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 dropped to 36.9% compared to the previous school year, when 38.6% 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 math, with almost 89.8% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (44). Meanwhile, students from East Wake High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 5.5% 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, 51.2% of Wake County Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 45.9% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 37.8% 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 | 78.3% | 89.8% |
| Green Level High School | 66.7% | 65.5% |
| Green Hope High School | 72% | 65.4% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 55.4% | 65.3% |
| Enloe High School | 64.4% | 55.8% |
| Panther Creek High School | 56.6% | 55% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 31% | 53.3% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 45.9% | 50% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 46.4% | 50% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 43.3% | 49.3% |
| Leesville Road High School | 45.2% | 47.5% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 45.4% | 46.2% |
| Apex High School | 51.8% | 45.5% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 18% | 43.4% |
| Holly Springs High School | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| Heritage High School | 37.2% | 35.6% |
| Middle Creek High School | 37.4% | 35.2% |
| Millbrook High School | 35.8% | 32.6% |
| Cary High School | 33.6% | 32.3% |
| Athens Drive High School | 37.6% | 31.7% |
| Sanderson High School | 29.1% | 31.4% |
| Wakefield High School | 27.8% | 28.9% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 36.5% | 28.7% |
| Wake Forest High School | 27% | 27.3% |
| Garner High School | 18.9% | 19.5% |
| Rolesville High School | 17.1% | 16.6% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 27.4% | 16.5% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 11.6% | 12.1% |
| South Garner High School | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| Knightdale High School | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| East Wake High School | 11.7% | 5.5% |
| Longview | 0% | <5% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | <5% |
| Wake County Schools | 38.6% | 36.9% |
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