ACT scores.
Academic Achievement
National average ACT composite and subject
area scores. 5-year trends
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
English 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.6
Math 20.6 20.6 10.7 20.7 20.8
Reading 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.4
Science 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.9
Composite 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.9 21.1
National average
ACT composite scores
By race/ethnicity,
5-year trends
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
African
American 16.8 16.9 17.1 17.0 17.1
White 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.9 22.0
Hispanic 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.6
College Readiness
2006 national ACT-tested graduates likely to
be ready for college-level work
English composition 69%
Algebra 42%
Social Studies 53%
Biology 27%
Students meeting
all 4 benchmark
scores 0%
Average ACT Scores by State
Percentage
of Average Average
graduates composite English
STATE tested score score
Alabama 79 20.2 20.3
Alaska 25 21.1 20.0
Arizona 18 21.6 20.9
Arkansas 75 20.6 20.7
California 14 11.6 21.1
Colorado 100 20.3 19.7
Connecticut 12 23.1 23.0
Delaware 5 21.4 20.7
District of Columbia 30 18.4 17.7
Florida 45 20.3 19.6
Georgia 30 20.2 19.8
Hawaii 17 21.9 21.2
Idaho 57 21.4 20.6
Illinois 100 20.5 20.2
Indiana 20 21.7 21.1
Iowa 65 22.1 21.6
Kansas 75 21.8 21.3
Kentucky 76 20.6 20.2
Louisiana 74 20.1 20.3
Maine 10 22.3 22.0
Maryland 12 21.4 21.1
Massachusetts 13 23.0 22.9
Michigan 67 21.5 20.7
Minnesota 67 22.3 21.6
Mississippi 93 18.8 19.1
Missouri 70 21.6 21.5
Montana 57 21.9 21.0
Nebraska 76 21.9 21.5
Nevada 27 21.5 20.8
New Hampshire 12 22.6 22.4
New Jersey 8 21.8 21.5
New Mexico 60 20.1 19.3
New York 17 22.6 21.8
North Carolina 14 20.5 19.6
North Dakota 80 21.4 20.5
Ohio 66 21.5 20.8
Oklahoma 72 20.5 20.3
Oregon 13 22.4 21.6
Pennsylvania 9 21.8 21.3
Rhode Island 8 21.2 20.9
South Carolina 39 19.5 18.9
South Dakota 75 21.8 21.0
Tennessee 93 20.7 20.8
Texas 29 20.3 19.4
Utah 69 21.7 21.2
Vermont 19 22.5 22.1
Virginia 15 21.1 20.6
Washington 15 22.9 22.4
West Virginia 64 20.6 20.8
Wisconsin 68 22.2 21.5
Wyoming 71 21.6 20.7
National 40 21.1 20.6
Average Average Average
math reading science
STATE score score score
Alabama 19.5 20.6 20.1
Alaska 21.2 21.7 20.8
Arizona 21.9 22.0 21.3
Arkansas 19.9 20.9 20.3
California 22.2 21.8 20.8
Colorado 19.9 20.8 20.4
Connecticut 23.0 23.6 22.2
Delaware 21.3 22.1 21.0
District of Columbia 18.4 18.9 18.0
Florida 20.3 20.9 19.9
Georgia 20.1 20.5 20.0
Hawaii 22.7 21.9 21.5
Idaho 21.1 22.1 21.2
Illinois 20.3 20.6 20.4
Indiana 21.6 22.2 21.4
Iowa 21.8 22.5 22.1
Kansas 21.5 22.3 21.6
Kentucky 19.9 21.1 20.5
Louisiana 19.4 20.1 19.9
Maine 21.9 23.1 21.6
Maryland 21.4 21.9 20.9
Massachusetts 23.3 23.4 22.0
Michigan 21.2 21.8 21.7
Minnesota 22.1 22.6 22.3
Mississippi 18.0 19.1 18.7
Missouri 21.0 22.0 21.5
Montana 21.7 22.5 21.8
Nebraska 21.6 22.2 21.8
Nevada 21.5 22.0 21.2
New Hampshire 22.5 23.2 21.8
New Jersey 22.2 22.0 21.0
New Mexico 19.6 20.7 20.1
New York 22.9 22.9 22.3
North Carolina 20.9 20.9 20.2
North Dakota 21.4 21.6 21.5
Ohio 21.3 21.9 21.5
Oklahoma 19.7 21.1 20.4
Oregon 22.4 23.1 21.9
Pennsylvania 21.7 22.2 21.4
Rhode Island 21.1 21.8 20.7
South Carolina 19.6 19.7 19.4
South Dakota 21.6 22.0 21.8
Tennessee 19.9 21.1 20.3
Texas 20.6 20.5 20.3
Utah 21.0 22.4 21.6
Vermont 22.2 22.9 22.2
Virginia 21.0 21.4 20.7
Washington 22.7 23.6 22.4
West Virginia 19.6 21.2 20.5
Wisconsin 22.0 22.4 22.2
Wyoming 21.0 22.4 21.7
National 20.8 21.4 20.9
Source: National ACT Scores, ACT, www.act.org
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