The Manhattan High School ACT composite score continues to exceed state and national averages. The 2016 composite score for Manhattan High School is 24.0. The state average is 21.9 and the national average is 20.8 Last year’s MHS composite score was 23.7. The percentage of 2016 Manhattan High School ACT participants that met all 4 college readiness benchmarks was 48%. That is a 4% increase over 2015. The state percentage is 31%.
Below is a graph of the 2016 Scores for USD 383 and the Readiness Benchmark scores:
# of students testing English Math Reading Science Composite
268 23.3 / 18 23.7 / 22 24.6 / 22 23.8 / 23 24.0
“I am exceedingly proud of the students and staff at Manhattan High School on the accomplishment of these scores. The ACT is an important gauge of college and career readiness for our students, and these results are tremendous news,” states MHS principal Greg Hoyt. “I applaud the work of teachers and counselors at Manhattan High School, but I also feel that these results reveal the work that is being done at all grade levels in USD 383, especially over the past several years, as teachers implement the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards (KCCRS) throughout the district.”
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam designed to measure the academic skills that are taught in schools and deemed important for success in first-year college courses. ACT scores are accepted at all four-year colleges and universities across the country. ACT scores are also used to make appropriate course placement decisions by the majority of four-year schools in the U.S. The ACT is administered in all 50 states and is taken by the majority of high school graduates in 26 states.