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
Reading scores among the district's schools dropped to 45.9% compared to the previous school year, when 47.5% 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 83.7% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (41). Meanwhile, students from Phillips High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 6.1% 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, 51.2% of Wake County Schools 12th-graders met English 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 | 78.3% | 83.7% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 59.5% | 70.7% |
| Enloe High School | 74.3% | 69.6% |
| Green Level High School | 65.8% | 69.5% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 62.1% | 66.7% |
| Green Hope High School | 68.9% | 66.2% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 57.1% | 65.9% |
| Panther Creek High School | 57.6% | 59.1% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 70.3% | 56.8% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 56.7% | 55.6% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 59.8% | 54.2% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 33.7% | 54.2% |
| Holly Springs High School | 50.8% | 53.1% |
| Apex High School | 58.1% | 52.2% |
| Leesville Road High School | 47.3% | 49% |
| Middle Creek High School | 50.6% | 46.3% |
| Wake Forest High School | 44.7% | 45.7% |
| Heritage High School | 44.2% | 44.2% |
| Millbrook High School | 47.9% | 44.1% |
| Cary High School | 46.6% | 44% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 38.1% | 42.4% |
| Wakefield High School | 36.9% | 42.2% |
| Athens Drive High School | 49.8% | 41.1% |
| Sanderson High School | 37.1% | 40.5% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 47.7% | 39% |
| Garner High School | 27.5% | 30.4% |
| Rolesville High School | 29.8% | 26.5% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 17.6% | 22.5% |
| South Garner High School | 16.7% | 14.6% |
| East Wake High School | 17% | 14.3% |
| Knightdale High School | 15.5% | 13.8% |
| Phillips High School | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| Longview | 0% | <5% |
| Wake County Schools | 47.5% | 45.9% |
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