At Iredell-Statesville Schools, 546 out of 1,518 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 36% compared to the previous school year, when 36.2% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Collaborative College for Technology students stood out from schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools in reading, with almost 74.5% of the 11th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (35). Meanwhile, students from Statesville High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 9.5% 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, 38.3% of Iredell-Statesville Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 27.2% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 24.3% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Iredell-Statesville Schools had an average college readiness of 16.3% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Collaborative College for Technology | 75.6% | 74.5% |
| Crossroads Arts Sciences Early College | 70% | 63.5% |
| Agriculture and Science Early College | 43.3% | 50.9% |
| Lake Norman High School | 44.1% | 45.7% |
| South Iredell High School | 44.2% | 42.4% |
| ISS Virtual Academy | 51.9% | 37.5% |
| North Iredell High School | 16.5% | 24.7% |
| Career Academy and Technical School | 16% | 20.5% |
| West Iredell High School | 18.4% | 15% |
| Statesville High School | 8.1% | 9.5% |
| Pressly School | <5% | <5% |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | 36.2% | 36% |
