25 percent of Wyo. grads college-ready.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Less than a quarter of Wyoming high-school students who took the ACT college entrance exam tested well enough to show they are ready for college, with 79 percent possibly needing remedial college classes.

Statewide, 68 percent of the students who took the ACT are ready for college English. But just 28 percent are prepared for college science.

And only 21 percent achieved a score indicating they're prepared for English, math, social science and science in college.

Results indicate that 79 percent of the students may need help such as taking remedial college classes, said Scott Gomer, ACT's media relations director.

Nationwide, only 22 percent of the 2008 high-school graduates who took the test are ready for college.

Results of the 2008 exam released last week show how important it is for high-school students to take a core curriculum classes, officials say. ACT defines a core curriculum as four years of English, and three years of math, science and social studies each.

Students in Wyoming who did not take a core curriculum scored an average of 19.7 on the ACT. Those who took the core curriculum scored 22.3, according to the Wyoming Department of Education.