Lake Forest High School’s Class of 2011 set a record for the highest ACT scores in the school’s history with a composite score of 26.8. Additionally, each and every section or subset of the college entrance examination was also the highest score in Lake Forest High School’s history. This year’s results surpassed the previous record high of 26.3 set by the Class of 2010. Lake Forest High School’s 5-Year ACT Trend History. The state average was 20.9 and the national average was 21.1. The ACT scoring scale is 1 to 36. “Our community and school can certainly be proud of these record-breaking scores. Our talented students, dedicated staff and rigorous curriculum are exemplified in these results," states District 115 Superintendent Dr. Harry Griffith. “Our students leave Lake Forest High School to attend colleges and universities across America.” The ACT assesses high school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The latest ACT results indicate that Lake Forest’s graduates are well prepared for college in all four skill areas, English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning. Dr. Griffith noted, “I would also like to underscore that though we are very proud of these scores it is just one part of our mission. We are here for the whole child – that is the magic of Lake Forest High School." The Class of 2011 received all-time high scores on the mathematics, English, reading and science sections of the exam. The mathematics score was 26.9; the English score of 27.3, a reading section score of 26.7, and the science score of 25.9 all surpassed previous district records. The percentage of LFHS graduates that could be expected to succeed in a first-year college course based on ACT scores far exceeds the percentage of students statewide. • College English Composition – 96 percent of Lake Forest graduates, compared to 65 percent of all graduating Illinois high school seniors. The ACT benchmark score to determine college readiness in English is 18 on the English portion of the exam. • College Algebra -- 85 percent of Lake Forest graduates; 42 percent statewide. The ACT benchmark score to determine college readiness in algebra is 22 on the mathematics portion of the exam. • College Social Science – 86 percent of Lake Forest graduates; 48 percent statewide. The ACT benchmark score to determine college readiness in social science is 21 on the reading portion of the exam. • College Biology – 72 percent of Lake Forest graduates; 28 percent statewide. The ACT benchmark score to determine college readiness in biology is 24 on the science portion of the exam. Note: ACT has a higher benchmark for Science than the other subject areas, which make it more difficult for students across the nation to achieve this ACT standard. The number of graduating seniors who took the ACT was 408. |
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