It has a sad name, but Alabama's Loveless High School edges out Mountainbrook and Vestavia in claiming the title of Alabama's Best High School for ACT results. Definitively determining which are the “best” high schools requires a detailed assessment along many metrics. Of those, one important factor to consider is standardized test scores; since [...]
Getting a stellar score on the ACT Science section isn’t just a matter of knowing all of the concepts that are being tested; it’s also important to have a collection of tried-and-true ACT Science strategies that you can rely on. The ACT Science test is often the section that makes students the most nervous. [...]
In the 2020 graduating class, 108,350 North Carolina students took the ACT; their mean composite score was an 18.8 out of a possible 36. For comparison, 2019’s graduating class had about 2,000 more students and scored slightly higher, with a mean composite of 19.0. Nationally, the average composite score was a 20.6 (down from [...]
If you’ve taken the ACT Reading section before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely looking for ACT Reading strategies that will show you how to improve your ACT Reading score. You are also likely aware of just how tricky the ACT Reading section can be. Although the ACT Reading section has [...]
If you’ve taken the ACT English section before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely looking for ACT English strategies that will show you how to improve your ACT English score. The ACT English tips in this article are designed to give you the maximum strategic advantage. The ACT English test is [...]
The best high schools should also have the highest ACT and SAT scores given that their purpose is to prepare graduating students for a college or career. So what do we know of the over 50,000 students who make up Louisiana’s graduating Class of 2020? Only 42 scored a perfect 36 on the ACT; [...]
If you’ve taken the ACT before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely trying to figure out how to improve your ACT score. Without question, the best way to improve your ACT score is to take practice tests and study practice questions. However, not all study strategies are made equal; you can [...]
Although a majority of Wisconsin’s 2019 high school graduates plan to attend college—and many hope to stay close to home—they are, on average, performing at the lowest rates in recent years. This is a key takeaway from an analysis of Wisconsin students’ 2019 ACT Scores. In the 2019 graduating class, 66,729 Wisconsin students took [...]
Kansas’ Class of 2019 is better prepared for college than their peers nationwide, analysis of their ACT scores reveals. In the 2019 graduating class, 25,684 Kansas students took the ACT; their mean composite score was a 21.2 out of a possible 36. For comparison, 2018’s graduating class had about 500 fewer students and scored [...]
The 2015 official practice ACT Writing Test presented the prescient topic of "Public Health and Individual Freedom." Below are sample essays and score explanations to the full-length Writing test of the previously released ACT from the 2015-2018 “Preparing for the ACT Test” (Form 72CPRE) free study guide available here. For more general tips and strategies for [...]
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