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
Math scores among the district's schools dropped to 8.5% compared to the previous school year, when 9.6% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Rowan County Early College students stood out from schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools in math, with almost 30.6% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (19). Meanwhile, students from East Rowan High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 5.8% 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, 24.6% of Rowan-Salisbury Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 22.6% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 12.3% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Rowan-Salisbury Schools had an average college readiness of 5.1% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan County Early College | 22.2% | 30.6% |
| Salisbury High School | 16% | 9.4% |
| South Rowan High School | 11.1% | 9.3% |
| Carson High School | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| West Rowan High School | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| East Rowan High School | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| Henderson High School | <5% | <5% |
| North Rowan High School | <5% | <5% |
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools | 9.6% | 8.5% |
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