Selections from the 2008 National Score Report

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Number of Graduating Seniors Taking the ACT, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
995,039	1,019,053	1,065,138	1,069,772	1,116,082	1,175,059	1,171,460	1,186,251	1,206,455	1,300,599	1,421,941

National Average ACT Composite Score, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.8	20.8	20.9	20.9	21.1	21.2	21.1

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT English Score, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
20.4	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.2	20.3	20.4	20.4	20.6	20.7	20.6

Score Range 1–36

ACT Writing Test Score Averages, 2006–2008

2006	2007	2008
7.7	7.6	7.3

Score Range 2–12

National Average ACT Math Score, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
20.8	20.7	20.7	20.7	20.6	20.6	20.7	20.7	20.8	21.0	21.0

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Reading Score, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
21.4	21.4	21.4	21.3	21.1	21.2	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.5	21.4

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Science Score, 1998–2008

1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
21.1	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.8	20.8	20.9	20.9	20.9	21.0	20.8

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Composite Score by Gender, 1998–2008

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Males	21.2	21.1	21.2	21.1	20.9	21.0	21.0	21.1	21.2	21.2	21.2
Females	20.9	20.9	20.9	20.9	20.7	20.8	20.9	20.9	21.0	21.0	21.0

Score Range 1–36

Average ACT Composite Score by Race/Ethnic Group, 2008

African American/Black	16.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	19.0
Caucasian American/White	22.1
Hispanic	18.7
Asian American/Pacific Islander	22.9
Other/No Response	21.7

Score Range 1–36

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