2000-2009 ACT Mathematics Mean Scale Scores (Aggregate of all high school graduates): Shows 1) the national mean scale score by subgroup, 2) the All (West Virginia) mean scale score by subgroup, and 3) all other subgroups’ mean scale scores.
Table 12: 2000-2009 ACT Mathematics
ACT MATHEMATICS Mean Scale Scores |
Year |
Nation |
All (WV) |
Female |
Male |
White |
Black |
Puerto Rican/ Hispanic |
Mex. Am./ Chicano |
Am. Indian/ AK Native |
Asian |
Total Tested |
2000 |
20.7 |
19.0 |
18.5 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
16.6 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
16.8 |
23.1 |
12,267 |
2001 |
20.7 |
18.9 |
18.5 |
19.5 |
18.9 |
16.3 |
20.5 |
18.0 |
18.8 |
23.8 |
11,857 |
2002 |
20.6 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
19.8 |
19.2 |
16.3 |
18.4 |
19.9 |
17.8 |
22.7 |
11,451 |
2003 |
20.6 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
19.9 |
19.3 |
16.1 |
19.0 |
18.3 |
18.0 |
22.8 |
11,728 |
2004 |
20.7 |
19.4 |
18.9 |
20.0 |
19.4 |
16.8 |
19.6 |
18.5 |
17.7 |
23.3 |
11,486 |
2005 |
20.7 |
19.3 |
18.8 |
20.0 |
19.3 |
17.0 |
18.8 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
22.6 |
11,451 |
2006 |
20.8 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
20.3 |
19.6 |
17.0 |
20.5 |
19.1 |
18.9 |
23.6 |
10,990 |
2007 |
21.0 |
19.5 |
18.9 |
20.2 |
19.5 |
17.1 |
19.9 |
19.3 |
19.0 |
23.0 |
11,480 |
2008 |
21.0 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
20.3 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
19.9 |
*NA |
18.4 |
23.7 |
11,603 |
2009 |
21.0 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
20.3 |
19.6 |
17.0 |
19.2 |
*NA |
19.0 |
23.1 |
11,696 |
Change 08-09 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
*NA |
0.6 |
-0.6 |
93 |
*The Mexican American/Chicano subgroup has been combined with the Hispanic subgroup
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