2002 ACT Assessment Results
2002 Results of the ACT Assessment
ACT data, including district averages, are on myscschools.com. ACT does not release School-level averages, which can be obtained from individual districts or schools.Average scores of South Carolina high school seniors on the ACT college entrance exam edged downward by a tenth of a percentage point in 2002 while the number of students taking the test rose by more than 1,100 ? a 10 percent increase. Five-year trend data showed improved ACT scores despite a 100 percent increase in the number of test-takers.
The 2002 average composite score for Palmetto State seniors was 19.2 on the ACT?s 36-point scale, down a tenth of a point from last year?s 19.3. The 2002 national average dropped two-tenths of a point to 20.8.
ACT Report Word (77kb)
ACT Report PDF (33kb)
Press Release
Nationwide Report at ACT.org
Contact Information
Sameana Porchea, Statistical Research Analyst
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: 803-734-8262
Fax: 803-734-2983
E-mail: sporchea@ed.sc.gov
