Profile Report - State
Graduating Class 2015
Nebraska
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ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 1
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table of Contents
Section I: Executive Summary Page 5
Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity
Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges
Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Test Session Duration
Section II: Academic Achievement Page 11
ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages, Averages, and Quartile Values
Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges
Average ACT Scores by Gender
Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum
Section III: College Readiness & Impact of Course Rigor Page 17
Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Average ACT Scores and Average ACT Score Changes by Common Course Patterns
College Readiness Percents by Common Course Patterns
Section IV: Career and Educational Aspirations Page 25
Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans
Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing
Section V: Optional Writing Test Results Page 29
Average ACT English and Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for students who took ACT Writing
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 2
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
This report focuses on:
Performance - student test performance in the context of college readiness
Access - number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation
Course Selection - percent of students pursuing a core curriculum
Course Rigor - impact of rigorous coursework on achievement
College Readiness - percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area
Awareness - extent to which student aspirations match performance
Articulation - colleges and universities to which your students send test results
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 3
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
The ACT is a curriculum-based measure of college readiness. ACT components include:
Tests of academic achievement in English, math, reading, science, and writing (optional)
High school grade and course information
Student Profile Section
Career Interest Inventory
The ACT:
College Course/Course Area ACT Test Benchmark Score
English Composition English 18
Algebra Mathematics 22
Social Sciences Reading 22
Biology Science 23
For more information, go to www.act.org
Every few years, ACT conducts the ACT National Curriculum Survey to ensure its curriculum-based assessment tools accurately
measure the skills high school teachers teach and instructors of entry-level college courses expect. The ACT is the only college
readiness test designed to reflect the results of such a survey.
Only the ACT reports College Readiness Benchmark Scores – A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT
subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the
corresponding credit-bearing college courses, which include English Composition, Algebra, Social Science and Biology. These
scores were empirically derived based on the actual performance of students in college. The College Readiness Benchmark Scores,
updated in August of 2013, are:
ACT’s College Readiness Standards are sets of statements intended to help students, parents and educators understand the
meaning of test scores. The standards relate test scores to the types of skills needed for success in high school and beyond. They
serve as a direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to do next. The ACT is the only college readiness
test for which scores can be tied directly to standards. Connecting College Readiness Standards to the Classroom interpretive guides
can be found at www.act.org/standard/infoserv.html.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 4
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
How to Improve Scores and Increase College Readiness
#1426
For more information on interpreting data in this report, or to learn how ACT can help your students improve their readiness for college and the
workplace, contact ACT Customer Service at 319-337-1309 or [email protected].
PLAN GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES BASED ON STUDENTS' CAREER AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS: Data in Tables 4.1 and 4.2 enable the reader to
determine if aspirations are consistent with academic performance and whether among students with similar aspirations, academic performance is
consistent across racial/ethnic groups.
EVALUATING RIGOR OF COURSES: Table 2.6 reports the percentage of students falling in each of the ACT College Readiness Standards score
ranges. For example, approximately 47% of the cohort fall into the lowest three Mathematics score ranges. To increase these students'
achievement, identify the standards they should focus on next by accessing ACT's College Readiness Standards at www.act.org/standard.
29% of your students met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores (Table 1.1). To improve students' scores and increase the percentage
of students identified as college ready, ACT suggests:
PROVIDING ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT: 18,347 of your students are included in this report (the 'cohort'). Increasing
access insures that more students have the opportunity to consider college and allows the reader to use this report to evaluate how well courses and
instructional programs are preparing students for college and work.
MAKING CORE CURRICULUM A PRIORITY: Emphasize the need for all students to develop college and work ready skills, regardless of
postsecondary aspirations. 76% of the students in the cohort reported taking courses that would be considered 'Core or More' (Table 1.4).
MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE RIGHT KINDS OF COURSES: Table 3.2 reports 4% of the cohort took less than three years of
math courses. Of these students, 8% were college ready. 12% of the cohort reported taking a course sequence of Algebra I, Algebra II, and
Geometry. 11% of these students were college ready. In comparison, 53% of the students who took 3 or more years of math beyond Algebra I,
Algebra II, and Geometry were college ready. Getting more students ready for Algebra prior to 9th grade will increase the chances that students will
be prepared for and take advanced-level math courses.
Similarly, Table 3.2 reports 10% of the cohort took less than three years of natural science courses. 18% of these students were college ready. In
comparison, 47% of students who took at least three years of science coursework were college ready.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 5
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Section I
Executive Summary
To find the results of only standard time or extended time test
takers, refer to Tables 1.7 and 1.8 on page 10.
Beginning in August of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable,
both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning in August 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 6
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Figure 1.1. Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
69
44
49
42
29
64
42
46
38
28
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
College English Composition College Algebra College Social Science College Biology Students Who Met All 4 ACT
Benchmark Scores
A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a
75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course.
State National
ACT English
Benchmark Score=18
ACT Math
Benchmark Score=22
ACT Reading
Benchmark Score=22
ACT Science
Benchmark Score=23
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 7
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 1.1. Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks
Percent Who Met Benchmarks
English Mathematics Reading Science Met All Four
Year
State National State National State National State National State National State National
2011 16,461 1,623,112 76 66 50 45 60 52 36 30 29 25
2012 16,581 1,666,017 75 67 51 46 59 52 36 31 30 25
2013 17,745 1,799,243 71 64 46 44 48 44 41 36 28 26
2014 17,768 1,845,787 72 64 45 43 48 44 42 37 29 26
2015 18,347 1,924,436 69 64 44 42 49 46 42 38 29 28
Table 1.2. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores
Average ACT Scores
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Year
State National State National State National State National State National State National
2011 16,461 1,623,112 21.8 20.6 21.7 21.1 22.3 21.3 22.0 20.9 22.1 21.1
2012 16,581 1,666,017 21.8 20.5 21.7 21.1 22.3 21.3 21.9 20.9 22.0 21.1
2013 17,745 1,799,243 21.1 20.2 21.1 20.9 21.8 21.1 21.5 20.7 21.5 20.9
2014 17,768 1,845,787 21.3 20.3 21.1 20.9 22.0 21.3 21.7 20.8 21.7 21.0
2015 18,347 1,924,436 21.1 20.4 21.0 20.8 21.9 21.4 21.6 20.9 21.5 21.0
Table 1.3. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores Nationwide
Average ACT Scores
Year
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
2011 1,623,112 20.6 21.1 21.3 20.9 21.1
2012 1,666,017 20.5 21.1 21.3 20.9 21.1
2013 1,799,243 20.2 20.9 21.1 20.7 20.9
2014 1,845,787 20.3 20.9 21.3 20.8 21.0
2015 1,924,436 20.4 20.8 21.4 20.9 21.0
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 8
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 1.4. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores
Number of Students
Tested
Percent
2
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Year
Core or
More
1
Less than
Core
Core
or
More
Less
than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
2011 13,168 3,120 80 19 22.5 18.9 22.3 19.1 22.9 20.0 22.5 19.8 22.7 19.6
2012 13,515 2,896 82 17 22.4 18.9 22.3 19.2 22.8 19.9 22.4 19.7 22.6 19.5
2013 13,851 3,372 78 19 22.1 17.9 21.9 18.6 22.6 19.2 22.3 19.1 22.3 18.8
2014 13,909 3,283 78 18 22.3 18.3 21.8 18.6 22.8 19.4 22.4 19.3 22.5 19.0
2015 13,943 3,489 76 19 22.2 17.9 21.9 18.5 22.9 19.2 22.4 19.2 22.5 18.8
1
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
2
Percent of all students tested. Numbers will not add up to 100% due to student non-response.
Table 1.5. Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg
N % Avg
All Students 16,461 100 22.1 16,581 100 22.0 17,745 100 21.5 17,768 100 21.7 18,347 100 21.5
Black/African American 719 4 17.5 747 5 17.1 783 4 17.1 755 4 17.3 768 4 17.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 97 1 18.8 97 1 17.9 120 1 17.4 116 1 18.2 117 1 17.5
White 13,157 80 22.7 12,870 78 22.7 13,251 75 22.4 13,220 74 22.5 13,405 73 22.4
Hispanic/Latino 1,353 8 19.0 1,495 9 19.0 1,831 10 18.2 2,020 11 18.6 2,257 12 18.4
Asian 343 2 22.3 413 2 22.1 411 2 21.7 458 3 21.3 464 3 21.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 13 0 17.3 19 0 18.1 19 0 19.5 12 0 19.6 28 0 19.5
Two or more races 352 2 20.8 513 3 21.6 588 3 20.4 610 3 20.9 639 3 21.0
Prefer not to respond/No response 427 3 22.0 427 3 22.6 742 4 20.0 577 3 20.9 669 4 20.8
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 9
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 1.6. Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards Score Ranges
CRS English Mathematics Reading Science
Range (Benchmark = 18) (Benchmark = 22) (Benchmark = 22) (Benchmark = 23)
1-12
13-15
16-19
20-23
24-27
28-32
33-36
% At or Above
Benchmark
= State = National
9%
13%
0%
50%
100%
1% 1%
0%
50%
100%
5%
7%
0%
50%
100%
3%
6%
0%
50%
100%
69%
64%
0%
50%
100%
13%
14%
0%
50%
100%
12%
15%
0%
50%
100%
12%
14%
0%
50%
100%
8%
10%
0%
50%
100%
18%
19%
0%
50%
100%
34% 34%
0%
50%
100%
21% 21%
0%
50%
100%
22%
24%
0%
50%
100%
26%
23%
0%
50%
100%
20%
18%
0%
50%
100%
26%
24%
0%
50%
100%
33%
29%
0%
50%
100%
18%
16%
0%
50%
100%
21%
20%
0%
50%
100%
16%
15%
0%
50%
100%
23%
20%
0%
50%
100%
11%
10%
0%
50%
100%
9%
10%
0%
50%
100%
15%
14%
0%
50%
100%
8%
7%
0%
50%
100%
44%
42%
0%
50%
100%
49%
46%
0%
50%
100%
42%
38%
0%
50%
100%
5% 5%
0%
50%
100%
2%
3%
0%
50%
100%
6% 6%
0%
50%
100%
3% 3%
0%
50%
100%
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 10
Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 1.7. Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Standard Time 17,726 97 21.3 21.1 22.0 21.7 21.7
Extended Time 621 3 15.1 16.9 17.4 17.3 16.8
Total 18,347 100 21.1 21.0 21.9 21.6 21.5
Standard Time 1,838,433 96 20.6 21.0 21.5 21.1 21.2
Extended Time 86,003 4 16.5 18.1 18.8 18.3 18.1
Total 1,924,436 100 20.4 20.8 21.4 20.9 21.0
Table 1.8. Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Test Session Duration
Percent of Students Met
English Mathematics Reading Science All Four
Standard Time
71 45 50 43 30
Extended Time
28 14 23 15 9
Total
69 44 49 42 29
Standard Time
65 43 47 39 28
Extended Time
38 22 32 23 16
Total
64 42 46 38 28
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
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Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Section II
Academic Achievement
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 2.1. ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages (CP
1
), and Score Averages
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP
36 58 100 40 100 118 100 101 100 14 100 36
35 262 100 72 100 151 99 116 99 56 100 35
34 368 98 126 99 381 99 191 99 112 100 34
33 282 96 127 99 379 96 183 98 230 99 33
32 338 95 183 98 429 94 299 97 262 98 32
31 434 93 173 97 580 92 151 95 345 96 31
30 352 91 295 96 560 89 223 94 436 94 30
29 436 89 391 94 559 86 335 93 488 92 29
28 418 86 694 92 590 83 412 91 590 89 28
27 565 84 822 89 677 80 503 89 730 86 27
26 699 81 1,112 84 615 76 1,048 86 887 82 26
25 1,059 77 858 78 701 73 1,225 81 968 77 25
24 907 71 1,139 73 979 69 1,355 74 1,039 72 24
23 1,103 66 1,089 67 1,181 63 1,593 67 1,258 66 23
22 1,176 60 962 61 1,128 57 1,292 58 1,295 60 22
21 1,287 54 763 56 1,264 51 1,662 51 1,343 53 21
20 1,219 47 871 52 1,116 44 1,429 42 1,389 45 20
19 838 40 1,231 47 1,130 38 1,412 34 1,233 38 19
18 879 36 1,214 40 1,051 32 1,094 26 1,217 31 18
17 728 31 1,881 34 941 26 760 20 1,099 24 17
16 902 27 1,947 23 774 21 847 16 1,008 18 16
15 1,159 22 1,384 13 894 17 638 12 834 13 15
14 758 16 636 5 645 12 440 8 673 8 14
13 517 12 237 2 642 8 410 6 491 5 13
12 430 9 64 1 481 5 318 3 244 2 12
11 389 6 26 1 190 2 148 2 87 1 11
10 362 4 6 1 109 1 89 1 14 1 10
9 207 2 1 1 33 1 33 1 5 1 9
8 131 1 2 1 30 1 26 1 0 1 8
7 56 1 1 1 9 1 6 1 0 1 7
6 19 1 0 1 6 1 5 1 0 1 6
5 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
4 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 4
3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3
2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Avg (SD)
21.1 (6.4) 21.0 (5.1) 21.9 (6.1) 21.6 (5.1) 21.5 (5.2)
Avg (SD)
1
CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below a score point.
Note: Shaded portions of columns identify the students who met/exceeded the ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores.
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 2.2. ACT Subscore Distributions, Cumulative Percentages (CP
1
), and Subscore Averages
English Reading Mathematics
Usage/ Mechanics Rhetorical Skills
Social Studies/
Sciences
Arts/ Literature
Pre/Elementary
Algebra
Algebra/ Coordinate
Geometry
Plane Geometry/
Trigonometry
N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP
18 708 100 347 100 527 100 687 100 472 100 106 100 138 100 18
17 956 96 295 98 925 97 914 96 552 97 163 99 26 99 17
16 754 91 1,249 97 1,025 92 1,092 91 1,150 94 378 99 536 99 16
15 998 87 1,227 90 1,467 86 1,409 85 967 88 1,021 96 1,182 96 15
14 853 81 1,328 83 1,097 79 1,386 78 1,064 83 1,669 91 1,441 90 14
13 1,068 77 1,494 76 1,774 73 1,429 70 1,721 77 1,895 82 1,698 82 13
12 1,373 71 1,861 68 1,909 63 1,678 62 1,812 68 1,614 71 1,959 73 12
11 2,089 63 2,076 57 1,612 52 1,473 53 1,378 58 2,476 63 1,914 62 11
10 1,968 52 1,916 46 2,162 44 1,419 45 1,917 50 2,927 49 2,667 52 10
9 1,514 41 1,866 36 1,476 32 1,565 37 1,442 40 2,476 33 2,436 37 9
8 1,546 33 1,774 26 1,864 24 1,281 29 1,898 32 1,615 20 1,689 24 8
7 1,472 25 894 16 1,234 14 1,238 22 2,186 22 1,053 11 1,131 15 7
6 1,186 17 816 11 733 7 1,391 15 1,077 10 318 5 654 8 6
5 860 10 632 7 341 3 750 8 456 4 399 3 457 5 5
4 540 5 384 3 110 1 455 3 156 1 43 1 148 2 4
3 336 3 159 1 51 1 126 1 77 1 151 1 183 1 3
2 108 1 25 1 30 1 50 1 19 1 2 1 14 1 2
1 18 1 4 1 10 1 4 1 3 1 41 1 74 1 1
Avg (SD)
10.5 (3.9) 10.9 (3.4) 11.3 (3.4) 11.0 (3.8) 10.7 (3.5) 10.7 (2.8) 10.5 (3.0)
Avg (SD)
1
CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below a score point.
Table 2.3. ACT Score Quartile Values
Quartile English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Q3 (75th Percentile) 25 25 26 25 25
Q2 (50th Percentile) 21 20 21 21 21
Q1 (25th Percentile) 16 17 17 18 18
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 2.4. Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation
Student
Group
Race/Ethnicity Core or More Less Than Core
All Students
18,347 76 22.5 18.8
Black/African American
768 72 17.9 16.1
American Indian/Alaska Native
117 57 18.9 15.5
White
13,405 79 23.2 19.6
Hispanic/Latino
2,257 68 19.5 16.4
Asian
464 75 22.2 19.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
28 68 20.6 17.0
Two or more races
639 76 21.8 18.5
Prefer not/No Response
669 60 22.8 18.4
All Students
1,924,436 72 21.9 18.9
Black/African American
252,566 67 17.8 15.9
American Indian/Alaska Native
14,711 61 19.0 16.5
White
1,057,803 76 23.2 20.2
Hispanic/Latino
299,920 71 19.6 17.4
Asian
87,499 79 24.5 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
6,090 62 20.3 16.5
Two or more races
76,066 73 22.0 19.3
Prefer not/No Response
129,781 54 22.6 18.5
1
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
Table 2.5. Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Student
Group
Race/Ethnicity English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
All Students 21.1 21.0 21.9 21.6 21.5
Black/African American 16.3 17.0 17.6 17.9 17.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 16.3 17.4 18.3 17.6 17.5
White 22.1 21.8 22.8 22.4 22.4
Hispanic/Latino 17.3 18.2 18.8 18.9 18.4
Asian 20.4 22.2 20.8 21.6 21.4
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 19.6 19.0 19.2 19.5 19.5
Two or more races 20.6 20.2 21.5 21.0 21.0
Prefer not/No Response 20.2 20.2 21.5 20.8 20.8
All Students 20.4 20.8 21.4 20.9 21.0
Black/African American 15.9 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.1
American Indian/Alaska Native 16.6 18.1 18.4 18.2 17.9
White 22.1 21.9 22.9 22.2 22.4
Hispanic/Latino 17.8 19.1 19.2 19.0 18.9
Asian 23.0 25.0 23.3 23.6 23.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 17.7 19.2 18.9 18.8 18.8
Two or more races 20.7 20.8 21.8 21.1 21.2
Prefer not/No Response 19.9 20.5 21.1 20.5 20.6
National
State
National
Average ACT Composite Score
State
Number of Students
Tested
Percent Taking
Core or More
1
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Graduating Class 2015 Code 289999
Nebraska
Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 2.6. Percent of Students in College Readiness Standards (CRS) Score Ranges
Student
English Mathematics Reading Science
Group
N % N % N % N %
33 to 36
970
5
365
2
1,029
6
591
3
28 to 32
1,978
11
1,736
9
2,718
15
1,420
8
24 to 27
3,230
18
3,931
21
2,972
16
4,131
23
20 to 23
4,785
26
3,685
20
4,689
26
5,976
33
16 to 19
3,347
18
6,273
34
3,896
21
4,113
22
13 to 15
2,434
13
2,257
12
2,181
12
1,488
8
01 to 12
1,603
9
100
1
862
5
628
3
33 to 36
100,774
5
54,201
3
114,663
6
62,731
3
28 to 32
198,676
10
185,515
10
261,565
14
140,666
7
24 to 27
303,299
16
384,130
20
281,364
15
388,063
20
20 to 23
444,997
23
352,854
18
463,232
24
559,967
29
16 to 19
357,690
19
646,399
34
409,189
21
462,353
24
13 to 15
277,710
14
283,831
15
264,288
14
200,383
10
01 to 12
241,290
13
17,506
1
130,135
7
110,273
6
Table 2.7. Average ACT Scores by Gender
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Males 8,717 48 20.7 21.6 21.8 22.1 21.7
Females 9,553 52 21.4 20.5 22.0 21.2 21.4
Missing 77 0 15.4 16.9 17.5 16.9 16.7
Males 895,775 47 20.0 21.3 21.2 21.3 21.1
Females 1,013,212 53 20.8 20.4 21.6 20.6 21.0
Missing 15,449 1 15.7 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.3
Table 2.8. Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender
Percent of Students Met
English Mathematics Reading Science All Four
Males
67 49 49 46 32
Females
71 40 50 38 27
Males
61 46 45 42 30
Females
66 39 47 36 26
State
National
Student Group
Student Group
State
National
CRS
Range
State
National
Gender
Gender
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Table 2.9. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum
Student Curriculum
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Group
Taken
1
CRB % Avg CRB % Avg CRB % Avg CRB % Avg
CRB %
4
Avg
Core or More
2
13,943
77
22.2
51
21.9
56
22.9
49
22.4
35
22.5
Less than Core 3,489
48
17.9
23
18.5
31
19.2
23
19.2
13
18.8
Missing
3
915
31
15.5
14
17.1
19
17.3
15
17.4
7
16.9
Core or More 1,389,338
71
21.4
49
21.7
52
22.3
44
21.8
33
21.9
Less than Core 424,562
48
18.0
27
18.9
32
19.3
24
19.0
16
18.9
Missing 110,536
38
16.3
19
17.8
25
18.0
19
17.8
11
17.6
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects overall high school curriculum in this table.
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in one or more content areas.
4
Composite CRB% results reflect students who met all four subject-area benchmarks.
Table 2.10. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum
Student Curriculum
English Mathematics Reading Science
Group
Taken
1
N CRB % Avg N CRB % Avg N CRB % Avg N CRB % Avg
Core or More
2
16,670 72
21.5
16,723 47
21.4
16,249 52
22.3
15,587 47
22.2
Less than Core
880 44
17.0
784 8
16.5
1,276 33
19.3
1,925 18
18.6
Missing
3
797 31
15.5
840 14
17.0
822 20
17.5
835 16
17.5
Core or More
1,732,463 67
20.8
1,743,121 45
21.2
1,627,689 49
21.8
1,592,830 42
21.5
Less than Core
93,944 36
15.9
78,951 8
16.3
194,720 34
19.5
227,926 18
18.1
Missing
98,029 40
16.5
102,364 20
17.8
102,027 26
18.1
103,680 20
18.0
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects content-specific curriculum in this table.
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English or three or more years of math, social studies, or natural science, respectively.
For instance, Reading "Core or More" results correspond to students taking three or more years of social studies, regardless of courses taken in other content areas.
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in the specified content area.
National
N
State
National
State
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Section III
College Readiness and the
Impact of Course Rigor
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Figure 3.1. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: ENGLISH
32
39
40
56
24
61
63
31
68
61
60
44
76
39
37
69
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 464
% Ready = 60
Two or More Races
N = 639
% Ready = 68
Hispanic/Latino
N = 2257
% Ready = 44
White
N = 13405
% Ready = 76
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 117
% Ready = 39
Black/African American
N = 768
% Ready = 37
All Students
N = 18347
% Ready = 69
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 28
% Ready = 61
ACT English Benchmark Score = 18
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Figure 3.2. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: MATHEMATICS
63
71
51
79
49
85
87
56
37
29
49
21
51
15
13
44
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 464
% Ready = 49
Two or More Races
N = 639
% Ready = 37
All Students
N = 18347
% Ready = 44
Black/African American
N = 768
% Ready = 13
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 117
% Ready = 15
White
N = 13405
% Ready = 51
Hispanic/Latino
N = 2257
% Ready = 21
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 28
% Ready = 29
ACT Mathematics Benchmark Score =
22
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Figure 3.3. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: READING
55
68
59
72
45
70
81
51
45
32
41
28
55
30
19
49
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 18347
% Ready = 49
Black/African American
N = 768
% Ready = 19
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 117
% Ready = 30
White
N = 13405
% Ready = 55
Hispanic/Latino
N = 2257
% Ready = 28
Asian
N = 464
% Ready = 41
Two or More Races
N = 639
% Ready = 45
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 28
% Ready = 32
ACT Reading Benchmark Score =
22
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Figure 3.4. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: SCIENCE
64
79
58
81
52
84
85
58
36
21
42
19
48
16
15
42
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 18347
% Ready = 42
Black/African American
N = 768
% Ready = 15
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 117
% Ready = 16
White
N = 13405
% Ready = 48
Hispanic/Latino
N = 2257
% Ready = 19
Asian
N = 464
% Ready = 42
Two or More Races
N = 639
% Ready = 36
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 28
% Ready = 21
ACT Science Benchmark Score =
23
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Figure 3.5. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: ALL FOUR
77
86
70
89
66
87
94
71
23
14
30
11
34
13
6
29
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 18347
% Ready = 29
Black/African American
N = 768
% Ready = 6
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 117
% Ready = 13
White
N = 13405
% Ready = 34
Hispanic/Latino
N = 2257
% Ready = 11
Asian
N = 464
% Ready = 30
Two or More Races
N = 639
% Ready = 23
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 28
% Ready = 14
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Table 3.1. Average ACT Scores and Average ACT Score Changes by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern All Students Males Females
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
English
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
English
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
English
Course Value
Added
1
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 5,479 30 22.5 5.5 2,315 27 22.2 5.7 3,155 33 22.8 5.0
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 11,191 61 21.0 4.0 5,511 63 20.8 4.3 5,653 59 21.3 3.5
Less than 4 years of English 880 5 17.0 - 478 5 16.5 - 385 4 17.8 -
Zero years / no English courses reported 797 4 15.5 - 413 5 15.1 - 360 4 16.1 -
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Math
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Math
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Math
Course Value
Added
1
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 1,228 7 24.0 7.5 586 7 24.7 8.0 641 7 23.3 7.1
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 1,829 10 21.6 5.1 716 8 21.9 5.2 1,110 12 21.4 5.2
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 1,174 6 20.1 3.6 540 6 20.6 3.9 631 7 19.7 3.5
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 3,337 18 19.7 3.2 1,363 16 20.2 3.5 1,966 21 19.3 3.1
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 6,136 33 23.6 7.1 3,203 37 24.4 7.7 2,925 31 22.9 6.7
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 2,291 12 17.3 0.8 1,084 12 17.7 1.0 1,195 13 17.0 0.8
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 728 4 20.7 4.2 383 4 21.2 4.5 345 4 20.2 4.0
Less than 3 years of Math 784 4 16.5 - 407 5 16.7 - 364 4 16.2 -
Zero years / no Math courses reported 840 5 17.0 - 435 5 17.1 - 376 4 17.0 -
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
Course Value
Added
1
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 366 2 22.5 3.2 166 2 21.0 1.8 200 2 23.7 4.3
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 10,114 55 22.4 3.1 4,749 54 22.5 3.3 5,344 56 22.4 3.0
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 1,012 6 21.8 2.5 506 6 21.8 2.6 505 5 21.7 2.3
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 4,757 26 22.2 2.9 2,200 25 21.9 2.7 2,543 27 22.4 3.0
Less than 3 years of Social Science 1,276 7 19.3 - 667 8 19.2 - 595 6 19.4 -
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 822 4 17.5 - 429 5 17.1 - 366 4 18.0 -
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Science
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Science
Course Value
Added
1
N
Percent
ACT
Science
Course Value
Added
1
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem, & Phys
7,954 43 22.9 4.3 4,111 47 23.6 5.0 3,827 40 22.2 3.6
Bio, Chem, Phys 1,438 8 23.6 5.0 639 7 24.4 5.8 798 8 22.9 4.3
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem
5,650 31 20.9 2.3 2,295 26 21.0 2.4 3,336 35 20.8 2.2
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 545 3 20.6 2.0 336 4 20.8 2.2 208 2 20.3 1.7
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 1,925 10 18.6 - 897 10 18.6 - 1,017 11 18.6 -
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 835 5 17.5 - 439 5 17.7 - 367 4 17.4 -
1
Course value added is defined as the average ACT score change compared to course sequences in which students took
less than four years of English or less than three years of Mathematics, Social Science or Natural Science.
2
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
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Table 3.2. College Readiness Percents by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern State National
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 5,479 30 22.5 77 373,145 19 21.7 72
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 11,191 61 21.0 70 1,359,318 71 20.6 65
Less than 4 years of English 880 5 17.0 44 93,944 5 15.9 36
Zero years / no English courses reported 797 4 15.5 31 98,029 5 16.5 40
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 1,228 7 24.0 70 123,105 6 23.5 65
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 1,829 10 21.6 52 164,036 9 21.7 53
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 1,174 6 20.1 37 123,192 6 19.1 28
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 3,337 18 19.7 32 362,476 19 19.4 30
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 6,136 33 23.6 66 655,589 34 23.7 64
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 2,291 12 17.3 11 219,221 11 17.1 11
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 728 4 20.7 41 95,502 5 19.8 34
Less than 3 years of Math 784 4 16.5 8 78,951 4 16.3 8
Zero years / no Math courses reported 840 5 17.0 14 102,364 5 17.8 20
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 366 2 22.5 51 48,944 3 22.3 51
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 10,114 55 22.4 53 942,441 49 22.3 52
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 1,012 6 21.8 49 108,348 6 19.7 35
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 4,757 26 22.2 50 527,956 27 21.4 46
Less than 3 years of Social Science 1,276 7 19.3 33 194,720 10 19.5 34
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 822 4 17.5 20 102,027 5 18.1 26
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem, & Phys
7,954 43 22.9 54 807,744 42 22.2 48
Bio, Chem, Phys 1,438 8 23.6 58 217,893 11 23.2 55
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem
5,650 31 20.9 35 512,754 27 20.1 30
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 545 3 20.6 32 54,439 3 19.1 24
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 1,925 10 18.6 18 227,926 12 18.1 18
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 835 5 17.5 16 103,680 5 18.0 20
1
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
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Section IV
Career and Educational Aspirations
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Table 4.1. Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans
All Students Plan on 2 Years or Less of College Plan on 4 Years or More of College
Planned Educational Major
N
1
Percent
2
Avg ACT
Comp
N Percent
2
Avg ACT
Comp
N Percent
2
Avg ACT
Comp
Agriculture & Natural Resources Conservation 650 4 20.7 116 8 17.9 506 3 21.3
Architecture 267 1 21.6 11 1 18.7 245 2 21.8
Area, Ethnic, & Multidisciplinary Studies 15 0 21.1 1 0 17.0 13 0 21.7
Arts: Visual & Performing 1,071 6 20.8 116 8 17.3 898 6 21.3
Business 1,601 9 21.6 95 7 17.8 1,458 9 22.0
Communications 238 1 21.9 16 1 19.6 212 1 22.4
Community, Family, & Personal Services 545 3 18.5 109 8 16.7 393 3 19.2
Computer Science & Mathematics 488 3 24.1 25 2 21.1 431 3 24.4
Education 1,434 8 21.1 28 2 17.1 1,366 9 21.2
Engineering 1,100 6 24.5 66 5 16.2 991 6 25.1
Engineering Technology & Drafting 229 1 20.9 52 4 17.3 169 1 22.1
English & Foreign Languages 203 1 24.0 7 0 19.7 185 1 24.2
Health Administration & Assisting 490 3 19.1 47 3 16.7 417 3 19.5
Health Sciences & Technologies 3,400 19 21.9 142 10 17.3 3,153 20 22.2
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 83 0 21.3 4 0 19.3 74 0 21.3
Repair, Production, & Construction 445 2 18.0 241 17 17.6 176 1 18.8
Sciences: Biological & Physical 845 5 24.0 13 1 16.9 804 5 24.2
Social Sciences & Law 1,311 7 21.7 39 3 17.4 1,214 8 22.0
Undecided 2,998 16 22.0 200 14 17.2 2,592 17 22.5
No Response 905 5 17.0 77 5 14.5 100 1 17.5
1
2-Year and 4-Year "N" counts do not reflect "Missing" and "Other" college plans, therefore they may not add up to the N count for All Students.
2
Percent of students tested within College Plan groups (All Students, 2-Year, 4-Year).
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Table 4.2. Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
Black/African American American Indian/ Alaska Native White Hispanic/Latino
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
Voc-Tech 286 17.3 8 17.0 3 13.7 202 18.0 47 14.6
2-yr College Degree 1,128 17.2 40 14.9 20 16.1 768 17.9 207 15.5
Bachelors Degree 9,859 21.1 369 16.9 62 18.2 7,496 21.8 1,150 18.4
Graduate Study 2,261 24.5 67 19.2 4 15.0 1,776 25.2 199 20.9
Prof. Level Degree 3,290 24.0 178 19.0 12 22.9 2,330 24.9 390 20.7
Other 292 17.5 15 15.1 7 13.9 178 18.3 50 16.1
No Response 1,231 18.7 91 15.7 9 13.9 655 20.0 214 16.4
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
Asian
Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander
Two or more races
Prefer not to respond/
No Response
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
Voc-Tech 286 17.3 5 17.4 1 12.0 5 18.4 15 16.5
2-yr College Degree 1,128 17.2 16 14.6 2 13.0 30 17.7 45 17.0
Bachelors Degree 9,859 21.1 191 19.8 9 19.2 334 20.4 248 20.3
Graduate Study 2,261 24.5 68 24.0 2 18.0 77 22.8 68 25.1
Prof. Level Degree 3,290 24.0 130 24.2 12 22.3 125 23.7 113 24.6
Other 292 17.5 12 17.8 1 17.0 12 17.8 17 16.6
No Response 1,231 18.7 42 19.4 1 14.0 56 18.0 163 18.8
Educational Degree
Aspirations
Educational Degree
Aspirations
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Table 4.3. Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing
Percent of Students in
Number of Students College Readiness Standards Ranges
Name State Total 1st Choice
2nd-6th
Choice
01-12 13-15 16-19 20-23 24-27 28-32 33-36
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN Nebraska 8,167 3,931 4,236 1 7 20 31 24 15 2
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA Nebraska 5,044 1,543 3,501 1 10 23 30 22 13 1
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY Nebraska 2,939 803 2,136 1 7 26 35 22 9 0
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE Nebraska 1,615 465 1,150 1 10 29 33 19 7 0
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Nebraska 1,464 364 1,100 0 6 16 25 28 19 5
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Nebraska 1,175 265 910 1 4 16 30 30 17 2
SOUTHEAST COMM COLL-LINCOLN CAMPUS Nebraska 1,118 381 737 3 20 35 27 11 3 0
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NE Nebraska 961 335 626 5 23 38 21 11 2 0
DOANE COLLEGE Nebraska 847 176 671 1 6 22 33 25 13 1
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nebraska 643 263 380 2 16 36 30 12 4 0
MIDLAND UNIVERSITY Nebraska 634 161 473 1 12 32 31 19 5 1
HASTINGS COLLEGE Nebraska 624 138 486 1 8 26 35 20 9 1
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Iowa 617 101 516 0 2 9 21 31 31 6
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE Nebraska 613 207 406 1 11 25 31 22 9 0
NORTHWEST MISSOURI ST UNIV Missouri 582 128 454 0 4 16 38 31 11 1
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Kansas 552 110 442 1 3 11 25 35 23 3
PERU STATE COLLEGE Nebraska 545 147 398 1 12 32 33 15 7 0
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas 442 75 367 0 5 15 26 30 21 2
IOWA WESTERN COMM C-COUNCIL BLFS Iowa 420 101 319 4 26 37 24 7 2 0
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-NE Nebraska 405 112 293 0 5 21 36 23 14 2
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota 401 94 307 1 4 23 35 25 11 0
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HASTINGS Nebraska 379 149 230 4 20 41 25 8 2 0
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER Indiana 334 134 200 1 7 25 28 25 12 2
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE Iowa 328 76 252 2 6 23 34 23 10 1
SOUTHEAST COMM COLL-MILFORD CAMPUS Nebraska 308 97 211 2 25 38 25 8 2 0
WESTERN NEBRASKA COMM COLL Nebraska 273 116 157 5 22 41 23 7 2 0
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota 253 47 206 0 4 15 34 26 19 1
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COLUMBUS Nebraska 247 94 153 4 21 34 27 9 5 0
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado 236 53 183 0 4 12 34 31 15 4
UNIV OF COLORADO-BOULDER Colorado 233 35 198 0 6 13 28 31 16 6
All Other Institutions 14,462 3,636 10,826 2 11 21 25 20 17 5
Total 46,861 14,337 32,524 1 10 23 28 22 14 2
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Section V
Optional Writing Test Results
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Total Students in Report: 18,347
Table 5.1. Average ACT English and Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for students who took ACT Writing
Average ACT Scores
N English Essay
State National State National State National
State National
All Students 1,881 1,108,908 24.9 21.0 7.6 6.9 23.7 20.2
Black/African American 113 136,380 18.6 16.3 6.8 6.0 18.3 15.9
American Indian/Alaska Native 5 7,142 22.6 16.5 6.8 5.9 21.2 16.0
White 1,273 567,060 26.2 22.8 7.7 7.1 24.8 21.8
Hispanic/Latino 232 196,970 20.5 18.4 7.2 6.7 20.2 18.1
Asian 111 68,736 24.8 23.9 7.9 7.6 23.9 23.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 0 4,070 . 18.0 . 6.5 . 17.6
Two or more races 81 45,517 24.4 21.3 7.5 6.9 23.2 20.4
Prefer not/No Response 66 83,033 26.4 20.8 7.6 6.7 24.8 19.9
Males 800 507,737 25.0 20.7 7.5 6.6 23.7 19.7
Females 1,081 590,537 24.8 21.4 7.7 7.1 23.7 20.8
Missing 0 10,634 . 16.0 . 5.6 . 15.4
English/Writing Combined