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

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By EC North Carolina News

Nov 7, 2024

At Wayne County Public Schools, 232 out of 1,013 senior students taking the reading portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Reading scores among the district's schools rose to 22.9% compared to the previous school year, when 19% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Wayne School of Engineering students stood out from schools in Wayne County Public Schools in reading, with almost 71.7% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (43). Meanwhile, students from Eastern Wayne High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 17.6% were considered ready for college.

For comparison, North Carolina saw 36% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for reading during the 2022-23 school year.

Besides reading, 24.8% of Wayne County Public Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 14.3% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 13.6% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Wayne County Public Schools had an average college readiness of 6.9% 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%.

Wayne County Public Schools ACT Performance by Subjects (2022-23)

Reading Performance Among Wayne County Public Schools' 12th-Graders on 2022-23 ACT

School	Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22)	Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23)
Wayne School of Engineering	62.7%	71.7%
Wayne Early / Middle College High	34%	52%
Charles B. Aycock High School	17.8%	21.8%
Rosewood High School	24.2%	18.5%
Spring Creek High School	15.3%	18.5%
Southern Wayne High School	14.4%	18.1%
Eastern Wayne High School	13.1%	17.6%
Goldsboro High School	7.6%	<5%
Wayne Middle / High Academy	<5%	<5%
Wayne County Public Schools	19%	22.9%