Post High School Intentions:
- 82.6 percent – Percentage of NC High School Graduates in 2014-15 who expressed an intention to attend public or private 4-year college or university or 2-year public or private community college.
(2014-15 is the latest data available)
Source: History of High School Graduate Intentions
College Readiness:
- 49.2 percent – Percentage of all students in 2016-17 who took EOG/EOC tests and who scored at Level 3(Grade Level Proficient) or Level 4 or 5(College and Career Ready)
- 30.8 percent – Percentage of students who took ACT and met benchmarks in all subjects (English, math, reading, science and writing).
Source: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/
(See:: 2016-17 State, District, Local and School Level Drilldown Performance Data.
these figures support two of my teacher friends who suggest that 30 to 40 percent of college students cannot benefit from college attendance.
Testing, Testing, 1,2,3…