Round Rock ISD students bested the previous schoolyear's ACT scores, and more students took the test than in the previous school year, according to an Aug. 20 news release.

The number of ACT test takers increased 8.5 percent compared with the previous year, or 1,270 students in 2014 versus 1,170 in 2013, the news release stated.

In 2014 RRISD students' average composite ACT score was 23.9, while the statewide average was 20.9.