Southwest Student Achieves Top
ACT Score
Emma Weaver Spurgat and a senior at Southwest High School, earned the
highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, less than one-tenth of 1
percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school
graduating class of 2016, only 2,235 out of nearly 2.1 million graduates who
took the ACT earned a composite score of 36.
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
the optional ACT writing test, but the score for that test is reported
separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
In a letter to the student recognizing this
exceptional achievement, ACT Chief Executive Officer Marten Roorda stated, “Your
achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. While test scores are just one
of multiple criteria that most colleges consider when making admission
decisions, your exceptional ACT composite score should prove helpful as you
pursue your education and career goals.”
ACT test scores are accepted by all major U.S.
colleges. Exceptional scores of 36 provide colleges with evidence of student
readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.
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