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State's ACT scores continue to climb Average on college admissions test up 4th time in 5 years
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For the fourth time in the past five years, Illinois scores rose
on the ACT, the national college assessment test.
The mean score achieved by Illinois high school seniors was 21.6,
one-tenth of a point higher than last year and an increase of four-
tenths of a point since the 1996-1997 school year. A score of 36 is
the highest possible on the test, which is used for college
admissions.
The five-year increase is higher than that of any of the 25 states
where the ACT is taken by mo...
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