2000-2009 ACT Reading 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 subgroup mean scale scores.
Table 11: 2000-2009 ACT Reading
ACT READING 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 |
21.4 |
20.9 |
21.0 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
17.7 |
23.4 |
20.0 |
18.5 |
22.1 |
12,267 |
2001 |
21.3 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
20.8 |
17.3 |
23.4 |
18.2 |
19.8 |
23.2 |
11,857 |
2002 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
16.8 |
21.6 |
20.8 |
19.6 |
22.4 |
11,451 |
2003 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
17.4 |
20.8 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
22.6 |
11,728 |
2004 |
21.3 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
17.6 |
21.3 |
20.4 |
18.8 |
23.8 |
11,486 |
2005 |
21.3 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
17.6 |
20.6 |
20.8 |
20.1 |
23.3 |
11,451 |
2006 |
21.4 |
21.2 |
21.4 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
18.0 |
22.4 |
22.3 |
21.1 |
23.6 |
10,990 |
2007 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
21.2 |
17.6 |
21.0 |
21.8 |
19.5 |
23.2 |
11,480 |
2008 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
17.5 |
20.4 |
*NA |
20.7 |
23.6 |
11,603 |
2009 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
17.8 |
20.6 |
*NA |
21.1 |
23.8 |
11,696 |
Change 08-09 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
*NA |
0.4 |
0.2 |
93 |
*The Mexican American/Chicano subgroup has been combined with the Hispanic subgroup
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