More of Fayette’s graduating seniors are opting to take the ACT over the SAT for their college readiness exams.

Participation on the 2007 exam increased nearly 24 percent from last year and is up 92 percent from four years ago. A total of 799 graduating seniors took the exam. 

In light of the higher participation, students posted a higher percentage for meeting benchmarks in all four subjects tested (English, mathematics, reading, science) over last year’s percentage. The 2007 percentage for meeting all four benchmarks is 30, one point above last year’s 29 percent. In comparison to the state and nation, Fayette’s score is 12 points above the state and 7 above the nation.

Students also scored a much higher composite average than both the state and nation. Fayette’s 2007 composite score was 22.3 – that’s 2 points above the state’s composite average and 1.1 points above the national.

 “We are proud of our students, parents and faculty for their hard work in pursuit of academic excellence. We will continue to explore cutting edge programs and techniques that will help our students achieve their full academic potential,” says Superintendent John DeCotis.

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