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 18.6% compared to the previous school year, when 21.1% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Vance County Early College students stood out from schools in Vance County Schools in English, with almost 49.1% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (27). Meanwhile, students from Vance County High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 10.4% 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, 14.8% of Vance County Schools 11th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In math, 8.4% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 8% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Vance County Schools had an average college readiness of less than 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Vance County Early College | 67.5% | 49.1% |
| Vance Virtual Village Academy | 6.7% | 14.3% |
| Vance County High School | 10.2% | 10.4% |
| AdVance Academy | <5% | <5% |
| Vance County Schools | 21.1% | 18.6% |
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