Recent District 303 Grads Earn Record High ACT Scores

ST. CHARLES, IL -- Students who graduated from Community Unit School District 303 in 2017 matched the class of 2016 ACT Composite score of 23.8, which continues to be the highest ever ACT Composite score for District 303 students. The class of 2017 posted the highest District 303 scores ever in reading (23.9), and in science (23.6) and also tied the highest mark in mathematics (23.8) since all students began taking the ACT in the state of Illinois, according to a D303 news release.

District 303 scores for the 2017 senior class are well above the Illinois state averages: 2.6 higher in
English; 2.6 higher in Mathematics; 2.3 higher in Reading; 2.3 higher in Science; and 2.4 higher for
the Composite score. Each of those margins is the highest spread ever between the District 303
score and the Illinois state average.

The St. Charles North High School Class of 2017 earned its school’s highest composite score ever with
24.3, which surpassed the 24.1 mark of the class of 2016. The North High School class of 2017 also set
new high marks for their school in English (24), reading (24.3) and science (24).

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The 23.5 composite score of the Class of 2017 at St. Charles East High School matches the highest composite score ever posted at the school. The classes of 2010, 2014 and 2016 also earned a 23.5 score. The East High School Class of 2017 also posted the highest mark ever for the school in reading (23.7) and tied the high mark in science (23.3) which was posted by the Class of 2014.

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