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% of Graduates Tested

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

% of Graduates Tested↓	Composite	English	Math	Reading	Science
Alabama	100%	18	17.3	17.4	18.5	18.2
Louisiana	100%	18.1	17.6	17.4	18.6	18.3
Mississippi	100%	17.8	17.2	17.4	18.2	18
Nevada	100%	17.3	16.1	17.1	17.8	17.6
Tennessee	100%	18.6	18	18.1	19	18.6
Wyoming	100%	19.2	18.1	18.9	20	19.5
Kentucky	96%	18.6	17.8	18	19.2	18.7
North Dakota	96%	19.2	17.9	19.1	19.7	19.6
Montana	94%	19.3	18	19	20.1	19.5
Nebraska	94%	19.4	18.6	19.1	19.8	19.6
Oklahoma	94%	17.9	17	17.3	18.6	18.2
Arkansas	93%	18.8	18.3	18.1	19.2	19.1
Wisconsin	93%	19.4	18.3	19.3	19.7	19.8
Utah	91%	19.9	18.9	19.4	2.6	20.2
North Carolina	88%	18.5	17.1	18.5	19.2	18.8
Ohio	82%	19.4	18.2	19.2	20	19.7
Kansas	73%	19.9	18.9	19.4	20.6	20.1
Minnesota	69%	21	19.7	20.7	21.7	21.4
Missouri	66%	20.2	19.5	19.5	21	20.4
Arizona	64%	18.4	17.3	18.5	18.8	18.5
South Dakota	58%	21.5	20.5	21.2	22.2	21.7
Hawaii	53%	18.8	17.6	18.6	19.4	19.1
Iowa	49%	21.4	20.4	20.6	22.3	21.6
Florida	46%	19	18.5	18.4	20	18.8
South Carolina	40%	18.9	17.8	18.5	19.6	19.1
Georgia	30%	21.6	21	20.8	22.5	21.5
West Virginia	28%	20.5	20.2	19.4	21.4	20.4
Texas	22%	19.8	18.7	19.5	20.4	19.9
New Mexico	20%	19.8	18.7	19.1	20.9	20.1
District of Columbia	18%	26.9	27.4	25.2	28.2	26
Illinois	18%	24.5	24.8	23.7	25.2	24
Colorado	15%	23.2	23	22.4	24	23
Idaho	15%	22.8	22.3	22.2	23.7	22.6
Alaska	14%	20.4	19.3	20	21.4	20.4
Indiana	13%	22.8	22.1	2.5	23.7	22.5
New Jersey	12%	24.6	24.9	23.9	25.1	24
New York	10%	25.3	25.2	24.6	26	25
Connecticut	9%	26.3	26.8	25.3	27.1	25.7
Massachusetts	9%	26.5	26.6	25.6	27.3	25.8
Virginia	9%	24.6	24.6	23.5	25.7	24.3
Maryland	8%	24.4	24.6	23	25.4	23.9
Michigan	8%	24.6	24.7	23.9	25.2	24.2
Vermont	8%	23.7	23.4	22.4	25	23.5
Oregon	7%	23	22.5	22	24.2	22.8
Pennsylvania	7%	24.4	24.3	23.7	25.2	24
Washington	7%	24.6	24.3	23.6	25.6	24.3
Delaware	5%	24.9	25.3	23.6	26.1	24.3
New Hampshire	5%	25.7	25.7	25	26.5	25.2
Rhode Island	5%	25.2	25.3	24	26.2	24.7
California	4%	26.5	26.9	25.6	27.3	25.8
Maine	2%	25.1	25.2	23.7	26.2	24.6

ACT scores range from 1 (lowest) to 36 (highest)
Composite ACT scores are the combined average of the test-takers scores in the English, Math, Reading, and Science categories
All scores for graduating class of 2022

The ACT is a standardized exam used for college admissions in the United States. The exam covers four academic areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The ACT also has an optional writing portion.

Many universities require prospective students to take either the ACT or SAT, as standardized tests are believed to be one of the most effective tools for predicting students’ success in college. Many schools accept both scores, and typically there is no preference for one exam over the other. Standardized test scores also help determine which states are best for education.

The ACT is scored on a scale of 1-36, with 36 being the highest possible score. This scored is calculated by averaging the scaled scores from each of the four subject areas. The scaled scores are translated from each section’s raw score, which is the total number of correct answers. Any averages with decimals are rounded to the nearest whole number.

In 2019/2020, 1.67 million students took the ACT. The average composite score among these students was 20.6

The score a student receives corresponds to a percentile that compares how you did to the rest of the test-takers’ population. Most scores are a little below or a little above the average score. The average ACT score is 20.6. Therefore if you receive a 21 composite score, you performed better than half of the students you took the exam.

A “good” score depends on the individual since each person usually has a goal score to achieve to get into the school they plan to apply for. The ACT can be taken and retaken up to 12 times and is administered seven times per year.

Fifteen states have 100% participation rates in the 2019-2020 ACT exam season. Massachusetts has the highest average ACT score of 26, and Connecticut followed closely with 25.9. Nevada had the lowest average ACT score of 17.9.