About the Midwest: Education
ACT Scores
National average: 21.2, 42% of graduates tested
Alliant Energy service territory | |||
Rank |
State |
Average |
% of students
|
7 |
Minnesota |
22.5 |
70 percent |
9 |
Wisconsin |
22.3 |
70 percent |
9 |
Iowa |
22.3 |
66 percent |
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State-by-state rankings | |||
Rank |
State |
Average |
% of students
|
1 |
Massachusetts |
23.5 |
15 percent |
2 |
Connecticut |
23.2 |
16 percent |
3 |
Washington |
23.1 |
16 percent |
4 |
New York |
22.9 |
21 percent |
4 |
New Hampshire |
22.9 |
15 percent |
6 |
Vermont |
22.8 |
22 percent |
7 |
Minnesota |
22.5 |
70 percent |
7 |
Maine |
22.5 |
11 percent |
9 |
Wisconsin |
22.3 |
70 percent |
9 |
Iowa |
22.3 |
66 percent |
9 |
Hawaii |
22.3 |
20 percent |
12 |
New Jersey |
22.2 |
11 percent |
13 |
Nebraska |
22.1 |
77 percent |
13 |
California |
22.1 |
15 percent |
15 |
Indiana |
22.0 |
21 percent |
15 |
Oregon |
22.0 |
18 percent |
15 |
Pennsylvania |
22.0 |
11 percent |
18 |
Kansas |
21.9 |
76 percent |
18 |
South Dakota |
21.9 |
76 percent |
18 |
Montana |
21.9 |
59 percent |
21 |
Arizona |
21.8 |
18 percent |
21 |
Rhode Island |
21.8 |
9 percent |
23 |
Utah |
21.7 |
70 percent |
23 |
Delaware |
21.7 |
9 percent |
25 |
North Dakota |
21.6 |
82 percent |
25 |
Missouri |
21.6 |
74 percent |
25 |
Ohio |
21.6 |
68 percent |
25 |
Maryland |
21.6 |
14 percent |
29 |
Wyoming |
21.5 |
78 percent |
29 |
Michigan |
21.5 |
70 percent |
29 |
Nevada |
21.5 |
29 percent |
32 |
Idaho |
21.4 |
59 percent |
32 |
Virginia |
21.4 |
18 percent |
34 |
Alaska |
21.2 |
27 percent |
35 |
North Carolina |
21.0 |
16 percent |
36 |
Tennessee |
20.7 |
96 percent |
36 |
Kentucky |
20.7 |
77 percent |
36 |
Oklahoma |
20.7 |
71 percent |
39 |
West Virginia |
20.6 |
66 percent |
40 |
Illinois |
20.5 |
100 percent |
40 |
Arkansas |
20.5 |
75 percent |
40 |
Texas |
20.5 |
30 percent |
43 |
Colorado |
20.4 |
100 percent |
44 |
Alabama |
20.3 |
81 percent |
44 |
Georgia |
20.3 |
34 percent |
46 |
New Mexico |
20.2 |
60 percent |
47 |
Louisiana |
20.1 |
79 percent |
48 |
Florida |
19.9 |
54 percent |
49 |
South Carolina |
19.6 |
43 percent |
50 |
Mississippi |
18.9 |
96 percent |
Source: 2007 ACT Composite Averages by State, ACT, Inc., August 15, 2007.
