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34 | 31 |\n| Nevada | 100 | 17.9 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 21 |\n| North Carolina | 100 | 18.8 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 27 |\n| Ohio | 100 | 19.9 | 52 | 41 | 34 | 33 |\n| Oklahoma | 100 | 18.7 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 23 |\n| Tennessee | 100 | 19.3 | 53 | 35 | 26 | 27 |\n| Utah | 100 | 20.2 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 34 |\n| Wisconsin | 100 | 20.1 | 54 | 41 | 35 | 35 |\n| Wyoming | 100 | 19.7 | 52 | 38 | 31 | 29 |\n| North Dakota | 94 | 19.6 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 31 |\n| Minnesota | 92 | 21.3 | 59 | 48 | 46 | 42 |\n| Hawaii | 82 | 18.5 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 24 |\n| Kansas | 82 | 20.4 | 57 | 43 | 36 | 34 |\n| Missouri | 78 | 20.7 | 60 | 45 | 36 | 36 |\n| South Carolina | 76 | 18.4 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 24 |\n| Arizona | 71 | 19.1 | 46 | 35 | 31 | 26 |\n| South Dakota | 70 | 21.7 | 67 | 53 | 48 | 44 |\n| Iowa | 68 | 21.1 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 40 |\n| New Mexico | 56 | 19.3 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 27 |\n\nAverage ACT Scores by State Graduating Class of 2020  \n2020 estimated state percent of ACT-tested high school graduates, average Composite score, and percent meeting ACT College and Career Readiness Benchmarks by subject  \n\n| State | Estimated\u003Cbr>Percent of\u003Cbr>Graduates\u003Cbr>Tested* | Average\u003Cbr>Composite\u003Cbr>Score | Percent\u003Cbr>Meeting\u003Cbr>English\u003Cbr>Benchmark | Percent\u003Cbr>Meeting\u003Cbr>Reading\u003Cbr>Benchmark | Percent\u003Cbr>Meeting\u003Cbr>Math\u003Cbr>Benchmark | Percent\u003Cbr>Meeting\u003Cbr>Science\u003Cbr>Benchmark |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Florida | 46 | 20.6 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 35 |\n| Georgia | 43 | 21.7 | 67 | 52 | 43 | 41 |\n| Oregon | 42 | 21 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 38 |\n| Texas | 38 | 20.2 | 54 | 42 | 36 | 34 |\n| West Virginia | 38 | 20.9 | 67 | 48 | 35 | 36 |\n| Alaska | 33 | 20.1 | 54 | 44 | 37 | 33 |\n| District of Columbia | 33 | 23.1 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 50 |\n| Illinois | 31 | 24.7 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 60 |\n| Idaho | 28 | 22.7 | 74 | 61 | 52 | 49 |\n| Colorado | 25 | 23.7 | 80 | 65 | 59 | 57 |\n| Indiana | 25 | 22.6 | 72 | 58 | 55 | 47 |\n| New Jersey 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