Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
English scores among the district's schools rose to 34.3% compared to the previous school year, when 33% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Cross Creek Early College students stood out from schools in Cumberland County Schools in English, with almost 72.4% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (42). Meanwhile, students from Ramsey Street High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 5% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 41% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for English during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides English, 26.5% of Cumberland County Schools 11th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 17.2% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 13.3% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Cumberland County Schools had an average college readiness of 8.5% across all ACT areas.
North Carolina's education system is still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the 2022-23 ACT results, college readiness among North Carolina students falls short of pre-pandemic levels, with only 17.1% meeting benchmarks.
Additionally, the state's performance is lagging behind the national average, which currently stands at 21%.
| School | Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22) | Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23) |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Early College | 86% | 72.4% |
| Cumberland International Early College | 55.2% | 66.2% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 60.7% | 64.5% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 58.1% | 54.7% |
| Jack Britt High School | 54.9% | 53.7% |
| Cape Fear High School | 30.5% | 34.9% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 34.4% | 34.2% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 35.6% | 33.1% |
| Pine Forest High School | 32.1% | 31.9% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 17.1% | 30.4% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 31.7% | 29.3% |
| South View High School | 32.1% | 29.1% |
| Seventy-First High School | 14.5% | 23.9% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 24.7% | 22.2% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 9.4% | 19.9% |
| Westover High School | 13.5% | 15.1% |
| Ramsey Street High School | <5% | 5% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | 7.1% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 33% | 34.3% |
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