Tennessee Department of Education announces Free ACT Retake for High School Seniors
August 19, 2021
Free ACT Retake Opportunities Available for All Tennessee High School Seniors to Help Boost Scores
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education has announced an opportunity this fall for all high school seniors to boost their scores on the ACT college entrance exam after taking the test the first time as a junior during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
While a recent ACT, Inc. study found that the 2020-21 ACT results indicated an anticipated decline in ACT scores nationwide, Tennessee is the first and only state to offer this free retake opportunity to every Tennessee high school senior this fall.
Tennessee Offering Senior Retake this Fall to Help Students Achieve
Tennessee ACT Participation at All Time High
November 6, 2019
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced today that a total of 63,829 students from Tennessee’s 2019 graduating class took the ACT, earning an average composite score of 20.
This represents a 98 percent participation rate, which is an all-time high in the state. Of those students, 41.7 percent earned a score of 21 or higher, making them eligible for the HOPE scholarship.
Tennessee ACT 2019
Tennessee Public School Students Set New Record with ACT Average Score of 20.1
October 10, 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Education Department Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced that Tennessee public school students have crossed a new threshold, earning an average composite score of 20.1 on the ACT.
Tennessee public high school students improved from the 2016 average of 19.9, with more than 3,500 additional students taking the exam this year.
Tennessee School Students earned an average score of 20.1 on the ACT.
Nearly 1,300 More Tennessee Students Eligible for the HOPE Scholarship
August 25, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced that newly released data from ACT show that nearly 1,300 more Tennessee public school students became eligible for the HOPE scholarship in 2016 by achieving composite scores of 21 or higher.
With more Tennessee students than ever before taking the ACT, Tennessee public high school students held steady at a 19.4 average score, whereas nationally scores declined as more students participated.
1,300 more Tennessee public school students became eligible for the HOPE scholarship in 2016
Tennessee Department of Education releases Redesigned 2013 Report Card
November 18, 2013
Nashville, TN – The 2013 state Report Card posted on the Tennessee Department of Education website offers increased functionality for users to view detailed breakdowns of last year’s continued statewide student achievement growth.
The new design of the 2013 Report Card offers users the ability to create personalized comparisons between state, school, and districts on the following measures: achievement, ACT scores, graduation rate, student enrollment and ethnicity, and value-added composite scores. [Read more]
