ACT National and State Scores for 2006: Selected State Data

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Select a state to see the following:

Percent of that state's 2006 graduates tested
Average ACT composite score
Percent of the state's ACT-tested graduates taking advanced math (more info)
Percent of the state's ACT-tested graduates taking physics (more info)

Also displayed are college readiness indicators—the percent of ACT-tested students in the selected state meeting or exceeding benchmark scores for college readiness in:

College English Composition
College Algebra
College Social Science
College Biology
All four of these subject areas

* Colorado and Illinois adopted statewide testing in 2001. Since that time, all public high school graduates in these states have taken the ACT.