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
Math scores among the district's schools dropped to 13.3% compared to the previous school year, when 15.3% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Cumberland International Early College students stood out from schools in Cumberland County Schools in math, with almost 39.2% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (29). Meanwhile, students from Ramsey Street High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 5% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 25% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for math during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides math, 34.3% of Cumberland County Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 26.5% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 17.2% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland International Early College | 23.9% | 39.2% |
| Cross Creek Early College | 49.1% | 37.9% |
| Jack Britt High School | 33.2% | 28.2% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 35.5% | 25% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 26.8% | 19.4% |
| Pine Forest High School | 18.3% | 15.7% |
| Cape Fear High School | 14.2% | 15.3% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | <5% | 12.5% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 20.5% | 11.5% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 13.6% | 10.3% |
| South View High School | 10% | 9% |
| Ramsey Street High School | <5% | 5% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | <5% | <5% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 6.6% | <5% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | <5% | <5% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | <5% | <5% |
| Seventy-First High School | <5% | <5% |
| Westover High School | <5% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 15.3% | 13.3% |
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