Benefit of Retaking the ACT

News from a recent ACT meeting that I attended:

"The national average score for a junior taking the ACT the first time is 17.6. Retaking raises scores to 22.9 with the second attempt. That's 5.3 points from the first attempt to second."

We need to take into account that at least one half of a school year has added to the students' depth of knowledge but this data leads us to conclude that college-bound students should seriously consider at least 2 attempts at taking the ACT.