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ACT PROFILE REPORT - National
Graduating Class 2023
Total Students in Report: 1,386,335
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New to your 2023 Profile Report
For 2022-2023, contents of the ACT Profile Report remain consistent with last year.
Table of Contents
Section I: Executive Summary Page 5
Average Composite Scores: 5 Years of Testing
Percent Meeting 3 or 4 Benchmarks: 5 Years of Testing
Percent Meeting STEM Benchmark: 5 Years of Testing
Percent Taking A Core Curriculum: 5 Years of Testing
Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met
College Readiness Benchmarks
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score
by Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trends—Achievement in STEM
Proficiency Toward Understanding Complex Text
Section II: Academic Achievement Page 11
Average ACT Composite Scores by Race and Core Curriculum Status
ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percents, and Averages
Subject Area Reporting Categories
Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity
by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Average ACT Composite Scores for Gender by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores by Gender
ACT Score Quartile Values
Section III: College Readiness & Impact of Course Rigor Page 17
Percent of Students Meeting 3 or 4 College Readiness
Benchmarks by Core College Curriculum Status
Percent of Students in College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)
Score Ranges
Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores
by Gender
Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores
by Race/Ethnicity
Likely ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) Level
Based Upon ACT Composite Score
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores
by Overall High School Curriculum
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores
by Content-Specific Curriculum
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores
by Common Course Patterns
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores
for Gender by Common Course Patterns
Section IV: Career and Educational Aspirations Page 25
Average ACT Composite Scores
by Race and Student Postsecondary Aspirations
Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students
by College Plans
Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups
by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing
Section V: Optional Writing Test Results Page 31
Average ACT Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Average ACT English Language Arts Constituent Scores
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for Students Who Took ACT Writing
Average ACT English Language Arts Outcomes
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for Students Who Took ACT Writing
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We are pleased to provide this 2023 Graduating Class ACT Profile Report. This report summarizes the preparation and performance
of your 2023 graduates who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors under standard- or extended-time conditions and
achieved a college reportable composite score. The most recent set of test information is used in your report for students testing more
than once.
This report focuses on:
Performance - student test performance in the context of college readiness
Access - number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation
Course Selection - percent of students pursuing a core curriculum
Course Rigor - impact of rigorous coursework on achievement
College Readiness - percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area
Awareness - extent to which student aspirations match performance
Articulation - colleges and universities to which your students send test results
Each year, test data for a school, district, and the state represents a different cohort of students. ACT encourages educators to focus
on trends (3, 5, 10 years), not year-to-year changes. Such changes can represent normal – even expected – fluctuations. On the
other hand, trend lines offer more insight into what is happening in a school, district, or the state.
Furthermore, ACT encourages educators to measure student performance in the context of college readiness measures. The focus
should be on the number and percentage of students who met or exceeded ACT’s College Readiness Benchmark Scores, a measure
that is much more meaningful and understandable than an average composite score for a group of students.
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The ACT is a curriculum-based measure of college readiness. ACT components include:
Tests of academic achievement in English, math, reading, science, STEM, and (optional) ELA and writing
High school grade and course information
Student Profile Section
Career Interest Inventory
The ACT:
Every few years, ACT conducts the ACT National Curriculum Survey to ensure its curriculum-based assessment tools accurately
measure the skills high school teachers teach and instructors of entry-level college courses expect. The ACT is the only college
readiness test designed to reflect the results of such a survey.
ACT’s College and Career Readiness Standards are sets of statements intended to help students, parents and educators understand
the meaning of test scores. The standards relate test scores to the types of skills needed for success in high school and beyond. They
serve as a direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to do next. The ACT is the only college readiness
test for which scores can be tied directly to standards. College and Career Readiness Standards to the Classroom interpretive guides
can be found at
www.act.org/content/act/en/education-and-career-planning/college-and-career-readiness-standards.html.
The ACT reports College Readiness Benchmark Scores – A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area
test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding
credit-bearing college courses, which include English Composition, Algebra, Social Science, Biology, STEM and ELA. These scores
were empirically derived based on the actual performance of students in college.
College Course/Course Area ACT Score Benchmark Score
English Composition English 18
Algebra Mathematics 22
Social Sciences Reading 22
Biology Science 23
STEM STEM 26
ELA ELA 20
For more information, go to www.act.org
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How to Improve Scores and Increase College Readiness
21% of your students met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores (Table 1.1). To improve students' scores and increase the percentage of
students identified as college ready, ACT suggests:
PROVIDING ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT: 1,386,335 of your students are included in this report (the 'cohort'). Increasing access
insures that more students have the opportunity to consider college and allows the reader to use this report to evaluate how well courses and
instructional programs are preparing students for college and work.
MAKING CORE CURRICULUM A PRIORITY: Emphasize the need for all students to develop college and work ready skills, regardless of
postsecondary aspirations. 41% of the students in the cohort reported taking courses that would be considered 'Core or More' (Table 1.4).
MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE RIGHT KINDS OF COURSES: Table 3.7 reports 3% of the cohort took less than three years of math
courses. Of these students, 11% were college ready. 7% of the cohort reported taking a course sequence of Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. 9% of
these students were college ready. In comparison, 45% of the students who took 3 or more years of math beyond Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry
were college ready. Getting more students ready for Algebra prior to 9th grade will increase the chances that students will be prepared for and take
advanced-level math courses.
Similarly, Table 3.7 reports 10% of the cohort took less than three years of natural science courses. 22% of these students were college ready. In
comparison, 44% of students who took at least three years of science coursework were college ready.
EVALUATING RIGOR OF COURSES: Table 3.1 reports the percentage of students falling in each of the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards
score ranges. For example, approximately 63% of the cohort fall into the lowest three Mathematics score ranges. To increase these students'
achievement, identify the standards they should focus on next by accessing ACT's College and Career Readiness Standards at
www.act.org/content/act/en/education-and-career-planning/college-and-career-readiness-standards.html.
PLAN GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES BASED ON STUDENTS' CAREER AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS: Data in Tables 4.1 and 4.2 enable the reader to
determine if aspirations are consistent with academic performance and whether, among students with similar aspirations, academic performance is
consistent across racial/ethnic groups.
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For more information on interpreting data in this report, or to learn how ACT can help your students improve their readiness for college and the
workplace, contact ACT Customer Care at 319-337-1365 or [email protected].
Section I
Executive Summary
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Figure 1.1. Average Composite Scores: 5 Years of Testing*
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
20.7
20.6
20.3
19.8
19.5
National
Average ACT Score
Figure 1.2.
Percent Meeting 3 or 4 Benchmarks: 5 Years of Testing*
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
37 37
36
32
31
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
National
Percent
Figure 1.3. Percent Meeting STEM Benchmark: 5 Years of Testing*
100
90
80
70
60
50
Percent
40
30
20 20
20
19
16
15
10
0
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
National
Figure 1.4. Percent Taking A Core Curriculum: 5 Years of Testing*
60
21
56
19
46
18
47
18
41
17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
National
Percent
Core Less Core Less Core Less Core Less Core Less
Than Than Than Than Than
Core Core Core Core Core
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
*Missing columns in above graphs reflect years in which no students were tested.
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Table 1.1. Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks
Year
Number of Students
Tested
National
Percent Who Met Benchmark
English
National
Mathematics
National
Reading
National
Science
National
Met All Four
National
2019 1,782,820 59 39 45 36 26
2020 1,670,497 58 37 45 36 26
2021 1,295,349 56 36 44 35 25
2022 1,349,644 53 31 41 32 22
2023 1,386,335 51 30 40 31 21
Table 1.2. Five Year Trends--Average ACT Scores (table omitted for this report)
Table 1.3. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores Nationwide
Year
Number of Students
Tested
Average ACT Scores
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
2019 1,782,820 20.1 20.4 21.2 20.6 20.7
2020 1,670,497 19.9 20.2 21.2 20.6 20.6
2021 1,295,349 19.6 19.9 20.9 20.4 20.3
2022 1,349,644 19.0 19.3 20.4 19.9 19.8
2023 1,386,335 18.6 19.0 20.1 19.6 19.5
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Table 1.4. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Year
Number of
Students Tested
Core or
More
1
Less than
Core
Percent
2
Core
or
More
Less
than
Core
Average ACT Scores
English
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Mathematics
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Reading
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Science
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Composite
Core or
More
Less than
Core
2019 1,070,445 369,318 60 21 21.8 18.1 21.6 18.7 22.7 19.4 21.9 19.0 22.2 18.9
2020 928,969 316,044 56 19 21.9 18.3 21.7 18.9 23.0 19.7 22.1 19.2 22.3 19.2
2021 599,682 229,759 46 18 22.1 18.4 21.8 18.8 23.2 19.8 22.4 19.4 22.5 19.2
2022 641,028 246,319 47 18 21.6 18.6 21.2 18.8 22.8 20.0 21.9 19.5 22.0 19.4
2023 567,731 231,055 41 17 21.5 18.6 21.2 18.7 22.7 20.1 21.8 19.4 21.9 19.3
1
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
2
Percent of all students tested. Numbers will not add up to 100% due to student non-response.
Table 1.5. Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
2019
N % Avg
2020
N % Avg
2021
N % Avg
2022
N % Avg
2023
N % Avg
All Students 1,782,820 100 20.7 1,670,497 100 20.6 1,295,349 100 20.3 1,349,644 100 19.8 1,386,335 100 19.5
Black/African American 220,627 12 16.8 203,517 12 16.7 153,641 12 16.3 153,579 11 16.1 171,380 12 16.0
American Indian/Alaska Native 15,496 1 17.0 14,597 1 16.7 10,094 1 16.9 10,728 1 16.4 13,616 1 16.0
White 918,937 52 22.1 860,496 52 22.0 698,565 54 21.7 708,952 53 21.3 722,990 52 21.0
Hispanic/Latino 293,100 16 18.7 277,796 17 18.5 181,958 14 18.3 210,205 16 17.7 234,031 17 17.4
Asian 83,507 5 24.6 78,707 5 24.9 54,272 4 24.9 54,464 4 24.7 57,600 4 24.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 4,965 0 17.9 4,726 0 17.5 3,450 0 17.2 2,961 0 17.1 3,932 0 16.3
Two or more races 80,629 5 21.0 76,782 5 20.9 58,528 5 20.6 64,330 5 20.1 68,095 5 19.8
Prefer not to respond/No response 165,559 9 19.7 153,876 9 19.7 134,841 10 19.2 144,425 11 17.6 114,691 8 17.6
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Table 1.6. Five Year Trends—Achievement in STEM
1
Year
Number of
Tested
National
All Tested Students
Avg. STEM Score
National
Percent Meeting STEM
Benchmark
National
Students Meeting STEM Benchmarks
Avg. Mathematics Score
National
Avg. Science Score
National
2019 1,782,820 20.7 20 28.9 29.0
2020 1,670,497 20.6 20 28.9 29.1
2021 1,295,349 20.4 19 28.9 29.2
2022 1,349,644 19.9 16 28.8 29.1
2023 1,386,335 19.6 15 28.7 29.1
1
The STEM score describes students' overall proficiency in mathematics and science.
Table 1.7. Proficiency in Understanding Complex Texts
1
Year
Below Proficient
N
National
Percent
National
Avg. Reading
National
Text Complexity Proficiency Level
Proficient
N
National
Percent
National
Avg. Reading
National
Above Proficient
N
National
Percent
National
Avg. Reading
National
2019 950,826 53 16.2 455,611 26 23.6 376,383 21 31.0
2020 903,921 54 16.1 398,982 24 23.6 367,594 22 31.1
2021 711,705 55 15.8 318,182 25 23.8 265,462 20 31.3
2022 770,624 57 15.6 318,327 24 23.5 260,693 19 31.0
2023 793,815 57 15.3 334,268 24 23.3 258,252 19 30.7
1
The text complexity indicator, beginning in Fall 2015, represents students' progress toward understanding complex written material often encountered in college and careers.
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Figure 2.1. Average ACT Composite Scores by Race and Core Curriculum Status*
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
Average Composite Score
21.9
17.7
18.1
22.7
19.8
25.9
19.1
22.0
23.7
19.3
16.1 16.1
20.2
17.7
23.4
16.2
19.5
20.6
All Students Black/African
American
American
Indian/Alaska Native
White Hispanic Asian Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
Two or more Races Prefer not to
Respond/No
Response
Core Non-Core
*Missing columns reflect combinations of race/ethnicity and core course-taking status in which one or both indicators are missing.
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Table 2.1. ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percents (CP
1
1
CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below a score point.
), and Score Averages
ACT Scale
Score
English
N CP
Mathematics
N CP
Reading
N CP
Science
N CP
Composite
N CP
STEM
N CP
ELA
2
2
ELA scores are derived only for students with a valid writing score.
N CP
ACT Scale
Score
36 8,722 100 4,248 100 20,032 100 7,485 100 2,542 100 4,262 100 24 100 36
35 30,766 99 10,423 99 21,915 99 9,494 99 8,694 99 7,910 99 127 99 35
34 20,180 97 7,643 99 24,401 97 13,725 99 11,630 99 9,107 99 531 99 34
33 15,688 96 8,905 98 27,276 95 11,704 98 14,612 98 10,899 98 1,266 99 33
32 14,172 95 10,594 98 28,806 93 14,695 97 17,307 97 13,408 98 2,198 99 32
31 15,043 94 16,277 97 26,881 91 16,854 96 20,226 96 16,350 97 3,734 99 31
30 18,819 92 15,181 96 28,642 89 17,388 95 24,113 95 19,924
96 4,377 98 30
29 19,265 91 20,348 95 28,817 87 19,340 93 26,423 93 23,148 94 5,048 97 29
28 25,497 90 29,001 93 35,471 85 22,923 92 30,907 91 27,903 92 5,982 95 28
27 24,426 88 43,276 91 30,879 83 25,459 90 36,066 89 35,096 90 7,202 94 27
26 34,034 86 49,025 88 38,627 80 41,173 89 41,499 86 44,811 88 8,600 92 26
25 43,886 84 53,949 84 35,863 78 54,877 86 48,480 83 54,010 85 10,049 90 25
24 55,039 80 50,761 81 55,281 75 81,377 82 54,831 80 58,525 81 12,282 87 24
23 53,529 77 51,242 77 64,208 71 88,166 76 61,066 76 58,618 77 14,736 84 23
22 60,466 73 41,314 73 84,522 66 68,089 69 66,837 71 61,774 72 17,594 80 22
21 76,491
68 44,027 70 72,664
60 85,617 64 72,787 66 69,664 68 19,187 75 21
20 75,004 63 50,199 67 74,704 55 72,883 58 77,147 61 79,727 63 21,094 70 20
19 63,431 57 58,083 63 59,621 50 93,400 53 81,202 56 89,938 57 22,498 65 19
18 54,313 53 85,215 59 68,844 45 95,742 46 84,963 50 104,528 51 23,327 59 18
17 52,130 49 128,962 53 59,999 40 88,800 39 88,287 44 116,368 43 24,078 53 17
16 76,708 45 171,252 44 62,975 36 103,492 33 92,423 37 124,710 35 24,880 46 16
15 94,659 40 170,457 31 66,184 31 79,238 26 97,193 31 120,724 26 25,172 40 15
14 83,605 33 137,983 19 79,663 27 74,498 20 103,892 24 102,753 17 24,746 33 14
13 67,480 27 68,760 9 75,436 21 62,128
14 102,941 16 73,036 10 23,866 27 13
12 61,607 22 30,070 4 97,193 15 49,055 10 74,413 9 36,126 4 21,586 20 12
11 85,287 17 14,501 2 62,889 8 42,213 6 30,703 3 13,544 2 18,762 15 11
10 77,170 11 6,137 1 27,728 4 22,527 3 8,922 1 4,872 1 13,522 10 10
9 38,093 6 3,273 1 12,671 2 12,173 2 3,131 1 2,130 1 9,359 6 9
8 19,292 3 2,191 1 6,803 1 5,775 1 1,524 1 1,117 1 8,030 4 8
7 10,483 2 1,112 1 2,788 1 2,899 1 775 1 589 1 4,585 2 7
6 6,100 1 629 1 1,961 1 1,396 1 393 1 289 1 1,280 1 6
5 2,348 1 418 1 1,111 1 460 1 205 1 205 1 346
1 5
4 1,143 1 373 1 729 1 471 1 130 1 135 1 141 1 4
3 737 1 157 1 125 1 489 1 48 1 65 1 56 1 3
2 385 1 128 1 401 1 37 1 16 1 46 1 12 1 2
1 337 1 221 1 225 1 293 1 7 1 24 1 2 1 1
Avg (SD) 18.6 (7.0) 19.0 (5.5) 20.1 (7.0) 19.6 (5.8) 19.5 (5.9) 19.6 (5.4) 17.6 (5.8) Avg (SD)
Note: Shaded portions of columns identify the students who met/exceeded the ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores.
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Figure 2.2. English Reporting Categories
National Percent in ACT Readiness Range
48
52
50
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Conventions of Standard English
Knowledge of Language
Production of Writing
Figure 2.3. Math Reporting Categories
National Percent in ACT Readiness Range
31
30
34
32
32
33
33
28
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Modeling
Integrating Essential Skills
PHM-Statistics and Probability
PHM-Geometry
PHM-Functions
PHM-Algebra
PHM-Number and Quantity
Preparing for Higher Math (PHM)
Figure 2.4. Reading Reporting Categories
43
41
40
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Craft and Structure
Key Ideas and Details
National Percent in ACT Readiness Range
32
32
31
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Evaluation of Models/Inferences
Scientific Investigation
Interpretation of Data
National Percent in ACT Readiness Range
Figure 2.5. Science Reporting Categories
The charts on this page show the percent of students whose reporting
category scores fall within associated ACT Readiness Ranges. ACT
Readiness Ranges reflect where a student who has met a particular subject
area's ACT College Readiness Benchmark would typically perform within the
associated reporting category.
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Table 2.2. Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation
Student
Group Race/Ethnicity
Number of
Students Tested
Percent Taking
Core or More
1
1
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
Average ACT Composite Score
Core or More Less Than Core
National
All Students 1,386,335 41 21.9 19.3
Black/African American 171,380 34 17.7 16.1
American Indian/Alaska Native 13,616 28 18.1 16.1
White 722,990 48 22.7 20.2
Hispanic/Latino 234,031 33 19.8 17.7
Asian 57,600 56 25.9 23.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 3,932 25 19.1 16.2
Two or More Races 68,095 41 22.0 19.5
Prefer not/no Response 114,691 14 23.7 20.6
Table 2.3. Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Student
Group Race/Ethnicity N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite STEM
National
All Students 1,386,335 100 18.6 19.0 20.1 19.6 19.5 19.6
Black/African American 171,380 12 14.8 15.8 16.4 16.3 16.0 16.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 13,616 1 14.5 16.0 16.4 16.5 16.0 16.5
White 722,990 52 20.3 20.3 21.8 21.0 21.0 20.9
Hispanic/Latino 234,031 17 16.2 17.2 17.9 17.7 17.4 17.7
Asian 57,600 4 23.9 24.2 24.4 23.9 24.2 24.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 3,932 0 14.9 16.4 16.6 16.8 16.3 16.9
Two or More Races 68,095 5 19.0 19.1 20.7 19.9 19.8 19.7
Prefer not/no Response 114,691 8 16.2 17.6 18.0 17.9 17.6 18.0
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Table 2.4. Average ACT Composite Scores for Gender by Level of Preparation
Student Group Gender
1
1
'Other Responses' include 'Another Gender', 'Prefer Not to Respond', and missing values.
Number of
Students Tested
Percent Taking
Core or More
2
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
Average ACT Composite Score
Core or More Less Than Core
National
Males 643,247 39 22.2 19.1
Females 674,852 45 21.7 19.4
Other Responses 68,236 14 23.3 20.9
Table 2.5. Average ACT Scores by Gender
Student Group Gender
1
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite STEM
National
Males 643,247 46 18.2 19.4 19.7 19.8 19.4 19.9
Females 674,852 49 19.2 18.8 20.6 19.6 19.7 19.4
Other Responses 68,236 5 17.2 17.6 19.1 18.4 18.2 18.3
Table 2.6. ACT Score Quartile Values
Quartile English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Q3 (75th Percentile) 23 23 25 23 23
Q2 (50th Percentile) 18 17 20 19 19
Q1 (25th Percentile) 13 15 14 15 15
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Figure 3.1. Percent of Students Meeting 3 or 4 College Readiness Benchmarks by Core College Curriculum Status
*
*
Missing columns reflect combinations of race/ethnicity and core course-taking status in which one or both indicators are missing.
Percent
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
46
16
20
52
31
70
26
46
58
28
8 8
34
18
54
11
28
37
All Students Black/African
American
American
Indian/Alaska Native
White Hispanic Asian Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
Two or more Races Prefer not to
Respond/No
Response
Core Non-Core
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Table 3.1. Percent of Students in College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Score Ranges
Student
Group
CCRS
Range
English
N %
Mathematics
N %
Reading
N %
Science
N %
National
33 to 36 75,356 5 31,219 2 93,624 7 42,408 3
28 to 32 92,796 7 91,401 7 148,617 11 91,200 7
24 to 27 157,385 11 197,011 14 160,650 12 202,886 15
20 to 23 265,490 19 186,782 13 296,098 21 314,755 23
16 to 19 246,582 18 443,512 32 251,439 18 381,434 28
13 to 15 245,744 18 377,200 27 221,283 16 215,864 16
01 to 12 302,982 22 59,210 4 214,624 15 137,788 10
Table 3.2. Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender
Student Group Gender
1
1
'
Other Responses' include 'Another Gender', 'Prefer Not to Respond', and missing values.
Percent of Students
English Mathematics Reading Science
Met
All Four
National
Males 48 33 38 33 22
Females 55 28 42 29 20
Other Responses 42 20 34 23 14
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Table 3.3. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Student
Group Race/Ethnicity N
English
%
Mathematics
%
Reading
%
Science
%
All Four
%
STEM
%
National
All Students 1,386,335 51 30 40 31 21 15
Black/African American 171,380 26 8 17 9 5 3
American Indian/Alaska Native 13,616 24 9 18 10 5 3
White 722,990 63 38 50 40 27 20
Hispanic/Latino 234,031 36 17 27 17 10 7
Asian 57,600 75 62 63 58 49 44
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 3,932 27 12 19 12 7 5
Two or More Races 68,095 53 29 43 32 21 16
Prefer Not to Respond 114,691 35 20 28 21 14 11
Table 3.4. Likely ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) Level Based Upon ACT Composite Score
1
1
The ACT Composite scores associated with at least a 50% chance of earning each ACT NCRC level or higher are: 13 for Bronze, 17 for Silver, 22 for Gold, and 27 for
Platinum. Based on those cut scores, students who earned an ACT Composite score of less than 13 are classified as ‘Needs improvement’ as they are unlikely to obtain an
ACT NCRC. Students with an ACT Composite score of 13 to 16 are classified as ‘Bronze' as they are likely to obtain a Bronze NCRC, 17 to 21 as ‘Silver’, 22 to 26 as ‘Gold’,
and 27 or above as ‘Platinum’.
Student
Group ACT NCRC Level N %
Average
Composite
National
Platinum 192,520 14 30.0
Gold 272,713 20 23.8
Silver 404,386 29 18.9
Bronze 396,449 29 14.5
Needs Improvement 120,267 9 11.4
Visit www.act.org/NCRC-indicator to learn more.
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Table 3.5. College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum
Student
Group
Curriculum
Taken
1
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects overall high school curriculum in this table.
English
N % Avg
Mathematics
% Avg
Reading
% Avg
Science
% Avg
Composite
4
4
Composite College Readiness Benchmark % results reflect students who met all four subject-area benchmarks.
% Avg
STEM
% Avg
National
Core or More
2
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
567,731 69 21.5 45 21.2 55 22.7 45 21.8 33 21.9 25 21.8
Less than Core 231,055 51 18.6 27 18.7 39 20.1 28 19.4 18 19.3 13 19.3
Missing
3
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in one or more content areas.
587,549 34 15.9 17 17.1 26 17.7 18 17.6 10 17.2 7 17.6
Table 3.6. College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum
Student
Group
Curriculum
Taken
1
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects content-specific curriculum in this table.
English
N % Avg
Mathematics
N % Avg
Reading
N % Avg
Science
N % Avg
National
Core or More
2
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English or three or more years of math, social studies, or natural science, respectively.
For instance, Reading "Core or More" results correspond to students taking three or more years of social studies, regardless of courses taken in other content areas.
805,869 64 20.6 777,766 41 20.6 715,782 51 22.1 671,066 44 21.6
Less than Core 39,453 48 18.0 40,332 11 16.3 92,045 40 20.3 141,675 22 18.6
Missing
3
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in the specified content area.
541,013 33 15.7 568,237 16 17.1 578,508 26 17.7 573,594 17 17.5
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Table 3.7. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN N
National
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 206,329 15 20.6 64
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 599,540 43 20.6 64
Less than 4 years of English 39,453 3 18.0 48
Zero years / no English courses reported 541,013 39 15.7 33
Percent Taking Avg ACT Percent Who Met
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN N Pattern Math Benchmark
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 29,620 2 22.3 55
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 56,308 4 21.0 45
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 28,780 2 18.6 25
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 196,294 14 18.9 27
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 319,480 23 23.1 59
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 91,952 7 16.5 9
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 55,332 4 19.0 29
Less than 3 years of Math 40,332 3 16.3 11
Zero years / no Math courses reported 568,237 41 17.1 16
Percent Taking Avg ACT Percent Who Met
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN N Pattern Reading Benchmark
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 25,073 2 22.5 53
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 380,202 27 22.6 55
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 59,507 4 20.0 38
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 251,000 18 21.8 49
Less than 3 years of Social Science 92,045 7 20.3 40
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 578,508 42 17.7 26
Percent Taking Avg ACT Percent Who Met
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN N Pattern Science Benchmark
Gen Sci
1
1
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
, Bio, Chem, & Phys 287,293 21 22.3 49
Bio, Chem, Phys 109,345 8 23.5 57
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem 245,426 18 20.3 34
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 29,002 2 19.0 25
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 141,675 10 18.6 22
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 573,594 41 17.5 17
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Table 3.8. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores for Gender by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN N
Males
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Females
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Other Responses
1
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 82,970 13 20.1 61 119,285 18 20.9 66 4,074 6 22.9 76
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 277,922 43 20.3 61 311,553 46 20.9 65 10,065 15 22.5 74
Less than 4 years of English 19,867 3 17.5 45 18,759 3 18.4 51 827 1 20.1 61
Zero years / no English courses reported 262,488 41 15.3 30 225,255 33 16.1 35 53,270 78 15.7 33
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 13,557 2 23.0 60 15,570 2 21.7 51 493 1 22.4 56
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 20,746 3 21.4 50 34,638 5 20.7 43 924 1 21.8 52
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 12,873 2 19.0 28 15,298 2 18.3
22 609 1 19.3 30
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 73,256 11 19.2 30 119,710 18 18.7 25 3,328 5 19.8 33
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 157,954 25 23.8 63 156,544 23 22.4 55 4,982 7 23.4 61
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 41,521 6 16.7 11 48,511 7 16.3 7 1,920 3 17.1 13
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 27,194 4 19.3 31 27,074 4 18.6 26 1,064 2 19.1 28
Less than 3 years of Math 19,810 3 16.3 11 19,538 3 16.2 10 984 1 17.0 14
Zero years / no Math courses reported 276,336 43 17.3 18 237,969 35 16.9 15 53,932 79 16.8 14
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 13,255 2 22.1 51 11,340 2 22.9 54 478 1 25.1 67
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 158,079 25 22.4 53 216,040 32 22.7 55 6,083 9 24.8 68
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 30,653 5
19.9 38 27,751 4 20.0 37 1,103 2 22.8 56
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 112,385 17 21.7 49 134,018 20 21.8 49 4,597 7 24.3 66
Less than 3 years of Social Science 46,696 7
19.9 38 43,523 6 20.6 41 1,826 3 22.4 53
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 282,179 44 17.3 24 242,180 36 18.1 27 54,149 79 17.8 27
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem, & Phys 140,086 22 22.9 53 142,729 21 21.8 45 4,478 7 23.2 55
Bio, Chem, Phys 52,927 8 24.2 62 54,553 8 22.7 52 1,865 3 24.4 63
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem 94,513 15 20.4 35 146,545 22 20.3 33 4,368 6 21.5 44
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 15,741 2 19.5 30 12,618 2 18.3 20 643 1 19.8 35
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 60,318 9 18.4 22 78,483 12 18.7 22 2,874 4 19.8 32
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 279,662 43 17.6 19 239,924 36 17.5 16 54,008 79 17.4 17
1
'Other Responses' include 'Another Gender', 'Prefer Not to Respond', and missing values.
2
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
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Section IV
Career and Educational Aspirations
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Figure 4.1. Average ACT Composite Scores by Race and Student Postsecondary Aspirations*
*Missing columns reflect combinations of race/ethnicity and postsecondary aspiration in which one or both indicators are missing.
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
Average Composite Score
14.3
15.3
17.2
15.5
17.7
14.714.7
15.6
17.6
15.9
17.2
15.4
16.8
17.5
21.5
18.8
22.7
18.0
19.6
20.4
24.7
22.5
27.3
22.0
19.3
19.7
24.5
21.5
27.5
21.1
Black/African
American
American
Indian/Alaska Native
White Hispanic/Latino Asian Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
Vo-Tech 2-yr College Degree Bachelors Degree Graduate Study Prof. Level Degree
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Table 4.1. Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans
Planned Educational Major
All Students
N
1
1
2-Year and 4-Year "N" counts do not reflect students indicating no college plans, "Other" college plans, and missing responses. Therefore, they may not add up to the N count for All Students.
Percent
2
2
Percent of students tested within College Plan groups (All Students, 2-Year, 4-Year).
Avg ACT
Comp
Plan on 2 Years or Less of College
N Percent
Avg ACT
Comp
Plan on 4 Years or More of College
N Percent
Avg ACT
Comp
Agriculture & Natural Resources Conservation 16,965 1 19.4 2,599 4
16.5 11,572 2 20.7
Architecture 12,588 1 20.6 859 1 16.2 9,901 1 21.6
Area, Ethnic, & Multidisciplinary Studies 1,048 0 20.3 85 0 14.2 741 0 22.2
Arts: Visual & Performing 41,838 3 20.5 4,116 6 17.4 30,585 4 21.6
Business 112,066 8 20.3 10,660 14 16.0 86,144 13 21.3
Communications 11,325 1 21.2 477 1 17.1 9,563 1 21.8
Community, Family, & Personal Services 14,151 1 17.9 2,441 3 16.6 9,430 1 18.9
Computer Science & Mathematics 40,538 3 24.1 2,066 3 18.6 33,879 5 24.7
Education 33,820 2 19.8 1,218 2 15.5 28,756 4 20.3
Engineering 74,358 5 23.2 4,541 6 16.3 60,296 9 24.4
Engineering Technology & Drafting 13,291 1 19.6 2,043 3 16.3 8,856 1 21.3
English & Foreign Languages 7,443 1 23.3 359 0
17.8 6,119 1 24.3
Health Administration & Assisting 36,288
3 17.6 3,921 5 15.9 26,648 4 18.2
Health Sciences & Technologies 121,004 9 21.0 6,005 8 17.2 104,798 15 21.4
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 3,110 0 21.0 215 0 16.6 2,445 0 21.9
Repair, Production, & Construction 15,348 1 16.8 8,245 11 17.0 3,110 0 18.4
Sciences: Biological & Physical 70,301 5 23.8 1,046 1 17.1 63,233 9 24.0
Social Sciences & Law 59,656 4 22.1 1,494 2 16.7 52,598 8 22.5
Undecided 227,671 16 20.4 20,737 28 16.9 130,416 19 22.1
No Response 473,379 34 16.6 752 1 16.8 4,423 1 20.7
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Table 4.2. Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
Educational Degree
Aspirations
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
N Average
Black/African American
N Average
American Indian/Alaska Native
N Average
White
N Average
Hispanic/Latino
N Average
Voc-Tech 25,737 16.5 3,039 14.3 336 15.3 15,979 17.2 4,269 15.5
2-yr College Degree 48,161 16.8 6,394 14.7 659 15.6 27,964 17.6 8,853 15.9
Bachelors Degree 377,509 20.6 41,032 16.8 2,812 17.5 237,478 21.5 54,006 18.8
Graduate Study 150,166 24.2 11,166 19.6 628 20.4 98,383 24.7 16,696 22.5
Prof. Level Degree 155,916 23.7 18,780 19.3 900 19.7 85,300 24.5 22,602 21.5
Other
17,089 17.9 2,423 14.8 207 15.5 9,047 18.9 3,122 16.1
No Response 570,540 17.1 81,510 14.6 7,252 14.8 228,219 18.8 115,784 15.6
Educational Degree
Aspirations
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
N Average
Asian
N Average
Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander
N Average
Two or More races
N Average
Prefer not to respond/
No Response
N Average
Voc-Tech 25,737 16.5 289 17.7 59 14.7 1,262 16.8 504 16.9
2-yr College Degree 48,161 16.8 877 17.2 175 15.4 2,356 17.0 883 16.9
Bachelors Degree 377,509 20.6 14,568 22.7 772 18.0 18,533 20.5 8,308 21.5
Graduate Study 150,166 24.2 10,693 27.3 224 22.0 7,217 24.5 5,159 25.4
Prof. Level Degree 155,916 23.7 14,069 27.5 223 21.1 8,413 23.8 5,629 25.7
Other
17,089 17.9 482 22.2 41 16.2 871 17.6 896 20.2
No Response 570,540 17.1 15,879 21.5 2,236 15.1 27,455 17.6 92,205 16.3
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Figure 5.1. Average ACT Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity
*
*Missing columns reflect race/ethnicity groupings that are missing.
Average Writing Score
All Students Black/African
American
American
Indian/Alaska Native
White Hispanic/
Latino
Asian Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
Two or more Races
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
6.1
5.3
5.4
6.4
5.9
7.0
5.8
6.3
National
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Table 5.1. Average ACT English Language Arts Constituent Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
1
1
'Other responses' include 'Another Gender', 'Prefer Not to Respond', and missing values.
for Students Who Took ACT Writing
N
National
English
National
Average ACT Scores
Reading
National
Writing
National
All Students 380,279 17.6 19.2 6.1
Black/African American 34,333 14.3 16.0 5.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 7,338 14.0 15.9 5.4
White 179,047 19.4 21.0 6.4
Hispanic/Latino 87,670 15.5 17.1 5.9
Asian 17,507 21.1 22.2 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 1,849 13.9 15.6 5.8
Two or More Races 23,574 18.1 19.7 6.3
Prefer not/No Response 28,961 15.6 17.3 5.5
Males 179,404 17.1 18.8 5.8
Females 183,457 18.1 19.6 6.4
Other Responses 17,418 18.1 19.8 6.1
Table 5.2. Average ACT English Language Arts Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
1
for Students Who Took ACT Writing
N
National
Average ACT Scores
Average
ELA Score
National
Percent Who Met
ELA Benchmark
National
All Students 380,279 17.6 35
Black/African American 34,333 14.5 14
American Indian/Alaska Native 7,338 14.4 13
White 179,047 19.2 46
Hispanic/Latino 87,670 15.9 23
Asian 17,507 20.7 54
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 1,849 14.8 14
Two or More Races 23,574 18.1 38
Prefer not/No Response 28,961 15.6 23
Males 179,404 16.9 31
Females 183,457 18.2 39
Other Responses 17,418 17.9 38
