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
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%.
School | Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22) | Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23) |
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Carrboro High School | 71.9% | 73.9% |
East Chapel Hill High School | 78.7% | 70.3% |
Chapel Hill High School | 75.7% | 67.1% |
Phoenix Academy High | <5% | 13.6% |
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | 75.8% | 68.2% |