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ACT District Testing Program Details

Welcome to ACT District Testing. Before you enroll, use the information below to help you plan and decide which assessment, test windows, and delivery will work best for your district or school.

Reminder: The enhanced ACT test has been fully rolled out to in-classroom administrations with Science optionality at the contract level. Please make sure when enrolling to choose one of the four available test types 1.) The ACT 2.) The ACT + Science 3.) The ACT + Writing or 4.) The ACT + Science + Writing. 

2026-27 Pricing

The ACT

Online
$56.25		 Paper
$60.50

The ACT + Science

Online
$56.25		 Paper
$60.50

The ACT + Writing

Online
$72.00		 Paper
$76.25

The ACT + Writing + Science

Online
$72.00		 Paper
$76.25

Note: There is no price difference regardless of whether you choose to offer the science section. You will be invoiced at the rates listed above.

Additional tiered discounts are available for districts with 50-100% of students in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program (FRLP). View pricing infographic.

Bundled Pricing 

Order ACT District Testing and PreACT® and/or PreACT® 8/9 together to receive bundled pricing discounts! 

Must have an ACT District Testing contract to receive discounted pricing. Bundled discount is $1 off per student on PreACT and/or PreACT 8/9. No discount code necessary; billing will be adjusted appropriately. 

2026-27 Key Dates and Deadlines

Districts may participate in only one of the two fall administrations and only one of the three spring administrations.

2026

2027

NEW!
Initial
Fall

Online Only

  • Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline**: Aug. 26, 2026
  • Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline***: Aug. 26, 2026
  • Online Test Event 1: Sep. 29 - Oct. 1, 2026 & Oct. 5 - 9, 2026
Late
Fall

Online & Paper

  • Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline**: Aug. 26, 2026
  • Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline***: Sep. 2, 2026
  • Paper Test Event 1: Oct. 13, 2026
  • Paper Test Event 2: Oct. 27, 2026
  • Online Test Event 1: Oct. 13-16 & Oct. 19-23, 2026
  • Online Test Event 2: Oct. 27-30 & Nov. 2-6, 2026
Initial
Spring

Online Only

  • Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline**: Jan. 20, 2027
  • Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline***: Jan. 20, 2027
  • Online Test Event: Feb. 23-26 & March 1-5, 2027
Early
Spring

Online & Paper

  • Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline**: Jan. 20, 2027
  • Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline***: Jan. 27, 2027
  • Paper Test Event 1: March 9, 2027
  • Paper Test Event 2: March 23, 2027
  • Online Test Event 1: March 9-12 & March 15-19, 2027
  • Online Test Event 2: March 23-26 & March 29 - April 2, 2027
Late
Spring

Online & Paper

  • Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline**: Feb. 17, 2027
  • Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline***: Feb. 24, 2027
  • Paper Test Event 1: April 6, 2027
  • Paper Test Event 2: April 20, 2027
  • Online Test Event 1: April 6-9 & April 12-16, 2027
  • Online Test Event 2: April 20-23 & April 26-30, 2027

**Standard Administration (connect with us for more info on accommodation test window dates) 
***The Change In Participation Deadline is the last date to make any changes to an existing contract for your chosen administration, or to change your existing contract into a new administration.

Additional Information

Test Administration* Enrollment / Signed Agreement & School List Deadline** Change In Participation Request(s) Deadline*** Paper Test Date Online Testing Window Scores Available to Educators in ACT Online Reporting Beginning
Fall 2025
(Online & Paper)		 August 27, 2025 September 3, 2025 October 14, 2025
(Test Event 1)		 October 14-17 & October 20-24
(Test Event 1)		 Already available
October 28, 2025
(Test Event 2)		 October 28-31 & November 3-7
(Test Event 2)		 Already available
Initial Spring 2026
(Online Only)
Reminder ACT Enhancements deploy for districts / schools		 January 21, 2026 January 21, 2026 N/A February 24-27 & March 2-6
(Test Event 1)		 March 23 for ACT online admins.

April 6 for ACT + Writing online admins
Early Spring 2026
(Online & Paper)
Reminder ACT Enhancements deploy for districts / schools		 January 21, 2026 January 28, 2026 March 10, 2026
(Test Event 1)		 March 10-13 & March 16-20
(Test Event 1)		 March 30 for ACT online admins.

April 6 for ACT + Writing online admins.

April 6 for ACT and ACT + Writing paper admins.
March 24, 2026
(Test Event 2)		 March 24-27 & March 30-April 3
(Test Event 2)		 April 13 for ACT and ACT + Writing online admins.
April 27 for ACT and ACT + Writing paper admins.
Late Spring 2026
(Online & Paper)
Reminder ACT Enhancements deploy for districts / schools		 February 18, 2026 February 25, 2026 April 7, 2026
(Test Event 1)		 April 7-10 & April 13-17
(Test Event 1)		 April 27 for ACT and ACT + Writing online admins

May 11 for ACT and ACT + Writing paper admins
April 21, 2026
(Test Event 2)		 April 21-24 & April 27-30, May 1
(Test Event 2)		 May 11 for ACT and ACT + Writing online admins
May 25 for ACT and ACT + Writing paper admins

* Districts may participate in fall and one of three spring administrations.
** Standard Administration (connect with us for more info on accommodation test window dates)
***The Change In Participation Deadline is the last date to make any changes to an existing contract for your chosen administration, or to change your existing contract into a new administration.

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Access each administration’s complete list of dates and deadlines for accommodations, administration site opening, changes in participation, cancellations, and more.   

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Access each administration’s complete list of dates and deadlines for accommodations, administration site opening, changes in participation, cancellations, and more.   

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Districts may choose from four test options. All participating schools in a district must test using the same test option. 

Important: The chart below displays the test options available on the enrollment form for fall 2026 and spring 2027. 

Enrolling for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Testing

Test Option(s) Sections Included
The ACT (No Science or Writing) English, Math, and Reading.
The ACT + Science (No Writing) English, Math, Reading, and Science.
The ACT + Writing (No Science) English, Math, Reading, and Writing
The ACT + Science + Writing English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing
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The district test coordinator will be our primary contact for the ACT District Testing program. During the implementation phase, we ask that this coordinator serve as the liaison among schools, district officials, and ACT. 

During subsequent phases (school establishment, training, materials delivery, administration, and some post-exam activities), we will work directly with the schools. From time to time, we may still ask for the coordinator’s assistance. 

Once testing is completed, we will send the district test coordinator all district-level reports and an invoice based on the number of students tested and the type of test administered. 

District test coordinators may also be the school test coordinator at individual schools participating in ACT District Testing.

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State, district, school, or student reports and data are available* for PreACT assessments, ACT District Testing programs, and ACT national tests. (*based on access)

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