Schools
Brief: Area Students Best Peers On ACT
With a composite score of 23.4, students in South Washington County Schools beat the state average (22.9).
A number of seniors in District 833 will likely be able to get into the colleges or universities of their choosing, thanks in part to some stellar ACT scores.
Seventy-one percent of eligible District 833 students took the ACT exam, and the district has the highest performance levels in the five most recent reporting years with a composite score of 23.4.
The district improved in three areas of the exam: English, math and science. The composite score with the reading portion of the exam remained stable.
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had the highest participation rate at 78 percent, while earning a 24.0 composite score. first earned a 24.0 composite score with a 60 percent participation rate.
The state average didn’t fare as well. State performance remained flat with a slight decrease in reading and a slight increase in math.
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The average composite score for Minnesota students who took the ACT was 22.9. The national average composite score was 21.1 in 2011 (up from 21 in 2010).
