Fayette’s 2025 ACT scores improve, best state, nation numbers

The Class of 2025 maintained Fayette County’s high average composite score on the ACT, again outscoring the state and nation on the college readiness test. 

Fayette’s 2025 average composite score is 23.5, the third highest in the state among school systems with over 200 test takers. Fayette had 481 test takers. That also marks an improvement over last year’s composite score of 22.8. 

The county’s average score is 2.1 points higher than the state average of 21.4 and 4.1 points higher than the national average of 19.4. Broken down by discipline, the county outscored the state and nation in all four categories (English, math, reading, science) by at least 1.8 points. 

More than 400 Georgia high schools registered ACT scores. Starr’s Mill High had the 21st best score in the state (25.1), with McIntosh High 24th (24.7), Whitewater High 45th (21.8), Fayette County High 51st (21.2), and Sandy Creek High 62nd (20.1). 

For the ninth year in a row, Georgia students beat the national average on the ACT, and their average composite score rose even as the national average stayed steady.

“We are nearing a decade of Georgia students beating the national average on the ACT, with similar results on the SAT,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “Despite the challenges public schools across the country have faced over the last decade, our students continue to outperform the national average – our teachers, school leaders, families, and students should take great pride in that accomplishment. At the state level, we will continue to work to ensure our schools, districts, and teachers have the resources they need to continue producing great outcomes – and successful futures – for students.”

The ACT consists of curriculum-based tests of educational development in English, math, reading, and science designed to measure the skills needed for success in first-year college coursework. All scores are based on 2025 high school graduates who took the ACT at any point during their sophomore, junior, or senior years in high school.