Robert Hurt,
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What you should know:
- If you already have some schools in mind, those are fine.
- Otherwise, aim at high schools that are 1-4 hours away from these international airports
- Nashville, TN - (BNA)
- Atlanta, GA - (ATL)
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - (DFW)
- Houston, TX - (IAH)
- Chicago, IL - (ORD)
- Charlotte, NC - (CLT)
- Austin, TX - (AUS)
- Here are the websites that you can use to determine how much the schools need ACT math assistance:
- state of NC - https://ncreports.ondemand.sas.com/src/
- state of TN -
https://tdepublicschools.ondemand.sas.com/
- state of GA -
https://gosa.georgia.gov/dashboards-data-report-card/downloadable-data
- state of TX -
https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/account/acct_srch.html?year=2024
- state of IL - https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Illinois-State-Report-Card-Data.aspx (usually tests SAT, but they are now legally forced to take the ACT, per https://sayhellocollege.com/blog/illinois-moves-to-act-in-2025/
- For Illinois and Georgia, please look at these files. Illinois takes the SAT; their math score needs to be lower than 530. Georgia's file is from 2022 because they don't update their data.
- Illinois SAT school data
- Georgia ACT school data
The training below can help you find the information to fill in the blanks for your research.