Chapel Hill Review

At Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 693 out of 920 junior students taking the English portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

English scores among the district's schools rose to 75.3% compared to the previous school year, when 68.1% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

East Chapel Hill High School students stood out from schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in English, with almost 79.8% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (265). Meanwhile, students from Chapel Hill High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 73.7% were considered ready for college.

For comparison, North Carolina saw 41% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for English during the 2022-23 school year.

Besides English, 65.7% of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 11th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 61.9% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 56% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools had an average college readiness of 49.8% 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)
East Chapel Hill High School	71.2%	79.8%
Carrboro High School	71.5%	74.9%
Chapel Hill High School	65.9%	73.7%
Phoenix Academy High	22.2%	<5%
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	68.1%	75.3%