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
Math scores among the district's schools rose to 39.4% compared to the previous school year, when 36.3% 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 math, with almost 93.1% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (54). Meanwhile, students from SCORE Academy struggled the most on the math portion, and only 8.3% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 25% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for math during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides math, 55.5% of Wake County Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 48.5% 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 STEM Early College High School | 89.6% | 93.1% |
| Green Hope High School | 63.8% | 72.8% |
| Green Level High School | 64.9% | 71.1% |
| Panther Creek High School | 55.3% | 63.5% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 48.6% | 57.1% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 67.1% | 55.8% |
| Enloe High School | 53.5% | 53.6% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 47.6% | 51.2% |
| Apex High School | 44.8% | 51% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 53.3% | 45.2% |
| Leesville Road High School | 47.5% | 44.6% |
| Holly Springs High School | 36.1% | 43.5% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 44.2% | 42.3% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 18.6% | 41.1% |
| Middle Creek High School | 35.5% | 37.9% |
| Wakefield High School | 28.5% | 37.6% |
| Athens Drive High School | 30.1% | 35.8% |
| Cary High School | 32.4% | 34.4% |
| Heritage High School | 35.3% | 32.4% |
| Sanderson High School | 31.8% | 32.3% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 41% | 31.3% |
| Wake Forest High School | 25.7% | 30% |
| Willow Spring High School | 0% | 29.6% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 28.7% | 28.8% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 52.3% | 27.1% |
| Millbrook High School | 30.7% | 26.4% |
| Rolesville High School | 16.8% | 18.1% |
| Garner High School | 19% | 17.9% |
| South Garner High School | 7.1% | 14.9% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Knightdale High School | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | 9.1% |
| East Wake High School | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| SCORE Academy | <5% | 8.3% |
| Wake County Schools | 36.3% | 39.4% |
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