ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT H S GRADUATING CLASS 2005

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1 ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT H S GRADUATING CLASS 2005 STATE COMPOSITE FOR CODE

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3 THE 2005 ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ACT ASSESSMENT DURING THEIR SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR, AND WHO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SPRING OF THE MOST RECENT TEST RECORD IS USED FOR STUDENTS TESTING MORE THAN ONCE. BEGINNING IN 2002, A REFINED METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING A STUDENT S MOST RECENT TEST RECORD WAS USED (SEE APPENDIX FOR A DESCRIPTION). CHANGES IN AVERAGE ACT ASSESSMENT SCORES REFLECT REAL DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS INCREASES IN THE PERCENTAGE OF TESTED GRADUATES IN EACH STATE, INCLUDING STATES REQUIRING STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT ASSESSMENT. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FIVE YEAR ACT SCORE TREND HISTORY...1 TABLE 1 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS...3 TABLE 2 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORES BY ABILITY LEVEL FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS...4 TABLE 3 STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE...5 TABLE 4 ACT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS...6 TABLE 5 ACT SUBSCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS...7 TABLE 6 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR MALES AND FEMALES...8 TABLE 7 EXPRESSED ADEQUACY OF HS EDUCATION ACCORDING TO HS CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM...8 TABLE 8 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS BY COURSE PATTERNS AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA RANGES...8 TABLE 9 HIGH SCHOOL GPAS AND AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY COMMON COURSE PATTERNS (TOTAL, MALE, AND FEMALE)...9 TABLE 10 DISTRIBUTION OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJOR AND FIRST VOCATIONAL CHOICE...12 TABLE 11 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC ITEMS...13 TABLE 12 STUDENTS SCORE REPORT PREFERENCES AT TIME OF TESTING...14 TABLE 13 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY STUDENT PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJORS...15 TABLE 14 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORE BY CAREER CLUSTERS...19 TABLE 15 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC AREA GRADE AVERAGES BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY...19 APPENDIX...20

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5 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 1 THE TABLE BELOW COMPARES AVERAGE ACT SCORES FOR STUDENTS WHO REPORTED THEY COMPLETED OR PLANNED TO COMPLETE THE RECOMMENDED CORE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM WITH THOSE WHO HAD NOT. PLEASE NOTE THAT STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF THE COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES AND MAY, THEREFORE, PUBLISH REPORTS SHOWING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DATA. SEE APPENDIX FOR DEFINITION OF CORE. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION NUMBER PERCENT ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE CORE/LESS CORE/LESS CORE/LESS CORE/LESS CORE/LESS CORE/LESS CORE/LESS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /20.7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - AVERAGE ACT SCORES FOR TOTAL GROUP NUMBER ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - ACT SCORE QUARTILE VALUES FOR TOTAL GROUP ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE Q3 (75TH PERCENTILE) Q2 (50TH PERCENTILE - MEDIAN) Q1 (25TH PERCENTILE) QUARTILE VALUES ARE INTERPOLATED AND ARE BASED UPON CALCULATED STUDENT PERCENTILE RANKS WHICH MAY DIFFER FROM THE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES REPORTED IN TABLES 4 AND 5 OF THIS REPORT.

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7 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 3 TABLE 1 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS AFRI-AM/ AM IND, CAUC-AM/ MEX-AM/ ASIAN-AM, P RICAN, BLACK ALSK NTV WHITE CHICANO PAC ISLDR HISPANIC AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE CORE OR MORE (N= 417) (N= 12) (N= 5586) (N= 24) (N= 174) (N= 93) ENGLISH USAGE/MECH RHET SKILLS MATHEMATICS PRE/ELEM-ALG ALG/CRD-GEOM PLANE GEOM/TRIG READING SOC STU/SCI ARTS/LITERATURE SCIENCE COMPOSITE LESS THAN CORE (N= 407) (N= 8) (N= 2428) (N= 14) (N= 68) (N= 46) ENGLISH USAGE/MECH RHET SKILLS MATHEMATICS PRE/ELEM-ALG ALG/CRD-GEOM PLANE GEOM/TRIG READING SOC STU/SCI ARTS/LITERATURE SCIENCE COMPOSITE NO RESPONSE (N= 162) (N= 5) (N= 1056) (N= 14) (N= 21) (N= 18)

8 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 4 TABLE 1 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS (CONT.) AFRI-AM/ AM IND, CAUC-AM/ MEX-AM/ ASIAN-AM, P RICAN, BLACK ALSK NTV WHITE CHICANO PAC ISLDR HISPANIC AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE TOTAL GROUP (N= 986) (N= 25) (N= 9070) (N= 52) (N= 263) (N= 157) ENGLISH USAGE/MECH RHET SKILLS MATHEMATICS PRE/ELEM-ALG ALG/CRD-GEOM PLANE GEOM/TRIG READING SOC STU/SCI ARTS/LITERATURE SCIENCE COMPOSITE TABLE 2 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORES BY ABILITY LEVEL FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS AFRI-AM/ AM IND, CAUC-AM/ MEX-AM/ ASIAN-AM, P RICAN, BLACK ALSK NTV WHITE CHICANO PAC ISLDR HISPANIC NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE & BELOW CGPA PRED BY STUDENT & BELOW HIGH SCHOOL RANK TOP QUARTER ND QUARTER BOTTOM HALF

9 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 5 TABLE 3 STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SATISFIED PRETTY DISSATISFIED NO NO CHANGE MUCH IMPROVEMENT EXPER- NECESSARY NEUTRAL NEEDED IENCE NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT CLASSROOM MALE INSTRUCTION FEMALE TOTAL NO. & VARIETY MALE OF COURSE FEMALE OFFERINGS TOTAL GRADING MALE PRACTICES & FEMALE POLICIES TOTAL NO. & KINDS MALE OF TESTS FEMALE GIVEN TOTAL GUIDANCE SERV MALE PROVIDED BY FEMALE GUIDANCE OFFICE TOTAL SCHOOL RULES, MALE REGULATIONS, FEMALE & POLICIES TOTAL LIBRARY OR MALE LEARNING FEMALE CENTER TOTAL LABORATORY MALE FACILITIES FEMALE TOTAL PROVISIONS FOR MALE SPECIAL HELP IN FEMALE READING,MATH,ETC TOTAL PROVISIONS FOR MALE ACADEMICALLY FEMALE OUTSTANDING STU TOTAL ADEQUACY OF PROG MALE IN CAREER EDUC FEMALE & PLANNING TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS

10 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 6 TABLE 4 ACT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS (NUMBER OF STUDENTS = 11848) ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT STD ENGLISH MATHEMATICS READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE SCORE FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP NUMBER AND PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS SCORE RANGES AVG(SD) 21.2( 5.9) 21.5( 5.2) 22.3( 6.1) 21.4( 4.6) 21.7( 4.9) NOTE: CP IS THE CUMULATIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT OR BELOW A SCORE POINT (SEE APPENDIX).

11 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 7 TABLE 5 ACT SUBSCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS (NUMBER OF STUDENTS = 11848) STD USAGE/MECH RHET SKILLS SOC STU/SCI ARTS/LIT STD SCORE FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP SCORE AVERAGE S.D STD PRE/ELEM ALG ALG/CRD-GEOM PLN GEOM/TRIG STD SCORE FREQ CP FREQ CP FREQ CP SCORE AVERAGE S.D NOTE: CP IS THE CUMULATIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT OR BELOW A SCORE POINT (SEE APPENDIX).

12 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 8 TABLE 6 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR MALES AND FEMALES NUMBER OF ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE GROUP STUDENTS AVERAGE SD AVERAGE SD AVERAGE SD AVERAGE SD AVERAGE SD MALES FEMALES NO RESPONSE PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS SCORE RANGES BY GENDER SCORE RANGE M F M F M F M F M F TABLE 7 EXPRESSED ADEQUACY OF HS EDUCATION ACCORDING TO HS CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM EXPRESSED TOTAL AVG ACT BUS-COMM VOC-OCC COL PREP OTHER-GEN ADEQUACY NUMBER PCT COMP NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT NUMBER PCT EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE VERY INADEQUATE NO RESPONSE NO. OF STUDENTS TABLE 8 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS BY COURSE PATTERNS AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA RANGES NUMBER OF ENGLISH MATH READING SCIENCE COMPOSITE GROUP STUDENTS AVG SD AVG SD AVG SD AVG SD AVG SD ALL GRADUATES COLLEGE CORE E4, M3, SS3, NS In between E4, M2, SS2, NS No Response HS GPA RANGES & below

13 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 9 TABLE 9 HIGH SCHOOL GPAS AND AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY COMMON COURSE PATTERNS (TOTAL) ENGLISH NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT ENGLISH ENGLISH COMP ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG 12, SPEECH ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH NO ENGLISH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED MATHEMATICS NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT MATH MATH COMP ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, CALC ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YEARS MATH OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YEARS MATH LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF MATH NO MATH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED SOCIAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT SOC SCI READING COMP US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT, OTHER HIST US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YRS SOC SCI OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YRS SOC SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF SOC SCI NO SOC SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED NATURAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT NAT SCI SCIENCE COMP GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 YEARS NAT SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF NAT SCI NO NAT SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED

14 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 10 TABLE 9 HIGH SCHOOL GPAS AND AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY COMMON COURSE PATTERNS FOR MALES ENGLISH NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT ENGLISH ENGLISH COMP ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG 12, SPEECH ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH NO ENGLISH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED MATHEMATICS NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT MATH MATH COMP ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, CALC ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YEARS MATH OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YEARS MATH LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF MATH NO MATH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED SOCIAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT SOC SCI READING COMP US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT, OTHER HIST US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YRS SOC SCI OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YRS SOC SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF SOC SCI NO SOC SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED NATURAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT NAT SCI SCIENCE COMP GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 YEARS NAT SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF NAT SCI NO NAT SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED

15 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 11 TABLE 9 HIGH SCHOOL GPAS AND AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY COMMON COURSE PATTERNS FOR FEMALES ENGLISH NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT ENGLISH ENGLISH COMP ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG 12, SPEECH ENG 9, ENG 10, ENG 11, ENG LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH NO ENGLISH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED MATHEMATICS NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT MATH MATH COMP ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, CALC ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, TRIG ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM, OTHER ADV MATH ALG 1, ALG 2, GEOM OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YEARS MATH OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YEARS MATH LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF MATH NO MATH COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED SOCIAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT SOC SCI READING COMP US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT, OTHER HIST US HIST, WORLD HIST, AM GOVT OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 4 OR MORE YRS SOC SCI OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 OR 3.5 YRS SOC SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF SOC SCI NO SOC SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED NATURAL SCIENCE NUMBER OF HS ACT ACT COURSE PATTERN STUDENTS PCT NAT SCI SCIENCE COMP GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS GEN SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY OTHER COMBINATIONS OF 3 YEARS NAT SCI LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF NAT SCI NO NAT SCI COURSE/GRADE INFORMATION REPORTED

16 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 12 TABLE 10 DISTRIBUTION OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJOR AND FIRST VOCATIONAL CHOICE ---PLANNED EDUC MAJOR--- MALE FEMALE TOTAL NUMBER AVG CERTAINTY EDUC 1ST EDUC 1ST EDUC 1ST OF ACT VERY FAIRLY MAJOR VOC MAJOR VOC MAJOR VOC STUDENTS COMP (PERCENT) (PERCENT) (PERCENT) (PERCENT) AGRICULTURE SCIENCE/TECH ARCH & ENVIR DESIGN BUSINESS & MGMT BUSINESS & OFFICE MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION COMMUNICATION & COMM TEC COMMUNITY & PRSNL SVCS COMPUTER & INFO SCI CROSS-DISC STUDIES EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION ENGINEERING ENGINEERING-RELATED TECH FOREIGN LANGUAGES HEALTH SCI & ALLIED HLTH HUMAN, FAMILY/CONS SCI LETTERS MATHEMATICS PHILOS, RELIG & THEOL SCI (BIOL & PHYSICAL) SOCIAL SCIENCES TRADE & INDUSTRIAL VISUAL & PERFORM ARTS UNDECIDED NO RESPONSE 3184 NUMBER OF STUDENTS

17 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 13 TABLE 11 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC ITEMS NUMBER AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE OF ACT OF ACT STUDENTS COMP PCT STUDENTS COMP PCT HS CURRICULUM OR PROG RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUND BUS COMM/VOC-OCCUP AFRICAN-AMER/BLACK COLL PREP AM INDIAN,ALASKAN NTV OTHER/GENERAL/NO RESP CAUCASIAN-AMER/WHITE MEXICAN-AMER/CHICANO REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH ASIAN-AMER,PACIFIC ISL ED/OCCUP PLANS PUERTO RICAN,HISPANIC EXPR IDEAS IN WRITING OTHER READING/COMPREHENSION MULTIRACIAL STUDY SKILLS PREFER NOT TO RESPOND MATH SKILLS NO RESPONSE PERSONAL CONCERNS ESTIMATED FAMILY INCOME EXPRESSED FIN NEED LESS THAN $18, NEED FINANCIAL AID ABOUT $18,000-$24, NEED TO FIND WORK ABOUT $24,000-$30, ABOUT $30,000-$36, SPECIAL COLLEGE PROG ABOUT $36,000-$42, INDEP STUDY ABOUT $42,000-$50, HONORS COURSES ABOUT $50,000-$60, ABOUT $60,000-$80, ADV PLACEMENT IN COLL ABOUT $80,000-$100, ENGLISH MORE THAN $100, MATH NO RESPONSE SOCIAL STUDIES NATURAL SCIENCE HS CLASS RANK FOREIGN LANG TOP QTR ND QTR MAX YEARLY COLL TUITION 3RD QTR $1000 & UNDER TH QTR $ $ NO RESPONSE $ $ $ $ EDUC DEG ASPIRATION $7501 & OVER VOC-TECH NO PREFERENCE YR COL DEGREE NO RESPONSE BACHELORS DEGREE GRAD STUDY MOST RECENTLY TESTED PROF LEVEL DEGREE SOPHOMORE OTHER JUNIOR NO RESPONSE SENIOR OTHER/NO RESPONSE NUMBER OF STUDENTS HOME SCHOOLED COLLEGE CORE PREPARATION EARNED A GED CORE OR MORE ALL STUDENTS LESS THAN CORE NO RESPONSE

18 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 14 TABLE 12 STUDENTS SCORE REPORT PREFERENCES AT TIME OF TESTING STANDARD FOR TRANSITION RANGES 1ST 2ND-6TH INSTITUTION TOTAL CHOICE CHOICES CODE NAME ST NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT PCT 3656 PENN ST-UNIV PARK PA U PITTSBURGH PA DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PA SLIPPERY ROCK U PA PA INDIANA UNIV OF PA PA EDINBORO U OF PA PA WEST CHESTER U OF PA PA GANNON UNIVERSITY PA DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA MILLERSVILLE U OF PA PA UNIV OF PA BLOOMSBURG U OF PA PA SHIPPENSBURG U OF PA PA CLARION U PA PA MERCYHURST COLLEGE PA KUTZTOWN U OF PA PA WEST VIRGINIA UNIV WV GROVE CITY COLLEGE PA CALIFORNIA U OF PA PA LOCK HAVEN U OF PA PA ALLEGHENY COLLEGE PA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV PA VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY PA ROBERT MORRIS UNIV PA WESTMINSTER C-PA PA BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY PA U PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTN PA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY UNIV OF DELAWARE DE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE IA WASHINGTON/JEFFERSON PA LEHIGH UNIVERSITY PA EAST STROUDSBURG U PA OHIO STATE-COLUMBUS OH ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS TOTALS

19 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 15 TABLE 13 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY STUDENT PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJORS NUMBER AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE OF ACT OF ACT STUDENTS COMP STUDENTS COMP AGRICULTURE SCIENCE/TECH ( 65) (20.3) BUSINESS & OFFICE ( 41) (20.4) AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING/ACCT TECH AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS BUSINESS DP/COMPUTER OPER AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS COURT REPORTING AGRI PRODUCTION/TECH OFFICE SUPERVISION & MGMT AGRONOMY SECRETARIAL ANIMAL SCIENCES TYPING & GENERAL OFFICE FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT WORD PROCESSING FISH, GAME, WILDLIFE MGMT BUSINESS & OFFICE, GEN FOOD SCIENCES/ENGINEERING FORESTRY & RELATED SCI MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION ( 93) (20.3) HORTICULTURE/ORNMNTL HORT FASHION MERCHANDISING NATURAL RESOURCES MGMT RETAILING & SALES AGRICULTURE & AG TECH, GEN TRAVEL SERVICES & TOURISM MARKETING & DISTRIB, GEN ARCH & ENVIR DESIGN ( 186) (21.6) ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING COMMUNICATIONS & COMM TECH ( 389) (21.6) ARCHITECTURE ADVERTISING BLDG CON/CONSTRUCTION SCI GRAPHIC/COMMERCIAL ART CITY, COMM & REG PLANNING GRAPHIC & PRINT COMMUNIC ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN JOURNALISM INTERIOR DESIGN PHOTO/FILM/VIDEO TECH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PUBLIC RELATIONS ARCHI & ENVIR DESIGN, GEN RADIO/TV BROADCASTING RADIO/TV PRODUCTN & TECH BUSINESS & MGMT ( 849) (21.1) COMMUNIC & COMM TECH, GEN ACCOUNTING BANKING & FINANCE COMMNTY & PRSNL SVCS ( 190) (18.8) BUSINESS ADMIN & MGMT CORRECTIONS BUSINESS ECONOMICS COSMETOLOGY/HAIRSTYLING CONTRACT MGMT & PURCHSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE/CRIMINOL HOTEL/RESTAURANT MGMT FIRE PROTECTN/SAFETY TECH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVEL/TRNG FUNERAL SVCS/MORTUARY SCI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT & ADMIN INSURANCE & RISK MGMT LIBRARY SCI/LIB ASSISTING INTERNATL BUSINESS/MGMT MILITARY SCIENCE/TECH LABOR/INDUSTRL RELATIONS PARKS & RECREATION MANAGEMENT INFO SYSTEMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS MARKETING MGMT & RESEARCH SOCIAL WORK ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR COMMNTY & PRSNL SVCS, GEN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE SML BUSINESS MGMT/OWNRSHP TRADE & INDUSTRIAL MGMT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT BUSINESS & MGMT, GEN

20 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 16 TABLE 13 (CONTINUED) NUMBER AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE OF ACT OF ACT STUDENTS COMP STUDENTS COMP COMPUTER & INFO SCI ( 178) (22.1) ENGINEERING ( 358) (25.0) COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DATA PROCESSING ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING INFO SCIENCES & SYSTEMS BIOENGINEER & BIOMED ENG MATH/COMPUTER SCIENCE CERAMIC ENGINEERING COMPUTER & INFO SCI, GEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING CROSS-DISC STUDIES ( 22) (23.9) COMPUTER ENGINEERING AREA & ETHNIC STUDIES CONSTRUCTION ENG/MGMT LIBERAL ARTS/GEN STUDIES ELECTRCL & ELECTRONIC ENG MULTI-/INTERDISC STUDIES ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CROSS-DISC STUDIES, GEN ENGINEERING PHYSICS ENGINEERING SCIENCE EDUCATION ( 640) (20.3) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENG ADULT & CONTINUING EDUC GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYS ENG EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MATERIALS ENGINEERING JR HIGH/MIDDLE SCH EDUC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRE-ELEMENTARY EDUCATION METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING SECONDARY EDUCATION MINING & MINERAL ENG STUDENT COUNSELING NAVAL ARCHIT & MARINE ENG TEACHER AIDE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION, GENERAL OCEAN ENGINEERING PETROLEUM ENGINEERING TEACHER EDUCATION ( 371) (20.1) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ENGINEERING, GENERAL ART EDUCATION BUSINESS EDUCATION ENGINEERING-RELATED TECH ( 209) (23.8) ENGLISH EDUCATION AERONAUTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUC AC, HEATING, REFRIG TECH HEALTH EDUCATION ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TECH HUMAN, FAM/CONS SCI EDUC BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECH INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION CIVIL ENGINEERING TECH MATHEMATICS EDUCATION COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECH MUSIC EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION/BLDG TECH PHYSICAL EDUCATION DRAFTING & DESIGN TECH SCIENCE EDUCATION ELECTRICAL ENG TECHNOLOGY SOC STUDIES/SOC SCI EDUC ELECTRONIC ENG TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTROMECHAN INSTR TECH SPEECH CORRECTION EDUC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRL TECH TEACHING ENGL AS 2ND LANG INDUSTRL PRODUCTION TECH TECH/TRADE & IND ED TEACHER EDUCATION, OTHER TEACHER EDUCATION, GEN

21 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 17 TABLE 13 (CONTINUED) NUMBER AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE OF ACT OF ACT STUDENTS COMP STUDENTS COMP LASER/FIBER-OPTIC TECH HUMAN, FAMILY/CONS SCI ( 68) (20.2) MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CHILD DEV, CARE, GUIDANCE MECHANICAL ENG TECH CHILD CARE AIDE/ASSISTING MINING & PETROLEUM TECH CULINARY ARTS OCCUPATL SFTY & HLTH TECH FAMILY/CONS RESOURCE MGMT SURVEYING & MAPPING TECH FASHION DESIGN ENGINEERING TECH, OTHER FOOD PRODUCTN, MGMT, SVCS ENGINEER-RELATD TECH, GEN FOOD SCI & NUTR/DIETETICS HUMAN ENVIRON & HOUSING FOREIGN LANGUAGES ( 82) (25.0) INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY DEVEL ASIATIC LANGUAGES TEXTILES AND CLOTHING CLASSICAL LANGUAGES HUMAN, FAM/CONS SCI, GEN FRENCH GERMAN LETTERS ( 80) (25.3) ITALIAN CLASSICS MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES COMPARATIVE LITERATURE RUSSIAN CREATIVE WRITING SPANISH ENGLISH, GENERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES, OTHER LINGUISTICS FOREIGN LANGUAGES, GEN LITERATURE, ENGLISH/AMER SPEECH & RHETORICAL STUDY HEALTH SCI & ALLIED HLTH ( 1689) (21.2) LETTERS, GENERAL CHIROPRACTIC DENTAL ASSISTING MATHEMATICS ( 60) (26.9) DENTAL HYGIENE ACTUARIAL SCIENCES DENTAL LAB/TECHNOLOGY APPLIED MATHEMATICS DENTISTRY STATISTICS EMERG MED TECH/PARAMEDIC MATHEMATICS, GENERAL HEALTH CARE ADMIN MEDICAL/SURG ASSISTING PHILOS, RELIG & THEOLOGY ( 68) (22.8) MEDICAL LAB/TECHNOLOGY BIBLE STUDIES MED RECORDS ADMIN/TECH PHILOSOPHY MEDICINE RELIGION MNTL HLTH & HUM SVCS/TECH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECH RELIGIOUS MUSIC NURSING (PRACTICAL) THEOLOGY NURSING (REGISTERED) PHILOS, RELIG & THEOL, GEN OCCUPATNL THERAPY/ASSIST OPTOMETRY PHARMACY PHYSICIAN ASSISTING PHYSICAL THERAPY/ASSIST RADIOLOGY/RADIOLOGIC TECH REC/ART/MUSIC THERAPY RESPIRATORY THERAPY/TECH SPEECH PATHOL/AUDIOLOGY VETERINARIAN ASSISTING VETERINARY MEDICINE HEALTH SCI & ALLIED, GEN

22 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 18 TABLE 13 (CONTINUED) NUMBER AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE OF ACT OF ACT STUDENTS COMP STUDENTS COMP SCIENCES (BIOL & PHYSICAL) ( 780) (23.9) VISUAL/PERFORM ARTS ( 482) (21.9) ASTRONOMY APPLIED DESIGN/CRAFTS ATMOSPHER SCI & METEOROL ART BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS ART HIST & APPRECIATION BIOLOGY CINEMATOGRAPHY/FILM/VIDEO BOTANY DANCE CHEMISTRY DESIGN, GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE DRAMA/THEATRE ARTS ECOLOGY/ENV STUDIES FINE ARTS, GENERAL GEOLOGY GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY GRAPHIC DESIGN OCEANOGRAPHY MUSIC (LIBERAL ARTS) PHYSICS MUSIC PERFORMANCE ZOOLOGY MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSIT SCIENCES (BIO & PHYS), GEN PHOTOGRAPHY VISUAL/PERFORM ARTS, GEN SOCIAL SCIENCES ( 779) (22.8) ANTHROPOLOGY UNDECIDED ( 948) (21.5) ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY HISTORY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS LAW PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTING POLITICAL SCI/GOVERNMENT PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY URBAN STUDIES SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL TRADE & INDUSTRIAL ( 37) (19.4) AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN AIRPLANE PILOTING & NAVIG AUTOMOTIVE BODY REPAIR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AVIATION MANAGEMENT COMPUTER ELECTRNCS/REPAIR CONSTRCT TRADES & CARPENT DIESEL MECHANICS & TECH DRAFTING ELECTRICAL EQUIP REPAIR HEATING, AC, REFRIG MECH MACHINE TECHNOLOGY MECHANICAL DRAFTING WELDING & WELDING TECH TRADE & INDUSTRIAL, GEN

23 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 19 TABLE 14 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORE BY CAREER CLUSTERS TOTAL CORE OR LESS THAN MALES FEMALES MORE CORE REFERENCE GROUP NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG PLAN ON 2-YEARS OR LESS OF COLLEGE ADMIN & SALES (02-03) BUSINESS OPER (04-05) TECHNICAL (06-07) SCIENCE & TECH (08-09) ARTS (10-11) SOCIAL SERVICE (12-01) OTHER* TOTAL PLAN ON 4-YEARS OR MORE OF COLLEGE ADMIN & SALES (02-03) BUSINESS OPER (04-05) TECHNICAL (06-07) SCIENCE & TECH (08-09) ARTS (10-11) SOCIAL SERVICE (12-01) OTHER* TOTAL * OTHER = STUDENTS WHO HAD WORLD-OF-WORK REGIONS THAT DIFFERED FROM THOSE LISTED TABLE 15 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC AREA GRADE AVERAGES BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY NUMBER HS HS OF SOCIAL NATURAL GPA GPA REFERENCE GROUP STUDENTS ENGLISH MATH STUDIES SCIENCE AVG SD MALE FEMALE NO RESPONSE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN/WHITE OTHER MINORITY MISSING/PREFER NO RESP TOTAL

24 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 20 APPENDIX THE RESULTS PROFILED IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON ALL STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ACT ASSESSMENT DURING THEIR SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR, AND WHO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SPRING OF IF A STUDENT TESTED MORE THAN ONCE, ONLY HIS/HER MOST RECENT TEST RECORD IS USED. DUE TO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF REPEAT TEST-TAKERS, ACT EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF STUDENT SPECIFIC VARIABLES USED TO MATCH MULTIPLE STUDENT RECORDS IN THOSE STUDENTS WHO TESTED RESIDUALLY OR UNDER EXTENDED TIME CONDITIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT GRADUATING STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE ACT ASSESSMENT ARE NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF GRADUATING STUDENTS NATIONALLY. STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST, ROCKY MOUNTAINS, PLAINS AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY ARE OVER REPRESENTED AMONG ACT-TESTED STUDENTS AS COMPARED TO GRADUATING STUDENTS NATIONALLY. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN MAKING COMPARISONS BETWEEN STATE AND NATIONAL NORMS. STATE NORMS MAY DIFFER FROM NATIONAL NORMS FOR NON-EDUCATIONAL REASONS SUCH AS THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKE-UP OF A STATE S ACT-TESTED GRADUATES COMPARED TO THE NATION. SINCE THE ACT ASSESSMENT IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE, THE FOCUS IS ON STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE RECOMMENDED COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES. THE RECOMMENDED COLLEGE CORE COURSES (AS DEFINED BY ACT) INCLUDE: ENGLISH (FOUR YEARS OR MORE) ONE YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR ENGLISH 9, ENGLISH 10, ENGLISH 11, ENGLISH 12 MATHEMATICS (THREE YEARS OR MORE) ONE YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR ALGEBRA I, ALGEBRA II, GEOMETRY ONE-HALF YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR TRIGONOMETRY, CALCULUS (NOT PRE-CALCULUS), OTHER MATH COURSES BEYOND ALGEBRA II, COMPUTER MATH/COMPUTER SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES (THREE YEARS OR MORE) ONE YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, WORLD HISTORY, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ONE-HALF YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, OTHER HISTORY NATURAL SCIENCES (THREE YEARS OR MORE) ONE YEAR CREDIT EACH FOR GENERAL/PHYSICAL/EARTH SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS ALL CALCULATED HIGH SCHOOL GPAS SHOWN IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON STUDENT REPORTED COURSE GRADES IN THE FOUR CORE SUBJECT AREAS (ENGLISH, MATH, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND NATURAL SCIENCE). INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE PROVIDED IN THE INTERPRETIVE GUIDE, YOUR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS REPORT OR NEED A COPY OF THIS GUIDE, PLEASE CALL 319/ OR WRITE TO ACT RESEARCH SERVICES (64), ACT INC, P.O. BOX 168, IOWA CITY, IOWA

25 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE PAGE - 21 APPENDIX (CONTINUED) THE NUMBERS IN TABLE 4, PAGE 6 IN THE COLUMNS TITLED "CP", FOR EACH ACT TEST AND COMPOSITE ARE CUMULATIVE PERCENTS. CUMULATIVE PERCENTS REPRESENT THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS SCORING AT OR BELOW A SELECTED SCORE VALUE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A SCALE SCORE OF 21 ON THE ACT COMPOSITE HAD A CP OF 50, THIS MEANS THAT 50% OF THE TESTED POPULATION WERE AT OR BELOW A SCORE OF 21. TO FIND THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO HAD SCORES STRICTLY BELOW 21, JUST READ THE CUMULATIVE PERCENT VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT LOWER SCALE SCORE VALUE, IN THIS CASE A SCORE OF 20. IN THIS EXAMPLE 42 PERCENT OF STUDENTS SCORED BELOW 21. TABLE 4 EXAMPLE ACT STD COMPOSITE SCORE FREQ CP <-- 50% OF THE STUDENTS SCORE AT OR BELOW <-- 42% OF THE STUDENTS SCORE BELOW

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