ACT Assessment Suite

The State of Illinois has officially switched the ACT for school-day assessments. With this, students will now take the ACT or PreACT Secure in April 2025. This site will be updated with resources during the testing season. Here are the tentative details: ​

District 204 Testing Letter

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ACT with Writing
Wednesday, April 16th
All Junior Students
Atrium Classrooms
Freshman, Sophomores, and Seniors - No School

PreACT Secure
Thursday, April 17th
All Sophomore Students
Atrium Classrooms
Juniors and Seniors - No School

PreACT 9 Secure
Thursday, April 17th
All Freshman Students
Math, Business & World Language Classrooms
Juniors and Seniors - No School

**Some students with accommodations may test both days ​

Test Room Assignments

The charts below are a quick reference. Students should verify their assigned testing room using the links below and their student ID number.
​*Students must be logged into their school Google accounts to access "Room Assignments"*

Juniors
​ACT Assignments*

Sophomores
​Pre ACT 10 Room Assignments*

Freshmen
​PRE ACT 9 Room Assignments*

ACT with Writing: Timing, Sections, and Content

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The ACT with Writing and PreACT include the following sections: ​

English
ACT with Writing: 45 Minutes / 75 Questions
PreACT 10 Secure Time: 35 Minutes / 48 Questions
PreACT 9 Secure Time: 35 Minutes / 44 Questions

• Production of Writing
• Knowledge of Language
• Conventions ​

Mathematics
ACT with Writing: 60 Minutes / 60 Questions
PreACT 10 Secure: 45 Minutes / 38 Questions
​PreACT 9 Secure: 45 Minutes / 35 Questions 

• Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, Stats & probability 
• Integrating Essential Skills
• Modeling ​

Reading
ACT with Writing: 35 Minutes / 40 Questions
PreACT 10 Secure: 40 Minutes / 33 Questions
PreACT 9 Secure: 40 Minutes / 33 Questions

• Key Ideas and Detail
• Craft and Structure
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas ​

Science 
ACT with Writing: 35 Minutes / 40 Questions
PreACT 10 Secure: 35 Minutes / 36 Questions
PreACT 9 Secure: 35 Minutes / 32 Questions 

• Interpretation of Data
• Scientific Investigation 
• Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results ​

Additional Practice Resources

Click HERE to learn more about ACT scoring. ​

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