College-bound students elect to take the American College Test
(ACT) and/or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) as part of the college entrance application process. In addition to this self-selected group, all eleventh grade students are required to take the ACT as part of the Colorado Student Assessment Program.
American College of Testing - ACT
The American College of Testing (ACT Assessment®) is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning.
The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete with breaks. Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes.
In the U.S., the ACT is administered on five national test dates, in October, December, February, April, and June. All 11th graders must participate in the state ACT administration. In selected states, the ACT is also offered in late September. For more information, check out the ACT website .
2008 Results
| 2008 National ACT Results |
| | English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite |
| LPS | 22.1 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 22.7 |
Colorado | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.5 |
National | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| 2008 State ACT Results |
| | English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite |
| LPS | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
Colorado | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
| 2008 SAT Results |
| | Critical
Reading | Math | Writing | Total |
| LPS | 566 | 580 | 554 | 1700 |
Colorado | 564 | 570 | 553 | 1687 |
National | 502 | 515 | 494 | 1511 |