ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years

ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years

"Average ACT scores have hit a 30-year low, according to a new report.
(Gray News) – The average Composite score on the ACT test for the class of 2023 has fallen to 19.5 out of 36, according to a report...

• The average scores in three of the four subjects featured on the test - mathematics, reading and science - were below the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. 

The benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students taking the test to have a high probability of success in college...
ACT CEO Janet Godwin said this is the sixth consecutive year of declines in average scores.

• The graduating seniors who met none of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks climbed to historic highs in 2023, with only 21% of students meeting all four benchmarks...