Bristol Tennessee High School students met or surpassed the state and national averages on the 2010 ACT.

Approximately 206 Tennessee High School 2010 graduates completed the test. The scores increased in science and Reading, remained steady in math, and had a slight decline in English as compared to the graduating class of 2009. The scores are as follows:

The Tennessee Board of Education recently adopted new curriculum standards which are aligned to national standards tested in the eighth grade EXPLORE test, the tenth grade PLAN test and the 11^th grade ACT test. The state department also set new proficiency cut scores for student assessments. The goal is to more adequately prepare students and accurately measure their progress toward graduating with a college and career ready knowledge base.

According to ACT officials, the 2010 national report indicates there is much room for improvement, with many students likely lacking skills needed to be ready to succeed in credit-bearing first-year college courses and in workforce training programs. The number of ACT-tested graduates has grown steadily and substantially, and there has been increasing diversity in the demographic makeup of the testing pool Nearly 1.6 million students-almost half (47 percent) of all 2010 U.S. high school graduates-took the ACT, up from 1.2 million (40 percent of all graduates) in 2006.

All 11^th grade students in the state of Tennessee are required to complete the ACT test. Administrators anticipate that scores may decrease with the class of 2011 as more students are required to complete the college-entrance exam. Tennessee High School has several programs to offer this year in an effort to best prepare our students for success on the ACT.

For more information on course offerings and tutoring, please contact school administrators or a school counselor at 423-652-9494.