How did junior students in Alamance-Burlington Schools perform on reading portion of the ACT in 2022-23 school year?

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By Burlington Reporter

Dec 4, 2024

At Alamance-Burlington Schools, 300 out of 1,478 junior 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 dropped to 20.3% compared to the previous school year, when 23.7% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

ABSS Early College at ACC students stood out from schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools in reading, with almost 45.7% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (21). Meanwhile, students from Hugh M. Cummings High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 8% 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, 26.9% of Alamance-Burlington Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 14.7% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 13.5% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Alamance-Burlington Schools had an average college readiness of 7.1% 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%.

Alamance-Burlington Schools ACT Performance by Subjects (2022-23)

Reading Performance Among Alamance-Burlington Schools' 11th-Graders on 2022-23 ACT

School	Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2021-22)	Met or Exceeded Benchmarks (2022-23)
ABSS Early College at ACC	68.6%	45.7%
Walter M. Williams High School	28%	25.6%
Western Alamance High School	25.9%	24.3%
Southern Alamance High School	23.6%	23.4%
Ray Street Academy	<5%	20%
Eastern Alamance High School	28.1%	16.4%
Alamance Virtual School	12.1%	15%
Graham High School	11%	14.6%
Hugh M. Cummings High School	8.4%	8%
Alamance-Burlington Schools	23.7%	20.3%