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
Reading scores among the district's schools rose to 29% compared to the previous school year, when 28% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Cross Creek Early College students stood out from schools in Cumberland County Schools in reading, with almost 70.2% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (40). Meanwhile, students from Douglas Byrd High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 11% 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, 32.5% of Cumberland County Schools 12th-graders met English 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 | 67.7% | 70.2% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 38.8% | 64.3% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 52.4% | 53.2% |
| Jack Britt High School | 39.9% | 49.6% |
| Cumberland International Early College | 52.1% | 46.3% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 40.4% | 37.1% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 28.9% | 29.9% |
| Cape Fear High School | 24.6% | 27.9% |
| Pine Forest High School | 32.7% | 25.4% |
| South View High School | 22.1% | 24.2% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 21.5% | 20.6% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 19.4% | 18.4% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 11.7% | 16% |
| Seventy-First High School | 11.6% | 15.6% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | <5% | 13.3% |
| Westover High School | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 13.5% | 11% |
| Ramsey Street High School | 0% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 28% | 29% |
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