Notre Dame Preparatory School continued its string of matching or beating previous academic records by posting an ACT average composite score of 27 for the 2014 graduating class. It's the third straight year the graduating class hit that score. In 2011, Notre Dame's graduating class posted a then school-record 26.58 score and the 2010 class averaged 26.27, both of which far exceeded state averages for each year. According to the American College Testing Program (ACT), the Michigan average was 19.9 and the national average, 20.9.
Scores are on a scale of 1 to 36, with 36 being the highest.
It is also worth noting that in the past six years, Notre Dame has had five students earn a perfect individual (student) ACT score of 36. Less than one-tenth of one percent of individual test takers nationwide score such perfection.
There are a total of 215 questions on the test: 75 in English, 60 in mathematics, 40 in reading and 40 in science.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.