CCSD ACT Scores Top National, State Averages
The Cherokee County School District’s Class of 2024 ACT scores topped national and state averages!
The class earned an outstanding 22.5 average, exceeding Georgia’s 21.2 and the Nation’s 19.4 averages on the competitive college entrance and placement examination. CCSD’s performance continues to rank it in the top 10% school districts statewide, according to the results report released today by the Georgia Department of Education.
Students earn a score on a scale of 1 to 36. The average CCSD scores by subject on the ACT, used to calculate the overall composite average, are: English, 21.7; Math, 21.9; Reading, 23.6; Science, 22.6. The CCSD average dipped slightly from the Class of 2023’s score of 22.9, with state and national scores also decreasing from 21.3 and 19.5.
“Congratulations to the Class of 2024 for achieving this commendable academic success,” Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis said. “This excellent student performance, which mirrors our recent SAT scores, demonstrates our dedication to students learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else. Thank you to our amazing teachers who elevate the excellence each day to increase student learning. Thank you to our School Board for continuing to invest in our students’ future readiness.”
The ACT is taken in lieu of or along with the SAT, and the Class of 2024’s strong ACT scores follow excellent SAT results released earlier this fall. The ACT scores reflect 894 CCSD students taking the exam, down from 1,078 the previous school year.
Scores from CCSD’s high schools all surpassed state and national averages: Cherokee HS, 22.4; Creekview HS, 23.7 (up from 23.1 – the only school to see an increase, and CCSD’s highest average); Etowah HS, 22.1; River Ridge HS, 21.3; Sequoyah HS, 22.7; and Woodstock HS, 22.8. A school score was not provided by ACT for i-Grad Virtual Academy due to participation levels.
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