The ACT Academy's State Test Scores

The ACT Academy received:

  • The highest rating of "Exemplary" given by the Texas Education Agency Accountablity System in 1999, 2000, and 2001 (2002 ratings not yet available).

  • "Additional Accomodation for College Admissions" in 2000 and 2001. This means at least 70% of non-special education graduates must have taken the SAT I or ACT and 50% or more of examinees must have met or exceeded the criterion score (SATI=1110;ACT Composite=24)

  • TEA's "Attendance Additional Acknowledgement" and "Comparable Improvement Additional Acknowledgement" for Reading scores.

    Click on a year link below to see the ACT test data summary pages on the TEA* web site.

    2001     2000     1999     1998     1997     1996     1995

    * The mission of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is to build the capacity for excellence in the Texas public education system and hold the system accountable for providing all students with a quality education that enables them to achieve their full potential. The agency's primary responsibilities include: the state's education assessment and accountability system, support for all public and charter schools, student access to adequate resources and educational programs, and equitable access to instructional materials and technologies supporting the foundation and enrichment curriculum.

    • ACT Test Score Analysis

    The following data comes from the TEA test data reports (see year links above)

        READING   WRITING   MATHEMATICS   ALL TESTS TAKEN
        2000 2001   2000 2001   2000 2001   2000 2001
                             
      State Average 87.4 88.9   88.2 87.9   87.4 90.2   79.9 82.1
      MISD Average 93.1 95.3   91.4 91.9   92.1 95.8   87.9 91.5
                             
    School ACT 96.9 97.7   98 95   92.9 96.9   91.7 94
    (All Students) MHS 93 92.6   88.8 85.8   91 90.3   83.9 81
      MHN - 92.6   - 85.8   - 90.3   - 81
      DOWELL 91.4 95.8   89.2 92.6   94.2 96.2   88.1 92.5
      FAUBION 90.1 94.8   83.8 91.2   89.4 96.2   83.7 91.6
      JOHNSON - 94.2   - 90.1   - 94.8   - 88.5
                             
    African ACT 100 87.5   * *   100 75   100 75
    American MHS 63.6 87.1   55.6 63.6   57.1 75   40.5 52.9
      MHN - 87.1   - 63.6   - 75   - 52.9
      DOWELL 71.4 81.3   75 77.3   77.8 80.3   64.4 71.1
      FAUBION 68.2 87.9   50 66.7   61.3 93.8   50.7 72.7
      JOHNSON - 72.7   - 84.2   - 87   - 63.2
                             
    Hispanic ACT 100 87.5   100 87.5   94.4 93.8   94.7 81.3
      MHS 71.1 75   68.8 61.9   68.6 81.8   60.8 52.3
      MHN - 75   - 61.9   - 68.6   - 52.3
      DOWELL 72.6 85   57.4 82.2   82 91.9   63.1 80
      FAUBION 72.8 84.6   54.5 87.2   77.9 89.1   62.1 81.3
      JOHNSON - 90   - 76.5   - 90.2   - 80.4
                             
    White ACT 95.9 100   97.5 95.8   92.8 99   91.1 97.1
      MHS 98.9 96.9   95 92.9   95 96.2   91.5 89.5
      MHN - 96.9   - 92.9   - 96.2   - 89.5
      DOWELL 97.1 98.7   96.8 97.8   98.2 99.2   95.8 97.9
      FAUBION 95.7 97.3   91.8 94.2   94.2 97.8   91.3 94.7
      JOHNSON - 98.7   - 94.7   - 97.3   - 94.8
                             
    Native ACT - -   - -   - -   - -
    American MHS * *   * *   * *   * *
      MHN - *   - *   - *   - *
      DOWELL * *   * -   * *   * *
      FAUBION * 100   * *   * 100   * 100
      JOHNSON * -   * -   * -   * -
                             
    Asian / ACT 100 100   * *   100 100   100 100
    Pacific MHS 100 90.9   85.7 90.9   100 100   85.7 90.9
      MHN - 90.9   - 90.9   - 100   - 90.9
      DOWELL 100 95.7   71.4 71.4   100 95.7   91.3 91.3
      FAUBION 100 100   100 *   100 100   100 100
      JOHNSON - 100   - 100   - 100   - 100
                             
    Economically ACT 100 93.8   100 100   100 94.1   100 88.9
    Disadvantaged MHS 65.8 70.7   61 59   71.8 66.7   53.7 46
      MHN - 70.7   - 59   - 66.7   - 46
      DOWELL 67.3 79.9   51.9 78.6   76.2 85   55.9 72.1
      FAUBION 68.1 84   46.5 78.8   72.3 86.8   55.5 77.5
      JOHNSON - 78.7   - 75.9   - 87.2   - 68
                             
        READING   WRITING   MATHEMATICS   ALL TESTS TAKEN
        2000 2001   2000 2001   2000 2001   2000 2001
                             
    School Group ACT 91.6 94.1   93.3 94.1   93.2 95   86.3 89.6
    Median MHS 94.3 95.2   93.2 94.7   92.4 95.2   86 89.4
    (40 Texas MHN n/a 94.2   n/a 93.7   n/a 94.8   n/a 88
    schools that DOWELL 92.4 93.9   91.4 90.9   93.7 96.2   87.3 89.2
    are similar) FAUBION 91.9 94.2   89.7 90.6   93.5 94.6   84.9 89
      JOHNSON n/a 94.2   n/a 91.8   n/a 96   n/a 86.9