Question: is 16 good on the act?
Answer: In terms of benchmarks for ACT score percentiles, a score of 16 places you at the 27th percentile, meaning you've scored better than about a quarter of test-takers. ... We've already noted that a 20.8 is an average ACT score, at the 50th percentile. A score of 24 means you've scored better than about 74% of students.