Randolph County News

At Randolph County School System, 240 out of 969 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 24.8% compared to the previous school year, when 23.5% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

Randolph Early College High School students stood out from schools in Randolph County School System in reading, with almost 60.7% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (51). Meanwhile, students from Eastern Randolph High School struggled the most on the reading portion, and only 14.8% 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% of Randolph County School System 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In science, 16.6% of students were ready for college, and math scores revealed 12.4% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Randolph County School System had an average college readiness of 6.8% 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)
Randolph Early College High School	56%	60.7%
Wheatmore High School	26.8%	27.1%
Providence Grove High School	19.5%	26.1%
Southwestern Randolph High School	25.5%	23.9%
Trinity High School	26.2%	19.8%
Randleman High School	14.8%	16.8%
Eastern Randolph High School	12.8%	14.8%
Randolph County School System	23.5%	24.8%