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
Reading scores among the district's schools dropped to 26.5% compared to the previous school year, when 29.3% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Massey Hill Classical High School students stood out from schools in Cumberland County Schools in reading, with almost 54.8% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (34). Meanwhile, students from Reid Ross Classical High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 7.3% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 36% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for reading during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides reading, 34.3% of Cumberland County Schools 11th-graders met English 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 62.5% | 54.8% |
| Cumberland International Early College | 41.8% | 50% |
| Jack Britt High School | 51.6% | 47.2% |
| Cross Creek Early College | 64.9% | 46.6% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 54.8% | 43.8% |
| Cape Fear High School | 27.5% | 29.7% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 36.3% | 28.2% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 30.4% | 27.7% |
| Pine Forest High School | 25.5% | 22.1% |
| South View High School | 24.7% | 19.7% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 18.9% | 19.6% |
| Seventy-First High School | 14.9% | 17.1% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 10.8% | 14% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 17% | 11.1% |
| Ramsey Street High School | <5% | 10.5% |
| Westover High School | 11.5% | 10.1% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 20% | 7.3% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | 14.3% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 29.3% | 26.5% |
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