ACT Scores
| Year |
% of Class
Participating |
Students |
English |
Math |
Reading |
Science
Reasoning |
SHS
Composite
|
Illinois
Composite |
U.S.
Composite |
| 2009-10 |
97.2 |
1,062 |
26.3 |
27.0 |
25.7 |
25.2 |
26.2 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
| 2008-09 |
99.3 |
1,077 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
25.1 |
24.6 |
25.7 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
| 2007-08 |
96.3 |
1,114 |
26.1 |
26.6 |
25.2 |
24.5 |
25.7 |
20.7 |
21.1 |
| 2006-07 |
96.4 |
1,064 |
25.3 |
26.1 |
24.8 |
24.4 |
25.3 |
20.5 |
21.2 |
| 2005-06 |
99.0 |
1,061 |
25.8 |
26.5 |
25.2 |
24.4 |
25.6 |
20.5 |
21.1 |
| 2004-05 |
99.0 |
1,017 |
25.2 |
26.1 |
24.7 |
24.0 |
25.1 |
20.3 |
20.9 |
| 2003-04 |
97.0 |
986 |
24.9 |
25.9 |
24.4 |
23.7 |
24.9 |
20.3 |
20.9 |
| 2002-03 |
99.0 |
1,056 |
24.8 |
25.9 |
24.2 |
23.9 |
24.8 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
| 2001-02* |
97.0 |
907 |
24.2 |
25.4 |
24.3 |
23.3 |
24.4 |
20.1 |
20.8 |
| 2000-01 |
92.7 |
764 |
24.2 |
25.5 |
24.4 |
24.1 |
24.7 |
21.6 |
21.0 |
| 1999-00 |
91.0 |
735 |
24.2 |
25.4 |
24.3 |
24.1 |
24.6 |
21.5 |
21.o |
| 1998-99 |
83.0 |
623 |
23.9 |
25.4 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
24.5 |
21.4 |
21.0 |
| 1997-98 |
92.0 |
671 |
23.5 |
25.6 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
24.4 |
21.4 |
21.o |
| 1996-97 |
90.0 |
627 |
23.4 |
25.1 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
24.2 |
21.2 |
21.0 |
| 1995-96 |
92.0 |
597 |
23.4 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
24.0 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
| 1994-95 |
n/a |
589 |
22.8 |
23.9 |
23.4 |
23.5 |
23.5 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
| 1993-94 |
n/a |
522 |
23.1 |
23.5 |
24.1 |
23.8 |
23.7 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
| 1992-93 |
n/a |
419 |
22.4 |
23.3 |
23.5 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
* first year ACT was included in the Prairie State Achievement Examination
The ACT is the predominant test for college admission in the Midwest. The ACT is usually first taken in the spring of the junior year. The ACT is a component of the Illinois state testing program required for all juniors. The ACT is a 2-hour-and-55-minute, multiple-choice test. The test is scored on a 0 (low) to 36 (high) basis, and its scores are reported in four categories; English, Reading, Mathematics, and Science Reasoning with a composite average of the four areas. The subscores are reported in integers between 1 and 18.
English Test
The English Test is a 75-item, 45-minute test that measures the student’s understanding of the conventions of standard written English in punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure and the student’s ability to make the kinds of decisions made by good writers related to strategy, organization, and style. Spelling, vocabulary, and rote recall of rules of grammar are not tested.
Mathematics Test
The Mathematics Test is a 60-item, 60-minute test that is designed to assess the mathematical skills that students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12. The test, which is multiple-choice, requires students to use their reasoning skills to solve practical problems in mathematics. Knowledge of basic formulas and computational skills are assumed as background for the problems, but complex formulas and extensive computation are not required. The material covered on the test emphasizes the major content areas that are prerequisite to successful performance in entry-level courses in college mathematics.
Reading Test
The Reading Test is a 40-item, 35-minute test that measures the student’s level of reading comprehension as a product of skill in referring and reasoning. That is, the test items require students to derive meaning from several texts by referring to what is explicitly stated and by reasoning to determine implicit meanings and to draw conclusions, comparisons, and generalizations.
Science Reasoning Test
The Science Reasoning Test is a 40-item, 35-minute test that measures the student’s interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in a coursework in the natural sciences. The test is made up of units consisting of some scientific information and a set of multiple-choice test items.