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
Science scores among the district's schools dropped to 37.8% compared to the previous school year, when 39.5% 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 science, with almost 87.8% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (43). Meanwhile, students from East Wake High School struggled the most on the science portion, and only 6.7% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 26% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for science during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides science, 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 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 | 83.3% | 87.8% |
| Green Hope High School | 65.4% | 64.3% |
| Enloe High School | 68.7% | 60.9% |
| Green Level High School | 60% | 57.9% |
| Panther Creek High School | 51.7% | 54.5% |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | 48.3% | 53.3% |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | 59.5% | 53.3% |
| Crossroads FLEX | 39.3% | 52.3% |
| Apex Friendship High School | 45.6% | 47.5% |
| Needham Broughton High School | 48.8% | 45.3% |
| Apex High School | 50.3% | 44.7% |
| Leesville Road High School | 42.7% | 44.4% |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | 54.1% | 43.2% |
| Holly Springs High School | 43.8% | 43.2% |
| Millbrook High School | 37.5% | 38.2% |
| Cary High School | 33.9% | 36.8% |
| Middle Creek High School | 44.5% | 36.5% |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | 27% | 34.9% |
| Wake Forest High School | 32.7% | 34.7% |
| Heritage High School | 33.6% | 34.2% |
| Athens Drive High School | 40.2% | 32.4% |
| Wakefield High School | 27.3% | 31.3% |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | 36% | 30.5% |
| Sanderson High School | 29.1% | 29.1% |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | 23.8% | 28.2% |
| Garner High School | 23.6% | 22.2% |
| Rolesville High School | 22% | 20.3% |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | 13.2% | 12.5% |
| South Garner High School | 10.8% | 9.9% |
| Knightdale High School | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| East Wake High School | 11.3% | 6.7% |
| Longview | 0% | <5% |
| Phillips High School | <5% | <5% |
| Wake County Schools | 39.5% | 37.8% |
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