Selections from the 2007 National Score Report

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Number of Graduating Seniors Taking the ACT, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
959,301	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

National Average ACT Composite Score, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.8	20.8	20.9	20.9	21.1	21.2

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT English Score, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
20.3	20.4	20.5	20.5	20.5	20.2	20.3	20.4	20.4	20.6	20.7

Score Range 1–36

ACT Writing Test Score Averages, 2006–2007

2006	2007
7.7	7.6

Score Range 2–12

National Average ACT Math Score, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
20.6	20.8	20.7	20.7	20.7	20.6	20.6	20.7	20.7	20.8	21.0

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Reading Score, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
21.3	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.3	21.1	21.2	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.5

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Science Score, 1997–2007

1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
21.1	21.1	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.8	20.8	20.9	20.9	20.9	21.0

Score Range 1–36

National Average ACT Composite Score by Gender, 1997–2007

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Males	21.1	21.2	21.1	21.2	21.1	20.9	21.0	21.0	21.1	21.2	21.2
Females	20.8	20.9	20.9	20.9	20.9	20.7	20.8	20.9	20.9	21.0	21.0

Score Range 1–36

Average ACT Composite Score by Race/Ethnic Group, 2007

African American/Black	17.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	18.9
Caucasian American/White	22.1
Hispanic	18.7
Asian American/Pacific Islander	22.6
Other/No Response	21.6

Score Range 1–36