Osseo Area Schools ISD 279: Nine District Students Earn Near-Perfect Scores On The ACT College Entrance Exam

Press release from the Osseo Area Schools ISD 279:

November 11, 2021

Congratulations to the following District 279 students, who have earned near-perfect scores on the American College Testing (ACT) college entrance exam:

Earning a score of 34 out of 36:

• Ellen Anderson, Maple Grove Senior High School
• Erin Judd, Osseo Senior High School
• Cody Kryzer, Maple Grove Senior High School
• Edwin Mizen, Maple Grove Senior High School
• Kathleen Schaffler, Maple Grove Senior High School

Earning a score of 35 out of 36:

• Jack Boyat, Maple Grove Senior High School
• Gabriel Davlin, Maple Grove Senior High School
• Sadia Tanzem, Maple Grove Senior High School
• John Tiede, Maple Grove Senior High School

The ACT measures a student’s abilities in mathematics, English, science, reading and writing and is not an aptitude or IQ test; questions are directly related to what students have learned in high school courses. ACT test scores are accepted by all four-year US colleges and universities, including highly selective institutions.

Earning between a 34 and a 36 puts a student in the 99th percentile of test takers. According to the ACT 2020 National Profile Report, 1.25% of all test takers that year earned a 34, and 0.96% earned a 35. Congratulations, scholars!

This press release was produced by the Osseo Area Schools ISD 279. The views expressed here are the author’s own.