Wheaton North High School
2026 Spring ACT and PreACT State Testing Information
Date: Wednesday, April 15th (no late arrival)
Time: 7:20 AM - approximately 12:15 PM (buses will run a full PM dismissal route at 12:15 PM)
Students with accommodations:
11th grade students with 1.5 time accommodations will finish at 2:00 on April 15th (buses will be available at 2:15 PM).
Students with triple-time accommodations will finish the testing that started on April 14th on April 15th at 2:15 PM
Guardians of students with accommodations have already been contacted for approval, and testing accommodations have been finalized. Please contact Lindsay Benedetti with accommodation questions. lindsay.benedetti@cusd200.org
Students testing:
The ACT and PreACT spring tests are required by the state of Illinois, with the results being used for our school report card.
11th-grade students can use this as an official ACT for college admission. Directions for how to report scores to colleges.
9th and 10th-grade students can use the PreACT results as an indicator of their mastery of state standards. The PreACT also provides a predictor of how a student will score on the ACT in 11th grade
The ACT exam is a requirement for graduation.
Seniors:
Only seniors who did not take the ACT last year will be required to test on April 15th. All other seniors do not attend school on April 15th.
Other information:
Students may have a water bottle at their desk. No other food or drink is permitted. A small snack will be provided during the break.
Students will have a digital calculator embedded into their testing platform (Desmos). Students may also bring their personal calculator. A list of approved calculators can be found here.
Students may not leave the testing room early. Failure to stay for the entire testing period will result in a cancelled test and a requirement to retake the exam during a normal school day.
Most important:
Be sure your student gets a good night's sleep & is in their assigned testing location by 7:20 AM.
Be sure your student has breakfast before they come to school or eats breakfast at school.
BE SURE YOUR STUDENT BRINGS THEIR CHARGED CHROMEBOOK AND THEIR CHARGING CORD and an ID.