Table 14.2b. Average ACT scores in English and Mathematics, by race/ethnicity: 1997-2005

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Table 14.2b.

Average ACT scores in English and Mathematics, by race/ethnicity: 1997-2005

Year	Total ¹	White	Black	Mexican- American	Puerto Rican/ other Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
English
1997	20.3	21.2	16.4	17.8	18.1	20.4	18.0
1998	20.4	21.2	16.4	17.5	18.7	20.5	18.1
1999	20.5	21.3	16.4	17.6	18.8	20.5	18.1
2000	20.5	21.3	16.4	17.6	18.7	20.5	18.0
2001	20.5	21.3	16.2	17.5	18.6	20.7	17.8
2002	20.2	21.2	16.2	17.1	17.9	20.5	17.6
2003	20.3	21.3	16.2	17.2	18.1	20.7	17.7
2004	20.4	21.4	16.3	17.3	17.9	21.0	17.8
2005	20.4	21.5	16.2	17.3	18.0	21.3	17.6

Mathematics
1997	20.6	21.2	16.9	18.9	19.1	23.3	18.5
1998	20.8	21.4	16.9	18.6	19.7	23.4	18.6
1999	20.7	21.3	16.9	18.7	19.6	23.1	18.5
2000	20.7	21.3	16.8	18.7	19.5	23.2	18.5
2001	20.7	21.3	16.8	18.7	19.4	23.1	18.4
2002	20.6	21.3	16.7	18.4	18.9	22.9	18.4
2003	20.6	21.3	16.7	18.3	18.9	22.9	18.3
2004	20.7	21.4	16.9	18.5	18.9	23.0	18.6
2005	20.7	21.5	16.8	18.6	19.0	23.1	18.4
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. Figures 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 origin. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, ACT National Scores Reports, 1997–2005.