The average composite score fell to 19.5 for the class of 2023, a drop of 0.3 from 2022, according to ACT, the nonprofit organization that administers the college readiness exam.

Test takers had an average score of 19.5 out of 36 in 2023, down 0.3 points from 2022, according to ACT. It is the sixth consecutive year of declines, ACT said, and the second straight year the ...

In Louisiana, the average composite ACT score for 2024 was approximately 18.2, and the national average composite score was approximately 19.4, according to ACT's list of the average 2024 test ...

The average test scores were .1 higher in Math, Reading and Science than they were in 2022. English saw a higher jump; in 2022, the average ACT score was 17.8. In 2023, it's 18.1.

ACT officials attribute the dip in the average scores to a large increase in the pool of test takers. This year, 1.42-million high-school seniors took the test—a 9-percent increase over last year.

The state Department of Education announced Wednesday that members of the Kentucky’s class of 2024 had an average composite score of 18.6 on the ACT college readiness test, a slight decline from ...

OMAHA — The rate of Nebraska high school graduates taking the ACT college entrance exam dropped slightly, but scores continue to outpace the national average, according to data released today.

Missouri’s score is ranked 11th among the 27 states that test 50 percent or more of their graduates on the ACT. The top-ranking state is Minnesota with an average score of 22.9.

OOSTBURG – Cora Arentsen, a senior at Oostburg High School, achieved a perfect ACT score of 36. According to an announcement, ...