Arkansas Students Do Better On ACT
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Arkansas graduating high school seniors have been performing about the same on the ACT, a standardized
test used by many colleges to help determine which students they
will admit.
Of the 21,166 Arkansas graduating seniors in 2003 who took the test that year or previously, the average score was 20.3, slightly below the national average of 20.8. The numbers were released Tuesday by the nonprofit
testing organization.
A perfect score on the national test is 36.
The ACT tests students in English, mathematics, reading, and
science. It is generally taken by college-bound seniors, and state
colleges and universities in Arkansas require applicants to take
the test.
In Arkansas, state Education Department Director Ray Simon said
the test results for the 2003 graduates were "a positive sign."
The scores showed a modest increase. He noted that students showed
slight gains in the four subject areas.
