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High School Students Taking the Core Curriculum Are Not College Ready 
ACT test results for the graduating high school class of 2007 are in. On average, 
scores improved modestly in many areas. But according to the ACT, high school 
students who take only the core curriculum aren't exactly 'college ready'. 
According to ACT test results released yesterday, the graduating high school class 
of 2007 could have used more preparation for college. Of the record 1.3 million students 
who took the test, only 23 percent scored high enough to be considered ready for 
introductory college courses. ACT scores showed that the lowest scoring students took 
only the required core curriculum. Students who took additional classes did much better. 
For example, only 15 percent of the students taking core math classes scored high 
enough for them to be considered college ready. In comparison, 40 percent of the 
students who took trigonometry in addition to the core classes were considered college 
ready. Why are these scores so different? Isn't the core curriculum enough? 
According to Richard L. Ferguson, ACT's chief executive officer and chairman of 
the board, the scores are different because the core curriculum doesn't prepare students 
the way it should. 
'Too often, core courses in our high schools fail to teach students the essential 
knowledge and skills they need to succeed in first-year college courses such as college 
algebra and college biology,' said Ferguson, ACT's chief executive officer and chairman 
of the board. 
ACT has long recommended that high school core courses need more rigor to 
properly prepare students for college level work. And the view hasn't changed. 
In yesterday's news release, ACT CEO Richard L. Ferguson, noted that while the 
modest improvement in scores was encouraging, there is still a long way to go. 
'We must take the steps necessary to ensure that the core courses offered in our 
high schools are rigorous and provide students with the essential skills they need to 
succeed in college-credit courses after they graduate,' said Ferguson. 
ACT currently recommends that students take at least 4 years of English, 3 years of 
math, 3 years of social studies, and 3 years of science while in high school in order to 
properly prepare for introductory college level work. 
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