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The report details average Composite scores and subject scores, shares benchmark attainment rates (meeting all four, meeting zero, and meeting three or four), and describes proficiency in understanding complex texts. 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It also notes a 0.2 decline in the average Composite score from the prior comparison year.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How many Tennessee graduates met ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in 2018?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"In 2018, 19% of graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks, 42% met zero benchmarks, and 29% met three or four benchmarks. These figures are presented alongside comparisons to 2017 and 2014.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What do the report’s impact estimates suggest if Tennessee’s ACT Composite score increases by 0.1?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Based on ACT research estimates using 2018 test-volume and score distributions, a 0.1 increase would lead to 199 more students enrolling in college, 220 more persisting to year two, 156 fewer needing remedial English, and additional gains in persistence and postsecondary degree attainment.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},529463,1791974954,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":81,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":41},962090768658,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018  \nTennessee Key Findings  \nPerformance  \n• In the 2018 Tennessee graduating class, 79,170 graduates (100 percent) took the ACT test with a Composite score average of 19.6. This compares to 69,505 (100 percent) with an average of 19.8 in 2014. Nationally, 55% of 2018 graduates took the ACT with an average Composite score of 20.8.  \n~ This year’s decline of 0.2 average ACT Composite score can be attributed to several factors. Because of the increase in ACT state accountability and now as a graduation requirement, there are more students testing from a wider background and those not planning on pursuing postsecondary education.  \n• The 2018 Tennessee graduating class average English score was 19.4. This compares to 19.5 and 19.6 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n• The 2018 Tennessee graduating class average math score was 19.1. This compares to 19.2 and 19.2 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n• The 2018 Tennessee graduating class average reading score was 19.9. This compares to 20.1 and 20.1 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n• The 2018 Tennessee graduating class average science score was 19.6. This compares to 19.9 and 19.6 in 2017 and 2014, respectively.  \n• In 2018, 19 percent of Tennessee graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 19 and 19 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n• In 2018, 42 percent of Tennessee graduates met zero ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 39 and  \n38 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n• In 2018, 22,897 (29 percent) of Tennessee graduates met three or four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. This compares to 22,827 and 20,395 (30 and 29 percent) out of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively. For reference, the national percentage of 2018 graduates meeting three or four benchmarks was 38% .  \n• In 2018, 28 percent of Tennessee graduates met the ACT Science College Readiness Benchmark. This compares to 29 and 28 percent of 2017 and 2014 graduates, respectively.  \n• Proficiency in Understanding Complex Texts represents students’ progress toward understanding complex written material often encountered in college and careers.  \n~ 38 percent of 2018 Tennessee graduates were Proficient or Above Proficient in understanding complex texts.  \n~ 62 percent of 2018 Tennessee graduates were Below Proficient in understanding complex texts.  \n© 2018 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. MR00878 [www.act.org/research](www.act.org/research)  1  \nTennessee The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018  \nSTEM  \n• In 2018, 24,228 Tennessee graduates (31 percent) indicated having an interest in STEM majors and/or careers.~ Nationally, 45 percent of graduates indicated having an interest in STEM.  \n• The STEM benchmark is an indicator of whether a student is well prepared for the types of first-year college courses required for a college STEM-related major. The STEM ACT College Readiness Benchmark is 26.  \n• 2018 Tennessee graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark had an average science score of  \n29.0. This compares to 28.4 in 2014.  \n~ 41 percent of 2018 Tennessee graduates taking physics met the ACT Science College Readiness Benchmark, compared to 26 for students not taking physics.  \n• 2018 Tennessee graduates meeting the ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark had an average math score of 28.3. This compares to 28.2 in 2014.  \nCareer Readiness  \n• In 2018, 15,456 Tennessee graduates (20 percent) were likely to attain the Gold ACT WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® or higher based upon ACT Composite score, compared to 499,653 (26 percent) nationally.  \n• In 2018, 51,433 Tennessee graduates (65 percent) were likely to attain the Silver NCRC® or higher based upon ACT Composite score, compared to 1,387,368 (73 percent) nationally.  \n• Earning a Gold certificate translates to having the skills for 93% of jobs from the ACT JobPro® database, which contains more than 21,000 profi","cbCaij8ZIqgZODUu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij8ZIqgZODUu","pdf",473015,12,"English","# Performance\n## College Readiness Benchmarks\n## Understanding Complex Texts\n# STEM\n## STEM Interest and Benchmark Performance\n# Career Readiness\n## ACT WorkKeys NCRC and Job Skills Correlations\n# Impact\n## Estimated Effects of Composite Score Changes","[{\"question\":\"What was the average ACT Composite score for Tennessee 2018 graduates, and how does it compare to 2014 and 2017?\",\"answer\":\"The report states 2018 Tennessee graduates averaged a Composite score of 19.6, compared with 19.8 in 2014 and 19.6/19.8 values across referenced prior years. It also notes a 0.2 decline in the average Composite score from the prior comparison year.\"},{\"question\":\"How many Tennessee graduates met ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"In 2018, 19% of graduates met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks, 42% met zero benchmarks, and 29% met three or four benchmarks. These figures are presented alongside comparisons to 2017 and 2014.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the report’s impact estimates suggest if Tennessee’s ACT Composite score increases by 0.1?\",\"answer\":\"Based on ACT research estimates using 2018 test-volume and score distributions, a 0.1 increase would lead to 199 more students enrolling in college, 220 more persisting to year two, 156 fewer needing remedial English, and additional gains in persistence and postsecondary degree attainment.\"}]","The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2018 - Tennessee Key Findings - Performance, STEM, Career Readiness and Impact | PDF",1791521258]