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West High student aces the ACT
8/17/2020 -- Sri Jaladi, West High School, scored a 36 -- the highest possible score -- on the ACT college admissions and placement exam.
Jaladi is undecided about where he will attend university. He wants to study economics and political science/policy. After college he hopes to pursue a job in public service, potentially working for a member of Congress and perhaps one day become a member of Congress himself.
Outside of the classroom, Jaladi enjoys cybersecurity and participating in the CyberPatriot competition, and also spend time advocating for political issues and writing letters to the editors and op-eds. With these hobbies, he started Parkway West's Cybersecurity Club and Advocacy Club. He has played varsity tennis since 9th grade.
Nationally, while the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year to year, only around two-tenths of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2018, only 3,741 out of more than 1.9 million graduates who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in school. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S.