Mason High School junior Jeffery Huang scored a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test. It's an achievement that less than one-tenth of one percent of the 1.6 million test-takers can say they've done. Provided photo
Practice makes perfect for Mason High School junior Jeffery Huang.
The Mason teen signed up to take the ACT as a practice exercise to prepare him for a better score later on. But for Huang, future testing is unnecessary — he scored a perfect score his first time around.
“I didn’t do a lot of preparation, so I kind of think I was just lucky,” said a modest Huang. “My Mason High School classes prepared me well, but I have to admit that I’m surprised.”
Huang scored a top composite score of 36, according to Mason Schools. The score is an average of the four ACT test subjects of English, mathematics, reading and science.
It’s an achievement that only less than one-tenth of one percent of the nearly 1.6 million test-takers can say they’ve done.
Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT’s optional writing test, but that score is reported separately and is not included within the composite score.
In August, Mason High School senior Sarah Sohn also received recognition for earning a perfect score on the ACT. The 2011 mean composite score for Mason is 25, while the state composite is 21.8 and the national composite 21.1.
Huang will be honored by the Mason City Schools Board of Education at its Feb. 14 meeting. He is the son of Yangcai Huang and Aijun Gao. .
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