10 Hinsdale Central High School students get perfect ACT scores
HISNDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Ten students at Hinsdale Central High School notched perfect scores of 36 on their ACT college entrance exams.
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Nine of the ten are seniors and one is a sophomore, the school said.
Less than .2% of ACT test takers ace the exam.
The 2025-26 school year is the second year that the Illinois State Board of Education administered the ACT as a state-mandated assessment, following six years of administering the SAT.
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"While we are incredibly proud to recognize and celebrate these 10 students, Hinsdale Central is fortunate to have a number of students who excel on both the ACT and SAT each year," a spokesperson representing the school said.
Last year, 23 students at Whitney Young High School got perfect scores on their ACTs.
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