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August 2005 - ACT Scores Reveal Much About College Readiness, Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
August 2005 - ACT Scores Reveal Much About College Readiness, Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

College Readiness of 2005 ACT Test Takers in Minnesota by Race/Ethnicity
Minnesota students of color were less college ready overall than white students for English, social science, algebra, and biology

	English ACT Score	*Percent College Ready in English Composition: ACT score of 18 or higher	Reading ACT Score	*Percent College Ready in Social Science: ACT score of 21 or higher	Math ACT Score	*Percent College Ready in College Algebra: ACT score of 22 or higher	Science ACT Score	*Percent College Ready in Biology: ACT score of 24 or higher
All Students	21.6	76	22.7	61	22.1	53	22.4	37
Am Indian	18.8	58	20.9	44	19.2	29	20.6	25
Asian	19.0	55	20.0	40	20.8	40	20.7	24
Black	16.3	38	17.8	26	17.6	16	18.2	8
Hispanic	19.4	62	21.1	50	20.2	35	20.7	24
White	21.9	79	22.9	64	22.4	55	22.6	38

*ACT has determined specific benchmark scores in each subject tested as the minimum scores needed in the subject area to have a 75 percent chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing college courses. [Table]

ACT test results of 2005 Minnesota high school graduates by racial/ethnic background and core versus non-core activity

	Number of Test Takers	Percent Taking Core or More	Score for students taking core	Score for students taking non-core
All Students	41,646	62	23.0	20.8
Am Indian	202	47	21.3	18.6
Asian	1,910	60	21.0	18.7
Black	1,137	47	18.6	16.7
Hispanic	609	54	21.3	19.1
White	34,579	64	23.2	21.2

Note: ACT defines core curriculum as high school courses including 4 years of English and at least 3 years each in social science, mathematics, and natural science. Recent research by ACT shows that it is the rigor of high school courses, rather than the number of courses, that best prepares students for life beyond high school.

The College Board (the folks who administer the ACT).