High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.

High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.

Scores have been falling for six consecutive years, but the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students in the class of 2023 whose scores were reported Wednesday were in their first year of high school when the virus reached the U.S.

“The hard truth is that we are not doing enough to ensure that graduates are truly ready for postsecondary success in college and career,” said Janet Godwin, chief executive officer for the nonprofit ACT.

The average ACT composite score for U.S. students was 19.5 out of 36. Last year, the average score was 19.8.

  • @saltesc@lemmy.world
    33•9 months ago

    Socially stunted too.

    I do a lot of workforce analytics and am seeing a big uptick in the COVID cohort job bouncing very fast in a matter of months.

    There’s some kids out there that lost some years figuring themselves out and therefore figuring out what they want to do after school.

    The best way I can dumb it down is imagine being 15, then blackout, then the cliche, “Welcome to the real world.”. Most of us didn’t know what we wanted to be doing or felt underprepared on HS graduation, these kids copped that incredibly hard.

    I’m adjusting our model so that they get a chance instead of some older generation shredding them for being unprepared. It’s brutal and they need a hand adapting to how cunty society be.