ACT Profile Report - State
Graduating Class 2014
Arizona
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ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 1
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
How to Improve Scores and Increase College Readiness
#1416
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 55% 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.
21% 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: 33,999 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. 59% 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 5% of the cohort took less than three years of
math courses. Of these students, 8% were college ready. 10% of the cohort reported taking a course sequence of Algebra I, Algebra II, and
Geometry. 8% of these students were college ready. In comparison, 46% 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 22% of the cohort took less than three years of natural science courses. 16% of these students were college ready. In
comparison, 35% 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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 1.1. Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
54
37 37
29
21
64
43
44
37
26
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
2010 23,303 1,568,835 56 66 39 43 46 52 23 29 19 24
2011 27,952 1,623,112 53 66 39 45 43 52 22 30 18 25
2012 29,876 1,666,017 54 67 39 46 42 52 23 31 20 25
2013 31,658 1,799,243 53 64 38 44 37 44 28 36 21 26
2014 33,999 1,845,787 54 64 37 43 37 44 29 37 21 26
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
2010 23,303 1,568,835 18.9 20.5 20.4 21.0 20.2 21.3 19.9 20.9 20.0 21.0
2011 27,952 1,623,112 18.6 20.6 20.3 21.1 19.9 21.3 19.6 20.9 19.7 21.1
2012 29,876 1,666,017 18.6 20.5 20.3 21.1 19.7 21.3 19.5 20.9 19.7 21.1
2013 31,658 1,799,243 18.5 20.2 20.3 20.9 19.6 21.1 19.4 20.7 19.6 20.9
2014 33,999 1,845,787 18.8 20.3 20.2 20.9 20.0 21.3 19.5 20.8 19.7 21.0
Table 1.3. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores Nationwide
Average ACT Scores
Year
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
2010 1,568,835 20.5 21.0 21.3 20.9 21.0
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
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 8
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
2010 14,617 7,327 63 31 20.5 16.2 21.7 18.3 21.6 18.0 21.1 17.8 21.3 17.7
2011 16,314 8,995 58 32 20.5 15.9 21.8 18.1 21.4 17.7 21.0 17.5 21.3 17.4
2012 18,138 9,204 61 31 20.4 16.1 21.7 18.3 21.3 17.6 20.9 17.6 21.2 17.5
2013 18,945 9,410 60 30 20.3 16.3 21.7 18.4 21.3 17.6 20.8 17.6 21.2 17.6
2014 20,182 10,403 59 31 20.5 16.6 21.6 18.4 21.6 18.1 21.0 17.6 21.3 17.8
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
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg
N % Avg
All Students 23,303 100 20.0 27,952 100 19.7 29,876 100 19.7 31,658 100 19.6 33,999 100 19.7
Black/African American 1,045 4 17.5 1,209 4 17.4 1,312 4 17.0 1,380 4 17.1 1,452 4 17.1
American Indian/Alaska Native 1,449 6 16.3 1,340 5 16.3 1,328 4 16.5 1,312 4 16.4 1,364 4 16.6
White 10,568 45 22.3 11,617 42 22.3 11,797 39 22.3 12,210 39 22.3 12,906 38 22.4
Hispanic/Latino 6,653 29 17.4 9,469 34 17.2 11,676 39 17.4 12,312 39 17.4 13,345 39 17.5
Asian 792 3 22.5 973 3 22.7 1,015 3 22.4 1,070 3 22.5 1,160 3 22.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0 0 . 21 0 19.5 108 0 17.8 139 0 18.9 137 0 18.7
Two or more races 1,012 4 20.3 1,171 4 20.1 994 3 21.2 1,099 3 20.9 1,243 4 21.1
Prefer not to respond/No response 1,784 8 18.5 2,152 8 18.5 1,646 6 19.1 2,136 7 18.2 2,392 7 19.0
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 9
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
20%
13%
0%
50%
100%
1% 1%
0%
50%
100%
13%
7%
0%
50%
100%
11%
6%
0%
50%
100%
54%
64%
0%
50%
100%
17%
14%
0%
50%
100%
17%
14%
0%
50%
100%
16%
13%
0%
50%
100%
14%
10%
0%
50%
100%
18% 18%
0%
50%
100%
37%
33%
0%
50%
100%
23%
22%
0%
50%
100%
26%
24%
0%
50%
100%
21%
23%
0%
50%
100%
17%
18%
0%
50%
100%
21%
24%
0%
50%
100%
25%
29%
0%
50%
100%
13%
16%
0%
50%
100%
19%
21%
0%
50%
100%
12%
14%
0%
50%
100%
16%
20%
0%
50%
100%
8%
10%
0%
50%
100%
8%
9%
0%
50%
100%
11%
14%
0%
50%
100%
5%
7%
0%
50%
100%
37%
43%
0%
50%
100%
37%
44%
0%
50%
100%
29%
37%
0%
50%
100%
3%
5%
0%
50%
100%
2%
3%
0%
50%
100%
4%
5%
0%
50%
100%
2%
3%
0%
50%
100%
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 10
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Table 1.7. Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Standard Time 33,572 99 18.8 20.3 20.0 19.5 19.8
Extended Time 427 1 16.1 17.7 17.8 17.5 17.4
Total 33,999 100 18.8 20.2 20.0 19.5 19.7
Standard Time 1,769,033 96 20.5 21.0 21.4 20.9 21.1
Extended Time 76,754 4 16.2 17.8 18.5 18.1 17.8
Total 1,845,787 100 20.3 20.9 21.3 20.8 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
55 38 37 29 21
Extended Time
35 20 29 21 14
Total
54 37 37 29 21
Standard Time
65 44 45 37 27
Extended Time
37 21 30 21 15
Total
64 43 44 37 26
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 11
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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.
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 12
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 62 100 68 100 171 100 142 100 17 100 36
35 280 100 163 100 172 99 171 100 83 100 35
34 404 99 244 99 422 99 234 99 184 100 34
33 436 98 260 99 680 98 201 98 261 99 33
32 378 97 226 98 762 96 205 98 304 98 32
31 377 95 290 97 703 94 281 97 434 98 31
30 553 94 464 96 768 91 345 96 599 96 30
29 560 93 751 95 719 89 288 95 710 94 29
28 713 91 954 93 790 87 557 95 867 92 28
27 670 89 1,099 90 848 85 941 93 982 90 27
26 899 87 1,650 87 1,026 82 824 90 1,124 87 26
25 1,321 84 1,645 82 1,003 79 1,802 88 1,419 84 25
24 1,585 80 2,096 77 1,247 76 2,042 82 1,632 79 24
23 1,319 76 1,625 71 1,866 73 1,754 76 1,795 75 23
22 1,798 72 1,168 66 1,428 67 2,424 71 1,911 69 22
21 1,953 67 1,422 63 2,442 63 2,321 64 1,942 64 21
20 2,005 61 1,498 58 1,439 56 2,064 57 1,990 58 20
19 1,801 55 1,650 54 2,490 52 2,864 51 2,095 52 19
18 1,371 50 2,003 49 1,542 44 1,781 43 2,126 46 18
17 1,021 46 3,638 43 1,511 40 2,558 38 2,182 40 17
16 1,969 43 5,165 33 2,285 35 1,737 30 2,231 33 16
15 2,235 37 3,559 17 1,556 28 1,648 25 2,328 27 15
14 2,005 30 1,586 7 2,360 24 1,554 20 2,255 20 14
13 1,477 24 530 2 1,491 17 1,397 15 2,196 13 13
12 1,442 20 139 1 1,976 13 1,229 11 1,413 7 12
11 1,833 16 76 1 906 7 938 8 588 3 11
10 1,485 10 12 1 858 4 711 5 215 1 10
9 1,008 6 6 1 232 2 692 3 68 1 9
8 504 3 7 1 17 1 160 1 30 1 8
7 330 2 0 1 136 1 67 1 11 1 7
6 99 1 4 1 82 1 3 1 7 1 6
5 71 1 0 1 47 1 40 1 0 1 5
4 26 1 1 1 2 1 16 1 0 1 4
3 7 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 3
2 2 1 0 1 11 1 7 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 1
Avg (SD)
18.8 (6.6) 20.2 (5.2) 20.0 (6.5) 19.5 (5.6) 19.7 (5.5)
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 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
18 884 100 270 100 599 100 867 100 878 100 210 100 196 100 18
17 1,430 97 334 99 1,468 98 1,575 97 1,085 97 286 99 101 99 17
16 964 93 1,085 98 1,541 94 1,660 93 1,367 94 620 99 1,075 99 16
15 1,272 90 1,803 95 1,255 89 1,750 88 1,537 90 1,548 97 1,422 96 15
14 1,073 87 1,690 90 2,053 86 1,746 83 2,028 86 2,527 92 2,246 92 14
13 1,883 83 2,486 85 2,852 80 2,050 78 3,238 80 3,198 85 2,285 85 13
12 2,032 78 2,590 77 2,587 71 2,334 72 2,795 70 3,157 75 2,835 78 12
11 2,592 72 3,417 70 2,636 64 2,478 65 2,231 62 3,873 66 4,094 70 11
10 2,943 64 2,898 60 2,872 56 2,411 57 2,253 55 4,384 55 3,207 58 10
9 2,867 56 3,884 51 2,925 47 4,153 50 3,500 49 5,838 42 5,425 49 9
8 3,478 47 3,250 40 3,388 39 2,525 38 4,005 38 3,729 25 5,578 33 8
7 2,680 37 2,619 30 4,405 29 2,551 31 4,003 27 2,335 14 2,623 16 7
6 2,777 29 2,655 23 2,350 16 2,230 23 2,783 15 534 7 484 9 6
5 2,636 21 2,253 15 1,502 9 3,329 17 1,574 7 1,129 5 1,395 7 5
4 2,086 13 1,970 8 834 5 1,273 7 488 2 97 2 225 3 4
3 1,675 7 590 2 424 2 685 3 180 1 423 2 590 2 3
2 617 2 184 1 223 1 359 1 46 1 19 1 73 1 2
1 110 1 21 1 85 1 23 1 8 1 92 1 145 1 1
Avg (SD)
9.2 (4.1) 9.6 (3.5) 10.1 (3.7) 10.0 (4.0) 10.3 (3.6) 10.4 (2.9) 10.0 (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) 23 24 24 23 24
Q2 (50th Percentile) 19 19 19 19 19
Q1 (25th Percentile) 14 16 15 16 15
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
33,999 59 21.3 17.8
Black/African American
1,452 54 18.4 16.0
American Indian/Alaska Native
1,364 66 17.1 15.8
White
12,906 70 23.4 20.3
Hispanic/Latino
13,345 50 18.9 16.4
Asian
1,160 70 24.3 20.2
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
137 61 20.0 17.2
Two or more races
1,243 66 22.1 19.5
Prefer not/No Response
2,392 41 21.8 16.7
All Students
1,845,787 73 21.8 18.9
Black/African American
241,678 68 17.6 15.7
American Indian/Alaska Native
14,263 62 19.0 16.5
White
1,038,435 76 23.1 20.2
Hispanic/Latino
281,216 71 19.5 17.3
Asian
80,370 79 24.2 21.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
5,676 65 20.0 16.6
Two or more races
70,013 74 22.0 19.2
Prefer not/No Response
114,136 56 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 18.8 20.2 20.0 19.5 19.7
Black/African American 15.8 17.9 17.4 17.0 17.1
American Indian/Alaska Native 14.6 17.4 16.7 17.1 16.6
White 21.8 22.4 22.8 21.9 22.4
Hispanic/Latino 16.2 18.4 17.6 17.4 17.5
Asian 21.9 24.2 22.2 22.4 22.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 17.3 19.3 19.0 18.6 18.7
Two or more races 20.4 21.0 21.7 20.8 21.1
Prefer not/No Response 17.9 19.7 19.3 18.7 19.0
All Students 20.3 20.9 21.3 20.8 21.0
Black/African American 15.8 17.2 17.3 17.0 17.0
American Indian/Alaska Native 16.6 18.1 18.4 18.3 18.0
White 22.0 22.0 22.8 22.1 22.3
Hispanic/Latino 17.7 19.2 19.1 18.8 18.8
Asian 22.8 24.9 22.8 23.2 23.5
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 17.5 19.2 18.7 18.6 18.6
Two or more races 20.6 20.9 21.7 21.0 21.2
Prefer not/No Response 20.0 20.7 21.1 20.5 20.7
National
State
National
Average ACT Composite Score
State
Number of Students
Tested
Percent Taking
Core or More
1
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
1,182
3
735
2
1,445
4
748
2
28 to 32
2,581
8
2,685
8
3,742
11
1,676
5
24 to 27
4,475
13
6,490
19
4,124
12
5,609
16
20 to 23
7,075
21
5,713
17
7,175
21
8,563
25
16 to 19
6,162
18
12,456
37
7,828
23
8,940
26
13 to 15
5,717
17
5,675
17
5,407
16
4,599
14
01 to 12
6,807
20
245
1
4,278
13
3,864
11
33 to 36
92,922
5
55,103
3
97,714
5
55,222
3
28 to 32
185,768
10
174,260
9
257,722
14
128,357
7
24 to 27
302,723
16
383,630
21
263,034
14
367,160
20
20 to 23
431,178
23
336,283
18
445,726
24
542,581
29
16 to 19
330,518
18
616,601
33
409,685
22
448,064
24
13 to 15
264,127
14
266,401
14
240,948
13
186,262
10
01 to 12
238,551
13
13,509
1
130,958
7
118,141
6
Table 2.7. Average ACT Scores by Gender
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Males 15,565 46 18.4 20.6 19.7 19.7 19.7
Females 17,573 52 19.2 19.9 20.4 19.4 19.8
Missing 861 3 16.4 18.7 17.9 17.5 17.8
Males 856,651 46 20.0 21.4 21.1 21.2 21.1
Females 977,127 53 20.7 20.5 21.5 20.5 20.9
Missing 12,009 1 15.7 17.8 17.3 17.4 17.2
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
52 40 36 31 23
Females
57 35 39 27 20
Males
62 47 43 40 29
Females
66 40 45 34 25
CRS
Range
State
National
Gender
Gender
State
National
Student Group
Student Group
State
National
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
20,182
66
20.5
49
21.6
47
21.6
38
21.0
29
21.3
Less than Core 10,403
40
16.6
22
18.4
25
18.1
17
17.6
11
17.8
Missing
3
3,414
29
14.8
15
17.4
17
16.4
10
16.2
6
16.3
Core or More 1,347,997
71
21.4
50
21.7
50
22.2
42
21.6
31
21.8
Less than Core 405,073
48
17.9
27
18.9
30
19.2
23
18.9
15
18.9
Missing 92,717
36
16.0
18
17.7
23
17.7
16
17.6
10
17.4
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
28,298 60
19.6
29,365 41
20.7
26,497 43
20.9
23,378 35
20.5
Less than Core
2,808 26
14.6
1,591 8
16.5
4,397 17
16.7
7,414 16
17.6
Missing
3
2,893 30
15.0
3,043 16
17.5
3,105 17
16.4
3,207 10
16.3
Core or More
1,676,095 67
20.8
1,686,194 46
21.3
1,580,108 47
21.7
1,538,158 41
21.4
Less than Core
88,420 36
15.9
74,627 8
16.4
180,385 32
19.4
220,701 17
18.1
Missing
81,272 38
16.3
84,966 19
17.8
85,294 24
17.8
86,928 17
17.7
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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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 3.1. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: ENGLISH
33
55
30
62
25
74
67
46
67
45
70
38
75
26
33
54
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 1160
% Ready = 70
Two or More Races
N = 1243
% Ready = 67
Hispanic/Latino
N = 13345
% Ready = 38
White
N = 12906
% Ready = 75
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 1364
% Ready = 26
Black/African American
N = 1452
% Ready = 33
All Students
N = 33999
% Ready = 54
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 137
% Ready = 45
ACT English Benchmark Score = 18
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 3.2. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: MATHEMATICS
56
69
33
78
44
86
81
63
44
31
67
22
56
14
19
37
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 1160
% Ready = 67
Two or More Races
N = 1243
% Ready = 44
All Students
N = 33999
% Ready = 37
Black/African American
N = 1452
% Ready = 19
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 1364
% Ready = 14
White
N = 12906
% Ready = 56
Hispanic/Latino
N = 13345
% Ready = 22
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 137
% Ready = 31
ACT Mathematics Benchmark Score =
22
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 3.3. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: READING
53
69
49
78
44
86
80
63
47
31
51
22
56
14
20
37
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 33999
% Ready = 37
Black/African American
N = 1452
% Ready = 20
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 1364
% Ready = 14
White
N = 12906
% Ready = 56
Hispanic/Latino
N = 13345
% Ready = 22
Asian
N = 1160
% Ready = 51
Two or More Races
N = 1243
% Ready = 47
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 137
% Ready = 31
ACT Reading Benchmark Score =
22
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 3.4. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: SCIENCE
64
80
51
85
54
90
88
71
36
20
49
15
46
10
12
29
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 33999
% Ready = 29
Black/African American
N = 1452
% Ready = 12
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 1364
% Ready = 10
White
N = 12906
% Ready = 46
Hispanic/Latino
N = 13345
% Ready = 15
Asian
N = 1160
% Ready = 49
Two or More Races
N = 1243
% Ready = 36
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 137
% Ready = 20
ACT Science Benchmark Score =
23
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION III, COLLEGE READINESS & THE IMPACT OF COURSE RIGOR PAGE 22
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
Figure 3.5. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity: ALL FOUR
74
86
61
91
65
96
93
79
26
14
39
9
35
4
7
21
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 33999
% Ready = 21
Black/African American
N = 1452
% Ready = 7
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 1364
% Ready = 4
White
N = 12906
% Ready = 35
Hispanic/Latino
N = 13345
% Ready = 9
Asian
N = 1160
% Ready = 39
Two or More Races
N = 1243
% Ready = 26
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 137
% Ready = 14
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION III, COLLEGE READINESS & THE IMPACT OF COURSE RIGOR PAGE 23
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 3,403 10 20.0 5.4 1,467 9 19.9 5.7 1,925 11 20.1 5.0
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 24,895 73 19.5 4.9 11,389 73 19.2 5.0 13,315 76 19.8 4.7
Less than 4 years of English 2,808 8 14.6 - 1,464 9 14.2 - 1,283 7 15.1 -
Zero years / no English courses reported 2,893 9 15.0 - 1,245 8 14.1 - 1,050 6 14.9 -
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 2,023 6 23.8 7.3 973 6 24.4 7.9 1,038 6 23.2 6.8
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 2,485 7 21.9 5.4 963 6 22.4 5.9 1,510 9 21.7 5.3
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 2,360 7 19.6 3.1 1,021 7 20.2 3.7 1,312 7 19.2 2.8
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 8,684 26 19.0 2.5 3,748 24 19.3 2.8 4,854 28 18.9 2.5
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 8,614 25 23.3 6.8 4,250 27 24.0 7.5 4,326 25 22.7 6.3
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 3,450 10 16.8 0.3 1,657 11 17.0 0.5 1,740 10 16.6 0.2
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 1,749 5 20.2 3.7 829 5 20.3 3.8 911 5 20.2 3.8
Less than 3 years of Math 1,591 5 16.5 - 796 5 16.5 - 769 4 16.4 -
Zero years / no Math courses reported 3,043 9 17.5 - 1,328 9 17.2 - 1,113 6 16.9 -
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 393 1 19.3 2.6 199 1 19.0 2.4 191 1 19.6 2.7
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 12,070 36 22.0 5.3 5,044 32 21.8 5.2 6,978 40 22.1 5.2
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 1,650 5 18.5 1.8 850 5 18.5 1.9 781 4 18.6 1.7
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 12,384 36 20.3 3.6 5,747 37 20.2 3.6 6,525 37 20.4 3.5
Less than 3 years of Social Science 4,397 13 16.7 - 2,349 15 16.6 - 1,974 11 16.9 -
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 3,105 9 16.4 - 1,376 9 15.7 - 1,124 6 16.4 -
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
7,782 23 21.0 3.4 3,926 25 21.5 4.3 3,811 22 20.5 2.7
Bio, Chem, Phys 4,349 13 23.8 6.2 2,130 14 24.5 7.3 2,196 12 23.1 5.3
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem
10,054 30 19.0 1.4 4,176 27 19.0 1.8 5,796 33 19.1 1.3
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 1,193 4 18.5 0.9 677 4 19.4 2.2 501 3 17.5 -0.3
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 7,414 22 17.6 - 3,243 21 17.2 - 4,080 23 17.8 -
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 3,207 9 16.3 - 1,413 9 15.9 - 1,189 7 16.0 -
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.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION III, COLLEGE READINESS & THE IMPACT OF COURSE RIGOR PAGE 24
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 3,403 10 20.0 62 370,875 20 21.7 73
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 24,895 73 19.5 59 1,305,220 71 20.5 65
Less than 4 years of English 2,808 8 14.6 26 88,420 5 15.9 36
Zero years / no English courses reported 2,893 9 15.0 30 81,272 4 16.3 38
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 2,023 6 23.8 67 118,677 6 23.8 67
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 2,485 7 21.9 55 157,764 9 21.8 55
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 2,360 7 19.6 32 120,160 7 19.3 30
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 8,684 26 19.0 26 356,555 19 19.4 31
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 8,614 25 23.3 63 622,896 34 23.7 65
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 3,450 10 16.8 8 220,037 12 17.1 11
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 1,749 5 20.2 38 90,105 5 19.8 35
Less than 3 years of Math 1,591 5 16.5 8 74,627 4 16.4 8
Zero years / no Math courses reported 3,043 9 17.5 16 84,966 5 17.8 19
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 393 1 19.3 32 48,992 3 22.3 50
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 12,070 36 22.0 50 921,129 50 22.2 50
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 1,650 5 18.5 27 105,110 6 19.6 33
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 12,384 36 20.3 38 504,877 27 21.3 43
Less than 3 years of Social Science 4,397 13 16.7 17 180,385 10 19.4 32
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 3,105 9 16.4 17 85,294 5 17.8 24
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
7,782 23 21.0 40 781,043 42 22.1 46
Bio, Chem, Phys 4,349 13 23.8 60 199,419 11 23.1 54
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem
10,054 30 19.0 23 505,460 27 20.0 28
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 1,193 4 18.5 19 52,236 3 19.2 24
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 7,414 22 17.6 16 220,701 12 18.1 17
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 3,207 9 16.3 10 86,928 5 17.7 17
1
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION IV, CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS PAGE 25
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION IV, CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS PAGE 26
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 381 1 18.8 48 2 14.5 310 1 19.6
Architecture 396 1 18.7 36 1 15.2 335 1 19.2
Area, Ethnic, & Multidisciplinary Studies 44 0 21.2 9 0 15.0 32 0 22.5
Arts: Visual & Performing 2,257 7 19.1 259 11 16.0 1,813 7 19.7
Business 2,848 8 20.3 250 10 15.7 2,415 9 20.9
Communications 541 2 20.7 23 1 15.5 500 2 21.1
Community, Family, & Personal Services 1,298 4 16.6 246 10 15.0 942 4 17.2
Computer Science & Mathematics 792 2 22.0 49 2 15.7 697 3 22.5
Education 1,083 3 19.5 65 3 14.7 969 4 19.9
Engineering 2,809 8 22.6 129 5 15.0 2,502 10 23.1
Engineering Technology & Drafting 564 2 18.3 97 4 14.6 418 2 19.1
English & Foreign Languages 311 1 22.5 17 1 15.3 276 1 23.1
Health Administration & Assisting 1,258 4 17.0 159 7 14.9 1,011 4 17.5
Health Sciences & Technologies 6,239 18 20.1 287 12 16.0 5,625 22 20.4
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 132 0 20.2 6 0 15.5 116 0 20.6
Repair, Production, & Construction 436 1 16.4 153 6 15.5 230 1 17.3
Sciences: Biological & Physical 1,793 5 23.3 28 1 16.8 1,688 7 23.4
Social Sciences & Law 2,691 8 20.4 102 4 15.3 2,441 9 20.7
Undecided 3,703 11 20.8 257 11 15.3 2,878 11 21.6
No Response 4,310 13 16.4 168 7 13.5 449 2 16.2
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).
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION IV, CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS PAGE 27
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 718 15.0 21 13.1 52 14.2 186 17.1 367 14.2
2-yr College Degree 1,704 15.4 64 13.8 117 14.5 408 17.5 943 14.7
Bachelors Degree 13,403 19.3 626 16.8 605 16.4 5,546 21.6 5,177 17.4
Graduate Study 4,803 22.6 165 19.6 138 18.7 2,344 24.5 1,531 20.0
Prof. Level Degree 7,505 22.1 334 19.2 257 18.4 2,896 24.4 2,832 19.5
Other 759 16.2 33 14.8 41 13.9 204 19.0 374 15.1
No Response 5,107 17.5 209 14.7 154 15.6 1,322 20.2 2,121 15.7
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 718 15.0 18 15.3 4 13.8 19 16.6 51 14.3
2-yr College Degree 1,704 15.4 22 14.7 3 14.7 35 16.3 112 15.0
Bachelors Degree 13,403 19.3 311 20.5 54 18.2 503 20.2 581 18.8
Graduate Study 4,803 22.6 191 24.0 24 21.5 202 23.2 208 22.7
Prof. Level Degree 7,505 22.1 464 25.5 29 20.5 307 23.3 386 23.0
Other 759 16.2 20 17.5 5 13.6 27 15.9 55 16.0
No Response 5,107 17.5 134 20.1 18 16.7 150 19.8 999 17.8
Educational Degree
Aspirations
Educational Degree
Aspirations
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION IV, CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS PAGE 28
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Arizona 13,315 5,914 7,401 5 18 27 24 16 8 1
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona 11,479 4,045 7,434 5 18 27 24 16 8 1
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Arizona 8,971 2,254 6,717 3 16 29 28 17 7 0
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Arizona 5,390 1,270 4,120 7 25 32 23 11 3 0
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 2,270 718 1,552 10 33 32 17 6 1 0
STATE-COLLEGE/NO REPORTS NOW Iowa 1,729 1,729 0 12 28 28 18 9 5 1
PHOENIX COLLEGE Arizona 1,606 420 1,186 19 44 26 9 1 0 0
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 1,348 379 969 12 32 32 16 6 2 0
ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE Arizona 1,154 591 563 17 42 28 9 3 1 0
CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 957 282 675 6 23 34 25 9 2 0
GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 882 187 695 16 47 26 9 2 0 0
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY California 859 153 706 4 17 29 27 17 5 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Utah 848 484 364 0 2 10 25 33 25 4
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 801 152 649 9 27 33 19 8 4 0
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA California 780 151 629 5 17 25 24 17 9 3
ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX THE Arizona 735 223 512 14 32 30 15 6 1 0
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER Indiana 623 283 340 4 15 26 32 13 7 1
STANFORD UNIVERSITY California 601 155 446 0 5 10 26 22 26 11
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES California 577 103 474 3 12 23 24 20 16 3
SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 494 100 394 21 47 24 7 1 0 0
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO Idaho 488 114 374 0 2 13 30 34 18 2
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO California 415 70 345 3 12 24 24 24 13 1
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Arizona 387 132 255 10 26 26 22 13 4 0
ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 371 91 280 10 40 30 14 6 1 0
ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Arizona 356 69 287 10 24 29 25 10 3 0
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 349 62 287 9 29 36 18 6 3 0
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY California 339 62 277 0 4 10 23 25 28 10
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE Arizona 334 86 248 10 29 32 20 6 2 0
COCONINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE Arizona 312 98 214 11 29 37 18 5 1 0
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Washington 308 72 236 1 6 17 26 29 19 2
All Other Institutions 21,954 4,971 16,983 5 16 22 24 18 12 3
Total 81,032 25,420 55,612 6 20 26 23 15 8 1
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION V, OPTIONAL WRITING TEST RESULTS PAGE 29
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION V, OPTIONAL WRITING TEST RESULTS PAGE 30
Graduating Class 2014 Code 039999
Arizona
Total Students in Report: 33,999
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 13,114 976,031 19.9 21.3 7.0 7.1 19.5 20.6
Black/African American 621 114,263 16.2 16.4 6.4 6.3 16.3 16.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 548 6,408 15.0 16.8 6.3 6.2 15.3 16.5
White 4,445 520,054 24.4 23.1 7.5 7.3 23.3 22.1
Hispanic/Latino 5,568 167,575 16.7 18.5 6.7 6.9 16.9 18.4
Asian 600 61,663 23.2 23.7 7.5 7.7 22.4 22.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 46 3,742 18.8 17.7 7.0 6.6 18.8 17.6
Two or more races 437 39,565 23.1 21.4 7.4 7.1 22.3 20.7
Prefer not/No Response 849 62,761 18.8 21.6 6.7 7.1 18.4 20.9
Males 5,843 438,500 19.5 21.1 6.8 6.9 19.0 20.2
Females 7,086 530,240 20.3 21.6 7.2 7.3 20.1 21.1
Missing 185 7,291 12.6 16.0 5.9 5.9 13.1 15.7
English/Writing Combined