Lawrence North Honored for Top Scoring ACT Students

The Indiana ACT State Organization and ACT has recognized seven Indiana high schools with one or more students in the graduating class of 2008 who earned a top composite score of 36 on the ACT college admissions and placement exam.

“The schools recognized today have provided outstanding educational opportunities, and these students are well prepared for college,” said Tom Bear, Vice President for Enrollment Services at the University of Evansville, and ACT state representative. “Earning a top composite score on the ACT is an honor for the student, but also for the school where the student has studied. The Indiana ACT State Organization and ACT commend these schools for the work they’ve done.”
Only 428 of the more than 1.4 million 2008 graduates nationally who took the ACT earned a top score. In Indiana, eight high school graduates out of more than 15,000 tested in the class of 2008 earned a top score on the ACT.

The ACT, a curriculum-based achievement test, consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. The average composite score for the national high school graduating class of 2008 was 21.1. Some students also take ACT’s optional Writing Test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included in the ACT composite score. ACT scores are accepted by all major U.S. colleges and universities.

The Indiana ACT State Organization is composed of secondary and postsecondary educators, agency personnel and leaders of statewide associations. The State Organization provides advi! ce to ACT and support for ACT programs and services in Indiana.

The schools honored were:
Canterbury High School, Fort Wayne
Harrison High School, West Lafayette
Jefferson High School, Lafayette
Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis
Munster High School, Munster
Park-Tudor High School, Indianapolis
Valparaiso High School, Valparaiso