Arkansas' ACT Scores Increase
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Arkansas students continue to show
improvement in the ACT college entrance exam, but scores are
still a little below the national average.
Scores in Arkansas rose by a tenth of a point but remain a half
point below the national average. Arkansas students improved their
scores for the third year in a row.
In results released today, Arkansas students scored an average
20.4 on the test out of a possible 36. Nationally, the
average was 20.9.
The test measures English, math, reading and science. Of those
subjects, Arkansas students improved or remained the same compared
to last year in all areas except English.
Overall, Arkansas students composite score ranks above border
states Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The countrys lowest rank
went to Washington, DC, which had a 17.8. The highest
was Vermont with a 22.7.
