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
English scores among the district's schools dropped to 43.2% compared to the previous school year, when 47.1% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Discovery High School students stood out from schools in Newton Conover City Schools in English, with almost 79.2% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (38). Meanwhile, students from Newton-Conover High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 30.7% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 41% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for English during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides English, 37.3% of Newton Conover City Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In math, 31.4% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 26.5% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Newton Conover City Schools had an average college readiness of 20.9% 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) |
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Discovery High School | 87.9% | 79.2% |
Newton-Conover High School | 28.7% | 30.7% |
Newton Conover City Schools | 47.1% | 43.2% |