Pennsylvania ACT Scores: How Methacton Compares

EAGLEVILLE, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released its list of 2016 ACT scores for public high schools in the state.

The ACT, a competitor to the SAT, aims to judge student abilities in four categories: English, mathematics, reading, and science.

The average ACT score in Pennsylvania is 20.8. Methacton scored a 26, placing it in very competitive standing as compared to its neighbors.

Here's how some other nearby Montgomery County districts stacked up with the statewide competition:

• Harriton: 27
• Lower Merion: 27
• Methacton: 26
• Upper Dublin: 26
• Plymouth-Whitemarsh: 26
• Perkiomen Valley: 25
• North Penn: 25
• Wissahickon: 25
• Lower Moreland: 25
• Abington: 24
• Owen J. Roberts: 24
• Hatboro-Horsham: 24
• Pottsgrove: 23
• Upper Moreland: 23
• Upper Merion: 22
• Norristown: 18
• Pottstown: NA

And in nearby Chester County:

• Phoenixville: 26
• Spring-Ford: 24
• Conestoga: 26
• Great Valley: 25:

Philadelphia's Julia R. Masterman School, perpetually atop rankings, earned the highest average ACT score with 30.

The ACT is scored from of a low of 1 to a top score of 36. The numbers listed above are the average of sectional scores in English, math, reading and science.

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