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 21.4% compared to the previous school year, when 22.1% 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 science, with almost 71.7% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (33). Meanwhile, students from Eastern Guilford High School struggled the most on the science portion, and only 5% 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, 35.9% of Guilford County Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 28.2% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 21.1% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Guilford County Schools had an average college readiness of 14% 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 | 84.1% | 71.7% |
| Philip J. Weaver Education Center | 56.8% | 50.6% |
| Northwest Guilford High School | 46.6% | 43.7% |
| Northern Guilford High School | 34.7% | 35.1% |
| Grimsley High School | 32.3% | 32.6% |
| Middle College at GTCC-High Point | 19.6% | 31% |
| Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro | 5.4% | 29.7% |
| Page High School | 22.1% | 28.8% |
| GTCC Middle College High | 21.2% | 23.3% |
| UNCG Early/Middle College | 14.3% | 22.2% |
| Penn-Griffin Schools | 36.8% | 21.6% |
| Southwest Guilford High School | 20.1% | 20.3% |
| GC Middle College High | 8.1% | 19.2% |
| Southeast Guilford High School | 17.2% | 17.9% |
| Western Guilford High School | 19.5% | 16.6% |
| Lucy Ragsdale High School | 15.5% | 15.1% |
| High Point Central High School | 10.4% | 10.1% |
| James B. Dudley High School | 7.3% | 9.8% |
| Middle College at North Carolina A&T | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Southern Guilford High School | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| Academy at Smith | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Eastern Guilford High School | 6.5% | 5% |
| T. Wingate Andrews High School | <5% | <5% |
| Early College at Guilford | <5% | <5% |
| Doris Henderson Newcomers School | <5% | <5% |
| Kearns Academy | 13.3% | <5% |
| Northeast Guilford High School | <5% | <5% |
| SCALE School | 0% | <5% |
| Pruette SCALE Academy | 0% | <5% |
| Ben L. Smith High School | <5% | <5% |
| Guilford County Schools | 22.1% | 21.4% |
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