2005 Annual Report

Student Achievement and College Readiness

ACT Assessment
A curriculum-based achievement test, the ACT is made up of four separate exams in English, reading, mathematics and science. Seventy-five percent of the state’s graduating seniors took the assessment in 2004, earning an average composite score of 21.5. The ACT is scored on a scale of 1 to 36, with 36 being the highest possible score. The ACT is one of two widely accepted college admission exams.