Two New Rochelle Students Ace ACT Test
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Smiling from ear to ear, two New Rochelle High School students had plenty of reason to celebrate after learning they had both earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test, a high school achievement, and college admissions test.
Nicholas Townley and Steven Solar are in elite company. According to ACT, fewer than one-tenth of 1 percent of all test-takers receive a perfect score. Out of 2.1 million testers in the graduating class of 2016, only 2,235 achieved the highest score.
Townley, 17, a senior, said he was excited to learn that he aced the test. Always a top student,…