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 36.7% compared to the previous school year, when 37.1% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Early College of Forsyth County students stood out from schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in English, with almost 77.4% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (48). Meanwhile, students from Carver High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 5.1% 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, 32.6% of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 23.4% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 21.4% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools had an average college readiness of 15.5% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Early College of Forsyth County | 90.6% | 77.4% |
| Atkins Academic & Technology High School | 65.9% | 64.7% |
| Ronald W. Reagan High School | 56% | 62% |
| Middle College of Forsyth County | 62.5% | 56.3% |
| West Forsyth High School | 44.6% | 47.4% |
| R. J. Reynolds High School | 45.2% | 40.7% |
| Mount Tabor High School | 40.9% | 30.6% |
| East Forsyth High School | 25.6% | 29.7% |
| Walkertown High School | 18.6% | 17.4% |
| Robert B. Glenn High School | 15.9% | 15% |
| Parkland High School | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| J. F. Kennedy High School | <5% | 12.3% |
| North Forsyth High School | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Carver High School | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| Main Street Academy | 0% | <5% |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy | 5.7% | <5% |
| Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | 37.1% | 36.7% |
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