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KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Dobyns-Bennett High School junior, Evelyn Yang, daughter of Jennifer Wang and Edward Yang, earned the highest possible composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test.
Nationally, while the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies from year to year, approximately one-quarter of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2022, only 3,376 of nearly 1.34 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36. The ACT national average Composite score was 19.8.
"Evelyn's hard work and dedication to her academics is to be commended," said Dr. Brian Tate, Dobyns-Bennett High School Interim Principal. "The faculty and staff of Dobyns-Bennett are extremely proud of her accomplishment."
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science, each scored on a scale of 1-36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT’s optional writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
“Earning a top score on the ACT is a remarkable achievement,” said ACT CEO Janet Godwin. “A student’s exceptional score of 36 will provide any college or university with ample evidence of their readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in schools. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT test scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the United States.
For more information about the ACT test, visit www.act.org.
Nationally, while the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies from year to year, approximately one-quarter of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2022, only 3,376 of nearly 1.34 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36. The ACT national average Composite score was 19.8.
"Evelyn's hard work and dedication to her academics is to be commended," said Dr. Brian Tate, Dobyns-Bennett High School Interim Principal. "The faculty and staff of Dobyns-Bennett are extremely proud of her accomplishment."
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science, each scored on a scale of 1-36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT’s optional writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
“Earning a top score on the ACT is a remarkable achievement,” said ACT CEO Janet Godwin. “A student’s exceptional score of 36 will provide any college or university with ample evidence of their readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in schools. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT test scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the United States.
For more information about the ACT test, visit www.act.org.
Kingsport City Schools (KCS) is a public school district located in Kingsport, Tenn., serving students in Sullivan and Hawkins county. The district is comprised of 13 schools, including a Pre-K, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, a high school program of choice, and an alternative learning program; with a total enrollment of over 7,900 students. The vision of Kingsport City Schools is to Inspire. Cultivate. Impact.
KCS has been ranked the "#1 Best Place to Teach in Tennessee" by the 2023 NICHE Best Schools Ranking and the City of Kingsport has been voted as the "Nicest Places in America" in the October 2022 Reader's Digest.
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