The results of a mandated ACT test taken by students in the Warren County R-III School District were presented during the monthly board meeting Sept. 8. In response to guidelines implemented by the …
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The results of a mandated ACT test taken by students in the Warren County R-III School District were presented during the monthly board meeting Sept. 8.In response to guidelines implemented by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education prior to last school year, all juniors in the state of Missouri are required to take the ACT. In April of this year, the test was issued to 230 students in the district.“This is a requirement, regardless of if the student is planning on attending college,” said Assistant Superintendent Jill Schowe. “So you have some students who may not be interested in trying hard, but others who might not intend to go to college and perform well. In that case, they may open doors for their future that wouldn’t otherwise exist.”The first year the state mandated the testing, Warren County R-III had 205 students take the test.“In 2013 the ACT recalculated the benchmark scores which are indicators of how successful a student will be in college English, Algebra I and Biology courses,” explained Schowe.Those students meeting the benchmark have a 50 percent chance to earn a B or higher and a 75 percent chance of earning a C or higher in those courses in the high school setting.Schowe discussed how students in the district performed in relation to the benchmark.Across all subject areas, Warren County R-III had just 11 percent of students meet the standard in all four benchmark areas. The statewide number was 19 percent.The district performed best in the reading category, with 34 percent of students meeting the benchmark score of 22, shy of the 38 percent statewide figure. In English, the state benchmark is 18, with 55 percent of students in Missouri meeting that standard. Warren County R-III had 47 percent of its students meet that benchmark.In college algebra, the district had 20 percent of students meet the benchmark, whereas the statewide figure was 31 percent.As for science, 22 percent of students in the district reached the benchmark of 23, with 31 percent of students across Missouri meeting the standard.“We want to continue working toward making the changes necessary to meet those state standards and prepare our students as best we can for success,” said Schowe.She adds that the district will release the scores from the MAP state assessment and EOC (End of Course) testing at the end of September.ACT
