Changes from 2005–2009 in Percent of Students Ready for College-level Coursework
The first column below shows the percentage of 2009 graduates who took the ACT in each state.
The remaining columns show the amount by which the percentage of ACT-tested graduates who met College Readiness Benchmarks in each state increased or decreased from 2005 to 2009.
The remaining columns show the amount by which the percentage of ACT-tested graduates who met College Readiness Benchmarks in each state increased or decreased from 2005 to 2009.
| State | % of Graduates Tested |
All Four Subjects |
English | Math | Reading | Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 45 | +2 | –1 | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Alabama | 76 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1 |
| Alaska | 29 | –2 | –2 | –3 | –2 | –4 |
| Arizona | 15 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +2 |
| Arkansas | 73 | +2 | –1 | +4 | +3 | +3 |
| California | 19 | +5 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +5 |
| Colorado | 100 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +5 |
| Connecticut | 21 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +5 |
| Delaware | 11 | +9 | +9 | +18 | +14 | +12 |
| District of Columbia | 30 | +9 | +8 | +10 | +8 | +8 |
| Florida | 62 | –2 | –9 | –4 | –6 | –2 |
| Georgia | 40 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
| Hawaii | 22 | –4 | –2 | –6 | –1 | –5 |
| Idaho | 58 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +2 |
| Illinois | 97 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
| Indiana | 24 | +3 | +2 | +7 | +3 | +3 |
| Iowa | 59 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +5 | +3 |
| Kansas | 74 | +1 | 0 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Kentucky | 100 | –1 | –10 | –6 | –7 | –2 |
| Louisiana | 89 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
| Maine | 9 | +6 | +4 | +10 | +7 | +4 |
| Maryland | 17 | +8 | +6 | +9 | +6 | +7 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | +9 | +6 | +10 | +7 | +9 |
| Michigan | 100 | –7 | –16 | –14 | –15 | –8 |
| Minnesota | 68 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +2 |
| Mississippi | 93 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 |
| Missouri | 67 | +2 | –1 | 0 | +1 | +2 |
| Montana | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 72 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +5 | +4 |
| Nevada | 30 | 0 | –1 | +2 | +1 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | +8 | +7 | +10 | +9 | +6 |
| New Jersey | 16 | +12 | +10 | +14 | +10 | +12 |
| New Mexico | 65 | +1 | –3 | +2 | +1 | +1 |
| New York | 25 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +2 | +4 |
| North Carolina | 15 | +9 | +10 | +13 | +10 | +9 |
| North Dakota | 78 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +5 | +2 |
| Ohio | 64 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 |
| Oklahoma | 71 | +1 | 0 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
| Oregon | 33 | –5 | –10 | –8 | –8 | –6 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | +4 | +1 | +5 | +1 | +3 |
| Rhode Island | 10 | +4 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +4 |
| South Carolina | 50 | +4 | +1 | +7 | +2 | +4 |
| South Dakota | 74 | +4 | +2 | +3 | +5 | +5 |
| Tennessee | 92 | +2 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| Texas | 30 | +5 | +3 | +7 | +4 | +5 |
| Utah | 68 | +2 | 0 | +1 | +4 | +2 |
| Vermont | 24 | +5 | +2 | +4 | +1 | +5 |
| Virginia | 20 | +8 | +5 | +9 | +8 | +9 |
| Washington | 18 | +2 | –2 | +4 | 0 | +1 |
| West Virginia | 62 | +2 | 0 | +2 | +5 | +3 |
| Wisconsin | 67 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 |
| Wyoming | 99 | –4 | –14 | –10 | –13 | –6 |
College Readiness Benchmark Scores
A Benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college courses.| College Course or Course Area | Test | ACT Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Composition | English | 18 |
| Algebra | Mathematics | 22 |
| Social Sciences | Reading | 21 |
| Biology | Science | 24 |