- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
23 students from same school achieve perfect ACT score
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:29 pm
LINK
quote:
Twenty-three students at a Chicago high school were honored Monday for a monumental academic achievement.
They all received a perfect ACT score.
“Today is one of those rare, extraordinary moments in a school’s history when we get to pause and celebrate academic greatness,” Rickey Harris, principal at Whitney Young Magnet High School, said.
It’s greatness, indeed.
quote:
The principal credited this year’s extraordinary record to the school’s culture of high expectations, comparing the 23 academic all-stars to the legendary Michael Jordan, who, of course, wore the No. 23.
28
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:31 pm to Skenes
Yeah, I’m 100% sure that’s on the up-and-up.
SARCASM [ON] OFF
SARCASM [ON] OFF
This post was edited on 6/8/25 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:31 pm to Skenes
Over/under is 3.5 on Patels
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:34 pm to Skenes
Seems a statistical impossibility
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:35 pm to Skenes
quote:
23 students from same school achieve perfect ACT score
Pressing X to doubt this is legit.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:35 pm to Skenes
Good for them
I never actually took the ACT
I only took the SAT because I was planning on only applying to the university of California
I never actually took the ACT
I only took the SAT because I was planning on only applying to the university of California
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:35 pm to Ingeniero
quote:
Over/under is 3.5 on Patels
Saar we will provide the needful saar!
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:38 pm to Skenes
BS meter going off
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:38 pm to Skenes
You aren’t supposed to get a perfect score when you get a copy of the test
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:39 pm to Skenes
ACT does composite scoring now IIRC so you don't have to get a 36 in each section on the same test date
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:39 pm to auwaterfowler
quote:
Yeah, I’m 100% sure that’s on the up-and-up. SARCASM [ON] OFF
Whitney Young is a superb school. Not totally surprising. It’s one of the 50 or so best public high schools in the country.
For as much deserved shite that CPS gets, a few of the magnet schools (Whitney Young, Walter Payton, Lane Tech) are truly excellent schools.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:40 pm to Skenes
quote:
The principal credited this year’s extraordinary record to the school’s culture
Based on the picture, it looks like the academic all stars lacked a specific culture
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:41 pm to sledgehammer
quote:
Based on the picture, it looks like the academic all stars lacked a specific culture
Not all are shown in the picture though
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:43 pm to Skenes
quote:
Chicago high schoo
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:50 pm to Skenes
High schools today have classes dedicated to teaching the ACT. Practice tests, answers the whole deal. A 30+ used to be an anomaly, reserved for only the really smart kids. Now it’s very common. At the local high school, probably 15-20% of the kids get over 30 on the ACT. It’s not much of an achievement anymore.
The schools need their students to score high so the school gets a better rating and receives more money. The schools basically cheat on the kids behalf these days.
The schools need their students to score high so the school gets a better rating and receives more money. The schools basically cheat on the kids behalf these days.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:50 pm to sledgehammer
quote:
“I’ve been preparing for about the last year, kind of like intermittent,” Bennett said. “I took about eight practice tests just to practice it and prepare for it.”
I was about to post something similar.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:51 pm to Skenes
The ACT of today is not the ACT of yesterday.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:57 pm to AbuTheMonkey
quote:
Whitney Young is a superb school. Not totally surprising. It’s one of the 50 or so best public high schools in the country.
For as much deserved shite that CPS gets, a few of the magnet schools (Whitney Young, Walter Payton, Lane Tech) are truly excellent schools.
Not doubting it’s an excellent school but a perfect score on the ACT is very rare. Approximately 0.25% of test takers get a perfect score. 23 kids in a single school getting that is against astronomical odds.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:00 pm to AbuTheMonkey
The school starts at the seventh grade. They want to establish expectations and knowledge into their students before they enter high school. The foundation for success is laid in the 7th and 8th grades.
There’s been stories about the competitive process and years of preparation parents and students endure to prepare for testing into the school, which occurs in the 6th grade.
There’s been stories about the competitive process and years of preparation parents and students endure to prepare for testing into the school, which occurs in the 6th grade.
Page 1 of 4
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News