Tennessee Department of Education Releases ACT Data for Class of 2019

The ACT

In 2016 the Moore County Board of Education adopted a strategic plan for our school system. The board’s strategic plan set a goal of having an average ACT composite score of 21 on the ACT by the year 2020. The class of 2017 had an average composite score of 18.9. The class of 2018 had an average composite score of 20.6. The Moore County class of 2019 has a composite ACT score of 21.7! This ACT score ranks our school district as the TOP DISTRICT in South Central Tennessee. The South Central region of Tennessee is made up of 16 school districts. Those districts are Bedford County, Coffee County, Fayetteville City, Franklin County, Giles County, Hickman County, Lawrence County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Manchester City, Marshall County, Maury County, Moore County, Perry County, Tullahoma City, and Wayne County.

RANK	District Name	Average Composite Score	Percent Scoring 21 or Higher	Percent Scoring Below 19
1	Moore County	21.7	59.1	27.3
2	Fayetteville	20.6	44.7	42.1
2	Marshall County	20.6	48.2	36.5
4	Tullahoma	20.4	43.3	43.3
5	Lincoln County	20.1	45.4	41.8
6	Maury County	19.6	37.1	46.4
7	Franklin County	19.5	36.7	49.5
8	Coffee County	19.4	37.3	48.3
9	Lawrence County	19.3	34.9	47.3
10	Lewis County	19.1	34	48.1
11	Giles County	19	33.1	50.2
12	Bedford County	18.9	33	54.9
12	Hickman County	18.9	33.9	52.4
14	Wayne County	18.3	29.8	51.6
15	Perry County	17.3	18.2	68.2

Several of these systems have more than one high school. Cornersville High School has the top ACT composite in the region with a score of 21.9.

RANK	District Name	School Name	Average Composite Score	Percent Scoring 21 or Higher	Percent Scoring Below 19
1	Marshall County	Cornersville School	21.9	59	22.9
2	Moore County	Moore County High School	21.7	59.1	27.3
3	Bedford County	Cascade High School	20.8	46.8	34.2
3	Marshall County	Forrest School	20.8	54	34.5
5	Fayetteville	Fayetteville High School	20.6	44.7	42.1
6	Tullahoma	Tullahoma High School	20.4	43.3	43.3
7	Giles County	Richland School	20.3	47.6	42.9
8	Maury County	Spring Hill High School	20.2	38.4	39.9
9	Lincoln County	Lincoln County High School	20.1	45.4	41.8
10	Marshall County	Marshall Co High School	19.9	40.4	43.4
11	Maury County	Hampshire Unit School	19.8	50	37.5
11	Maury County	Santa Fe Unit School	19.8	42.2	40
13	Lawrence County	Lawrence Co High School	19.7	37.4	43
14	Franklin County	Franklin Co High School	19.6	36.9	49.6
15	Lawrence County	Loretto High School	19.5	35.6	45.5
16	Coffee County	Coffee County Central High School	19.4	37.3	48.3
16	Maury County	Mt Pleasant High School	19.4	37.3	46.7
18	Hickman County	East Hickman High School	19.2	38.9	48.7
18	Maury County	Columbia Central High School	19.2	35.7	53.1
20	Lewis County	Lewis Co High School	19.1	34	48.1
21	Bedford County	Community High School	19	34.8	53
21	Franklin County	Huntland School	19	35.8	49.3
23	Maury County	Culleoka Unit School	18.9	27.9	54.1
24	Wayne County	Collinwood High School	18.8	37	43.8
25	Hickman County	Hickman Co Sr High School	18.6	29.2	55.8
26	Giles County	Giles Co High School	18.4	25.7	53.9
26	Lawrence County	Summertown High School	18.4	28.7	59
28	Bedford County	Shelbyville Central High School	18.3	27.8	62.5
28	Wayne County	Wayne County High School	18.3	27.3	54.5
30	Perry County	Perry County High School	17.3	18.2	68.2
31	Wayne County	Frank Hughes School	17	13.6	68.2

Compared to the rest of the state:

Moore County School District ACT of the class of 2019 composite score ranks 12th in the state of Tennessee. The score puts Moore County High School in the top 15% of high schools in Tennessee (54 out of 361 schools with ACT data).

District Average ACT Composite
1	Germantown	26.3
2	Williamson County	25.3
3	Collierville	24.7
4	Maryville	23.5
5	Oak Ridge	23.3
6	Union City	22.8
7	Arlington	22.8
8	Johnson City	22.7
9	Greeneville	21.9
10	Kingsport	21.9
11	Bradford	21.8
12	Moore County	21.7

This data is found on the Tennessee Department of Education's website, click here.