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
Science scores among the district's schools dropped to 17.2% compared to the previous school year, when 19.5% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Cross Creek Early College students stood out from schools in Cumberland County Schools in science, with almost 37.9% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (22). Meanwhile, students from E. E. Smith High School struggled the most on the science portion, and only 5.3% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 26% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for science during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides science, 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 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 | 45.6% | 37.9% |
| Cumberland International Early College | 32.8% | 36.5% |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 48.4% | 35.9% |
| Jack Britt High School | 40.3% | 35.1% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 39.3% | 30.6% |
| Cape Fear High School | 16.5% | 22.7% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 21.2% | 16.9% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 22.4% | 15.9% |
| Pine Forest High School | 17.9% | 13.3% |
| South View High School | 13% | 11% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 6.3% | 10.7% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 7% | 6.6% |
| Westover High School | 9% | 6.3% |
| Seventy-First High School | 6.4% | 6% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | <5% | <5% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 16.7% | <5% |
| Ramsey Street High School | <5% | <5% |
| Cumberland County Schools | 19.5% | 17.2% |
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