At Iredell-Statesville Schools, 613 out of 1,536 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 dropped to 39.9% compared to the previous school year, when 42.2% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.
Collaborative College for Technology students stood out from schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools in English, with almost 86% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (37). Meanwhile, students from Statesville High School struggled the most on the English portion, and only 8.1% 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, 37% of Iredell-Statesville Schools 12th-graders met reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In math, 27.3% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 26.7% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Iredell-Statesville Schools had an average college readiness of 17.6% 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 | 80.4% | 86% |
| Crossroads Arts Sciences Early College | 75% | 74.6% |
| Lake Norman High School | 56.8% | 53.6% |
| South Iredell High School | 49.5% | 46.8% |
| Career Academy and Technical School | 15.4% | 42.3% |
| Agriculture and Science Early College | 54.2% | 37.7% |
| North Iredell High School | 20.5% | 18.4% |
| West Iredell High School | 18.8% | 16.9% |
| Statesville High School | 13.2% | 8.1% |
| Pressly School | <5% | <5% |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | 42.2% | 39.9% |
