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| Table 130. | ACT score averages and standard deviations, by selected characteristics, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1995 through 2004 |
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| Number | Standard deviation
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Selected characteristic |1995|1997|1998| 1999| 2000| 2001| 2002| 2003| 2004|1997|1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004
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1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18
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Total test takers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(in thousands) ..........| 945| 959| 995|1,019|1,065|1,070|1,116| 1,175|1,171| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
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| Average test score\1\
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Composite, total ...........|20.8|21.0|21.0| 21.0| 21.0| 21.0| 20.8| 20.8| 20.9| 4.7| 4.7| 4.7| 4.7| 4.7| 4.8| 4.8| 4.8
Male .....................|21.0|21.1|21.2| 21.1| 21.2| 21.1| 20.9| 21.0| 21.0| 4.9| 4.9| 4.9| 4.9| 4.9| 5.0| 5.0| 5.0
Female ...................|20.7|20.8|20.9| 20.9| 20.9| 20.9| 20.7| 20.8| 20.9| 4.6| 4.6| 4.6| 4.6| 4.6| 4.7| 4.7| 4.7
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ......|--- |22.8|22.7| 22.7| 22.7| 21.8| 22.6| 21.7| 21.8|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Black, non-Hispanic ......|--- |17.9|17.9| 17.9| 17.8| 16.9| 17.6| 16.9| 17.1|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Mexican American/ |--- | | | | | | | | |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Chicano ...............|--- |19.9|19.6| 19.6| 19.5| 18.5| 19.0| 18.3| 18.4|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Puerto Rican/Hispanic ....|--- |20.1|20.7| 20.7| 20.5| 19.4| 20.0| 19.0| 18.8|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Asian American or |--- | | | | | | | | |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Pacific Islander ......|--- |22.5|22.6| 22.3| 22.4| 21.7| 22.3| 21.8| 21.9|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
American Indian/ |--- | | | | | | | | |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Alaska Native .........|--- |20.4|20.4| 20.4| 20.4| 18.8| 20.1| 18.7| 18.8|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
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English, total .............|20.2|20.3|20.4| 20.5| 20.5| 20.5| 20.2| 20.3| 20.4| 5.4| 5.4| 5.5| 5.5| 5.6| 5.8| 5.8| 5.9
Male .....................|19.8|19.9|19.9| 20.0| 20.0| 20.0| 19.7| 19.8| 19.9| 5.4| 5.4| 5.5| 5.6| 5.6| 5.8| 5.8| 5.9
Female ...................|20.6|20.7|20.8| 20.9| 20.9| 20.8| 20.6| 20.7| 20.8| 5.4| 5.4| 5.5| 5.5| 5.6| 5.7| 5.8| 5.8
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Mathematics, total .........|20.2|20.6|20.8| 20.7| 20.7| 20.7| 20.6| 20.6| 20.7| 5.0| 5.1| 5.0| 5.0| 5.0| 5.0| 5.1| 5.0
Male .....................|20.9|21.3|21.5| 21.4| 21.4| 21.4| 21.2| 21.2| 21.3| 5.2| 5.3| 5.2| 5.2| 5.2| 5.3| 4.8| 5.3
Female ...................|19.7|20.1|20.2| 20.2| 20.2| 20.2| 20.1| 20.1| 20.2| 4.7| 4.8| 4.7| 4.8| 4.7| 4.8| 5.3| 4.8
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Reading, total .............|21.3|21.3|21.4| 21.4| 21.4| 21.3| 21.1| 21.2| 21.3| 6.1| 6.0| 6.0| 6.1| 6.0| 6.1| 6.1| 6.0
Male .....................|21.1|21.2|21.1| 21.1| 21.2| 21.1| 20.9| 21.0| 21.1| 6.1| 6.2| 6.1| 6.1| 6.1| 6.3| 5.3| 6.1
Female ...................|21.4|21.5|21.6| 21.6| 21.5| 21.5| 21.3| 21.4| 21.5| 6.0| 5.9| 5.9| 6.0| 6.0| 6.1| 4.8| 5.9
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Science reasoning, total ...|21.0|21.1|21.1| 21.0| 21.0| 21.0| 20.8| 20.8| 20.9| 4.7| 4.6| 4.5| 4.5| 4.6| 4.6| 4.6| 4.6
Male .....................|21.6|21.7|21.8| 21.5| 21.6| 21.6| 21.3| 21.3| 21.3| 4.9| 4.9| 4.8| 4.8| 4.9| 4.9| 4.9| 4.9
Female ...................|20.5|20.6|20.6| 20.6| 20.6| 20.6| 20.4| 20.4| 20.5| 4.4| 4.3| 4.2| 4.3| 4.3| 4.3| 4.3| 4.3
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| Percent
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Obtaining composite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scores of-- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 or above ..............|--- | 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
17 or below ..............|--- | 26| 25| 25| 25| 25| 27| 27| 26| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
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Planned major field of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of study | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business\2\ ..............| 13| 12| 12| 12| 11| 11| 10| 10| 9| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
Engineering\3\ ...........| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 7| 6| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
Social science\4\ ........| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 7| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
Education\5\ .............| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 7| 7| † | † | † | † | † | † | † | †
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---Not available †Not applicable. \1\Minimum score, 1; maximum score, 36. \2\Includes business and management, business and office, and marketing and distribution. \3\Includes engineering and engineering-related technologies. \4\Includes social science and philosophy, religion, and theology. \5\Includes education and teacher education. SOURCE: The American College Testing program, High School Profile Report, selected years 1995 through 2004. (This table was prepared April 2005.) |