The percentage of students in Utah County’s two largest school districts who scored an 18 or better on the ACT dipped slightly from 2025 to 2026, but remained at or above the statewide average, according to data released by the Utah State Board of Education this week.
In the Alpine School District, 69.2% of students who took the ACT in 2026 scored an 18 or higher. This follows a 2025 rate of 69.6% for the district. In the Nebo School District, 62.3% of students reached the benchmark, a decrease of more than 2 percentage points from the 64.9% recorded in 2025. The statewide figure for students scoring an 18 or higher was 62.3%.
Provo City School District reported that 60.1% of students finished with a score at or above an 18, nearly identical to the 60.2% rate from 2025. While the percentage was lower, the district's average subject scores performed better against state averages. Provo students averaged 19.4 in English, 21.5 in reading, 19.9 in math, and 20.6 for science. State averages were 19.1 for English, 20.9 for reading, 19.4 for math, and 20.1 for science.
Alpine students averaged 19.8 in English, 21.8 in reading, 19.9 in math, and 20.7 for science. Nebo students averaged 19.1 in English, 21.1 in reading, 19.4 for math, and 20 for science.
Among public high schools in the county, Lone Peak had the highest percentage of students scoring above an 18 on the ACT at 82.9%. Other high-performing schools included Nebo Online School in the Nebo School District with 80% of students reaching the benchmark, and Timpview in Provo with 72.9% of students reaching the benchmark.
