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Iowa
Second
in
the Nation for the Highest Average ACT Composite Scores
Posted 19 August 2010
Iowa students
continue to earn the second highest average ACT scores in the nation
during 2010, according to results released today by ACT. This year also
saw an increase in the number of students in Iowa who took the test
compared to 2009.
The average ACT composite score for Iowa students this year was 22.2,
compared to the national average score of 21. Iowa’s average score is
the second highest in the nation among states testing a majority of
their graduating seniors. While Iowa’s average score is slightly lower
than last year’s state-wide composite score of 22.4, the national
average is also slightly lower than last year’s average of 21.1.
Minnesota is first in the nation with an average score of 22.9 out of a
possible 36.
The number of students who took the ACT test increased to 22,943 this
year, which is 60 percent of Iowa’s 2010 graduating class. This year is
the first time results for the entire graduating class at Des Moines
Public Schools, Iowa’s largest school district, are included.
This year’s results also indicate that more students are taking at
least three years each of math, science and social studies and four
years of English in high school, which positively impacts test scores
and provides students with the concepts and skills for success after
high school. In 2010, 78 percent – or 17,990 students – reported taking
these core courses compared to 17,450 students in 2009. This number is
expected to continue to increase as students meet state-wide graduation
requirements.
In Iowa, those who reported taking core courses achieved an average
composite ACT score of 23. Those that reported taking lighter course
loads in core areas had an average composite score of 19.6.
“I encourage all Iowa students to take challenging offerings at their
schools based on their abilities,” said Iowa Department of Education
Acting Director Kevin Fangman. “Making sure students are well prepared
at graduation is a team effort: students must set meaningful goals,
parents must support their student in their academic efforts, schools
must provide the rigorous learning environments, and we, as a State,
must have high expectations.”
Students graduating next Spring will be the first class to complete a
core academic program that includes four years of English/language
arts, three years of mathematics, three years of science, and three
years of social studies.
In addition, Iowa school districts are in the process of implementing
the Iowa Core, which requires that students learn essential concepts
and skills for literacy, mathematics, science and social studies, as
well as 21st century learning skills (including civic literacy,
financial literacy, technology literacy, health literacy, and
employability skills).
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test designed to measure the
skills and knowledge that are taught in schools and deemed important
for first-year college students to possess. The ACT, which is
administered in all 50 states, is made up of four separate exams in
English, reading, mathematics and science.
The Iowa Department of Education works with the State of Iowa Board of
Education to provide oversight, supervision and support for the state
education system, which includes public elementary and secondary
schools, non-public schools that receive state accreditation, area
education agencies, community colleges and teacher preparation
programs. The department is committed to high levels of learning,
achievement and performance for all students, so they will become
successful members of their community and the workforce.
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