Luke Young-Xu Achieves Top ACT Score
St. Johnsbury Academy junior Luke Young-Xu, of North Haverhill, NH, has earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36.
Less than one-half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among the U.S. high school graduating class of 2019, only 4,879 out of nearly 1.8 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.
In a letter to the student recognizing this exceptional achievement, ACT CEO Marten Roorda stated, “Your achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. Your exceptional scores will provide any college or university with ample evidence of your readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
Headmaster Tom Lovett said, “This accomplishment, which I believe is a first in school history, adds to Luke’s already impressive resume. He and his family should be very proud, and colleges and universities should be very anxious to enroll him when he graduates next year!”
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 US.
