According to a report issued by a nonprofit assessment and research company, Delaware’s 2011 graduates performed better on the ACT than other seniors nationally in every subject. Seventy four percent met the ACT’s college readiness benchmark compared to sixty six percent nationally.
The ACT benchmark percentages for the individual subjects are as follows:
Subject Delaware Nationally
Reading 66% 52%
Math 57% 45%
Science 39% 30%
Of the 1,481 test takers this year, 816 were from public schools. They were part of the first class to come under the revised graduation requirements that mandate four credits in English and math and three credits each in science and social studies. Math coursework must include Algebra II and a math course during the senior year. According to the report, the percentage of students who met the benchmarks were those who met the ACT’s definition of core curriculum, which is four years of English and three years each of mathematics and science.
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