2025 ACT results released in October showed that the Coweta County School System’s 2025 graduates overall outscored Georgia and U.S. graduates on the college entrance exam.
The school system’s average composite ACT score was 21.8 among its 2028 graduates, compared to an overall national composite score of 19.4 and a Georgia composite score of 21.4. That is a 0.4 point average rise among Coweta graduates 2024 to 2025, while Georgia’s overall composite score rose more slowly and national scores slightly decreased.
Coweta and Georgia average scores on the ACT’s component tests of English, math, reading and science were also significantly higher than national averages, with Coweta graduates outscoring their state-wide counterparts on each section.
Coweta’s ACT average performance this year shares a trend with other recently- released academic indicators, including SAT performance and graduation rate, in which Coweta students outperform national and state averages.
Northgate High students had an average composite score of 22.1 on the exam among its 2025 grads. East Coweta graduates had an average composite score of 22.0, and Newnan High graduates had an average composite score of 21.2.
This year’s ACT breakdown by section is below:
| 2025 ACT Averages | English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite Score |
| East Coweta High School | 21.5 | 20.8 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 22.0 |
| Newnan High School | 20.5 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 21.2 |
| Northgate High School | 21.6 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
| Coweta County Schools | 21.2 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
| Georgia | 20.6 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| Nation | 18.4 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
“We are seeing Coweta students continuing to outperform the state and nation on the ACT,” said Dr. Chase Puckett, Coweta County’s Director of Instructional Services. “It mirrors what we’ve also seen with the SAT and other student performance indicators. While student scores in many cases are stagnating at the national level, student performance in Georgia is increasing, and our student performance here in Coweta is going up on the ACT, SAT and graduation rate, and outperforming both.”
“I think that comes from a strong focus on content areas in our schools, K through 12, and our focus on math and literacy,” said Puckett. “It underscores that our principals and our teachers are doing what they need to do to be sure our students are being supported and challenged. We anticipate that we’ll continue to see strong performance and overall increases as we focus on literacy and math across the district,” he said.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods noted that 2025 was the ninth year in a row that Georgia students beat the national average on the ACT.
“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.”
All scores used to calculate this year’s averages are based on 2025 high school graduates who took the ACT at any point during high school. Only the last ACT score is included if the student took the ACT multiple times.
To see more about Georgia’s 2025 ACT test results, go here.
