ACT has been measuring college readiness trends for several years. "The Condition of College & Career Readiness" is ACT's annual report on the progress of the graduating class relative to college readiness. This year, 54.3% of the graduating class took the ACT® college readiness assessment. This report is designed to help inform the following questions driving national efforts to strengthen P-16 education: (1) Are students from low-income families prepared for college and career?; (2) Are enough students from low-income families taking core courses?; (3) Are core courses rigorous enough?; (4) What other dimensions of college and career readiness should we track?; and (5) Are students from low-income families who are ready for college and career actually succeeding? The data presented in this report shows that educational planning, monitoring, and interventions must be aligned to student aspirations, begin early, and continue throughout a student's educational career. The data in this report indicate that early interventions should make a substantial difference for students from low-income families.