August 15, 2007 Horry County Schools’ 2007 performance on the American College Testing (ACT) took a disappointing decline during the same year 26 percent more students took the test. District-wide, 633, or 30 percent, of the district’s 2,128 seniors took the test, an increase of 130 students from last year. Student performance decreased four-tenths of a percentage point in the composite score of four content areas. The average score for students was 19.5, down from 19.9 in 2006. The district’s 2007 composite score dips below the state composite score of 19.6, which increased one-tenth of a point over last year. The national composite score of 21.2 is up one-tenth from 21.1 in 2006. The ACT is a test of curriculum-based and classroom-based achievement. Four tests are included in the ACT: English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning. Scores are reported in each of those tests as well as the overall composite. The ACT measures achievement on a 36-point scale. Listed below are the ACT composite scores of the district’s high schools: - Academy for Arts, Science and Technology, 21.6 in 2007, an increase of 2.1 points from 19.5 in 2006; nine more students took the test for a total of 21;
- Aynor High School, 19.9 in 2007, down five-tenths from 20.4 in 2006; 13 more students the test for a total of 37;
- Carolina Forest High School, 21.5 in 2007, a decrease of five-tenths from 22 in 2006, seven fewer students took the test for a total of 53;
- Conway High School, 17.6 in 2007, a decrease of 1.1 from 18.7 in 2006; three more students took the test for a total of 96;
- Green Sea Floyds High School, 18.1 in 2007, a decrease of two-tenths from 18.3 in 2006, seven more students took the test for a total of 24;
- Loris High School, 17.8 in 2007, a decrease of one-tenth from 17.9 in 2006, 10 more students took the test for a total of 47;
- Myrtle Beach High School, 20.1 in 2007, a decrease of three-tenths from 20.4 in 2006, 37 more students took the test for a total of 140;
- North Myrtle Beach High School, 19.4 in 2007, a decrease of four-tenths from 19.8 in 2006, 19 more students took the test for a total of 57;
- St. James High School, 19.7 in 2007, an increase of nine-tenths from 18.8 in 2006, 34 more students took the test for a total of 92;
- Socastee High School, 20.4 in 2007, a decrease of nine-tenths from 21.3 in 2006, five more students took the test for a total of 66.
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