Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
Math scores among the district's schools dropped to 23.7% compared to the previous school year, when 24.9% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
STEM Early College @ North Carolina A&T SU students stood out from schools in Guilford County Schools in math, with almost 86.4% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (38). Meanwhile, students from Southern Guilford High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 6.7% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 25% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for math during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides math, 34.9% of Guilford County Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 30.8% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 22.3% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Guilford County Schools had an average college readiness of 15% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| STEM Early College @ North Carolina A&T SU | 84.4% | 86.4% |
| Philip J. Weaver Education Center | 37.3% | 56.8% |
| Northwest Guilford High School | 47.8% | 51.1% |
| Northern Guilford High School | 39.8% | 42.8% |
| Grimsley High School | 36% | 35.9% |
| GTCC Middle College High | 37.3% | 27.3% |
| Penn-Griffin Schools | 31.4% | 26.3% |
| Page High School | 35.2% | 24.5% |
| Southeast Guilford High School | 11.5% | 21.3% |
| Southwest Guilford High School | 26.7% | 19.4% |
| Lucy Ragsdale High School | 18.4% | 18.7% |
| Western Guilford High School | 22% | 17.9% |
| Middle College at GTCC-High Point | 12.1% | 17.4% |
| UNCG Early/Middle College | 20.4% | 14.3% |
| GC Middle College High | 14.6% | 13.9% |
| Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro | 6.7% | 13.5% |
| Academy at Smith | 5.6% | 11.1% |
| Middle College at North Carolina A&T | <5% | 10.8% |
| Kearns Academy | 11.5% | 10% |
| High Point Central High School | 15% | 8.6% |
| Eastern Guilford High School | 5.5% | 7.3% |
| Southern Guilford High School | <5% | 6.7% |
| T. Wingate Andrews High School | <5% | <5% |
| James B. Dudley High School | <5% | <5% |
| Early College at Guilford | >95% | >95% |
| Doris Henderson Newcomers School | <5% | <5% |
| Northeast Guilford High School | 5.8% | <5% |
| SCALE School | 0% | <5% |
| Pruette SCALE Academy | 0% | <5% |
| Ben L. Smith High School | <5% | <5% |
| Guilford County Schools | 24.9% | 23.7% |
Alerts Sign-up