Table 15.2c. Percentage of ACT test-taking population meeting college readiness benchmark scores, by race/ethnicity: 2008

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Table 15.2c.

Percentage of ACT test-taking population meeting college readiness benchmark scores, by race/ethnicity: 2008

Race/ethnicity			All four	English (benchmark score: 18)	Mathematics (benchmark score: 22)	Reading (benchmark score: 21)	Science (benchmark score: 24)
Total¹			22	68	43	53	28
White			27	77	49	61	33
Black			3	37	11	21	5
Hispanic			10	49	26	35	13
Asian/Pacific Islander			33	75	63	59	38
American Indian/Alaskan Native			11	52	25	40	16
¹ Includes students who did not report their race/ethnicity. NOTE: College readiness benchmark scores are based on the actual performance of college students and are the minimum ACT subject-area scores associated with a 50 percent chance of earning at least a B or a 75 percent chance of earning at least a C in corresponding college classes. English scores predict performance in English composition, mathematics scores predict performance in algebra, reading scores predict performance in social sciences, and science scores predict performance in biology. 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 2008. 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 Report, 2008.