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Table 15.2b. |
Average ACT scores in English and mathematics, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1998–2008 |
| Year | Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Mexican American | Puerto Rican/ other Hispanic |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 16.4 | - | 17.5 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 18.1 |
| 2000 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 16.4 | - | 17.6 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 18.0 |
| 2002 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 16.2 | - | 17.1 | 17.9 | 20.5 | 17.6 |
| 2004 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 16.3 | - | 17.3 | 17.9 | 21.0 | 17.8 |
| 2006 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 16.3 | - | 17.4 | 18.1 | 21.5 | 17.8 |
| 2008 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 16.1 | 17.7 | - | - | 22.1 | 18.1 |
| Mathematics | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 16.9 | - | 18.6 | 19.7 | 23.4 | 18.6 |
| 2000 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 16.8 | - | 18.7 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 18.5 |
| 2002 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 16.7 | - | 18.4 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 18.4 |
| 2004 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 16.9 | - | 18.5 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 18.6 |
| 2006 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 17.0 | - | 18.7 | 19.1 | 23.4 | 18.6 |
| 2008 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 17.0 | 19.0 | - | - | 24.1 | 18.8 |
| - Not available. 1 Includes students who did not report their race/ethnicity. NOTE: Scores for both English and mathematics range from 0 to 36. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Estimates are based on all students who took the ACT assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior year, and who graduated from high school in the spring of the respective year shown. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, ACT National Scores Reports, selected years, 1998–2008. |
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