Skip To Main Content

mobile-main-nav

header-portals-nav

header-container

logo-container

logo-image

logo-title

right-container

search-container

district-nav

header-nav

Breadcrumb

ACT/SAT Information

What is a Good ACT or SAT Score?

ACT/SAT Test Prep - METHODIZEStudents can take advantage of ACT/SAT Test Prep in XELLO. Methodize is Method Learning’s brand new online learning platform. Methodize consists of newly updated and revised ACT and SAT courses. Our online program has served over a million students in the past two decades and Methodize distills that experience into a new platform that makes it easier for students and teachers to do test prep. Students can access Methodize under "Links and Resources" in their XELLO account.

 


 

Act

ACT REGISTRATION

ACT Test Dates

 

SHS Test Site Dates:

  • Saturday, December 14, 2024
  • Saturday,  February 8, 2025
  • Saturday,  June 14, 2025

ACT testing at SHS begins at 8:00 a.m. and students are encouraged to report no later than 7:45 a.m. on the day of the test.

For the 2024-25 school year, the ACT is offered free for juniors at South High during the school day on February 25, 2025. The sign up window was November 1 – 22, 2024. If you have questions, please reach out to our Testing Coordinator or a counselor.
Seniors who did not take the free ACT in the spring of 2024 are eligible to take the ACT for free on the February 25, 2025 testing date.

ACT Test Options and Prices

                      Fee Details
The ACT (no writing)

$69.00

Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges (if codes are provided when you register).

The ACT with writing

$94.00

Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges (if codes are provided when you register). More about the ACT with writing

Test option change

$25.00

You may add or remove the writing test through the late deadline in MyACT.

 

Fee Waiver
Do you qualify for a fee waiver?  Fee Waivers Available

high school junior checklist

 


 

SAT/College Board logo

August 2024 – June 2025 Test Dates

These test dates and deadlines apply to all students—U.S. and international—taking the SAT:

SAT Test Date* Registration Deadline Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation,
and Late Registration**
Aug 24, 2024


Aug 9, 2024
register
 

Aug 13, 2024
Oct 5, 2024
Sept 20, 2024
register
 
Sept 24, 2024
Nov 2, 2024
Oct 18, 2024
register
 
Oct 22, 2024
Dec 7, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
register
 
Nov 26, 2024
Mar 8, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
register
 
Feb 25, 2025
May 3, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
register
 
April 22, 2025
June 7, 2025
May 22, 2025
register
 
May 27, 2025

*Students who need to borrow a device from College Board will need to register and request their device earlier than the registration deadline—at least 30 days before test day.

**Late registration is available worldwide. Additional fees apply.


 

Pre-ACT

The Pre-ACT is taken by all freshmen during a school day in October

ACT WorkKeys

ACT WorkKeys is offered free to juniors at SHS and takes place during the school day. This school year’s test was offered in early October 2024. Students who will be juniors in the fall of 2025, and would like to take the test, watch for registration to open in early fall 2025.

  • Register through the building testing coordinator, in the counseling office.  
  • Students will hear about the test through their ELO classes and it will be included in daily SHS announcements.
  • Students who register to take the ACT WorkKeys are encouraged to arrive by 7:45 a.m. on the testing day because the test begins at 8:00 a.m. at South High School.