ACT Profile Report - State
Graduating Class 2014
Texas
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ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 1
Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 44% 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.
26% 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: 116,547 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. 95% 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 1% of the cohort took less than three years of
math courses. Of these students, 12% were college ready. 10% of the cohort reported taking a course sequence of Algebra I, Algebra II, and
Geometry. 13% of these students were college ready. In comparison, 51% 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 1% of the cohort took less than three years of natural science courses. 15% of these students were college ready. In
comparison, 37% 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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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.
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
Figure 1.1. Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
60
47
42
36
26
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 92,615 1,568,835 61 66 46 43 48 52 29 29 24 24
2011 101,569 1,623,112 60 66 48 45 48 52 28 30 24 25
2012 110,180 1,666,017 61 67 48 46 48 52 29 31 24 25
2013 109,841 1,799,243 61 64 48 44 43 44 36 36 26 26
2014 116,547 1,845,787 60 64 47 43 42 44 36 37 26 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 92,615 1,568,835 19.7 20.5 21.4 21.0 20.8 21.3 20.9 20.9 20.8 21.0
2011 101,569 1,623,112 19.6 20.6 21.5 21.1 20.7 21.3 20.8 20.9 20.8 21.1
2012 110,180 1,666,017 19.6 20.5 21.4 21.1 20.8 21.3 20.8 20.9 20.8 21.1
2013 109,841 1,799,243 19.8 20.2 21.5 20.9 21.0 21.1 20.9 20.7 20.9 20.9
2014 116,547 1,845,787 19.8 20.3 21.4 20.9 21.1 21.3 21.0 20.8 20.9 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
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 80,539 10,039 87 11 20.2 17.0 21.8 19.1 21.2 18.4 21.2 18.9 21.2 18.5
2011 93,858 5,925 92 6 19.9 16.9 21.7 19.2 20.9 18.3 21.0 18.6 21.0 18.4
2012 103,415 5,586 94 5 19.8 16.9 21.6 19.2 20.9 18.4 20.9 18.7 20.9 18.4
2013 103,760 4,633 94 4 19.9 17.0 21.6 19.3 21.1 18.7 21.0 18.8 21.0 18.6
2014 110,568 4,917 95 4 19.9 17.0 21.5 19.2 21.2 18.6 21.1 18.7 21.1 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.
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 92,615 100 20.8 101,569 100 20.8 110,180 100 20.8 109,841 100 20.9 116,547 100 20.9
Black/African American 11,900 13 17.3 12,874 13 17.5 13,290 12 17.5 12,695 12 17.6 12,947 11 17.7
American Indian/Alaska Native 529 1 21.6 464 0 21.7 386 0 21.3 414 0 20.9 435 0 21.2
White 41,769 45 23.1 42,685 42 23.2 44,502 40 23.1 43,299 39 23.3 44,418 38 23.4
Hispanic/Latino 27,556 30 18.3 35,093 35 18.5 40,827 37 18.6 41,877 38 18.8 45,717 39 18.8
Asian 4,014 4 24.5 4,556 4 24.8 4,746 4 24.9 4,871 4 25.0 5,785 5 25.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0 0 . 94 0 19.7 176 0 21.0 189 0 21.5 183 0 21.3
Two or more races 2,344 3 21.5 2,171 2 21.8 2,752 2 22.1 2,727 2 22.3 2,950 3 22.2
Prefer not to respond/No response 4,503 5 20.2 3,632 4 21.2 3,501 3 21.9 3,769 3 22.7 4,112 4 22.7
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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
13% 13%
0%
50%
100%
1% 1%
0%
50%
100%
7% 7%
0%
50%
100%
5%
6%
0%
50%
100%
60%
64%
0%
50%
100%
17%
14%
0%
50%
100%
10%
14%
0%
50%
100%
14%
13%
0%
50%
100%
9%
10%
0%
50%
100%
19%
18%
0%
50%
100%
33% 33%
0%
50%
100%
23%
22%
0%
50%
100%
26%
24%
0%
50%
100%
23% 23%
0%
50%
100%
20%
18%
0%
50%
100%
24% 24%
0%
50%
100%
31%
29%
0%
50%
100%
15%
16%
0%
50%
100%
23%
21%
0%
50%
100%
13%
14%
0%
50%
100%
19%
20%
0%
50%
100%
9%
10%
0%
50%
100%
10%
9%
0%
50%
100%
13%
14%
0%
50%
100%
7% 7%
0%
50%
100%
47%
43%
0%
50%
100%
42%
44%
0%
50%
100%
36%
37%
0%
50%
100%
5% 5%
0%
50%
100%
3% 3%
0%
50%
100%
5% 5%
0%
50%
100%
3% 3%
0%
50%
100%
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 10
Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
Table 1.7. Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Standard Time 114,882 99 19.8 21.4 21.1 20.9 20.9
Extended Time 1,665 1 22.2 22.5 24.4 23.1 23.2
Total 116,547 100 19.8 21.4 21.1 21.0 20.9
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
60 47 42 36 26
Extended Time
75 55 65 53 43
Total
60 47 42 36 26
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
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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
36 315 100 391 100 860 100 789 100 89 100 36
35 1,558 100 957 100 921 99 865 99 514 100 35
34 1,690 98 1,269 99 1,985 98 1,093 99 1,010 99 34
33 1,742 97 1,258 98 2,382 97 931 98 1,203 99 33
32 1,551 95 1,183 97 3,310 95 959 97 1,571 98 32
31 1,513 94 1,340 96 2,975 92 1,664 96 1,936 96 31
30 2,399 93 1,989 95 3,117 89 1,569 95 2,557 95 30
29 2,231 91 3,152 93 2,873 87 1,138 93 2,803 92 29
28 2,456 89 3,939 90 3,123 84 2,353 92 3,476 90 28
27 2,943 87 4,871 87 3,182 82 4,430 90 4,043 87 27
26 3,707 84 6,585 83 3,614 79 3,748 86 4,676 84 26
25 4,720 81 7,283 77 3,806 76 6,987 83 5,479 80 25
24 5,715 77 7,776 71 5,091 72 7,555 77 6,321 75 24
23 5,109 72 7,056 64 6,510 68 8,444 71 6,891 69 23
22 6,553 68 5,643 58 5,342 62 9,375 64 7,515 63 22
21 7,151 62 5,330 53 9,967 58 8,579 55 7,773 57 21
20 7,677 56 5,393 48 6,210 49 9,534 48 7,951 50 20
19 6,179 49 6,388 44 8,603 44 10,473 40 8,193 44 19
18 5,074 44 8,479 38 5,990 37 7,094 31 8,282 37 18
17 4,930 40 11,844 31 6,419 31 6,872 25 8,029 29 17
16 6,446 35 12,221 21 5,750 26 5,632 19 7,252 23 16
15 8,726 30 7,313 10 6,131 21 3,982 14 6,303 16 15
14 6,237 22 2,772 4 5,265 16 3,502 11 5,078 11 14
13 4,450 17 1,239 2 4,756 11 2,660 8 3,569 7 13
12 3,744 13 453 1 3,541 7 2,033 5 2,113 3 12
11 3,789 10 253 1 2,477 4 1,665 4 1,069 2 11
10 3,261 7 72 1 1,061 2 1,107 2 489 1 10
9 1,934 4 41 1 538 1 711 1 218 1 9
8 1,358 2 21 1 118 1 418 1 81 1 8
7 768 1 15 1 306 1 176 1 42 1 7
6 351 1 6 1 155 1 65 1 10 1 6
5 158 1 4 1 39 1 53 1 8 1 5
4 65 1 3 1 73 1 36 1 3 1 4
3 30 1 2 1 20 1 36 1 0 1 3
2 11 1 0 1 28 1 8 1 0 1 2
1 6 1 6 1 9 1 11 1 0 1 1
Avg (SD)
19.8 (6.6) 21.4 (5.3) 21.1 (6.4) 21.0 (5.3) 20.9 (5.4)
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 4,204 100 1,164 100 2,696 100 4,079 100 4,412 100 1,121 100 1,104 100 18
17 5,421 96 1,954 99 5,678 98 7,310 97 5,061 96 1,679 99 704 99 17
16 3,917 92 4,293 97 6,359 93 7,170 90 6,285 92 2,914 98 4,721 98 16
15 4,710 88 7,009 94 4,455 87 6,584 84 6,237 86 6,386 95 6,942 94 15
14 4,139 84 7,331 88 8,369 84 6,127 78 8,698 81 9,747 90 8,490 88 14
13 6,931 81 8,874 81 8,418 76 8,109 73 10,896 74 11,942 81 10,761 81 13
12 7,230 75 10,069 74 9,563 69 9,405 66 13,118 64 14,192 71 13,471 72 12
11 10,104 69 11,752 65 10,464 61 10,150 58 9,336 53 11,227 59 16,267 60 11
10 11,670 60 11,643 55 11,350 52 9,186 49 9,067 45 19,586 49 14,672 46 10
9 11,857 50 13,302 45 10,505 42 14,645 42 10,576 37 12,280 32 16,027 34 9
8 10,109 40 12,868 34 14,626 33 8,543 29 12,733 28 10,641 22 9,759 20 8
7 9,151 31 7,480 23 9,751 21 8,200 22 11,442 17 6,794 13 5,997 12 7
6 9,579 23 6,694 16 7,049 12 6,244 15 5,257 7 3,731 7 3,096 7 6
5 7,870 15 5,945 10 3,564 6 6,838 9 2,158 3 2,135 4 1,487 4 5
4 4,817 8 4,067 5 1,561 3 2,660 3 815 1 721 2 1,401 3 4
3 3,205 4 1,557 2 795 2 914 1 310 1 1,153 1 647 1 3
2 1,432 1 448 1 815 1 316 1 126 1 6 1 593 1 2
1 201 1 97 1 529 1 67 1 20 1 292 1 408 1 1
Avg (SD)
9.8 (4.0) 10.1 (3.5) 10.6 (3.7) 10.8 (3.9) 11.1 (3.5) 10.8 (3.0) 10.8 (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) 24 25 25 24 25
Q2 (50th Percentile) 20 21 21 21 20
Q1 (25th Percentile) 15 17 16 18 17
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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
116,547 95 21.1 18.5
Black/African American
12,947 93 17.8 15.6
American Indian/Alaska Native
435 95 21.3 18.8
White
44,418 96 23.4 21.6
Hispanic/Latino
45,717 95 18.9 16.6
Asian
5,785 96 25.0 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
183 95 21.4 18.5
Two or more races
2,950 96 22.3 19.8
Prefer not/No Response
4,112 84 22.9 20.5
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 19.8 21.4 21.1 21.0 20.9
Black/African American 16.1 18.3 17.8 17.9 17.7
American Indian/Alaska Native 20.0 21.5 21.6 21.3 21.2
White 22.7 23.4 23.7 23.1 23.4
Hispanic/Latino 17.2 19.5 18.8 19.0 18.8
Asian 24.1 26.5 24.3 24.5 25.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 20.3 22.0 21.4 21.1 21.3
Two or more races 21.3 22.2 22.6 22.0 22.2
Prefer not/No Response 22.1 22.8 23.0 22.5 22.7
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 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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
5,305
5
3,875
3
6,148
5
3,678
3
28 to 32
10,150
9
11,603
10
15,398
13
7,683
7
24 to 27
17,085
15
26,515
23
15,693
13
22,720
19
20 to 23
26,490
23
23,422
20
28,029
24
35,932
31
16 to 19
22,629
19
38,932
33
26,762
23
30,071
26
13 to 15
19,413
17
11,324
10
16,152
14
10,144
9
01 to 12
15,475
13
876
1
8,365
7
6,319
5
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 53,090 46 19.7 22.0 21.1 21.5 21.2
Females 63,447 54 19.9 20.9 21.1 20.5 20.7
Missing 10 0 16.3 19.0 16.7 18.1 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
60 52 42 41 29
Females
61 43 42 33 24
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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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
110,568
61
19.9
48
21.5
43
21.2
37
21.1
27
21.1
Less than Core 4,917
40
17.0
28
19.2
27
18.6
22
18.7
15
18.5
Missing
3
1,062
58
19.3
39
20.3
46
21.2
37
20.7
27
20.5
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
114,138 61
19.8
114,370 47
21.5
113,057 42
21.1
114,531 37
21.0
Less than Core
1,433 43
16.9
1,179 12
16.8
2,507 29
18.8
1,005 15
17.4
Missing
3
976 60
19.7
998 39
20.4
983 48
21.4
1,011 38
20.9
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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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
29
33
19
56
20
40
64
40
71
67
81
44
80
60
36
60
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 5785
% Ready = 81
Two or More Races
N = 2950
% Ready = 71
Hispanic/Latino
N = 45717
% Ready = 44
White
N = 44418
% Ready = 80
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 435
% Ready = 60
Black/African American
N = 12947
% Ready = 36
All Students
N = 116547
% Ready = 60
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 183
% Ready = 67
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
45
45
19
69
35
53
79
53
55
55
81
31
65
47
21
47
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
Asian
N = 5785
% Ready = 81
Two or More Races
N = 2950
% Ready = 55
All Students
N = 116547
% Ready = 47
Black/African American
N = 12947
% Ready = 21
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 435
% Ready = 47
White
N = 44418
% Ready = 65
Hispanic/Latino
N = 45717
% Ready = 31
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 183
% Ready = 55
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
47
55
37
74
40
54
79
58
53
45
63
26
60
46
21
42
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 116547
% Ready = 42
Black/African American
N = 12947
% Ready = 21
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 435
% Ready = 46
White
N = 44418
% Ready = 60
Hispanic/Latino
N = 45717
% Ready = 26
Asian
N = 5785
% Ready = 63
Two or More Races
N = 2950
% Ready = 53
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 183
% Ready = 45
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
55
63
37
79
46
60
86
64
45
37
63
21
54
40
14
36
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 116547
% Ready = 36
Black/African American
N = 12947
% Ready = 14
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 435
% Ready = 40
White
N = 44418
% Ready = 54
Hispanic/Latino
N = 45717
% Ready = 21
Asian
N = 5785
% Ready = 63
Two or More Races
N = 2950
% Ready = 45
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 183
% Ready = 37
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
66
74
48
87
59
74
92
74
34
26
52
13
41
26
8
26
100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent Ready Percent Not Ready
All Students
N = 116547
% Ready = 26
Black/African American
N = 12947
% Ready = 8
American Indian/Alaska Native
N = 435
% Ready = 26
White
N = 44418
% Ready = 41
Hispanic/Latino
N = 45717
% Ready = 13
Asian
N = 5785
% Ready = 52
Two or More Races
N = 2950
% Ready = 34
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
N = 183
% Ready = 26
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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 20,665 18 19.6 2.7 9,263 17 19.4 2.7 11,402 18 19.7 2.6
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 93,473 80 19.9 3.0 42,614 80 19.8 3.1 50,851 80 20.0 2.9
Less than 4 years of English 1,433 1 16.9 - 671 1 16.7 - 761 1 17.1 -
Zero years / no English courses reported 976 1 19.7 - 542 1 19.5 - 433 1 19.9 -
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 5,722 5 23.5 6.7 2,569 5 24.2 7.4 3,153 5 22.9 6.0
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 4,413 4 22.4 5.6 1,829 3 22.7 5.9 2,584 4 22.2 5.3
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 2,930 3 20.1 3.3 1,272 2 20.3 3.5 1,658 3 20.0 3.1
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 30,774 26 20.1 3.3 12,044 23 20.3 3.5 18,730 30 19.9 3.0
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 48,561 42 23.3 6.5 24,518 46 24.0 7.2 24,039 38 22.6 5.7
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 11,448 10 17.5 0.7 5,004 9 17.8 1.0 6,440 10 17.3 0.4
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 10,522 9 20.4 3.6 4,724 9 20.9 4.1 5,798 9 20.0 3.1
Less than 3 years of Math 1,179 1 16.8 - 573 1 16.8 - 605 1 16.9 -
Zero years / no Math courses reported 998 1 20.4 - 557 1 20.5 - 440 1 20.2 -
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 585 1 22.4 3.6 298 1 21.9 3.0 287 0 22.9 4.1
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 98,386 84 21.4 2.6 44,081 83 21.4 2.5 54,296 86 21.4 2.6
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 643 1 18.7 -0.1 330 1 18.8 -0.1 313 0 18.6 -0.2
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 13,443 12 19.6 0.8 6,551 12 19.7 0.8 6,892 11 19.5 0.7
Less than 3 years of Social Science 2,507 2 18.8 - 1,283 2 18.9 - 1,224 2 18.8 -
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 983 1 21.4 - 547 1 21.3 - 435 1 21.7 -
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
78,875 68 21.0 3.6 37,004 70 21.5 4.0 41,865 66 20.5 3.3
Bio, Chem, Phys 33,521 29 21.2 3.8 13,960 26 22.0 4.5 19,558 31 20.6 3.4
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem
1,797 2 18.8 1.4 866 2 18.6 1.1 931 1 18.9 1.7
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 338 0 19.8 2.4 190 0 20.2 2.7 148 0 19.2 2.0
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 1,005 1 17.4 - 506 1 17.5 - 499 1 17.2 -
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 1,011 1 20.9 - 564 1 21.2 - 446 1 20.6 -
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 20,665 18 19.6 59 370,875 20 21.7 73
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 93,473 80 19.9 61 1,305,220 71 20.5 65
Less than 4 years of English 1,433 1 16.9 43 88,420 5 15.9 36
Zero years / no English courses reported 976 1 19.7 60 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 5,722 5 23.5 64 118,677 6 23.8 67
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 4,413 4 22.4 60 157,764 9 21.8 55
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 2,930 3 20.1 38 120,160 7 19.3 30
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 30,774 26 20.1 37 356,555 19 19.4 31
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 48,561 42 23.3 61 622,896 34 23.7 65
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 11,448 10 17.5 13 220,037 12 17.1 11
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 10,522 9 20.4 39 90,105 5 19.8 35
Less than 3 years of Math 1,179 1 16.8 12 74,627 4 16.4 8
Zero years / no Math courses reported 998 1 20.4 39 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 585 1 22.4 52 48,992 3 22.3 50
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 98,386 84 21.4 44 921,129 50 22.2 50
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 643 1 18.7 28 105,110 6 19.6 33
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 13,443 12 19.6 32 504,877 27 21.3 43
Less than 3 years of Social Science 2,507 2 18.8 29 180,385 10 19.4 32
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 983 1 21.4 48 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
78,875 68 21.0 37 781,043 42 22.1 46
Bio, Chem, Phys 33,521 29 21.2 38 199,419 11 23.1 54
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem
1,797 2 18.8 21 505,460 27 20.0 28
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 338 0 19.8 29 52,236 3 19.2 24
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 1,005 1 17.4 15 220,701 12 18.1 17
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 1,011 1 20.9 38 86,928 5 17.7 17
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 2,204 2 19.8 83 3 16.2 1,918 2 20.2
Architecture 1,833 2 20.0 56 2 15.9 1,460 2 20.6
Area, Ethnic, & Multidisciplinary Studies 139 0 21.4 4 0 20.0 123 0 21.9
Arts: Visual & Performing 6,315 5 20.4 183 6 16.6 5,243 5 20.9
Business 12,859 11 21.1 379 12 16.7 10,933 11 21.5
Communications 2,475 2 21.5 35 1 16.5 2,196 2 21.8
Community, Family, & Personal Services 2,082 2 18.3 141 4 16.2 1,632 2 18.7
Computer Science & Mathematics 2,965 3 22.8 85 3 17.2 2,509 3 23.3
Education 6,064 5 19.5 134 4 16.0 5,241 5 19.8
Engineering 13,077 11 23.3 187 6 16.5 11,482 12 23.7
Engineering Technology & Drafting 1,684 1 19.1 113 3 16.3 1,240 1 20.0
English & Foreign Languages 937 1 23.1 19 1 18.5 819 1 23.5
Health Administration & Assisting 4,896 4 17.7 273 8 15.6 3,792 4 18.2
Health Sciences & Technologies 23,279 20 20.6 549 17 16.8 20,078 21 20.9
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 544 0 21.6 7 0 16.9 473 0 21.8
Repair, Production, & Construction 574 0 16.7 204 6 16.3 240 0 17.4
Sciences: Biological & Physical 7,883 7 23.0 50 2 16.7 7,027 7 23.3
Social Sciences & Law 9,753 8 20.4 192 6 15.8 8,154 8 20.9
Undecided 15,819 14 21.0 519 16 16.5 11,868 12 21.6
No Response 1,160 1 19.9 33 1 15.3 229 0 19.2
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).
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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 846 16.8 117 14.7 3 19.0 249 19.0 413 15.8
2-yr College Degree 2,402 16.3 246 14.7 10 17.7 656 18.1 1,354 15.6
Bachelors Degree 52,338 19.9 5,965 16.8 204 20.1 22,231 22.1 19,860 18.2
Graduate Study 18,516 23.7 1,686 19.4 86 23.7 9,332 25.2 5,111 21.5
Prof. Level Degree 25,805 22.9 3,080 19.7 90 23.5 8,456 25.2 9,975 20.7
Other 1,268 17.8 174 15.3 5 16.0 327 20.6 615 16.5
No Response 15,372 19.1 1,679 16.1 37 18.2 3,167 23.3 8,389 17.1
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 846 16.8 34 18.6 1 8.0 17 18.9 12 19.6
2-yr College Degree 2,402 16.3 36 17.7 2 17.5 41 18.0 57 16.3
Bachelors Degree 52,338 19.9 1,464 22.1 71 19.6 1,273 20.6 1,270 20.4
Graduate Study 18,516 23.7 1,041 26.0 37 23.1 532 24.2 691 24.9
Prof. Level Degree 25,805 22.9 2,396 26.5 50 23.9 827 23.9 931 25.2
Other 1,268 17.8 67 20.7 3 21.3 22 20.9 55 19.4
No Response 15,372 19.1 747 25.4 19 18.8 238 21.1 1,096 22.4
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
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS Texas 17,201 6,550 10,651 1 5 17 29 28 17 3
UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas 15,148 5,057 10,091 1 6 17 27 26 19 4
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Texas 11,060 3,322 7,738 2 8 25 33 22 9 1
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS Texas 10,720 3,193 7,527 2 12 35 33 15 4 0
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY Texas 10,052 3,185 6,867 2 7 19 28 27 15 2
UNIV OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Texas 9,194 2,249 6,945 3 16 38 29 11 3 0
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS Texas 7,018 2,171 4,847 2 11 30 31 18 7 1
UNIV OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN Texas 6,944 3,635 3,309 6 27 42 19 5 1 0
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-MAIN CAMPUS Texas 6,006 1,476 4,530 3 13 30 30 16 8 1
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY Texas 5,787 1,907 3,880 4 17 38 28 10 2 0
UNIV OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Texas 4,348 1,248 3,100 4 14 32 28 16 6 1
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Texas 4,199 1,058 3,141 3 14 35 31 13 4 0
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI Texas 4,169 957 3,212 4 19 40 26 8 3 0
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Texas 4,164 890 3,274 2 7 17 29 28 15 1
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE Texas 3,781 877 2,904 6 26 43 19 5 1 0
RICE UNIVERSITY Texas 3,041 938 2,103 1 3 9 17 25 33 12
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY Texas 3,014 1,005 2,009 2 12 37 32 14 3 0
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE Texas 2,849 868 1,981 10 38 40 11 2 0 0
UNIV OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Texas 2,298 1,171 1,127 6 20 40 24 9 2 0
UNIV OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Texas 2,256 566 1,690 2 8 17 25 25 19 5
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER Indiana 2,134 1,187 947 4 13 32 28 16 7 1
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY Texas 2,117 835 1,282 3 13 35 31 14 5 0
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Oklahoma 2,101 532 1,569 1 3 11 28 34 20 3
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Oklahoma 2,077 569 1,508 1 5 17 31 29 14 1
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Texas 2,049 683 1,366 2 9 23 32 22 11 1
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Texas 1,968 464 1,504 2 6 18 22 25 23 4
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Texas 1,962 668 1,294 2 12 35 29 16 5 0
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Arkansas 1,802 622 1,180 0 2 14 34 33 15 1
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY Texas 1,719 498 1,221 5 20 39 24 10 2 0
UNIV OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE Texas 1,581 429 1,152 7 29 43 15 5 0 0
All Other Institutions 90,589 24,955 65,634 4 14 27 24 17 12 3
Total 243,348 73,765 169,583 3 12 28 26 18 10 2
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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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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Graduating Class 2014 Code 449999
Texas
Total Students in Report: 116,547
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 92,892 976,031 20.1 21.3 6.6 7.1 19.3 20.6
Black/African American 9,274 114,263 16.5 16.4 6.1 6.3 16.2 16.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 308 6,408 20.3 16.8 6.6 6.2 19.5 16.5
White 33,293 520,054 23.3 23.1 7.0 7.3 21.9 22.1
Hispanic/Latino 39,016 167,575 17.3 18.5 6.3 6.9 17.0 18.4
Asian 5,195 61,663 24.6 23.7 7.6 7.7 23.5 22.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 141 3,742 20.5 17.7 7.0 6.6 19.9 17.6
Two or more races 2,267 39,565 21.8 21.4 6.8 7.1 20.7 20.7
Prefer not/No Response 3,398 62,761 22.5 21.6 7.0 7.1 21.4 20.9
Males 41,417 438,500 20.0 21.1 6.4 6.9 19.1 20.2
Females 51,465 530,240 20.1 21.6 6.8 7.3 19.5 21.1
Missing 10 7,291 16.3 16.0 5.7 5.9 15.6 15.7
English/Writing Combined