2015-16 State of Education in Tennessee - At A Glance
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ACT Composite Scores, 2010-2015
36
32
28
24
20
19.5
21.1
19.7
21.1
19.5
20.9
19.8
21.0
21.0
19.8
16
12
8
4
0
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Nation
Tennessee
Tennessee ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting CollegeReady Benchmarks in Math and Science By Race/ethnicity, 2015
100
90
80
70
60
60
52
50
40
22
30
9
20
10
21
36
36
9
0
Asian
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latina/o
White
Mathematics
Science
2015-16
Since 2010, the percentage of Tennessee students meeting the college readiness benchmarks has increased. However,
Tennessee high school juniors continue to score below national averages and trail many other states with universal ACT
administration. In 2015, only 17 percent of public high school test-takers met all four ACT benchmarks.
Among the 24 states in which more than 70 percent of high school students took the ACT in 2015, Tennessee’s overall
average composite score of 19.8 (on a scale of 36) ranked above only four.
Although 38 percent of white Tennessee students scored at college-ready levels on at least three of the four ACT subject
areas, only 21 percent of Hispanic and 9 percent of African American students did so.
STATE OF EDUCATION
IN TENNESSEE
AT-A-GLANCE SUMMARY REPORT