ACT is proud to recognize over 100,000 students from across the country as inaugural PreACT Rising Stars!
The PreACT Rising Stars program celebrates students in grades 7-9 who score in the top half nationally on the PreACT 8/9—a strong indicator of college readiness. The results help schools tailor instruction and show students that college is within their reach if they choose that path.
“We created the PreACT 8/9 assessment—and the Rising Stars program—to help identify areas of academic strength and opportunity,” said Adrienne Dieball, ACT’s senior vice president of measurement research and development. “This assessment provides a starting point to postsecondary pathways, helping educators, students, and parents get a better understanding of a student’s college and career readiness earlier in their academic career.”
The PreACT Rising Stars program recognizes students at three levels: Distinguished Scholars, Rising Scholars, and Early Scholars. Overall, 105,154 students from 1704 schools in 978 districts earned the recognition.
An interactive tool on the PreACT Rising Stars site allows schools and districts to see the cumulative number of winners in each category.