Osseo Area Schools ISD 279: Nine District Students Earn Near-Perfect Scores On The ACT College Entrance Exam

Mendota Heights MN

11 November, 2021

8:03 PM

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Press release from the Osseo Area Schools ISD 279: November 11, 2021 Congratulations to the following District 279 students, who have earned near-perfect scores on the American College Testing (ACT) college entrance exam: Earning a score of 34 out of 36: Ellen Anderson, Maple Grove Senior High School Erin Judd, Osseo Senior High School Cody Kryzer, Maple Grove Senior High School Edwin Mizen, Maple Grove Senior High School Kathleen Schaffler, Maple Grove Senior High School Earning a score of 35 out of 36: Jack Boyat, Maple Grove Senior High School Gabriel Davlin, Maple Grove Senior High School Sadia Tanzem, Maple Grove Senior High School John Tiede, Maple Grove Senior High School The ACT measures a student's abilities in mathematics, English, science, reading and writing and is not an aptitude or IQ test; questions are directly related to what students have learned in high school courses. ACT test scores are accepted by all four-year US colleges and universities, including highly selective institutions. Earning between a 34 and a 36 puts a student in the 99th percentile of test takers. According to the ACT 2020 National Profile Report, 1.25% of all test takers that year earned a 34, and 0.96% earned a 35. Congratulations, scholars! This press release was produced by the Osseo Area Schools ISD 279. The views expressed here are the author's own.