{"id":17403,"date":"2020-11-22T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T22:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17403"},"modified":"2020-11-22T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T18:40:07","slug":"tennessee-department-of-education%e2%80%afreleases-2019-20-act-state-results-participation-rate-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/11\/22\/tennessee-department-of-education%e2%80%afreleases-2019-20-act-state-results-participation-rate-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Education\u202freleases 2019-20 ACT State Results. Participation Rate Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN<\/strong> – The Tennessee Department of Education\u202freleased the ACT state results and participation rate for the 2020 graduating class.<\/p>\n

Participation remained relatively stable with 62,564 graduates taking the ACT, and the state average composite ACT score for 2019-20 school year is 19.9, also relatively stable from the average composite score of 20.0 for the 2019-2019 graduating class. <\/p>\n

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Participation Rate Remains Stable, State Average Composite Dips Slightly<\/p><\/div>\n

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The ACT provides an important opportunity for our state to understand students\u2019 college and career readiness and how we are preparing the next generation to transition to post-secondary opportunities. <\/p>\n

Each fall, the department releases statewide ACT results for the most recent graduating class representing each student\u2019s highest ACT score. ACT senior retakes allowed about a third of the 2020 graduating class to increase their highest ACT composite score. <\/p>\n

\u201cDespite so many changes and challenges during 2019-20 school year, we are incredibly proud to report the state\u2019s ACT participation rate held steady for 2020 graduates. This did not happen by accident,\u201d said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we can all agree that we must continue the work to improve our student\u2019s scores on the ACT, maintaining strong participation this year is a testament to the hard work of our districts, schools and educators across the state in supporting their students through an unprecedented pandemic,\u201d Schwinn stated.<\/p>\n

Although the state and federal government waived mandatory testing including ACT participation, due to COVID-19 Coronavirus, the rate of Tennessee students taking the ACT remained relatively stable, with a one percentage point decrease between 2019 (98% participation, 63,829 graduates) and 2020 (97% participation, 62,564 graduates). Twenty-seven districts had 100% participation rates for the ACT.  <\/p>\n

However, fewer districts submitted appeals this year, which may contribute to the slight decline in the statewide composite score. <\/p>\n

Additionally, COVID-19 Coronavirus caused significant disruptions to in-person learning in the spring, which could have also affected performance due to limited opportunities for re-take and fewer ACT support programs. The department uses students’ best ACT score, meaning that if a student took the ACT multiple times, the score included in today’s results reflect his or her highest score.<\/p>\n

This is different than ACT\u2019s calculation, which reports results based on the last score a student received and includes results from private school students. Only 1,107 appeals were received this year, down from 2,094 appeals in 2019. <\/p>\n

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Access the 2019-20 ACT participation rate data here, under the Additional Data heading: https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/education\/data\/data-downloads.html<\/a> <\/u> <\/p>\n

The average ACT score for the public school graduating class of 2020 in each subject area was:  <\/strong><\/p>\n