Schools
More Port Grads Taking ACT Exam
Test scores remain steady at Port Washington High School despite increase in participation.
A higher percentage of graduates took the ACT tests in 2011 than any year since 1997, but scores from the test remain mostly constant, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Public Instruction.
This year, 74.3 percent of seniors participated, up from 68.1 percent in 2010.
The 2011 seniors averaged a score of 23.4, up from 23 in 2010. Scores for the school have remained between 22.4 and 23.5 since 1999. The 2011 statewide average was 22.2.
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Former Port High Principal Duane Woelfel — for the district — said the district is happy to see the increase in scores, which brings them back to 2008 levels.
Woelfel said this was the first year the school offered practice ACT tests to all juniors, which hopefully will continue to benefit students before they take the real exam.
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While the scores are up this year, Port Washington has the lowest average composite score in Ozaukee County, figures show.
Below are the latest and historic ACT test score data released:
Grad Year % of Students Tested
English Math Reading Science Composite 2011 74.3 22.8 24.1 23.0 23.1 23.4 2010 68.1 22.1 23.7 22.9 22.6 23.0 2009 73.4 22.5 23.5 23.4 22.9 23.1 2008 62.9 22.5 23.9 23.7 23.0 23.4 2007 64.6 22.7 23.4 24.0 23.3 23.5
COMPOSITE ACT SCORES OF AREA SCHOOLS
School Average Score Port Washington HS 23.4 Homestead HS 25.6 Grafton HS 23.6 Nicolet HS 24.0 Cedarburg HS 24.0
Wisconsin 22.2
Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
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