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Assessment Results

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing


CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
D 17.6 16.2 18.5 17.5 18
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
S 18.6 17.5 19 18.5 18.7


Writing
D 6
Writing
S 5.7

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
35 17 28 16 9

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