How Utah County’s school districts did on the ACT compared to the state in 2026
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Utah State Board of Education figures released this week show that the share of ACT test takers reaching a score of 18 or higher slipped slightly from 2025 to 2026 in Utah County's two biggest districts. Both still landed at or above the statewide rate of 62.3%. Alpine School District reported 69.2%, compared with 69.6% a year earlier. Nebo School District reported 62.3%, matching the state figure, after falling by more than two percentage points from 64.9%.
Provo City School District came in at 60.1%, which is under the state rate and almost unchanged from 60.2% in 2025. Even so, Provo's average scores in English, reading, math and science were each higher than the matching state averages. The article reports that Alpine's averages were also above the state's in all four subjects, for example 19.8 in English versus a state average of 19.1. Nebo's averages were close to the state's, with differences of well under a point.
Among the county's public high schools, Lone Peak had the largest share of test takers reaching 18 or higher, at 82.9%. Nebo Online School reached 80% within its district, and Timpview led Provo's schools at 72.9%. The article does not describe any follow-up steps.
Why it matters
The ACT is a common measure of how prepared high school students are for college. These figures let families and board members see how their district compares with neighbors and the state, and whether results moved from last year.
- Test scores
- College and career readiness
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- What other information, besides the share of students reaching 18, would help families judge how well a district prepares students for college?
- How should a district interpret a small year-to-year change in ACT results, such as the one reported for Nebo?
- What might explain differences in results between schools within the same district?
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