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
English scores among the district's schools rose to 55.5% compared to the previous school year, when 50.3% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Wake Early College of Health and Science students stood out from schools in Wake County Schools in English, with almost 88.3% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (68). Meanwhile, students from Phillips High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 18.2% 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, 48.5% of Wake County Schools 11th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In math, 39.4% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 37.4% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Wake County Schools had an average college readiness of 27.6% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 80.3% | 88.3% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 71.4% | 82.9% |
| Green Hope High School | 72.3% | 82.6% |
| Green Level High School | 74.5% | 80.9% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 68.2% | 77.1% |
| Enloe High School | 70.8% | 73.3% |
| Panther Creek High School | 68.8% | 70.9% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 66.3% | 70.2% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 63.3% | 67.7% |
| Apex High School | 56.6% | 66.1% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 46.5% | 65.3% |
| Holly Springs High School | 62.5% | 64.1% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| Wake Forest High School | 55.3% | 58.3% |
| Wakefield High School | 48.2% | 54.2% |
| Leesville Road High School | 52.4% | 53.8% |
| Athens Drive High School | 42.6% | 53.3% |
| Middle Creek High School | 48.3% | 53.3% |
| Cary High School | 48% | 53% |
| Sanderson High School | 49.7% | 51.1% |
| Millbrook High School | 46.1% | 50.4% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 55.4% | 49.4% |
| Heritage High School | 48.8% | 48.6% |
| Willow Spring High School | 0% | 47.3% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 39.7% | 41.8% |
| Garner High School | 34.6% | 39.9% |
| Rolesville High School | 25.8% | 36.9% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 26.1% | 26.2% |
| SCORE Academy | <5% | 25% |
| Knightdale High School | 13.7% | 23.1% |
| South Garner High School | 17.3% | 23.1% |
| East Wake High School | 12.9% | 19.7% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | 18.2% |
| Wake STEM Early College High School | 91.7% | <5% |
| Wake County Schools | 50.3% | 55.5% |
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