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 rose to 23.9% compared to the previous school year, when 20.5% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Durham School of the Arts students stood out from schools in Durham Public Schools in math, with almost 46.6% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (122). Meanwhile, students from Hillside High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 5.4% 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, 38.5% of Durham Public Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 33.8% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 24.3% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Durham Public Schools had an average college readiness of 18.1% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Durham School of the Arts | 38.2% | 46.6% |
| Middle College High School @ DTCC | 46% | 42.2% |
| J. D. Clement Early College High School | 47.4% | 39.5% |
| Riverside High School | 29.5% | 33.4% |
| C. E. Jordan High School | 26.8% | 29.5% |
| City of Medicine Academy | 17.6% | 27.4% |
| Ignite Online Academy | <5% | 17.2% |
| Hillside New Technology High School | 14.6% | 15.6% |
| Northern High School | 9.9% | 14.7% |
| The School for Creative Studies | 11.9% | 13% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| Hillside High School | <5% | 5.4% |
| Durham's Performance Learning Center | <5% | <5% |
| Lakeview School | <5% | <5% |
| Durham Public Schools | 20.5% | 23.9% |
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