jarreds

Of the 1,480,469 people who took the ACT in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior years and who graduated in the last year (Class of 2009), 638 of them earned the perfect composite score of 36. This represents about 1 in 2,320 (99.96th percentile) students, up from last year's 1 in 3,300 (99.97th percentile). Scores of 33, 34, 35, and 36 all were in the 99th percentile. The average score was 21.1. This is unchanged from 2008's graduates. The state with the highest average score was Massachusetts, at 23.9. The lowest scoring state was Mississippi, at 18.9.

In Spring 2008, all public high school eleventh graders in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wyoming were tested with the ACT as required by each state. Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wyoming students who met ACT's 2009 graduating class criteria are included in the 2009 graduating class average score results. Consistent with ACT's reporting policies, graduating class test results are reported only for students tested under standard time conditions.

The ACT also released several interactive graphs to demonstrate increases in students tested, average scores, etc.

All of this information can be found here: ACT National and State Scores for 2009
This is the official press release: ACT Press Release : 2009 ACT College Readiness Report News Release

cjgone

Damn, ughhh... My score value just went from a 2140 equivalent to a 2120.

ACT needs to do something about the increasing highscores. My score is going to be worthless in like 2 years.

Lewdawgdude

well atleast it should help you get in to college :P, thats all that matters. unless your a freshman or an 8th gradre or something then yea who nkows

cjgone

Looks like ACT scores have dropped about 4-6 points equivalent on the SAT from the 2008 report for the SAT. I'm guessing the 2009 report from the SAT will probably restore the ACT's value

Skywalker23

Nice, I barely made it into the 99th percentile. Still want a 34, 35, or 36 though.

chaospaladin

Thanks for the link.

pierre0913

I still don't know how I got a 34, that puts me in the 99th percentile

smarts1

where's the conversion chart?

tokenadult

^

SAT-ACT Concordance Tables

ACT-SAT Concordance

But some colleges may use their own tables for internal purposes, and most colleges these days just have their own sense of how high is high enough on each test.

JBVirtuoso

I want to interview that lucky person who ended up with a composite of 2.

jc09jr

WOW really? Someone managed a 2? That person should be accepted into prestigious schools. The odds of getting a 2 are how LOW? Guessing would certainly get you atleast a 10 or above. LOL

rocket6louise

whoever they are, they are from michigan
the whole state should be proud

Heplayer92

<------------------- representin' from Michigan!!! GO BLUE!!!!

fiftyplus

If you are familiar with the eligibility requirements for Division I college athletics, the statistics for ACT scores show you how very low those requirements are. You can be deep down the percentile rank and still be fully eligible.

BryMan92

My state is so smart...makes me look dumb.