More California students than ever before took the 2009 ACT test, according to data released early today. Although they scored above the national average, room for improvement remains.
"I am pleased to see that a record number of California students this year took the ACT college readiness exam," State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said in a statement. "This continued increase is a clear indication that each year growing numbers of our students are setting and reaching a higher standard and making the decision to go on to college. As is also becoming the trend, California students continue to outpace their peers across the country on average ACT scores in all subject areas."
The number of California students taking the test - 81,494 - is considerable, considering it has been long-rivaled by its SAT counterpart. First administered in 1959, the ACT serves as a measure of college preparedness among students.
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