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How did senior students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools perform on English portion of the ACT in 2022-23 school year?

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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

At Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 597 out of 875 senior 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 dropped to 68.2% compared to the previous school year, when 75.8% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Carrboro High School students stood out from schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in English, with almost 73.9% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (116). Meanwhile, students from Phoenix Academy High struggled the most on the English portion, and only 13.6% 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, 63.4% of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 57.5% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 53.5% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools had an average college readiness of 45% 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%.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ACT Performance by Subjects (2022-23)
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%EnglishMathReadingScienceAll Subjects11th-Graders12th-Graders

English Performance Among Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' 12th-Graders on 2022-23 ACT
SchoolMet or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22)Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23)
Carrboro High School71.9%73.9%
East Chapel Hill High School78.7%70.3%
Chapel Hill High School75.7%67.1%
Phoenix Academy High<5%13.6%
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools75.8%68.2%

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