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Conestoga HS Average ACT Score Among PA's Best

See where it ranked compared to neighboring high schools.

BERWYN, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released its list of 2016 ACT scores for public high schools in the state. While some schools are cheering, others are probably figuring out what they can do to improve the scored. Conestoga High School is definitely cheering.

According to data from the department, Conestoga earned an average ACT score of 26.

Forty-one Springfield students took the test in 2016. In English, the average score is 23, reading is 27, writing 7, math 24, and science 24.

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Nearby and Radnor High School earned a 27, and so did Harriton and Lower Merion high schools. Great Valley HS had a 25 average score.

Julia R. Masterman School earned the highest average ACT score with 30 and Roxborough High School had the lowest in PA with 13.

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

The average ACT score in Pennsylvania is 20.8.

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