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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a 31 is fantastic.  Still, I'm struck how many prior posters respond that such a score (and even a 30) gets you merit aid and a lot of schools.  At my kid's private school, a 30 would be considered to be on the lower end.  Still good.  But definitely on the average side.  Is this a private school v public school difference?[/quote]

http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Multiple_Choice_STEM_Ranks2016.pdf

[b]A composite score of 30 is at the 94th percentile of test takers nationwide. A 31 is at the 96th percentile.[/b][/quote]

Not in this area. UMD's mid 50% is 29-33 which means 33 is 75%tile. 25% of kids got higher than 33. [/quote]

Not in this *area?* I think what you mean is that 31 is not the 96th percentile at *UMD.* But enrolled students at one of the top schools in the area are not representative of the entire area.[/quote]

No, DMV area is full of high stat kids - 33 and up. [/quote]

Evidence?[/quote]

The evidence doesn't support the notion that the DMV is "full" of high-state kids, nor that 31 is an average ACT score for this area.

Not that many kids in DC, MD, and VA take the ACT--44% of DC seniors, 27% of Maryland seniors, and 31% of VA seniors took it in 2016. Average composite scores for these students: DC--22.2; MD--23.0; VA--23.3.

https://magoosh.com/hs/act/2016/average-act-score-by-state/

The SAT may be a better measure, since more students take it--more than 90% of seniors in DC and 70%-80% of seniors in MD and VA in 2015. Average combined scores for these students (using the "old" SAT score with reading, math, writing): DC--1313; MD--1462; VA--1533. These SAT scores roughly equate to ACT scores of: DC--19; MD--21; VA--22. (Across all states, and for both the SAT and the ACT, the greater the percentage of students taking the test, the lower the scores.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/local/sat-scores-2015/1812/

http://blog.prepscholar.com/act-to-sat-conversion[/quote]

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