The state remained ahead of the nation in the number of students ready for college-level courses, as indicated by the tests.
Two examples:
Seventy-seven percent of Nebraska students who took the ACT were judged to be ready for college English composition, versus 69 percent of students nationwide.
And 27 percent of Nebraska students who took the tests met all four ACT benchmark scores in English, math, reading and science versus 23 percent nationwide.
When broken down by race and ethnicity, the figures varied dramatically for Nebraska students who met all four ACT benchmark scores:
29 percent of white students;
31 percent of Asian-American/Pacific Islander;
11 percent of Hispanic students;
11 percent of American Indian/Alaskan native;
and 5 percent of African-American/black students.
On the Net:
ACT: http://www.act.org/
- Associated Press
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