News Headlines

Archdiocese ACT Scores Higher Than Public Schools

Posted: $util.date("h:mm a MMM d, yyyy",$story.contentLiveDate,$timeZone)
Reporter: WOWT

Archdiocese of Omaha high school students scored higher on the ACT than their public school counterparts, according to the 2012 report released Wednesday by the national ACT office in Iowa City, Iowa.

Students attending the archdiocese’s 17 high schools had an average composite score of 24.2 compared to the statewide average of 22.1. All 1,242 students in last year’s high graduating class took the ACT.

“The latest ACT scores give us solid evidence of the achievement of the students in the Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Omaha,” said Monsignor James Gilg, superintendent of Catholic Schools.

The ACT uses four testing categories to measure the college preparedness of high school students. Archdiocese of Omaha students outscored students from other Nebraska school districts in English, mathematics, reading and science.