Strong ACT scores in 2019

Posted on: Nov 8, 2019

Strong ACT scores in 2019

Delano students who graduated in 2019 posted strong marks in the ACT test, increasing the district’s customary lead on state and national averages and finishing ahead of Delano’s own seven-year average.

According to results released Wednesday, Oct. 30, the average composite score for a Delano student was 23.6 out of a possible 36, well ahead of the state average of 21.4 and the national average of 20.7.

Delano’s score represented a full point improvement over last year’s local average of 22.6, and was slightly ahead of the district’s seven-year average of 23.5. Delano’s average score was also the highest of any district in Wright County in 2019.

Both state and national scores remained steady, with the state score improving by 0.1 points and the national score declining by 0.1 points. Minnesota once again led the nation in ACT scores among the 19 states where at least 80 percent of graduates took the college entrance exam. 

The ACT encompasses four subjects: English, mathematics, reading and science. Delano students scored highest in math, with an average score of 24.6 compared to 21.4 for the state. In science Delano had a collective 23.5 score compared to 21.6 for the state. The district’s reading and English scores of 23.9 and 21.7, respectively, also exceeded the state’s scores of 21.7 and 20.3. 

College readiness 
The ACT also measures college readiness, defining it as the number of students who score high enough to indicate a 50-percent likelihood of earning at least a B in a corresponding college course, or a 75-percent chance of earning a C. Overall, 42 percent of Delano students met the benchmark in all four ACT test areas, compared to 30 percent statewide and 27 percent nationally.

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