Average Private School ACT Scores By State (2024)
The state with the highest average private school ACT score is Massachusetts with 29. The state with the lowest average private school ACT score is Mississippi with 23.
ACT Scores Range: 23 29 Avg. ACT Scores: 26
Average Private School ACT Scores By State (2024)
Average ACT Scores
Schools with Highest ACT Scores
- Groton School (33)
- The Rivers School (33)
- Covenant Christian Academy (32)
- Middlesex School (32)
- Winsor School (32)
- View Top MA Schools
Rank: #2-5 2-5.
- Choate Rosemary Hall (32)
- Hopkins School (32)
- Notre Dame Catholic High School (31)
- Hamden Hall Country Day School (30)
- St. Luke's School (30)
- View Top CT Schools
Rank: #2-5 2-5.
- Elite Preparatory Academy (35)
- Primoris Academy (35)
- The King's Christian School (33)
- The Lawrenceville School (33)
- Pioneer Academy (33)
- View Top NJ Schools
Rank: #2-5 2-5.
- The Art of Words Community School (33)
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS) (33)
- The Stony Brook School (33)
- BASIS Independent Brooklyn (32)
- BASIS Independent Manhattan (32)
- View Top NY Schools
Rank: #2-5 2-5.
- Penn Christian Academy (34)
- The Grayson School (33)
- Lighthouse Christian Academy (33)
- Mercersburg Academy (32)
- Oakland Catholic High School (32)
- View Top PA Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- The Nueva Middle School (34)
- The Webb Schools (34)
- BASIS Independent Fremont (33)
- Castilleja School (33)
- The College Preparatory School (33)
- View Top CA Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- Archmere Academy (30)
- Tower Hill School (29)
- Wilmington Friends School (28)
- Saint Mark's High School (27)
- St. Thomas More Academy (25)
- View Top DE Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- The North Fork School (32)
- Riverstone International School (29)
- Cole Valley Christian High School (27)
- Calvary Chapel Christian School (26)
- Logos School (26)
- View Top ID Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- St. Paul's School (32)
- The Derryfield School (29)
- Kimball Union Academy (28)
- Bishop Brady High School (27)
- Bishop Guertin High School (26)
- View Top NH Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- Catlin Gabel School (32)
- The Delphian School (30)
- Oregon Episcopal School (29)
- Veritas School (29)
- Riverdale High School (27)
- View Top OR Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- Belmont Classical Academy (31)
- Eva Carlston Academy (29)
- Anthem Preparatory School (28)
- Applied Scholastics Academy of Salt Lake City (28)
- Rowland Hall (28)
- View Top UT Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science (33)
- BASIS Independent McLean (32)
- Renaissance School (32)
- Belle Meade Montessori School (30)
- Fairfax Christian School (30)
- View Top VA Schools
Rank: #6-13 6-13.
- Auburn Adventist Academy (34)
- Living Montessori Academy (34)
- BASIS Independent Bellevue (32)
- Lakeside School (32)
- Charles Wright Academy (31)
- View Top WA Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- The Westminster Schools (33)
- Fulton Science Academy Private School (31)
- Marist School (31)
- Atlanta International School (30)
- Augusta Preparatory Day School (30)
- View Top GA Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- Iolani School (33)
- Kauai Christian Academy (27)
- Island School (26)
- Parker School (26)
- Seabury Hall (25)
- View Top HI Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- Charles E Smith Jewish Day School (31)
- The Bryn Mawr School (30)
- Gilman School (30)
- Severn School (30)
- Bullis School (29)
- View Top MD Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- The Blake School (31)
- The Blake School/Upper School (31)
- Breck School (31)
- Marie Staffanson (30)
- Mounds Park Academy (29)
- View Top MN Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- John Burroughs School (33)
- Thomas Jefferson School (31)
- Columbia Independent School (30)
- Pembroke Hill School (30)
- Apprende Private School (29)
- View Top MO Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- Coastal Christian High School (33)
- New Hope Christian Academy Inc (33)
- Durham Academy (32)
- Gaston Christian School (32)
- Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill (31)
- View Top NC Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- St. George's Independent School (31)
- Memphis University School (30)
- Montgomery Bell Academy (30)
- Paideia Academy (30)
- Pleasant View School (30)
- View Top TN Schools
Rank: #14-21 14-21.
- E.A. Young Academy (35)
- Bridge Builder Academy (33)
- Austin Peace Academy (32)
- The Brook Hill School (32)
- Covenant Christian Academy (32)
- View Top TX Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Indian Springs School (31)
- Westminster School At Oak Mountain (30)
- The Altamont School (29)
- Bayshore Christian School (29)
- Bayside Academy (28)
- View Top AL Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Pinnacle Classical Academy (28)
- Providence Academy (27)
- Harding Academy (26)
- Legacy Academy (26)
- Life Way Christian School (26)
- View Top AR Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Faith Christian Academy (30)
- The Orme School (28)
- Phoenix Country Day School (28)
- Rancho Solano Preparatory School - Middle and Upper School (28)
- Redeemer Christian School (28)
- View Top AZ Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Rocky Mountain Montessori Academy (33)
- Dawson School (31)
- Colorado Academy (30)
- Kent Denver School (29)
- Front Range Christian School (28)
- View Top CO Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Christian Victory Academy Of Central Fl Inc (35)
- American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus (34)
- Asbury Christian School (32)
- Baldwin Prep School (32)
- Education World Wide (32)
- View Top FL Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Rivermont Collegiate (30)
- Hillcrest Academy (27)
- Prince Of Peace Catholic School (25)
- Valley Lutheran School (25)
- Cedar Valley Christian School (24)
- View Top IA Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Universal School (35)
- British International School of Chicago-South Loop (31)
- Naperville Christian Academy (31)
- North Shore Country Day School (31)
- Rockford Iqra' School (30)
- View Top IL Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Eman Schools (30)
- Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (28)
- Oak Farm Montessori School (28)
- Bishop Chatard (27)
- Canterbury School (27)
- View Top IN Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Bishop Seabury Academy (28)
- Classical School of Wichita (27)
- Trinity Academy (27)
- Wichita Collegiate School (27)
- Cair Paravel Latin School (26)
- View Top KS Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Covington Latin School (30)
- Highlands Latin School (30)
- Louisville Collegiate School (30)
- Sayre School (29)
- Villa Madonna Academy (29)
- View Top KY Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Episcopal School Of Acadiana (29)
- Geneva Academy (28)
- Northlake Christian School (28)
- Providence Classical Academy (28)
- Westminster Christian Academy (28)
- View Top LA Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- New Life Christian Academy (33)
- Cranbrook Schools (30)
- Greenhills School (30)
- Novi Christian Academy (30)
- Detroit Country Day School (29)
- View Top MI Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Stillwater Christian School (26)
- Great Falls Central Catholic High School (25)
- Billings Central Catholic High School (24)
- Billings Christian School (24)
- Foothills Community Christian School (24)
- View Top MT Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School (28)
- Mount Michael Benedictine High School (28)
- Cornerstone Christian School (26)
- Concordia Jr/sr. High School (25)
- Central Catholic Middle & High School (24)
- View Top NE Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Toledo Christian Schools (32)
- Columbus School For Girls (30)
- Hathaway Brown School (30)
- Hawken School (30)
- The Seven Hills School (30)
- View Top OH Schools
Rank: #22-37 22-37.
- Casady School (30)
- Southwest Covenant Schools (28)
- Goodland Academy (27)
- Lawton Academy Of Arts & Sciences (27)
- Mingo Valley Christian (27)
- View Top OK Schools
Rank: #38-40 38-40.
- Axiom Christian Classical School (33)
- Albuquerque Academy (28)
- Santa Fe Prep School (28)
- Desert Academy (27)
- Menaul School (26)
- View Top NM Schools
Rank: #38-40 38-40.
- Veritas Preparatory School (32)
- Hammond School (30)
- Spartanburg Christian Academy (29)
- Spartanburg Day School (29)
- Greenville Classical Academy (28)
- View Top SC Schools
Rank: #38-40 38-40.
- Madison Country Day School (29)
- St. Ambrose Academy (29)
- Brookfield Academy (28)
- Trinity Academy (28)
- University Lake School (28)
- View Top WI Schools
Rank: #41 41.
- Clinton Christian Academy (28)
- Jackson Academy (26)
- Lamar School (26)
- St. Patrick Catholic High School (26)
- Saint Stanislaus High School (26)
- View Top MS Schools
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the national average private school ACT score?
The national average private school ACT score (out of 36 maximum) is 26 for 2024.
What are the private schools with highest ACT score in the United States?
What is the state with the highest average private school ACT score?
The state with the highest average private school ACT score is Massachusetts.
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