... Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia - all finished very low (50th, 49th, 48th, 47th, and 44th, respectively). This argument is based on statistics taken from a seemingly reputable site - The National Center For Educational Statistics. However, a closer analysis of the data reveals its flaws. The statistic doesn't take into consideration that the vast majority of Wisconsin high school graduates don't take the SAT. Looking further on the NCES chart, you'll see that only 5% of students in WI do. This is because the ACT is a much more popular standardized test for most Midwestern colleges, and thus most ...
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