ACT report on Condition of College and Career Readiness in Iowa

8/9/2019 ACT report on Condition of College and Career Readiness in Iowa

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Iowa

The CondiTion o

College & Career ReadinessClass o 2010


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2 The Condition o College and Career Readiness: Class o 2010

IntroductionT Condton o Collg & Crr Rdn:Cl o 2010

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State o college readiness in Iowa

Percent of ACT-tested high school graduates meeting College Readiness

Benchmarks, 2010

30

77

5161

37

3825

44

24

19

9

11

14

14

All four

Benchmarks

Nation

all four

Benchmarks

English Mathematics Reading Science

Met Benchmark Within 2 pointsof Benchmark

Below Benchmarkby 3+ points

Average ACT scores, 2010

22.221.8 21.8

22.622.3

21.0

Composite Nation

Composite


Iowa Nation

State Facts: Class o 2010iow t Glnc

ACTs CollegeReadiness Benchmarks

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State Facts (continued)iow t Glnc

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Trends in student perormance in Iowa

ACT Composite scores, 200610

22.122.3 22.4 22.4

22.2

21.1 21.2 21.1 21.1 21.0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Iowa Nation

Level o participation in IowaPercento ACT-tested high school graduates by race/ethnicity, 200610

87 84 87 88

32222

87

2 2 322222 2 2

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

AfricanAmerican/Black

American Indian/Alaska Native

CaucasianAmerican/White

Hispanic Asian American/Pacific Islander

Insufcient dataavailable


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Percento ACT-tested high school graduates meeting College Readiness

Benchmarks, 2010

30

77

51

61

37

24

66

43

52

29

All four

Benchmarks

College English

Composition

College

Algebra

College Social

Sciences

College

Biology

Iowa Nation

ACT College Readiness Benchmarks*

College Course ACTSubject-Area Test ACTBenchmark

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Readinessar your tudnt prprd or collg nd crr?

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Readiness (continued)ar your tudnt prprd or collg nd crr?

ACTs Role in theCommon Core State

Standards Initiative

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Percent o your ACT-tested high school graduates meeting College ReadinessBenchmarks, 2010

College English Composition

77

68

70

49

80

60

36

All students

Other/

No response

Asian American/

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Caucasian

American/White

American Indian/

Alaska Native

African

American/Black

College Algebra

51

43

59

27

53

28

15

All students

Other/No response

Asian American/

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Caucasian

American/White

American Indian/

Alaska Native

African

American/Black


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Some student groups are more prepared than others or

Percent o your ACT-tested high school graduates meeting College ReadinessBenchmarks, 2010

College Social Sciences

61

53

55

37

64

53

27

All students

Other/

No response

Asian American/

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Caucasian

American/White

American Indian/

Alaska Native

African

American/Black

College Biology

37

32

39

16

39

22

10

All students

Other/No response

Asian American/

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Caucasian

American/White

American Indian/

Alaska Native

African

American/Black

The Need or Science andMath Readiness

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Job openings and students interests dont coincide1

Percento projected annual job openings in high-growth felds in your state

requiring a two-year college degree or more and 2010 ACT-tested graduates

interested in those jobs

16

12

109 9

11

6

32

8

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Percento your 2010 ACT-tested graduates interested in high-growth careers

meeting College Readiness Benchmarks, by subject

77

70

82

73

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58

49

67

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Percento high school content and skills considered important by educators

11

7

13

26

43

118

14

26

41

12 12

19

26

31

1

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How Does Your StateCompare to ACTs College

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Students who take a core curriculum or more perorm betterthan students who do not

Average scores o your ACT-tested high school graduates who took a core

curriculum and those who did not, 2010

23.0

18.9

21.1

23.2

20.5

23.322.6

19.6

15.7

18.216.6

18.7

20.1

19.2

All

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Students taking math courses beyond the core curriculum aremore prepared than their peers

Percento your ACT-tested high school graduates meeting or exceeding

College Readiness Benchmarks in Mathematics, 2010

7

20

64

7

13

55

Less than core Core More than core

Iowa Nation


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Course Rigor (continued)ar your cor cour rgorou noug?

Teacher QualityAects Course Rigor

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Students taking science courses beyond the core curriculum are

more prepared than their peersPercento your ACT-tested high school graduates meeting or exceeding

College Readiness Benchmarks in Science, 2010

14

31

50

12

27

40

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Iowa Nation

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Early preparation is essential to college and career readinessand success

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All four

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22

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All four

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College Readiness

Benchmarks,

200910

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10th graders on

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College ReadinessBenchmarks,

200910


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ResourcesaCT Collg Rdn stndrd(excerpt)

English (ACT College Readiness Benchmark score = 18)

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Alaska 28 21.1 20.3 21.2 21.7 20.9

Arizona 28 20.0 18.9 20.4 20.2 19.9

Arkansas 81 20.3 20.1 19.9 20.6 20.2

Caliornia 22 22.2 21.7 22.9 22.3 21.5

Colorado 100 20.6 19.9 20.4 21.1 20.7

Connecticut 24 23.7 23.8 23.5 23.9 22.9

Delaware 13 23.0 22.8 22.7 23.4 22.5

District of Columbia 29 19.8 19.5 19.9 20.2 19.2

Florida 65 19.5 18.6 19.7 20.1 19.1

Georgia 44 20.7 20.1 20.7 20.9 20.5

Hawaii 22 21.6 20.9 22.2 21.5 21.2

Idaho 60 21.8 21.2 21.4 22.4 21.6

Illinois 100 20.7 20.3 20.7 20.8 20.5

Indiana 26 22.3 21.7 22.4 22.6 21.9

Iowa 60 22.2 21.8 21.8 22.6 22.3

Kansas 75 22.0 21.4 21.7 22.3 21.9

Kentucky 100 19.4 18.9 19.1 19.7 19.5

Louisiana 98 20.1 20.1 19.6 20.2 20.2

Maine 10 23.2 23.2 23.0 23.6 22.5

Maryland 18 22.3 22.0 22.3 22.4 21.8

Massachusetts 21 24.0 24.0 24.3 24.2 23.1

Michigan 100 19.7 18.9 19.7 19.7 19.9

Minnesota 70 22.9 22.3 22.9 23.2 22.8

Mississippi 96 18.8 18.6 18.3 18.8 18.8

Missouri 69 21.6 21.5 21.0 22.0 21.6

Montana 58 22.0 21.3 21.7 22.7 21.9

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Nevada 30 21.5 20.8 21.5 22.0 21.3

New Hampshire 17 23.7 23.6 23.5 24.1 22.9

New Jersey 17 23.2 23.1 23.6 23.2 22.4

New Mexico 66 20.1 19.3 19.7 20.5 20.2

New York 27 23.3 22.7 23.6 23.3 23.1

North Carolina 16 21.9 21.1 22.3 22.2 21.6

North Dakota 81 21.5 20.7 21.4 21.7 21.6

Ohio 66 21.8 21.2 21.5 22.1 21.8

Oklahoma 73 20.7 20.4 19.9 21.2 20.6

Oregon 34 21.5 20.5 21.5 22.0 21.3

Pennsylvania 17 21.9 21.3 22.1 22.1 21.4

Rhode Island 11 22.8 22.8 22.4 23.3 22.0

South Carolina 52 20.0 19.2 20.1 20.0 20.0

South Dakota 79 21.8 21.1 21.6 22.0 21.9

Tennessee 100 19.6 19.4 19.0 19.9 19.6

Texas 33 20.8 19.7 21.4 20.8 20.9Utah 71 21.8 21.4 21.1 22.5 21.7

Vermont 26 23.2 22.8 22.8 23.7 22.8

Virginia 22 22.3 22.0 22.1 22.5 21.9

Washington 19 23.0 22.6 23.1 23.5 22.5

West Virginia 64 20.7 20.7 19.6 21.3 20.6

Wisconsin 69 22.1 21.5 22.0 22.3 22.2

Wyoming 100 20.0 19.0 19.8 20.4 20.1

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Endnotes

1. stt g-trm ccupt prjct r 2006-2016 (b jb grwt

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2. ib.

3. aCT (2006). ACTs College Readiness System: Meeting the Challenge o a

Changing World. iw Cty, ia: autr.

4. aCT (2006). Reading Between the Lines: What the ACT Reveals About College

Readiness in Reading. iw Cty, ia: autr.

5. Pk, h. G., & hycck, K. (2006). Teaching Inequality: How Poor and

Minority Students Are Shortchanged on Teacher Quality. Wgt, dC: T

euct Trut.

6. aCT (2006). EPAS: A System that Works. iw Cty, ia: autr.

7. dt Quty Cmpg, www.tqutycmpg.rg.


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ACT National and Field Ofces

ACT National Ofce

500 aCT drvP.o. Bx 168

iw Cty, ia 52243-0168

Tp: 319/337-1000

West Region

Denver Ofce

3131 s. Vug Wy, sut 218

aurr, Co 80014-3507

Tp: 303/337-3273

Sacramento Ofce2880 sur Buvr, sut 214

Rc Crv, Ca 95742-6103

Tp: 916/631-9200

Midwest Region

Chicago Ofce

300 Kgtbrg Prkwy

sut 300

lcr, il 60069-9498

Tp: 847/634-2560

Columbus Ofce

700 Tyr R, sut 210

G, oh 43230-3318

Tp: 614/470-9828

Lansing Ofce

1001 Ct Wy, sut 400

lg, Mi 48917-8249

Tp: 517/327-5919

Southwest Region

Austin Ofce

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sut 200

aut, TX 78759-8364

Tp: 512/345-1949

Northeast Region

Boston Ofce

144 Turpk R, sut 370

sutbrug, Ma 017722121

Tp: 508/229-0111

Southeast Region

Atlanta Ofce

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att, Ga 30326-1332

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Tallahassee Ofce

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T, l 32301-4757

Tp: 850/878-2729

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