NE Piedmont News

At Granville County Schools, 51 out of 439 senior students taking the science portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Science scores among the district's schools rose to 11.6% compared to the previous school year, when 6.7% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Granville Early College High students stood out from schools in Granville County Schools in science, with almost 41.7% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (20). Meanwhile, students from Granville Central High School 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, 22.6% of Granville County Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 19.8% 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	19.5%	41.7%
South Granville High School	<5%	10.7%
Granville Academy	19%	10.5%
Granville Central High School	<5%	9.5%
J. F. Webb High School	<5%	<5%
Granville County Schools	6.7%	11.6%