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.
*Beginning Spring 2025 for the Class of 2026, a parent or guardian can exercise the option for their student not to take the state-funded ACT or SAT as indicated in state law.
All LEAs should make sure they have a current email address in OEDS (OEDS.ContactUs@education.ohio.gov) and with the Ohio K-12 Help Desk (support@ohio-k12.org).
Spring 2026 ACT Test Dates
Districts choose test mode (paper or online) and then the start date. All of the subsequent dates for the particular mode chosen are available for testing.*
Window 1
- Paper: February 24, 2026
- Online and Accommodated: February 24 - March 6, 2026
Window 2
- Paper: March 10, 2026
- Online and Accommodated: March 10 - 20, 2026
Window 3
- Paper: March 24, 2026
- Online and Accommodated: March 24 - April 3, 2026
Spring 2025 ACT Test Dates
Districts choose test mode (paper or online) and then the start date. All of the subsequent dates for the particular mode chosen are available for testing.*
Paper:
- February 25, 2025
- accommodated February 25-28, March 3-7, 2025
- March 11, 2025
- accommodated March 11-14 and 17-21, 2025
- March 25, 2025
- accommodated March 25-28 and March 31, April 1-4, 2025
Online (including accommodated):
- February 25-28, March 3-7, 2025
- March 11-14 and March 17-21, 2025
- March 25-28 and March 31, April 1-4, 2025
*See Ohio ACT State Testing webpage for rules/requirements. (To be updated by November 1, 2024)
ACT Resources for 2024-2025
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Last Modified: 4/10/2025 3:51:07 PM