Category
education
Native level
Town
Unit
Score (0-100)
Vintage
2023
States ranked by average act score
51 states with data (2023). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 25.8 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 25.8 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 25.3 |
| 4 | California | 25.1 |
| 5 | New York | 25.0 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 24.9 |
| 7 | Maine | 24.4 |
| 8 | Delaware | 24.4 |
| 9 | Virginia | 24.3 |
| 10 | Colorado | 24.2 |
About this map
hearthmap renders average act score as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see town values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.
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Source: State Departments of Education + ACT (via NCES Digest table 226.60) · 2023