ACT High School Profile Report - Wisconsin State Composite (HS Code 500-000) - 2005

Oct 9, 2026

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ACT High School Profile Report for Wisconsin State Composite (HS Code 500-000) summarizes the performance characteristics of the 2005 high school graduating class that took the ACT in their sophomore, junior, or senior year. The report uses each student’s most recent test record and explains changes in average ACT scores in relation to student preparation, performance, and the share of tested graduates. Executive summary trends and multiple tables analyze average scores by academic preparation, demographic groups, and score distributions.

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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 and Averages for All Students

ACT Subscore Distributions and Averages for All Students

Average ACT Scores for Males and Females

Expressed Adequacy of HS Education by Curriculum/Program

Average ACT Scores by Course Patterns and HS GPA Ranges

High School GPAs and Average ACT Scores by Common Course Patterns

Distribution of Planned Educational Major and First Vocational Choice

Summary of Responses to Demographic Items

Students’ Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing

Average ACT Scores by Planned Educational Majors

Average ACT Composite Score by Career Clusters

High School Academic Area Grade Averages by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Appendix

ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORT H S GRADUATING CLASS 2005 STATE COMPOSITE FOR WISCONSIN CODE 500-000 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 500-000 PAGE - 1 WISCONSIN 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 | 26887 | 15561 | 62/ | 36 | 22 .2/20 .2 | 23 .0/20 .8 | 23 . 1/21 .2 | 23 .0/21 .4 | 23 .0/21 .0 | | 2001-02 | 26249 | 15722 | 60/ | 36 | 22 . 1/19 .9 | 23 . 1/20 .8 | 23 . 1/21 .1 | 22 .9/21 .3 | 22 .9/20 .9 | | 2002-03 | 27869 | 15822 | 61/ | 35 | 22 . 1/20 .0 | 22 .9/20 .8 | 23 . 1/21 .2 | 22 .9/21 .3 | 22 .9/20 .9 | | 2003-04 | 27396 | 15610 | 60/ | 34 | 22 .3/20 .1 | 22 .9/20 .7 | 23 .2/21 .3 | 22 .8/21 .2 | 22 .9/21 .0 | | 2004-05 | 27159 | 15492 | 59/ | 34 | 22 .3/20 .1 | 22 .8/20 .7 | 23 . 1/21 .1 | 22 .9/21 .2 | 22 .

FAQs

What does the 2005 Wisconsin ACT High School Profile Report summarize?

It describes the characteristics and ACT performance of Wisconsin students graduating in spring 2005 who took the ACT during sophomore, junior, or senior year, including how test results vary across groups and preparation levels.

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

It uses each student’s most recent test record. Beginning in 2002, a refined method was used to identify the student’s most recent test record, with details provided in the appendix.

Which factors does the executive summary use to compare ACT results?

It compares average ACT scores by level of academic preparation (e.g., core completed or planned), and it also includes total-group trends and quartile value information that relates to reported tables later in the report.

Oct 9, 2026

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