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This compares to 37,985 (80 percent) with an average of 20.6 in 2014. Nationally, 55% of 2018 graduates took the ACT with an average Composite score of 20.8.  \n~ The 2018 Alabama graduating class average English score was 18.9. This compares to 18.9 and 20.7 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n~ The 2018 Alabama graduating class average math score was 18.3. This compares to 18.4 and 19.5 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n~ The 2018 Alabama graduating class average reading score was 19.6. This compares to 19.7 and 21.3 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n~ The 2018 Alabama graduating class average science score was 19.0. This compares to 19.4 and 20.4 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n• In 2018, 16 percent of Alabama graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 16 and 21 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n~ In 2018, 14,373 (25 percent) of Alabama graduates met three or four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 14,458 and 12,369 (25 and 33 percent) out of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively. For reference, the national percentage of 2018 graduates meeting three or four benchmarks was 38% .  \nSTEM  \n• In 2018, 28,529 Alabama graduates (49 percent) indicated having an interest in STEM majors and/or careers.~ Nationally, 45 percent of graduates indicated having an interest in STEM.  \n• Compared to a 2018 Alabama graduating class average ACT STEM score of 18 . 9, graduates in 2017 and 2014 had STEM averages of 19.1 and 20.2, respectively.  \n• Compared to 11 percent of 2018 Alabama graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark, graduatesin 2017 and 2014 had STEM Benchmark percentages of 11 and 14, respectively.  \n• 2018 graduates taking physics had an average science score of 20 . 0, compared to 18.5 for students not taking physics.  \n~ 31 percent of 2018 Alabama graduates taking physics met the ACT Science College Readiness Benchmark, compared to 20 for students not taking physics.  \n~ 2018 Alabama graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark had an average science score of  \n28.9. This compares to 28.7 in 2014.  \n~ 2018 graduates taking three or more years of math had an average math score of 18 . 8, compared to 15.5 for students taking less than three years of math.  \n© 2018 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. MR00878 [www.act.org/research](www.act.org/research)  1  \nAlabama The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018  \nCareer Readiness  \n• In 2018, 35,946 Alabama graduates (62 percent) were likely to attain the Silver ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate or higher based upon ACT Composite score, compared to 1,393,517 (73 percent) nationally.  \n~ The ACT Composite scores associated with a 50% chance of earning each ACT WorkKeys NCRC level or higher are:  \n13 for Bronze, 17 for Silver, 25 for Gold, and 35 for Platinum. Based on those cut scores, students who earned an ACT Composite score of less than 13 would be classified as “Needs Improvement,” 13 to 16 as “Bronze,” 17 to 24 as “Silver,”and 25 or above as “Gold or Higher.”  \n• Alabama tests all public school seniors with ACT WorkKeys which allows students to earn an ACT National Career Readiness Certificate. A total of 43,135 NCRCs were awarded to students during this testing cycle. 33% Bronze, 33% Silver, 21% Gold and 12% Platinum.  \nImpact  \n• Based on the actual test volume and ACT score distributions of 2018 ACT-tested Alabama high school graduates, ACT research estimates that an increase of 0.1 in state average ACT Composite score for the 2018 graduating class would result in:  \n~ 150 more students enrolling in college.  \n~ 165 more students persisting to year two.  \n~ 121 fewer students needing rem","cbCaifh3ZlBqEv1c","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifh3ZlBqEv1c","pdf",501298,12,"English","# Performance\n## College Readiness Benchmarks\n# STEM\n## STEM interest and scores\n# Career Readiness\n## WorkKeys NCRC and certificate levels\n# Impact\n# Behaviors that Impact Access and Opportunity\n## Retesting and score report sending","[{\"question\":\"What were Alabama graduates’ overall ACT participation and composite score results in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"In 2018, 58,177 Alabama graduates took the ACT, all reporting a composite score average of 19.1. 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