Saturday ACT (National Testing Days)
Please note: Saturday National Testing ACT is not provided by CHSD 218--students who wish to test on Saturday National Testing ACT dates must register through the ACT site and pay the associated fees. Saturday National Testing ACT exams DO NOT satisfy the Illinois ACT Testing graduation requirement. Also, the recent changes to the ACT (Enhanced ACT) are most impactful for National Testing dates; the school day test in April 2026 will still include ALL test sections (English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing).
Assessment Name
- ACT
Vendor/Overseen by
- ACT Education Corporation
Testing Date(s) for 2025-2026 School Year
Saturday National Testing ACT is conducted at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and Harold L. Richards High School. Please note that individual buildings do not offer testing for every test date.
- September 6, 2025 - Eisenhower
- October 18, 2025 - Eisenhower and Shepard
- December 13, 2025 - Richards and Eisenhower
- February 14, 2026 - Eisenhower
- April 11, 2026 - Richards, Eisenhower and Shepard
- June 13, 2026 - Richards and Eisenhower
- July 11, 2026 - No CHSD 218 school hosts this date
Students Taking
Purpose and Description
- Used as a standards-based assessment of student learning in ELA and math
- Used as a college entrance exam
- Administered as paper-pencil assessment with some technological accommodations for specific students
Estimated Time
- Standard Enhanced ACT (English, Math and Reading) -- approximately 2.25 hours
- Enhanced ACT with Science and Writing -- approximately 3.5 hours
Interpreting Scores
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