Are Your Students Ready for College?
LCHS announces ACT scores

[September 08, 2017]  LINCOLN
Through collaborative research with postsecondary institutions nationwide, the ACT has established the following as college readiness benchmark scores for designated college courses. As you can see, Lincoln Community High School students scored very well compared to the Illinois State Average.
 

	ENG	ALG	SOC SCI	BIO
LCHS	83%	49%	61%	40%
STATE	66%	44%	48%	39%

A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher in the corresponding credit bearing college courses.

ACT Research has also shown that it is the rigor of coursework – rather than simply the number of core courses – that has the greatest impact on ACT performance and college readiness. The following scores reflect the achievement of LCHS graduate on the ACT and an indication of the extent to which they are prepared for college level work. The ACT consists of curriculum based tests of educational development in core subject areas designed to measure the skills needed for success in first year college coursework.
 

	ENG	MATH	READ	SCI	COMP
LCHS	23.5	21.6	23.4	21.4	22.6
STATE	21.0	21.2	21.6	21.3	21.4

[Superintendent Robert Bagby]