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How many Pender County Schools senior students were ready for college based on their English performance in 2022-23 school year?

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Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en

Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en

At Pender County Schools, 348 out of 722 senior students taking the English portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

English scores among the district's schools rose to 48.2% compared to the previous school year, when 41.7% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Pender Early College High students stood out from schools in Pender County Schools in English, with almost 79.6% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (43). Meanwhile, students from Heide Trask High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 21.7% 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, 40.7% of Pender County Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 26.9% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 25.6% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Pender County Schools had an average college readiness of 16.4% 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%.

Pender County Schools ACT Performance by Subjects (2022-23)
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%EnglishMathReadingScienceAll Subjects11th-Graders12th-Graders

English Performance Among Pender County Schools' 12th-Graders on 2022-23 ACT
SchoolMet or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22)Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23)
Pender Early College High68.6%79.6%
Topsail High School55.5%63.8%
Pender Innovative Learning Academy0%34.4%
Pender High School19%21.9%
Heide Trask High School17.7%21.7%
Pender County Schools41.7%48.2%

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