ACT Profile Report-National - Graduating Class 2014 - Executive summary and key findings

Sep 22, 2026

ACT Profile Report—National (Graduating Class 2014) summarizes results from a national cohort of 2014 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors and self-reported their graduation year. The report examines college readiness through performance and benchmark attainment, including executive trends over multiple years, academic achievement distributions, and score patterns by race/ethnicity, gender, curriculum rigor, and course selection. It also covers career and educational aspirations and optional ACT writing outcomes.

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Section I: Executive Summary

Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework

Five Year Trends—Percent and Average ACT Scores

Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges

Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration

Section II: Academic Achievement

ACT Score Distributions and Quartile Values

Average ACT Composite Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Preparation

Average ACT Scores by Gender

College Readiness by Course-Specific Curriculum

Section III: College Readiness & Impact of Course Rigor

College Readiness by Common Course Patterns

Section IV: Career and Educational Aspirations

Planned Educational Majors and College Plans

Post-Secondary Aspirations and Test Session Preferences

Section V: Optional Writing Test Results

Average English and Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

ACT Profile Report-National Graduating Class 2014 National *07002C110* ACT, INC. --CONFIDENTIAL ACT PROFILE REPORT-National PAGE 1 Graduating Class 2014 Code 999999 National Total Students in Report: 1,845,787 Table of Contents Section I: Executive Summary Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Test Session Duration Section II: Academic Achievement ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages, Averages, and Quartile Values Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges Average ACT Scores by Gender Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum Section III: College Readiness & Impact of Course Rigor Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity Average ACT Scores and Average ACT Score Changes by Common Course Patterns College Readiness Percents by Common Course Patterns Section IV: Career and Educational Aspirations Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing Section V: Optional Writing Test Results Page 5 Page 11 Page 17 Page 25 Page 29 Average ACT English and Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for students who took ACT Writing ACT PROFILE REPORT-National PAGE 2 Graduating Class 2014 Code 999999 National Total Students in Report: 1,845,787 This report provides information about the performance of your 2014 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2014. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: Performance-student test performance in the context of college readiness Access-number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation Course Selection-percent of students pursuing a core curriculum Course Rigor-impact of rigorous coursework on achievement College Readiness-percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area Awareness-extent to which student aspirations match performance Articulation-colleges and universities to which your students send test results Each year, test data for a school, district, and the state represents a different cohort of students. ACT encourages educators to focus on trends (3, 5, 10 years), not year-to-year changes. Such changes can represent normal – even expected – fluctuations. On the other hand, trend lines offer more insight into what is happening in a school, district, or the state. Furthermore, ACT encourages educators to measure student performance in the context of college readiness measures. The focus should be on the number and percentage of students who met or exceeded ACT’s College Readiness Benchmark Scores, a measure that is much more meaningful and understandable than an average composite score for a group of students. ACT PROFILE REP

FAQs

What group and test timing does the ACT Profile Report—National (Graduating Class 2014) cover?

It covers 2014 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors and self-reported that they were scheduled to graduate in 2014. The report also includes college-reportable scores for standard and extended time tests starting with the Graduating Class of 2013.

How does the report define college readiness and what metric is emphasized?

College readiness is assessed using ACT’s College Readiness Benchmark Scores. The report emphasizes the number and percentage of students who met or exceeded benchmarks across content areas, rather than relying on average composite scores alone.

What factors and subgroups does the report analyze for academic achievement and readiness?

It analyzes score distributions and averages using breakdowns such as race/ethnicity, gender, level of preparation, test session duration, and students’ course rigor and course selection patterns.

Sep 22, 2026

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