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
Science scores among the district's schools rose to 24.3% compared to the previous school year, when 21.5% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Durham School of the Arts students stood out from schools in Durham Public Schools in science, with almost 43.9% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (115). Meanwhile, students from Hillside High School struggled the most on the science portion, and only 6.7% 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, 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 math scores revealed 23.9% 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 | 44.5% | 43.9% |
Middle College High School @ DTCC | 44% | 42.2% |
J. D. Clement Early College High School | 35.8% | 39.5% |
C. E. Jordan High School | 27.3% | 35% |
Riverside High School | 29.2% | 33% |
City of Medicine Academy | 23.5% | 24.7% |
Hillside New Technology High School | 12.5% | 18.8% |
The School for Creative Studies | 16.4% | 18.5% |
Ignite Online Academy | <5% | 13.8% |
Northern High School | 9.7% | 12.8% |
Hillside High School | <5% | 6.7% |
Durham's Performance Learning Center | <5% | <5% |
Lakeview School | <5% | <5% |
Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi | 7.1% | <5% |
Durham Public Schools | 21.5% | 24.3% |