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
Reading scores among the district's schools rose to 48.5% compared to the previous school year, when 45.6% 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 reading, with almost 86.2% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (50). Meanwhile, students from SCORE Academy struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 8.3% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 36% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for reading during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides reading, 55.5% of Wake County Schools 11th-graders met English 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 STEM Early College High School | 85.4% | 86.2% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 68.4% | 75.3% |
| Green Level High School | 68.7% | 72.4% |
| Green Hope High School | 65% | 71.8% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 54.5% | 70.8% |
| Enloe High School | 68.4% | 70.6% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 61.9% | 65.9% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 55% | 62% |
| Panther Creek High School | 59.8% | 62% |
| Holly Springs High School | 52.6% | 58.7% |
| Apex High School | 51.4% | 56.8% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 66.7% | 54.8% |
| Leesville Road High School | 48.5% | 52.7% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 54.2% | 50% |
| Athens Drive High School | 40.7% | 49.5% |
| Sanderson High School | 41.3% | 48.2% |
| Wakefield High School | 41.3% | 47.2% |
| Middle Creek High School | 45.1% | 46.5% |
| Wake Forest High School | 45.4% | 44.2% |
| Willow Spring High School | 0% | 43.2% |
| Millbrook High School | 44.5% | 43% |
| Cary High School | 44.6% | 42.9% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 54.2% | 41% |
| Heritage High School | 42.9% | 39.9% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 38.9% | 38.8% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 43% | 35.8% |
| Rolesville High School | 26.2% | 31.2% |
| Garner High School | 31.1% | 29% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 23.1% | 23.8% |
| East Wake High School | 14.2% | 19.5% |
| South Garner High School | 15.1% | 19% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | 18.2% |
| Knightdale High School | 13.7% | 17.9% |
| SCORE Academy | <5% | 8.3% |
| Wake County Schools | 45.6% | 48.5% |
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