(ADAMS) – Average ACT college admissions test scores are in decline for the fifth straight year.
The average score is just below 20 points out of 36, the first time below 20 since 1991.
ACT Research, which administers the college admissions exam, said 22 percent of students met all four College Readiness Benchmarks in English, reading, math, and science.
However, 42 percent didn’t meet a single benchmark.
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