Eisenhower High School

ACT

Assessment Name
  • School Day ACT with Writing
 
Vendor/Overseen by
  • ACT Education Corp. 
  • Illinois State Board of Education
 
Testing Date(s) for 2024-2025 School Year
  • April 9, 2025
 
Students Taking
  • 11th grade students
  • 12th grade students who did not test April 2024
 
Purpose and Description
  • Used as a standards-based assessment of student learning in ELA, math, reading, science and writing
  • Used as a college entrance exam
  • Mandated by ISBE (used for accountability and evaluation of district/school)
  • Administered as paper-pencil assessment with some technological accommodations for specific students
  • Pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes the ACT is a graduation requirement
 
Estimated Time
  • approximately 3.5 hours
 
Interpreting Scores
The ACT Benchmarks
Subject Score* First Year College Course
English 18  English Composition
Math 22  College Algebra
Reading 22  Social Sciences
Science 23  Biology
ELA 20  English Composition & Social Sciences
STEM 26  Calculus, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, & Engineering
 *Minimum scores associated with post-secondary success in credit-bearing, entry-level courses. PreACT College Readiness Indicators can also be used to evaluate student readiness.
 
 
Readiness Benchmark Scores
 
Fall
PreACT 8/9
8th Grade
Spring
PreACT 8/9
8th Grade
Fall
PreACT 8/9
9th Grade
Spring
PreACT 8/9
9th Grade
Fall
PreACT 
10th Grade
Spring
PreACT 
10th Grade
Fall
PreACT 
11th Grade
Spring
ACT
11th Grade
English 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 18
Math 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 22
Reading 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Science 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 23
STEM 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 26
ELA*               20
 
*ACT ELA scores are only reported for students who take the writing test. Because PreACT 8/9 and PreACT do not include a writing test, ELA scores are not reported and an ELA Benchmark has not been established for PreACT 8/9 or PreACT.
 
 
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