BY NUMBERS: Ankeny’s ACT Scores

The Ankeny school district recently received the scores for 2011 graduates who took the ACT college entrance exam.

Here’s a breakdown of the district’s results by numbers:

Five-Year Trends – Average ACT Scores

Students Who Took the Test in 2011

• Ankeny: 350
• State of Iowa: 22,968

English (Ankeny/State of Iowa)

• 2007: 22.4 / 21.6
• 2008: 22.3 / 21.9
• 2009: 23.0 / 21.9
• 2010: 22.7 / 21.8
• 2011: 23.3 / 21.7

Math

• 2007: 23.3 / 21.9
• 2008: 23.5 / 22.0
• 2009: 23.6 / 21.9
• 2010: 23.1 / 21.8
• 2011: 23.5 / 21.9

Reading

• 2007: 23.5 / 22.6
• 2008: 24.0 / 22.9
• 2009: 24.4 / 22.9
• 2010: 23.8 / 22.6
• 2011: 23.8 / 22.6

Science

• 2007: 23.0 / 22.3
• 2008: 23.3 / 22.3
• 2009: 23.5 / 22.4
• 2010: 23.3 / 22.3
• 2011: 23.8 / 22.4

Composite

• 2007: 23.2 / 22.3
• 2008: 23.4 / 22.4
• 2009: 23.8 / 22.4
• 2010: 23.4 / 22.2
• 2011: 23.7 / 22.3

Percent of Students Ready for College-Level Coursework (2011)

College English Composition

• Ankeny: 86 percent
• State of Iowa: 77 percent

Algebra

• Ankeny: 66 percent
• State of Iowa: 52 percent

Social Science

• Ankeny: 68 percent
• State of Iowa: 62 percent

Biology

• Ankeny: 51 percent
• State of Iowa: 40 percent

All Four Subjects

• Ankeny: 40 percent
• State of Iowa: 31 percent

Information courtesy of ACT and the Ankeny school district