19. Part I Academic Achievement ACT Participation and Performance Five-Year Trends Racial/Ethnic Groups Minimum Core vs. Less than Core Oregon — Class of 2008 Part IIPart III

20. Part I: Academic Achievement Part IIIPart II

21. Part I: Academic Achievement Part IIIPart II

22. Part III Part I: Academic Achievement Part II

23. Part I: Academic Achievement Part IIIPart II

24. Part III ACT Recommended Coursework ACT research suggests that students today do not have a reasonable chance of becoming ready for college unless they take additional higher-level courses beyond the minimum core, and even then they are not always likely to be ready for college. This finding is in part a reflection on the quality and intensity—the rigor—of the high school curriculum. Without improving the quality and content of the core, it appears that most students need to take additional higher-level courses to learn what they should have learned from a rigorous core curriculum, with no guarantee even then that they will be prepared for college-level work. ACT Minimum Core English: 4 years Social Studies: At least 3 years Mathematics: At least 3 yearsNatural Sciences: At least 3 years Part I: Academic Achievement Part II

25. Measuring College Readiness Oregon — Class of 2008 Part IIIPart I Performance of Oregon Students English, mathematics, reading, and science Effect of taking more rigorous courses

26. ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores Through collaborative research with postsecondary institutions nationwide, ACT has established the following College Readiness Benchmark Scores: 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 or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college courses. Part II: Measuring College Readiness College Readiness Benchmark Score EnglishEnglish Composition18 Math Algebra 22 ReadingSocial Sciences21 ScienceBiology24 ACT Subject Area Test College Course(s) Part IIIPart I

27. Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

28. ENGLISH: Readiness for College English Composition Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

29. MATHEMATICS: Readiness for College Algebra Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

30. MATHEMATICS: Readiness for College Algebra Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

31. READING: Readiness for College Social Sciences Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

32. SCIENCE: Readiness for College Biology Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

33. SCIENCE: Readiness for College Biology Part II: Measuring College Readiness Part IIIPart I

34. Part II Part III Early Indicators of College Readiness ACT’s College Readiness System: provides aligned, achievement-based assessments at three key transition points for students – EXPLORE ® for 8th and 9th graders – PLAN ® for 10th graders – The ACT ® for 11th and 12th graders supports efforts to encourage more rigorous college-preparatory course taking and promote career planning provides longitudinal tracking of the college readiness of students and cohorts Part I Oregon — Class of 2008 The following results pertain to all 8th- and 10th-grade students in Oregon who participated in EXPLORE and/or PLAN during the academic year 2007–08.

35. EXPLORE and PLAN College Readiness Benchmark Scores The EXPLORE and PLAN College Readiness Benchmark Scores are based on the ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores. They reflect students’ expected growth from EXPLORE to PLAN to the ACT and assume sustained academic effort throughout high school. They provide an important indicator of whether students are on track for college readiness. Part III: Early Indicators of College Readiness College Readiness Benchmark Score EXPLORE PLAN ACT EnglishEnglish Composition131518 Math Algebra 171922 ReadingSocial Sciences151721 ScienceBiology202124 ACT Subject Area Test College Course(s) Part IIPart I

36. EXPLORE Part III: Early Indicators of College Readiness Part IIPart I

37. Part III: Early Indicators of College Readiness PLAN Part IIPart I