
Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming students who met ACT's 2013 graduating class criteria are included in the 2013 graduating class average score results.

Note: In spring 2012, all public high school 11th graders in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming were tested with the ACT as required by each state. ACT scores in the states by subject and score, 2013 Note: Click on a column heading to sort the data. North Carolina had the lowest average composite score, at 18.7 out of 36. Massachusetts scored the highest average composite score, at 24.1 out of a possible 36. In 2013, nine different states reported that 100 percent of its graduates took the ACT: Utah, Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and North Carolina. Thus, for example, in states where the participation rate for taking the SAT is low, the average may be higher because the students taking the test probably rank relatively high in their class and are applying to more selective institutions of higher education. The percentage of students in a state that take a test affects the overall averages for the state and should be taken into consideration when comparing state averages. The ACT scores are out of 36 possible points, and the SAT scores are for three tests with a total of 2400 possible points.

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