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TEST DATE:
A score report (including your photo) was automatically sent to the high school you
reported when registration was completed for the test. Your school will use this
Your Score
information for counseling, evaluating the e ectiveness of instruction, and planning
Your Score
changes and improvements in the curriculum.
36 COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING WRITING ELA Student Report Sending Your Scores
Your Score Range
At your direction, your scores from this test date are also being reported to the colleges
ACT College Readiness
30 Benchmarks shown. (Be aware that when you send a report to a college that is part of a school
system, the college may share your score with other colleges in that system.) Institutions
26 The Readiness Benchmark use your test scores along with high school grades, academic preparation, out-of-class
writing test
24 23 scores range If your score is at or above the accomplishments, future plans, and other factors to help identify applicants who can
22 22 from 2–12. Benchmark, you have at least
20 a 50% chance of obtaining a benefit most from their programs. In addition, colleges can use results on the ACT to
18 18 B or higher or about a 75% assist scholarship/loan agencies in identifying qualified candidates, place students in
chance of obtaining a C or
higher in specific first-year first-year courses, and help students develop an appropriate program of study.
college courses in the
12 corresponding subject area. Retesting with the ACT
There is currently no If you entered a college code incorrectly or forgot to include one, don’t worry! You can
Benchmark for writing. still send scores to other colleges. Visit www.act.org/the-act/scores to explore student
6 Your Score Range resources or to order additional score reports.
Test scores are estimates
of your educational If, after getting your scores, you’re thinking of retaking the ACT, consider if one or more of the
1 development. Think of your
Your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) score Your ELA (English Language Arts) score represents your overall true achievement on this test following applies to you:
represents your overall performance on the science and math tests. performance on the English, reading, and writing tests. as being within a range that
extends about one standard • Do you feel that your scores should be higher than those received?
US Rank State Rank error of measurement, or Where Are You Going?
about 1 point for the
Composite and writing scores, • Did you have any problems during the tests, like misunderstanding the directions or feeling
Go to www.act.org/collegeplanning to learn more
Composite Composite and 2 points for STEM, ELA, ill? about yourself and find out about careers, majors,
and the other test scores,
above and below your score. and colleges that may be right for you. It’s free!
Math Math US & State Rank • Have you taken more coursework or an intensive review in the areas covered?
Science Science Your ranks tell you the
STEM STEM approximate percentages of • Do you want to apply to a college that requires or recommends the writing test?
Retesting with the ACT
recent high school graduates
in the US and your state who
English English took the ACT ® test and The graphic below shows the how the Composite score is typically affected by a retest. Go to
Consider retesting if one or more of the following
Reading Reading received scores that are the www.act.org/the-act/retaking for more information. applies to you:
same as or lower than your
Writing Writing scores. For example, a rank of
ELA ELA 56 for your Composite score Certain restrictions apply to retesting: • Do you feel that your scores should be higher than
means 56% of students
0 50% 100% 0 50% 100% earned that Composite score those received?
or below. • Did you have any problems during the tests, like
• You can test only once on a given ACT test date (National, International, or through State
misunderstanding the directions or feeling ill?
testing or District testing). • Have you taken more coursework or an intensive
review in the areas covered?
Detailed Results • ACT has a policy regarding the number of times you can retake the ACT. Visit www.act.org/
the-act/retestlimit for more information. • Do you want to apply to a college that requires or
MATH ENGLISH recommends the writing test?
There are also guidelines for which scores get
Preparing for Higher Math Production of Writing
reported by ACT if you retest: Typical Composite Score
• Number & Quantity Knowledge of Language
• Algebra Conventions of • If you test more than once, you choose which on a Retest
Standard English
• Functions test date or set of scores to send to colleges.
• Geometry READING • All scores from a test date are reported as a set.
• Statistics & Probability Key Ideas & Details ACT does not create new records by combining 20%
Integrating Essential Skills Craft & Structure scores from different test dates. No change
Modeling Integration of • If you want to report your writing score, all 56% Increased
Knowledge & Ideas Decreased 24%
SCIENCE scores from that test date will be reported. You
Understanding Complex Texts
can’t choose to send a score for the writing test
Interpretation of Data Below Proficient Above Progress Toward the ACT National
by itself.
Scientific Investigation Understanding Complex Texts: This indicator lets you know if you are understanding the Career Readiness Certificate ®
central meaning of complex texts at a level that is needed to succeed in college courses
Evaluation of with higher reading demand.
®
Models, Inferences & This indicator provides an estimate of the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT NCRC ) Go to www.act.org/the-act/retaking for more information.
Experimental Results WRITING If you took the writing test, your essay was that students with your ACT Composite score are likely to obtain. The ACT NCRC is an
scored on a scale of 1 to 6 by two raters in each assessment-based credential that documents foundational work skills important for job success
Ideas & Analysis of the four writing domains. These domains
ACT Composite Score: ACT math, science, English, and reading test scores and the across industries and occupations. Visit www.act.org/NCRC-indicator to learn more. Test Security Hotline
Composite score range from 1 to 36. For each test, we converted your number of correct Development & Support represent essential skills and abilities that are
answers into a score within that range. Your Composite score is the average of your necessary to meet the writing demands of college Bronze Silver Gold Platinum If you have concerns about the security
scores on the four subjects rounded to the nearest whole number. If you left any test Organization and career. Your domain scores, ranging from of the tests, please report them at
completely blank, that score is reported as two dashes and no Composite score is 2 to 12, are a sum of the two raters’ scores. Your Composite Score www.act.ethicspoint.com or 855.382.2645.
computed. Language Use & writing score is the average of your four domain
Conventions scores rounded to the nearest whole number. To 1 36
learn more about your writing score, visit Scale
www.act.org/the-act/writing-scores.
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