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Testing Program and 2007 ACT Scores
WLHS uses standardized testing to assess students' current
level of ability and acquired knowledge and skill to help
predict potential for success in the future. Test results
are shared with parents at Career Night in January.
The Explore Test is required of all incoming freshmen
and is administered in March. Explore is the first component
of the ACT testing program.
The Plan Test is the second component of the ACT Testing
program. Plan is an in-school testing activity administered
to sophomores in October. Colleges also begin to develop
mailing lists based on student results.
The PSAT is a voluntary test administered in October
to juniors who are college-bound. The PSAT lets a junior
compare his or her ability to do college work with the
ability of other college-bound juniors. The PSAT gives
a student practice for taking college entrance exams because
questions and scores are similar. It is also the first
step in entering the scholarship competition conducted
by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Taking
the test will get a student on mailing lists of colleges
and universities interested in specific types of students.
There is a small student fee that juniors are required
to pay for this test.
The ACT is an entrance test accepted by colleges in the
mid-western states. College-bound juniors are encouraged
to take this test for the first time in the spring of
their junior year. Seniors take this test as college and
financial aid requirements dictate. Students register
for this test by mail and may pick up forms in the Guidance
Office.
ACT Standings
ACT Testing Results:
Our WLHS 2007 ACT student test scores were the
highest recorded since 1990. The overall composite score
was 23.5. The state composite average was 22.3, and Wisconsin
was second in the nation. The Nationwide composite score was
21.2.
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GROUP |
WLHS |
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Core: |
24.3 (2007) |
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23.3 (2006) |
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23.9
(2005) |
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23.8 (2004) |
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24.3 (2003) |
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Non-Core:
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22.7 (2007) |
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23.5 (2006) |
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21.4
(2005) |
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23.0 (2004) |
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22.5 (2003) |
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Composite: |
23.5 (2007) |
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23.3 (2006) |
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22.9 (2005) |
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23.4 (2004) |
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23.4 (2003) |
- Core students are those students who are taking coursework
geared for a college education (college prep).
- Non-core students are those students who are taking coursework
that could be geared for college but are most likely to
attend technical education schools.
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