Academic Abilities and Nonacademic Characteristics of ACT-Tested Graduates | ||
Summary | Five-Year History of College-Bound Students' Scores | |
Table 1 | Average ACT Scores by Academic Preparation for Different Ethnic Groups | |
Table 2 | Average ACT Composite Scores by Ability Level for Different Ethnic Groups | |
Table 3 | Student Satisfaction with Various Aspects of the Local High School | |
Table 4 | Average ACT Scores, Distributions, and Cumulative Percentages for All Students | |
Table 5 | Distributions of Cumulative Percentages for ACT Standard Subscores | |
Table 6 | Average ACT Scores and Standard Deviations for Males and Females | |
Table 7 | Expressed Adequacy of High School Education According to High School Curriculum or Program | |
Table 8 | Average ACT Scores for Different Patterns of Academic Preparation | |
Table 9 | High School GPAs & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Patterns | |
Table 10 | Percentage Distribution of Planned Educational Majors and Vocational Choices | |
Table 11 | Background Information about the Graduating Class | |
Table 12 | Distribution of Planned Educational Majors and ACT Composite Scores | |
Table 13 | Average ACT Composite Scores by Career Cluster | |
Table 14 | High School Academic Area Grade Averages by Gender and Race/Ethnicity | |
ACT Average Composite Scores by State 2001 ACT-Tested Graduates |
Instructions for using the data presented here are provided in the interpretive guide Your College-Bound Students. For a copy of this guide, please write to ACT Research Services, ACT, Inc., P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243.
These data are based on all students who graduated from high school in the spring of 2001 and who took the ACT Assessment on a national test date during their sophomore, junior, or senior year. If a student tested more than once, only their most recent test record is used. Those students who tested on campus, used extended time testing, or failed to list a valid high school code are not included.
College-bound students who take the ACT Assessment are not necessarily representative of college-bound students nationally. Students who live in the Midwest, Rocky Mountains and Plains, and the Southern regions are overrepresented among ACT-tested students as compared to college-bound students nationally.
Caution should be used in comparing state and national norms. State norms may differ from national norms for noneducational reasons such as the demographic makeup of a state's ACT-tested graduates compared to the nation.
Since the ACT Assessment is designed for students who plan to attend college, the focus is on the students who completed the recommended college preparatory courses. The recommended college core courses, as defined by ACT, include:
English (four years or more)
Mathematics(three years or more)
Social Sciences (three years or more)
Natural Sciences (three years or more)
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