Washington seniors surpass national average on exam

Washington’s 12th-graders outscored the national average on the ACT exam during the 2011-12 school year, the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction reported today. The state’s average composite score was 22.9, compared to a national average composite score of 21.1. Students in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey and New York scored higher on the test.

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