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Average ACT Scores by State
Graduating Class of 2023
The below table classifies states by the percent of ACT-tested high school graduates,
including the average Composite score and percent meeting ACT College and Career
Readiness Benchmarks by subject.
A best practice is to compare states where the same or similar percentages of graduates were tested (e.g., Alabama 100% and
Mississippi 100%, or Minnesota 68% and Missouri 66%).
Estimated
% of
Graduates
Tested*
English
Reading
Math
% Meeting
Science
Benchmark
(23)