The ACT is a standardized exam used by many colleges and universities in the admissions process. It is a test used to measure student's readiness for college and provides information that can be used to compare applicants.
College admissions offices may review ACT scores alongside your high school GPA, the classes you took in high school, letters of recommendation from teachers or mentors, extracurricular activities, admissions interviews, and personal essays.
How important ACT scores are in the college application process varies from school to school. For some, it determines acceptance while others it determines the cost of your tuition.
English Language (Vocabulary & Grammar)
Math (Middle school math through Pre-Calculus)
Reading Comprehension
Science Reasoning
Writing
With some of the new changes, students may have the option to opt out of more than one of the tests listed. It will be extremely important for students to look into some potential colleges to see what they require. If students are unsure about where they plan on attending, it will be in their best interest to take the full version of the test with all five sections.
La Crescent -Hokah High School is a host site for the April ACT test date. This means that we staff and provide space on the national testing date in April. While we are the host, we do not have the ability to register students, confirm the correct enrollment, make changes/updates to a registration, or take payment for the test. All of this needs to be done through the ACT website at act.org
April 2025 Test Date: April 13th, 2025
Registration Deadline: March 8th, 2025
Students can choose to take the ACT at any point in the year and may elect to take it multiple times.
Students would need to individually register online on act.org. Here are the test dates for this year. There is a test center within 30 miles for every test date; however, be careful to double check that the version of the test you want is being offered!
Students with a disability may qualify for accommodations for college entrance exams, such as the ACT. For details, please look here:
Services for Examinees with Disabilities
If you qualify for Educational Benefits (formerly free/reduced lunch), please contact the guidance office to see if you qualify for an ACT Fee Waiver.
If you need an official ACT score sent to a college, scholarship or other organization, you need to officially request it from ACT. You will be charged a fee. When you register to take the ACT, you will be allowed four free score reports be sent. It is strongly recommended to take advantage of this.
There are many sites and resources to help prepare you for the ACT Test.
We have paper copies of ACT practice tests in the Counseling Office. Stop by and pick one up anytime.
La Crescent - Hokah Community Education usually offers an ACT Prep course each year for a fee. Please contact Community Ed for more information.
Here are other online resources:
Students have their own login for this site. See Mrs. Kemp if you need help logging in. The ACT Prep Package can be found under the "My Portfolio" tab and then "Test Prep", then "College Entrance".