ST. PAUL
Graduating seniors in Minnesota had the highest average score in the nation on the ACT college admission and placement exam for the third straight year in 2007, according to results released Wednesday by ACT.
The average composite score of Minnesota’s seniors was 22.5 out of a possible 36 points, up from 22.3 in 2006. Wisconsin and Iowa tied for second with an average of 22.3. The average ACT score for the nation in 2007 was 21.2, up from 21.1 last year.
“Minnesotans can be proud that our students are once again nation-leading on the ACT,” said Education Commissioner Alice Seagren.
