NE Piedmont News

At Granville County Schools, 87 out of 439 senior students taking the reading portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Reading scores among the district's schools rose to 19.8% compared to the previous school year, when 15.1% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Granville Early College High students stood out from schools in Granville County Schools in reading, with almost 52.1% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (25). Meanwhile, students from J. F. Webb High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 11.2% were considered ready for college.

For comparison, North Carolina saw 36% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for reading during the 2022-23 school year.

Besides reading, 22.6% of Granville County Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 11.6% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 9.3% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Granville County Schools had an average college readiness of 5% 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)
Granville Early College High	46.3%	52.1%
South Granville High School	11.9%	19.1%
Granville Central High School	10.4%	17.2%
Granville Academy	23.8%	15.8%
J. F. Webb High School	11.2%	11.2%
Granville County Schools	15.1%	19.8%