State-Funded ACT Tests

State law requires districts and community schools to administer the state-funded ACT or SAT to all grade 11 students in the spring of the school year. Each year, districts and schools will select the test to administer to their juniors. | Notice to JVSD & ESC superintendents

ACT Test Dates

As part of their state testing programs, ACT has provided the test dates for the 2021 administration of the state-funded tests*. Districts and schools can use all standard time paper testing windows, as well as the online window, to administer all standard time ACT tests. 

SPRING 2021 ACT TEST DATES*

Paper Testing – February 23, 2021 Online Testing – February 23-25 and March 2-4, 2021 Accommodated Testing – February 23-26 and March 1-5, 2021   Paper Testing – March 9, 2021 Online Testing – March 9-11 and March 16-18, 2021 Accommodated Testing – March 9-12 and March 15-19, 2021   Paper Testing – March 23, 2021 Online Testing – March 23-25 and March 30-31 & April 1, 2021 Accommodated Testing – March 23-26 and March 29-31 & April 1-2, 2021

*All Windows are available upon following ACT's guidelines and timelines.

All LEAs should make sure they have a current email address in OEDS
(OEDS.ContactUs@education.ohio.gov) and with the Ohio-K12 Help Desk (Support@ohio-k12.help). 

• ACT Vendor Presentation Video | PDF
• 2021 ACT Schedule of Events 
• ACT Academy
• ACT Practice Tests

Please direct questions about ACT test administration to statetesting@act.org or call 800-553-6244 Ext. 2800.

Please direct questions about graduation requirements to gradrequirements@education.ohio.gov.

Last Modified: 11/24/2020 8:08:04 AM

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