Homeschoolers Score Higher than National Average on ACT
Home-schooled children do better on the ACT college entrance exam than the national average, according to statistics released by the Home School Legal Defense Association.
Home-schooled children do better on the ACT college entrance exam than the national average, according to statistics released by the Home School Legal Defense Association.
“Homeschoolers continue to excel academically,” said Michael Smith, President of the HSLDA.
Many Christian parents take-up home-schooling as an alternative to what they view as a secularized public education system. While the public has become more open to home-schooling in recent years – an estimated 2 million children are home-schooled and the number of home-schooled youth grows seven to 15 percent per year – the general opinion that home-schooled children receive inferior education largely remains.
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Supporters of homeschooling hope the latest statistics will help buck this common misconception about at-home education.
This year, the 8075 homeschool graduates who took the ACT college entrance exam scored an average of 22.5, which is several points higher than the national average. In both 2002 and 2003, the national homeschool average was 22.5, while the national average was 20.8.
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a 22 year old, 80,000 member non-profit organization and the preeminent association advocating the legal right of parents to homeschool their children.
