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A best practice is to examine a cohort of states with percentages of tested students similar to your state, as modeled by the blue shading on the below table. The blue shading represents those states who tested nearly all of their 2025 graduates (90% and greater) with the ACT through statewide testing programs.  \nSTATE  \nESTIMATED % OF  \nGRADUATES TESTED*  \nAVERAGE COMPOSITE SCORE  \nAVERAGE ENGLISH SCORE  \nAVERAGE MATH SCORE  \nAVERAGE READING SCORE  \nAVERAGE SCIENCE  \nSCORE  \nAlabama  \nKentucky  \nLouisiana  \nMississippi  \nNebraska  \nNevada  \nOklahoma  \nTennessee  \nWyoming  \nArizona  \nMontana  \nWisconsin  \nArkansas  \nNorth Carolina  \nUtah  \nNorth Dakota  \nKansas  \nOhio  \nMissouri  \nHawaii  \nMinnesota  \nSouth Dakota  \nIowa  \nFlorida  \nSouth Carolina  \nGeorgia  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n100  \n99  \n98  \n95  \n92  \n91  \n91  \n82  \n73  \n72  \n70  \n68  \n68  \n60  \n41  \n39  \n35  \n23  \n18.0  \n18.4  \n18.3  \n17.7  \n19.2  \n17.2  \n17.5  \n18.8  \n19.1  \n17.7  \n19.4  \n19.4  \n18.5  \n18.3  \n20.0  \n19.4  \n19.1  \n18.8  \n19.8  \n17.5  \n20.6  \n21.0  \n21.0  \n19.6  \n18.7  \n21.4  \n17.3  \n17.7  \n17.7  \n17.0  \n18.2  \n16.0  \n16.7  \n18.3  \n18.0  \n16.8  \n18.4  \n18.4  \n17.9  \n16.8  \n19.2  \n18.1  \n17.9  \n17.4  \n18.7  \n16.1  \n19.1  \n19.8  \n19.9  \n18.9  \n17.4  \n20.6  \n17.3  \n17.8  \n17.5  \n17.3  \n18.9  \n16.8  \n16.8  \n18.2  \n18.6  \n17.7  \n19.1  \n19.2  \n17.7  \n18.2  \n19.4  \n19.4  \n18.7  \n18.7  \n19.2  \n17.3  \n20.4  \n20.7  \n20.3  \n18.9  \n18.1  \n20.7  \n18.4  \n19.0  \n18.7  \n18.3  \n19.6  \n17.8  \n18.0  \n19.2  \n19.8  \n17.9  \n19.9  \n19.6  \n19.1  \n19.1  \n20.6  \n19.9  \n20.0  \n19.5  \n20.7  \n18.3  \n21.4  \n21.8  \n22.1  \n20.7  \n19.6  \n22.4  \n18.3  \n18.6  \n18.6  \n17.8  \n19.4  \n17.6  \n17.9  \n18.8  \n19.4  \n18.0  \n19.7  \n19.8  \n19.0  \n18.7  \n20.2  \n19.9  \n19.4  \n19.2  \n20.0  \n17.9  \n21.1  \n21.2  \n21.3  \n19.5  \n19.0  \n21.4  \nAVERAGE ACT® TEST SCORES BY STATE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025  \nSTATE  \nTexas  \nWest Virginia  \nIllinois  \nESTIMATED % OF  \nGRADUATES TESTED*  \n22  \n19  \n16  \nAVERAGE COMPOSITE SCORE  \n19.3  \n20.2  \n23.1  \nAVERAGE ENGLISH SCORE  \n18.1  \n19.7  \n22.8  \nAVERAGE MATH SCORE  \n19.0  \n19.1  \n22.6  \nAVERAGE READING SCORE  \n20.0  \n21.4  \n23.7  \nAVERAGE SCIENCE  \nSCORE  \n19.6  \n20.1  \n22.8  \nOregon  \nDistrict of Columbia  \nAlaska  \nNew Jersey  \nColorado  \nIdaho  \nNew Mexico  \nNew York  \nMassachusetts  \nConnecticut  \nIndiana  \nMaryland  \nVermont  \nVirginia  \nMichigan  \nPennsylvania  \nWashington  \nCalifornia  \nRhode Island  \nDelaware  \nNew  \nHampshire  \nMaine  \nNational  \n13  \n10  \n9  \n9  \n8  \n8  \n8  \n8  \n7  \n6  \n6  \n6  \n6  \n6  \n5  \n5  \n5  \n4  \n4  \n3  \n3  \n1  \n36  \n20.8  \n27.6  \n19.7  \n24.6  \n24.7  \n23.3  \n20.6  \n25.9  \n26.4  \n27.1  \n23.5  \n24.9  \n23.9  \n25.2  \n24.6  \n24.5  \n24.8  \n26.4  \n25.4  \n25.2  \n25.9  \n25.4  \n19.4  \n19.8  \n27.9  \n18.2  \n24.5  \n24.3  \n22.5  \n19.6  \n25.3  \n26.0  \n27.2  \n22.6  \n24.7  \n23.2  \n25.0  \n24.4  \n24.0  \n24.4  \n26.3  \n25.2  \n24.8  \n25.4  \n25.2  \n18.4  \n\n| 20.1 | 21.9 | 20.9 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 26.0 | 29.1 | 27.0 |\n| 19.4 | 20.8 | 19.9 |\n| 24.1 | 25.3 | 24.2 |\n| 23.9 | 25.7 | 24.3 |\n| 22.6 | 24.5 | 23.0 |\n| 19.7 | 22.0 | 20.8 |\n| 25.4 | 26.7 | 25.7 |\n| 25.7 | 27.3 | 26.0 |\n| 26.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 |\n| 23.3 | 24.5 | 23.3 |\n| 23.6 | 26.2 | 24.5 |\n| 22.8 | 25.5 | 23.6 |\n| 23.8 | 26.5 | 24.9 |\n| 23.9 | 25.4 | 24.3 |\n| 23.8 | 25.4 | 24.2 |\n| 24.0 | 26.0 | 24.4 |\n| 25.7 | 27.4 | 25.8 |\n| 24.4 | 26.6 | 24.9 |\n| 24.0 | 26.8 | 24.7 |\n| 25.0 | 27.1 | 25.5 |\n| 23.8 | 27.0 | 25.2 |\n| 18.9 | 20.0 | 19.6 |\n\n*Totals for graduating seniors were obtained from Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates.© December 2024 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education  \n©2025 by ACT Education Corp. 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