PreACT Secure®

PreACT Secure is a summative assessment given to 9th and 10th grade students, that is aligned to the ACT and the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards. PreACT Secure measures what students have learned in the areas of English, Reading, Mathematics, and Science.

Educators will find that PreACT Secure closely mirrors the ACT in many ways, including implementation, test delivery, scoring, and reporting. PreACT Secure scores predict how students will perform on the ACT when they reach 11th grade and their readiness for college-level coursework.

PreACT Secure is an online assessment.

The ACT® with writing

The ACT tests include: Reading, Math, English, Science, Writing. The ACT with writing is a paper and pencil test. The ACT with writing helps students understand what they need to learn next so they can build rigorous high school course plans and identify career areas that align with their interests.

Wisconsin high schools will be certified as ACT® state testing sites. Scores from the administration of the ACT with writing (if taken with ACT Standard Time or ACT-approved accommodations) can be used by students for a variety of purposes including college admission, scholarships, course placement, and NCAA eligibility. 

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (2022). The ACT High School Assessments. [online] Available at: https://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/act [Accessed 6 Oct. 2022].