ACT High School Profile - H S Graduating Class 2005 - Montana

Oct 9, 2026

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ACT High School Profile Report for Montana summarizes performance and trends of the 2005 high school graduating class who took the ACT in sophomore, junior, or senior year. The report describes methodology for using each student’s most recent test record and tracks changes in average ACT assessment scores alongside changes in participation. It provides an executive summary and multiple tables with average scores, distributions, quartile values, and subgroup breakdowns by academic preparation, gender, and race/ethnicity, plus responses related to high school experience and planned educational majors.

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Pages26

Reading Time1 h 6 min

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Executive Summary - Five Year ACT Score Trend History

Average ACT Scores by Academic Preparation for Racial/Ethnic Groups

Average ACT Composite Scores by Ability Level for Racial/Ethnic Groups

Student Satisfaction with High School Experience

ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages, and Averages

ACT Subscore Distributions, Cumulative Percentages, and Averages

Appendix

ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT H S GRADUATING CLASS 2005 STATE COMPOSITE FOR MONTANA CODE 270-000 THE 2005 ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE ACT ASSESSMENT DURING THEIR SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR, AND WHO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SPRING OF 2005. THE MOST RECENT TEST RECORD IS USED FOR STUDENTS TESTING MORE THAN ONCE . BEGINNING IN 2002, A REFINED METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING A STUDENT’S MOSTRECENT TEST RECORD WAS USED (SEE APPENDIX FOR A DESCRIPTION) . CHANGES IN AVERAGE ACT ASSESSMENT SCORES REFLECT REAL DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS INCREASES IN THE PERCENTAGE OF TESTED GRADUATES IN EACH STATE, INCLUDING STATES REQUIRING STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT ASSESSMENT . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FIVE YEAR ACT SCORE TREND HISTORY .............................1 TABLE 1 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS ........................................3 TABLE 2 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORES BY ABILITY LEVEL FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS ........................................4 TABLE 3 STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE ..................................................5 TABLE 4 ACT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS ............................................6 TABLE 5 ACT SUBSCORE DISTRIBUTIONS, CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES, AND AVERAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS ...............................7 TABLE 6 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR MALES AND FEMALES ...........................................8 TABLE 7 EXPRESSED ADEQUACY OF HS EDUCATION ACCORDING TO HS CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM ....................................8 TABLE 8 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS BY COURSE PATTERNS AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA RANGES ..................................8 TABLE 9 HIGH SCHOOL GPAS AND AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY COMMON COURSE PATTERNS (TOTAL, MALE, AND FEMALE) ...................9 TABLE 10 DISTRIBUTION OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJOR AND FIRST VOCATIONAL CHOICE ....................................12 TABLE 11 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC ITEMS ............13 TABLE 12 STUDENTS’ SCORE REPORT PREFERENCES AT TIME OF TESTING ........14 TABLE 13 AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY STUDENT PLANNED EDUCATIONAL MAJORS .....15 TABLE 14 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORE BY CAREER CLUSTERS ...............19 TABLE 15 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC AREA GRADE AVERAGES BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY .............................................19 APPENDIX ..............................................................20 A C T HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE H S GRADUATING CLASS 2005 STATE COMPOSITE FOR HS CODE 270-000 PAGE - 1 MONTANA THE TABLE BELOW COMPARES AVERAGE ACT SCORES FOR STUDENTS WHO REPORTED THEY COMPLETED OR PLANNED TO COMPLETE THE RECOMMENDED CORE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM WITH THOSE WHO HAD NOT . PLEASE NOTE THAT STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF THE COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES AND MAY, THEREFORE, PUBLISH REPORTS SHOWING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DATA . SEE APPENDIX FOR DEFINITION OF CORE . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - AVERAGE ACT SCORES BY LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION | | NUMBER
CORE/LESS | PERCENT
CORE/LESS | ENGLISH
CORE/LESS | MATH
CORE/LESS | READING
CORE/LESS | SCIENCE
CORE/LESS | COMPOSITE
CORE/LESS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2000-01 | 3620 2790 | 55/ 42 | 22 .0/19 .2 | 22 .9/19 .4 | 23 .7/20 .8 | 23 .0/20 .5 | 23 .0/20 .1 | | 2001-02 | 3390 2709 | 53/ 43 | 22 .0/19 .1 | 23 .0/19 .6 | 23 .6/20 .8 | 23 .0/20 .4 | 23 .0/20 .1 | | 2002-03 | 3294 2793 | 51/ 43 | 22 .3/19 .1 | 23 . 1/19 .5 | 23 .7/20 .8 | 23 . 1/20 .4 | 23 .2/20 .1 | | 2003-04 | 3121 2749 | 50/ 44 | 22 .3/19 .2 | 23 .2/19 .6 | 23 .9/20 .9 | 23 . 1/20 .3 | 23 .2/20 .1 | | 2004-05 | 3154 2582 | 51/ 42 | 22 .3/19 .4 | 23 . 1/19 .8 | 23 .7/21 .0 | 23 . 1/20 .4 | 23 .2/20 .3 | | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - AVERAGE ACT SCORES FOR

FAQs

What group does the Montana ACT High School Profile Report 2005 cover?

It reflects characteristics of students who took the ACT during their sophomore, junior, or senior year and graduated from high school in spring 2005 in Montana.

How does the report treat students who tested more than once?

It uses students’ most recent test record, and starting in 2002 it applied a refined methodology to identify the most recent record (see the appendix description).

What types of results are presented in the report tables?

The tables include average ACT scores and composites by academic preparation, ability levels, and demographic groups, along with score distributions, cumulative percentages, subscores, and selected student response items and planned educational choices.

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