ACT scores released Average National ACT Score Unchanged in 2005; Students Graduate from High School Ready or Not • Average national composite score is 20.9, unchanged from 2004 • More students consider college-record number of test-takers; sizeable increase in minority test-takers; Hispanic test-takers rise 40% since 2001 • New College Readiness Benchmark in reading suggests only half of test-takers have adequate college-level skills in reading comprehension • Majority of graduates still missing college-ready skills in math and science See http://www.act.org/news/data/05/pdf/t11.pdf for comparison of educational demographics. HOME SCHOOLED: 8075 Average ACT score: 22.5 Homeschooled students score about national average on ACT |