The 1997 ACT High School Profile Report -- National Normative Data
Table 3
Table 4
Table 3: Average ACT Scores and Standard Deviations for Males and Females
|
ACT
English |
ACT
Mathematics |
ACT
Reading |
ACT
Science Reasoning |
ACT
Composite |
| Males (N=419049) | |
| Average | 19.9 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.1 |
| Standard Deviation | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Females (N=540252) | |
| Average | 20.7 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 20.8 |
| Standard Deviation | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
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| Percentages of Students in Test Score Intervals |
|
ACT
English |
ACT
Mathematics |
ACT
Reading |
ACT
Science Reasoning |
ACT
Composite |
| Score Interval | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 28-36 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| 23-27 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| 18-22 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 39 |
| 1-17 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Table 4: Average ACT Scores for Different Patterns of Academic Preparation
S.D. = Standard Deviation
|
English |
Mathematics |
Reading |
Sci Reasoning |
Composite |
| Reference Groups |
Number |
Ave. | S.D. |
Ave. | S.D. |
Ave. | S.D. |
Ave. | S.D. |
Ave. | S.D. |
|
| All Graduates | 959301 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 4.7 | 21.0 | 4.7 |
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| College Core |
| E4, M3, SS3, NS3 | 566141 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 21.8 | 4.9 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 22.1 | 4.6 | 22.1 | 4.6 |
| In Between | 264444 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 19.1 | 4.5 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 19.7 | 4.4 |
| E4, M2, SS2, NS2 | 97503 | 17.1 | 5.0 | 17.6 | 4.2 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 18.1 | 4.2 |
| No Response | 31213 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 19.9 | 5.1 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 20.0 | 5.0 |
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| HS GPA Ranges |
| 3.50 - 4.00 | 333369 | 23.8 | 4.8 | 24.0 | 4.8 | 24.7 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 4.4 | 24.2 | 4.3 |
| 3.00 - 3.49 | 282151 | 20.0 | 4.7 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 21.0 | 5.4 | 20.8 | 4.1 | 20.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.50 - 2.99 | 197055 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 18.7 | 3.6 |
| 2.00 - 2.49 | 104462 | 16.4 | 4.2 | 17.0 | 3.2 | 17.5 | 4.9 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 17.4 | 3.4 |
| 1.99 & below | 29574 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 3.3 |
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