| HISTORY OF ACT MEAN SCORES: OKLAHOMA VERSUS THE NATION: 2001-2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS Graduates | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Oklahoma | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.5 |
| National | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.1 |
| Difference | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| PERCENT OF OKLAHOMA TEST-TAKERS TAKING ACT CORE CURRICULUM BY RACE: 2001-2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS Graduates | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Black | 47% | 51% | 55% | 58% | 52% | 51% |
| Native American | 45% | 46% | 52% | 58% | 51% | 50% |
| Asian | 66% | 70% | 75% | 77% | 71% | 67% |
| Hispanic American | 53% | 47% | 65% | 60% | 51% | 49% |
| Mexican American | 47% | 49% | 51% | 63% | 53% | NA |
| White | 54% | 54% | 61% | 66% | 58% | 57% |
| All Oklahoma | 52% | 53% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 54% |
| ACT MEAN SCORE RELATIVE TO ACT CORE CURRICULUM: 2001-2006 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Core or More | Less than Core | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Black | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Native American | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
| Asian | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.6 |
| Hispanic American | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| Mexican American | 20.3 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 19.3 | NA | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.1 | NA |
| White | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| All Oklahoma | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.0 |
| National | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
| SOURCE: ACT High School Profile Report HS Graduating Class, 2001-2006. NOTE: The ACT core curriculum includes 13 units as follows: English, 4; Mathematics, 3; Social Science, 3; Natural Science 3. | ||||||||||||