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 18.6% compared to the previous school year, when 20.3% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Cleveland ECHS students stood out from schools in Cleveland County Schools in science, with almost 48.8% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (20). Meanwhile, students from Cleveland Innovation struggled the most on the science portion, and only 9.5% 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, 35.2% of Cleveland County Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 25.1% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 17.9% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Cleveland County Schools had an average college readiness of 9.8% 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) |
---|---|---|
Cleveland ECHS | 24.6% | 48.8% |
Crest High School | 24% | 19.4% |
Burns High School | 17.9% | 18.8% |
Shelby High School | 13% | 16.9% |
Kings Mountain High School | 23.5% | 15.4% |
Cleveland Innovation | 11.1% | 9.5% |
Turning Point Academy | <5% | <5% |
Cleveland County Schools | 20.3% | 18.6% |