5. In Marysville, 154 students took 230 tests with 90 passing.

In the PSAT, 86 took the test for Arlington and 108 for Marysville. In reading, the Eagles outscored the Tomahawks 52.1 to 45.4; in math 52.1 to 46.9 and in writing 47.9 to 42.8.