About the Data

ACT Exam Data Availability

Student Score Reports are available to students approximately 5-8 weeks after testing. Score reports will be mailed directly to students and available electronically though the student’s MyACT account.
High school and district level report data can be found on the Success ACT website. Resources for analyzing reports can be found on the Wisconsin ACT website.
Data and Reporting Resources
Student Score Reports
- MyACT – ACT’s online registration website where students can see their scores electronically and is used to send scores to colleges
- Sample Student Score Report (SSR)
- Understanding and Accessing Reporting
- Using your ACT Results (Spanish Translation )
Wisconsin Student Assessment System Resources: ACT
- 2024 Wisconsin ACT Standard Setting
- WSAS Updated Asset-Based Performance Levels Informational Handout
- Wisconsin ACT English Language Arts Performance Level Descriptors (Coming Soon)
- Wisconsin ACT Mathematics Performance Level Descriptors (Coming Soon)
- Wisconsin ACT Science Performance Level Descriptors (Coming Soon)
Additional Resources
ACT College Reporting
- Scores are sent to 4 colleges based on the student’s completion of that section of their MyACT account within two days of testing.
- If students want to send scores to more than four colleges, they can logon to MyACT.org and use their ACT ID (found on their paper score report) to create a web account (unless they have already created one from previous participation in a national ACT test date).
- More information can be found on ACT Your Scores
Wisconsin ACT Scores and Score Ranges
The ACT has been used as the 11th grade summative assessment for Wisconsin 11th grade students since 2015. In addition to receiving a college-reportable score (used for college admission, scholarships, course placement, NCAA eligibility), the statewide administration of the ACT also provides information about what students know and can do in relation to the Wisconsin State Standards. Each ACT score will fall in one of the four Performance Levels below which define the student’s understanding and ability to apply grade-level knowledge and skills.
Wisconsin Student Assessment Performance Levels
- Advanced – The student demonstrates a thorough understanding of the knowledge and skills described in the Wisconsin Academic Standards for their grade level and is on-track for future learning.
- Meeting – The student is meeting the knowledge and skill expectations described in the Wisconsin Academic Standards for their grade level and is on-track for future learning.
- Approaching – The student is approaching the knowledge and skill expectations described in the Wisconsin Academic Standards for their grade level needed to be on-track for future learning.
- Developing – The student is at the beginning stages of developing the knowledge and skills described in the Wisconsin Academic Standards for their grade level needed to be on-track for future learning
Wisconsin ACT Performance Level Cut Scores and Scale Score Ranges
The Wisconsin ACT Performance Level Cut Scores were established in 2024 through an ACT standard setting process. For more information on the ACT standard setting process, please see the 2024 Wisconsin ACT Standard Setting Handout.
Establishing Wisconsin specific cut scores is necessary to fulfill important accountability reporting requirements. These cut scores, scale scores, and performance levels are Wisconsin specific and do not apply to other states or national ACT testing.
Wisconsin ACT Performance Level Scale Score Ranges
Content Area
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Developing
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Approaching
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Meeting
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Advanced
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ELA
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1-13
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14-18
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19-25
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26-36
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Mathematics
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1-15
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16-18
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19-26
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27-36
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Science
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1-16
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17-20
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21-25
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26-36
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Wisconsin ACT Performance Level Cut Scores
Content Area
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Approaching
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Meeting
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Advanced
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ELA
|
14
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19
|
26
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Mathematics
|
16
|
19
|
27
|
Science
|
17
|
21
|
26
|
ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks
Subject
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ACT Benchmark
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English
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18
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Mathematics
|
22
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Reading
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22
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Science
|
23
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STEM
|
26
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ELA
|
20
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Cautions
Note that no single test can tell us whether students have learned everything that is important for students to learn. Additional local evidence should be reviewed for a more complete picture of student learning.