ACT Scores Highlight Lack Of College Preparation For Minority Students

Far more students are taking the ACT, but Hispanic and black students were less likely to reach score levels that are predictive of college success. Only 11% of Hispanic students and 4% of black students met the ACT’s benchmarks for college readiness in all four subject areas, compared with 30% of white students and 39% of Asian students. The gaps were even more stark on individual subjects. Hispanic and black students also were less likely than their white or Asian counterparts to have received the high school preparation that ACT research says equips them to thrive in college.