In Fall, 2009, Akron Public Schools administered EXPLORE to all eighth grade students.
| College Readiness Benchmark Scores | ||||
| EXPLORE (1-25) | PLAN (1-32) | ACT (1-36) | ||
| Subject Test | Test Score | Test Score | Test Score | |
| Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grades 11 & 12 | |
| English | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| Mathematics | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| Reading | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
| Science | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| Source: College Readiness Standards for EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT (2008) | ||||