ACT scores released, Beaufort County continues growth
ACT scores released, Beaufort County continues growth
The South Carolina Department of Education released ACT college entrance scores on Wednesday, August 18. Seniors in Beaufort County continue to make positive growth. All high schools made gains in composite scores from 2009 to 2010, according to a press release.
The district’s overall ACT composite score was 20.7, which exceeded the state’s composite score of 19.7. Of particular note, Beaufort High School made a significant gain from 18.6 in 2009 to 20.3 in English this year.
District Superintendent Dr. Valerie Truesdale stated, “We provide practice on both the ACT and SAT for students so they will be prepared for which ever college admissions test best showcases their abilities.”
Chief Instructional Services Officer Dr. Sean Alford stated, “We are encouraged by the ACT results that our students are consistently being more prepared for the national standard of college readiness.”
The ACT is the college entrance exam accepted in about half of the states, while the College Board’s SAT dominates the other half. A record 17,342 public high school graduates in SC took the ACT for 2010, up from 12,159 in 2006.
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam designed to measure the academic skills that are taught in schools and deemed important for success in first-year college courses. The SAT is an implied learning test that measures how students think based on their experiences both in and out of the classroom setting.
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