Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en
Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en
English scores among the district's schools rose to 32.5% compared to the previous school year, when 31% 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 87.7% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (50). Meanwhile, students from Alger B. Wilkins High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 6.7% 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, 29% of Cumberland County Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 18.9% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 14.8% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Cumberland County Schools had an average college readiness of 9.3% 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 | 74.2% | 87.7% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 49% | 60.7% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 61.9% | 58.1% |
| Cumberland International Early College | 59.2% | 55.2% |
| Jack Britt High School | 41.8% | 54.7% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 44.8% | 37.7% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 35.3% | 34.1% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 27.7% | 31.7% |
| South View High School | 21.7% | 31.4% |
| Cape Fear High School | 23.2% | 30.8% |
| Pine Forest High School | 41.1% | 30.8% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 13.3% | 22.5% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 22.2% | 16% |
| Seventy-First High School | 12.9% | 14.1% |
| Westover High School | 16.1% | 13.4% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | <5% | 6.7% |
| Ramsey Street High School | 0% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 31% | 32.5% |
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