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EducationEducational AssessmentHigher EducationAssessment PolicyCareer EducationPerformance AssessmentCareer ReadinessGraduation AnalysisStudent Readiness AssessmentStudent SuccessAcademic Readiness AssessmentCollege Readiness PolicyStem Career ReadinessStudent Career ReadinessStudent Readiness Levels
Introduction Educators and policymakers have set a goal that all students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. As a nation, however, we are falling short of achieving this goal, particularly for students from at-risk groups. In 2013, in states with the highest percentages of students taking the ACT® college readiness assessment, 41% of students from the two lowest family income categories met ACT College Readiness Benchmarks1 in English, 19% in mathematics, 23% in reading, and 17% in science.2