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 dropped to 21.3% compared to the previous school year, when 23.5% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Middle College High School @ DTCC students stood out from schools in Durham Public Schools in science, with almost 52% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (26). Meanwhile, students from Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi struggled the most on the science portion, and only 6.6% 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, 35.6% of Durham Public Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 31.5% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 19.3% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Durham Public Schools had an average college readiness of 14.4% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Middle College High School @ DTCC | 44.3% | 52% |
| Durham School of the Arts | 41% | 44.2% |
| J. D. Clement Early College High School | 37.5% | 35.4% |
| Riverside High School | 35.8% | 27.4% |
| C. E. Jordan High School | 34.7% | 27.3% |
| City of Medicine Academy | 20% | 22.1% |
| The School for Creative Studies | 11.1% | 14.3% |
| Hillside New Technology High School | 11.5% | 13.5% |
| Northern High School | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi | <5% | 6.6% |
| Durham's Performance Learning Center | <5% | <5% |
| Hillside High School | <5% | <5% |
| Lakeview School | 0% | <5% |
| Ignite Online Academy | <5% | <5% |
| Durham Public Schools | 23.5% | 21.3% |
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