For the fourth year in
a row, Georgia students surpass national average on ACT
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School-level
ACT results
District-level
ACT results
October
30, 2019 – Georgia
students continued to outpace the nation on the ACT in 2019.
Georgia’s
average composite score of 21.4 held steady from 2018 to 2019 but was higher,
for the fourth consecutive year and the fourth time in state history, than the
national average of 20.7. Georgia also outperformed the nation in English,
reading, science, and mathematics.
|
|
National
|
Georgia
|
|
English
|
20.1
|
20.9
|
|
Mathematics
|
20.4
|
20.7
|
|
Reading
|
21.2
|
22.2
|
|
Science
|
20.6
|
21.2
|
|
Composite
|
20.7
|
21.4
|
Scores
in each subject area held steady or increased slightly, with English remaining
at 20.9 from 2018 to 2019, mathematics remaining at 20.7, reading rising from
22.1 to 22.2, and science remaining at 21.2. Nationally, scores dropped
slightly.
Overall,
Georgia is tied for 23rd in the nation on the ACT, up from 24th in 2018.
“I’m
extremely proud of our Georgia students – and the educators who prepare them
each day – for beating the nation on the ACT once again,” State School
Superintendent Richard Woods said. “I want to emphasize that this is only the
fourth time in state history this has been accomplished. While there is still
work to be done to ensure we are offering a well-rounded education and
preparing every child for their next steps after high school, Georgia’s
students and teachers continue achieve unprecedented success.”
The
percentage of Georgia students meeting the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks –
which predict students’ success in college – rose or held steady in all four
subject areas. That percentage also surpassed the national average in all four
subject areas, compared to three of four in 2018.
|
|
National
|
Georgia
|
|
%
met benchmarks in English
|
59
|
65
|
|
%
met benchmarks in mathematics
|
39
|
40
|
|
%
met benchmarks in reading
|
45
|
50
|
|
%
met benchmarks in science
|
36
|
39
|
|
%
met all four benchmarks
|
26
|
28
|
College
Readiness Benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent
the level of achievement required for students to have a 50-percent chance of
obtaining a B or higher, or about a 75-percent chance of obtaining a C or
higher, in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses.
All
scores are based on 2019 high school graduates who took the ACT at some time
from grade 10 to 12.
