South Dakota ACT Scores Top National Average for Sixth Straight Year
South Dakota's ACT scores have surpassed the national average for the sixth consecutive year.
Rapid City, SD, October 15, 2026 —
South Dakota’s ACT scores have exceeded the national average for the sixth consecutive year, according to the trend summary provided. The summary does not include score figures or specify which testing year the latest comparison covers.
The reported six-year run establishes that the state’s scores were above the national average in each of six consecutive years. However, the information provided does not say whether scores rose, fell or stayed steady during that period, or how large the difference was in any year.
Details about the students represented in the comparison were not provided. The summary also does not identify the source of the figures, the number or share of South Dakota students who took the ACT, or whether the comparison uses average composite scores or another measure.
No explanation was given for why South Dakota’s scores exceeded the national average. The available information also does not describe changes in schools, instruction, test participation or student performance that might help explain the result. Without those details, the six-year comparison reports the direction and duration of the trend but does not establish its causes or broader implications.
The trend summary does not name an official, education agency or other source commenting on the result. It also provides no figures for earlier years or other states. As a result, the reported milestone can be stated, but its scale and context cannot be assessed from the information available.
Further specifics—including the latest scores, the years covered, the data source and participation levels—were not included in the summary.
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