Testing - State Benchmarks
On Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25, Kaneland High School will be administering this year’s state benchmark tests. As required by the Illinois State Board of Education, students in grade 11 will take the ACT with Writing, students in grade 10 will take the PreACT Secure, and students in grade 9 will take the PreACT 9 Secure. Below is a schedule for the exams and KHS student attendance requirements on those days.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Students will be reminded of their testing schedule and expectations during homeroom meetings in February and March. Below you will find links to more information about taking and preparing for the different tests:
Grades 9 & 10:
Preparing for the PreACT 9 Secure & PreACT Secure
Taking the PreACT 9 Secure & PreACT Secure
Grade 11:
Preparing for the ACT
Taking the ACT
MyACT User Guide ** Creating a MyACT account is how you can receive your scores directly from ACT digitally. Your Student Code will be issued and shared with you closer to the testing date.
Bus transportation will follow the regular schedule on testing day. Buses will run usual routes and bring students to school in the morning, and testing on each day will begin around 8:00 am and run until complete. While the ACT will run a bit longer for Juniors (until 12:00), the PreACT 9 and PreACT will be done before noon. Once testing is complete and students are dismissed from their classrooms, anyone that desires to leave or be picked up may do so. (Students will not need a parking pass to park in the student lots on ACT testing days.) Remaining students that need to wait on personal rides or buses will be allowed to access several common supervised areas. Additionally, in cooperation with Food Service, the Cafeteria will be open after testing is complete.
Please be aware that you may receive additional emails to assure that our greater community has awareness of the upcoming event prior to test days, as this is an adjustment in our normal school schedule. We appreciate everyone’s support and cooperation for the upcoming tests, and value the chance to celebrate our students’ knowledge through these testing events as well. Information from these testing events can provide students valuable data to help them navigate their post-high school plans.