Table 1 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Preparation at Missouri Public Colleges and Universities Full- or Part-time, Degree- or Nondegree-seeking First-time Freshmen ---------------------------------------------- hscode=CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA ----------------------------------------------- First- time Pct in Pct in Pct in Building Fall freshmen African ACT ACT Remedial Remedial Remedial code semester total Men Women Asian Hispanic White American Other tested average math English reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 260445 1996 29 9 20 . . 29 . . 29 20.41 10 28 . 1997 48 22 26 . . 43 . . 48 21.52 15 21 19 1998 35 21 14 . . 35 . . 35 23.37 9 9 6 1999 47 21 26 . . 46 . . 44 21.34 21 17 9 2000 56 31 25 . . 55 . . 55 22.40 11 11 5 2001 48 24 24 . . 47 . . 44 22.05 13 6 4 2002 41 16 25 . . 41 . . 41 22.95 12 12 5 2003 37 20 17 . . 35 . . 35 21.49 14 22 8 2004 42 21 21 . . 41 . . 40 21.28 14 24 10 Average ACT Score for the State Total in 2004 = 22.08 Note: . indicates that no data are disclosed in cases involving fewer that 5 students