ACT Results Show Muskego Outscores Best in Nation

The latest college placement scores are in from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and Wisconsin students continue to rank among the top in the nation.

Wisconsin's ACT college admissions test scores tied with Iowa for the No. 2 spot with 71 percent of the state’s 2012 graduates taking the exam, and a composite score of 22.1 (perfect score on the ACT is 36).

Wisconsin’s 2012 score was a full point ahead of the nationwide composite score of 21.1. Only Minnesota bested that number, with a composite score of 22.8.

Locally, Muskego-Norway graduates outperformed Minnesota's top placement, recording a score 23.7. The number reflects a slight decrease from the 2011 composite for the district, which was an all-time high of 23.9.

The report from the DPI also included these statistics:

• 47,588 Wisconsin graduates took the ACT at some time during high school
• The class of 2012 was the state’s most diverse; 20.3 percent of students identified themselves as being a racial or ethnic minority 
• Participation in ACT testing more than doubled among Hispanic students since 2008 and was up 47 percent among Black / African American students, due in part to districtwide testing in Milwaukee Public Schools that began in 2010.
• 75 percent of students reported they would complete four or more years of English and three or more years each of math, science, and social studies in high school. Five years earlier, that number was only 58 percent

State Superintendent Tony Evers congratulated the state graduates, saying “Results on the ACT show strong statewide achievement and that vast majority of students are taking a college preparatory curriculum. Businesses have told us and research bears out that college ready and career ready both require rigorous high school study. These ACT results also show us that we have work to do to make sure every graduate has the college and career readiness skills they will need for success in the workforce or further education.”