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
English scores among the district's schools dropped to 51.2% compared to the previous school year, when 56.6% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Wake STEM Early College High School students stood out from schools in Wake County Schools in English, with almost 93.9% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (46). Meanwhile, students from East Wake High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 13.1% 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, 45.9% of Wake County Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 37.8% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 36.9% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Wake County Schools had an average college readiness of 26.8% 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 STEM Early College High School | 91.7% | 93.9% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 67.9% | 79.5% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 73% | 78.7% |
| Green Level High School | 78.6% | 74.7% |
| Green Hope High School | 80.1% | 74% |
| Enloe High School | 80.9% | 72.2% |
| Panther Creek High School | 70.1% | 69.5% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 65.6% | 67.9% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 67.6% | 65.9% |
| Holly Springs High School | 61.5% | 63.8% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 62.1% | 63.3% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 69.4% | 59% |
| Apex High School | 71.8% | 58.1% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 53.9% | 56.6% |
| Wake Forest High School | 56.8% | 55.8% |
| Leesville Road High School | 59.8% | 54.5% |
| Heritage High School | 57.2% | 51.1% |
| Sanderson High School | 48.2% | 49.2% |
| Middle Creek High School | 56.5% | 49% |
| Cary High School | 53.7% | 48.3% |
| Wakefield High School | 46% | 47.8% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 41.7% | 47.1% |
| Millbrook High School | 56.9% | 46.3% |
| Athens Drive High School | 56.6% | 43.1% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 51.3% | 40.5% |
| Garner High School | 36.5% | 34.8% |
| Rolesville High School | 34.7% | 26.3% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 21.6% | 25% |
| South Garner High School | 20% | 17.6% |
| Knightdale High School | 16.4% | 14.7% |
| East Wake High School | 23.5% | 13.1% |
| Longview | 0% | <5% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | <5% |
| Wake County Schools | 56.6% | 51.2% |
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