Marion High School student earns perfect score on ACT test

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October 20, 2017
A member of Marion High School’s Class of 2018 can claim an achievement few others can: a perfect score on the ACT test.
 
Elizabeth Wuertley, MHS senior, learned of her achievement last month. According to the ACT organization, on average only 0.1 percent of test takers earn a perfect score. (That means out of every 10,000 test takers, only 10 would be expected to earn a perfect score, based on ACT’s historical data.)
 
The ACT, a curriculum-based achievement exam, consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1 to 36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Elizabeth earned a composite score of 36, the highest possible, signaling a mastery of those skills.
 
In a letter recognizing this exceptional achievement, ACT Chief Executive Officer Marten Roorda called the achievement “significant and rare.”
 
Marion High School congratulates Elizabeth on this outstanding achievement!
Contact:
Patricia Gibson, Director of Communications
pgibson@marion.k12.in.us