Overall, 105,154 students from 1704 schools in 978 districts earned the recognition. Those students will be alerted by their school via email. Distinguished Scholars Award winners will receive a gold medal and certificate; Rising Scholars Award winners will receive a silver medal and certificate; and Early Scholars Award winners will receive a certificate.
An interactive tool on the
PreACT Rising Stars site allows schools and districts to see the cumulative number of winners in each category.
“We created the PreACT 8/9 assessment—and the Rising Stars program—to help identify areas of academic strength and opportunity,” said Adrienne Dieball, ACT’s senior vice president of measurement research and development. “This assessment provides a starting point to postsecondary pathways, helping educators, students, and parents get a better understanding of a student’s college and career readiness earlier in their academic career.”
For more information on the PreACT Rising Stars program, visit
https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/preact/rising-stars-awards.html. For more information on PreACT assessments, visit
https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/preact.html.
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