NATIONAL REPORT - TABLE 6 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS BY GENDER - TABLE 7 EXPRESSED ADEQUACY OF HS EDUCATION

Oct 9, 2026

National Report from a high school graduation cohort (2004) presenting ACT performance metrics and curriculum adequacy outcomes. Table 6 summarizes average ACT scores and standard deviations for males, females, and no-response groups across English/MATH, reading, science, and composite measures. It also reports score ranges by gender for transition standards. Table 7 analyzes expressed adequacy of high school education by curriculum or program categories with totals and percentages across rating levels.

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Table 6 Average ACT Scores and Standard Deviations by Gender

Score ranges by gender for transition standards

Table 7 Expressed Adequacy of HS Education According to HS Curriculum or Program

Rating categories and percentages

A C T HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE H S GRADUATING CLASS 2004 HS GRADUATING CLASS HS CODE 990-000 PAGE - 8 NATIONAL REPORT TABLE 6 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS FOR MALES AND FEMALES | NUMBER OF ENGLISH MATH
GROUP STUDENTS AVERAGE SD AVERAGE SD | READING AVERAGE SD | SCIENCE AVERAGE SD | COMPOSITE AVERAGE SD | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | MALES 508835 19.9 5.9 21.3 5.3 | 21.1 6.1 | 21.3 4.9 | 21.0 5.0 | | FEMALES 653158 20.8 5.8 20.2 4.8 | 21.5 5.9 | 20.5 4.3 | 20.9 4.7 | | NO RESPONSE 9467 19.7 5.6 20.3 4.9 | 20.9 5.9 | 20.4 4.4 | 20.5 4.6 | | PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN STANDARDS FOR TRANSITION | SCORE RANGES | BY GENDER | | | SCORE RANGE M F M F | M F | M F | M F | 33-36 28-32 24-27 20-23 16-19 13-15 01-12 2 9 16 24 24 15 10 3 11 18 26 23 12 7 3 11 22 20 32 12 1 1 7 19 20 37 15 1 5 12 18 22 21 16 6 5 13 19 23 22 14 4 2 8 21 34 24 8 3 1 4 17 36 29 9 3 1 10 19 28 27 12 2 1 9 19 30 29 11 2 TABLE 7 EXPRESSED ADEQUACY OF HS EDUCATION ACCORDING TO HS CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM | EXPRESSED ADEQUACY | TOTAL NUMBER PCT | AVG ACT BUS-COMM
COMP NUMBER PCT | VOC-OCC NUMBER PCT | COL PREP NUMBER PCT | OTHER-GEN NUMBER PCT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE VERY INADEQUATE NO RESPONSE NO . OF STUDENTS 19315340653222858153364 68134 40125 989889 20 41 23 5 7 4 23.3 21.2 19.3 18.9 19.8 21.5 515016075 113763182 3970 1516 41269 12 39 28 8 10 4 758125854205075535 5771 2113 67361 11 38 30 8 9 3 14651825491111493424510 40328 26607 607808 24 42 19 4 7 4 339041096928176420137 18065 9889 273451 12 40 30 7 7 4 TABLE 8 AVERAGE ACT SCORES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS BY COURSE PATTERNS AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA RANGES | NUMBER OF
GROUP STUDENTS | ENGLISH
AVG SD | MATH
AVG SD | READING AVG SD | SCIENCE AVG SD | COMPOSITE AVG SD | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ALL GRADUATES 1171460 20.4 5.9 20.7 5.0 21.3 6.0 20.9 4.6 20.9 4.8 COLLEGE CORE E4, M3, SS3, NS3 661290 21.5 5.7 21.7 5.0 22.3 5.9 21.7 4.5 21.9 4.7 In between 262878 19.0 5.6 19.2 4.6 20.1 5.8 19.7 4.3 19.6 4.5 E4, M2, SS2, NS2 142450 18.0 5.8 18.8 4.8 19.4 5.9 19.2 4.6 19.0 4.7 No Response 104842 20.2 6.1 20.7 5.2 21.2 6.2 20.6 4.7 20.8 5.0 HS GPA RANGES 3.50 - 4.00 381767 24.0 5.2 23.9 4.8 24.6 5.6 23.4 4.3 24.1 4.3 3.00 - 3.49 273792 19.9 4.9 20.1 4.2 20.8 5.4 20.5 3.9 20.5 3.9 2.50 - 2.99 173457 17.7 4.7 18.1 3.6 18.8 5.0 18.9 3.8 18.5 3.6 2.00 - 2.49 93253 16.1 4.5 16.9 3.1 17.3 4.7 17.7 3.7 17.1 3.3 1.99 & below 32445 14.9 4.4 16.1 2.7 16.3 4.4 16.8 3.6 16.1 3.2

FAQs

What does Table 6 report in this national report?

Table 6 reports average ACT scores and standard deviations for males, females, and no-response students across English/MATH, reading, science, and composite measures.

How are score ranges and transition standards presented?

Score ranges for standards for transition are listed by score range with separate values by gender (males and females).

What does Table 7 evaluate?

Table 7 measures expressed adequacy of high school education according to high school curriculum or program, showing totals and percentages across rating levels and categories.

Oct 9, 2026

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