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
Math scores among the district's schools dropped to 20.6% compared to the previous school year, when 21.4% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Atkins Academic & Technology High School students stood out from schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in math, with almost 47% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (134). Meanwhile, students from East Forsyth High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 7.1% were considered ready for college.
For comparison, North Carolina saw 25% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for math during the 2022-23 school year.
Besides math, 36.6% of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 32.2% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 24.7% of juniors 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Atkins Academic & Technology High School | 49.8% | 47% |
| Ronald W. Reagan High School | 37.1% | 42.7% |
| Early College of Forsyth County | 37.7% | 33.8% |
| West Forsyth High School | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| Middle College of Forsyth County | 21.9% | 23% |
| Mount Tabor High School | 20.5% | 21.8% |
| R. J. Reynolds High School | 19.2% | 18.9% |
| East Forsyth High School | 13.8% | 7.1% |
| Carver High School | <5% | <5% |
| Robert B. Glenn High School | <5% | <5% |
| North Forsyth High School | <5% | <5% |
| Parkland High School | 7% | <5% |
| J. F. Kennedy High School | <5% | <5% |
| Walkertown High School | 8% | <5% |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy | <5% | <5% |
| Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | 21.4% | 20.6% |
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