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New Hanover County Schools registered 959 senior students ready for college based on English performance on 2022-23 ACT

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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 New Hanover County Schools, 959 out of 1,816 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 52.8% compared to the previous school year, when 51.9% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Wilmington Early College High students stood out from schools in New Hanover County Schools in English, with almost 85.5% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (53). Meanwhile, students from Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC 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, 43.8% of New Hanover County Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 30.1% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 29.7% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, New Hanover County Schools had an average college readiness of 19.7% 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%.

New Hanover 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 New Hanover County Schools' 12th-Graders on 2022-23 ACT
SchoolMet or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22)Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23)
Wilmington Early College High83.9%85.5%
Isaac M. Bear Early College High School84.4%78.4%
SEA-Technology48.5%64%
John T. Hoggard High School58.1%60.4%
Eugene Ashley High School42.5%49.5%
Emsley A. Laney High School50%49.2%
New Hanover High School46.3%39.3%
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC22.2%21.7%
J. C. Roe Center<5%<5%
New Hanover County Schools51.9%52.8%

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