HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BOOST ACT SCORES SOME COUNTIES HAD SCORES HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THE GROUP OF TEST-TAKERS WAS MORE DIVERSE METRO Edition

Leslie Postal, Lori Horvitz and Dave Weber of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. See Volusia edition story for Volusia County scores. Florida high school seniors have boosted their scores on the American College Test for the third consecutive year, narrowing the gap between the state and...

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Published inThe Orlando sentinel
Main Author Catherine Hinman of The Sentinel Staff
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Orlando, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 19.08.1998
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Summary:Leslie Postal, Lori Horvitz and Dave Weber of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. See Volusia edition story for Volusia County scores. Florida high school seniors have boosted their scores on the American College Test for the third consecutive year, narrowing the gap between the state and national averages on the college admissions exam. The average score for college-bound seniors taking the ACT in Florida was 20.8 this year, up from 20.7 in 1997 and 20.6 in 1996, the Florida Department of Education reported Tuesday.