CAREER AND COLLEGE READY PROGRESS
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
––––– APRIL 2016 –––––
The State Board of Education’s Strategic Plan has as its first goal that every student in the North Carolina
public school system will graduate from high school prepared for work, further education and citizenship.
The following charts provide a snapshot of how North Carolina students are doing, from the early grades
through high school graduation and into higher education.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SBE VISION: Every public school student will graduate ready for post-secondary education and work, prepared to be a globally
engaged and productive citizen.
SBE MISSION: The State Board of Education has the constitutional authority to lead and uphold the system of public education
in North Carolina.
WILLIAM COBEY
Chair :: Chapel Hill
BECKY TAYLOR
Greenville
WAYNE MCDEVITT
Asheville
A.L. COLLINS
Vice Chair :: Kernersville
REGINALD KENAN
Rose Hill
ERIC DAVIS
Charlotte
DAN FOREST
Lieutenant Governor :: Raleigh
KEVIN D. HOWELL
Raleigh
PATRICIA N. WILLOUGHBY
Raleigh
JANET COWELL
State Treasurer :: Raleigh
GREG ALCORN
Salisbury
JUNE ST. CLAIR ATKINSON
Secretary to the Board :: Raleigh
OLIVIA OXENDINE
Lumberton
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D., State Superintendent
301 N. Wilmington Street :: Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825
In compliance with federal law, the NC Department of Public Instruction administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities
and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except
where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.
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Dr. Rebecca Garland, Deputy State Superintendent :: 6368 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6368 :: Telephone: (919) 807-3200 :: Fax: (919) 807-3388
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Career and College Ready Progress
at-a-glance
2015 NAEP*
4th Grade
Reading
2015 NAEP*
4th Grade
Math
2015 NAEP*
8th Grade
Reading
2015 NAEP*
8th Grade
Math
ABOVE
THE
NATION
ABOVE
THE
NATION
BELOW
THE
NATION
SAME AS
THE
NATION
3rd Grade
Reading
% Promoted
% Proficient
Math EOG,
3-8
% Proficient
Reading EOG,
3-8
% Proficient
Science EOG,
5&8
2015 86.4
2014 87.3
2015 44.1
2013 42.3
2015 45.1
2013 43.9
2015 59.1
2013 52.2
Number of
AP Exams
ACT Workkeys
Silver +
CTE Credentials
Earned
2015
120,000
2011
80,000
2015 72.1
2013 67.3
2014-15
130,000
2010-11
25,000
% of Students
Scoring UNC
Minimum on
ACT (17)
2015 59.7
2013 58.5
4-Year
Graduation
2006-2015
2015 85.6
2006 68.3
% Enrolled in Community College
Developmental Courses
2010-2014
MATH
READING
FALL 2014
26
FALL 2010
44
FALL 2014
22
FALL 2010
54
* In these NAEP charts, the arrow indicates North Carolina’s scale score changes.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
2015 Statistic Summary Compared with 2013
North Carolina Performance Compared to the Nation’s Public Schools
READING
2013
2015
Grade 4
222
Scale Scores
Grade 8
265
Scale Scores
Grade 4
At or above
Basic
rade 4
Grade
8
ale
Scores
At or above
Basic
rade 8
Grade 8
rade
4
At or above
or
above
Proficient
asic
rade 8
National
of Educational Progress (NAEP)
245 Assessment
244 =
2015 Statistic Summary Compared with 2013
North Carolina Performance Compared to the Nation’s Public Schools
226 ▲
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
2015 Statistic Summary Compared with 2013
North
to the
261Carolina
▼ Performance
286 Compared281
▼Nation’s Public Schools
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Statistic Summary Compared with 2013
MATHEMATICS
North
Carolina
Performance
Compared
to the Nation’s Public Schools
Legend
245
244
87%
85%= =
MATHEMATICS
2015
2013
2015
READING
222
226 ▲
69%
Scale Scores
2013 73% = 2015
Grade 8
Scale Scores
265
222
76%
Grade 4
At or above
Basic
READING
286
281 ▼
2262013
▲
245
2015
75%
72% =
69% =
Grade 4
265
Scale Scores
At or above
33%
Proficient
35% 30%
Grade
4 =38% =
69%
At or above
Grade 8
At or above
Proficient
Basic
33%
Grade 8
At or above
22287%
261 ▼
8 72% =
35% Grade
76% 38% =
At or above
Grade 4
2013
261 ▼
69% Scores73% =
Scale
Basic
1 MATHEMATICS
2013
2015
READING
2013
2015
Grade 4
Grade
4 Grade 8
ale
Scores
At or above
Proficient
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286
45%
75%
265
44%
69%
261= =
▼
45%
36%
44%
33%= =
73%69%
=
30% =
226= ▲
85%
36%
76%
87%
73%
=
33% =
72% =
2015
Above the Nation (statistically)
MATHEMATICS
Same as the Nation
244
= 2015
(statistically)
2013
245
=
Below the244
Nation (statistically)
Legend
NC Score/percentages in 2015
Above the
Nation(statistically)
(statistically) than
▲
higher
Same as
the Nation
previous
administration (2013)
(statistically)
in 2015
286 NC Score/percentages
281 ▼
same
(statistically)
Nation
(statistically) as previous
=Below the
NC Score/percentages
2015
administrationin (2013)
▲
higher NC
(statistically)
than
Score/percentages
in 2015
previous administration (2013)
▼
lower (statistically)than
NC Score/percentages
in 2015
previous administration
(2013)
same (statistically)
as previous
= 87%
85%
=
281 ▼
85% =
▼
2
administration (2013)
NC Score/percentages in 2015
lower (statistically)than
previous administration (2013)
75%
4
69% =
4
Legend
Legend
Above
Nation (statistically)
Above
thetheNation
(statistically
Same as the Nation
Same
as the Nation
(statistically)
(statistically)
y)
Third Grade Reading Data –
After Summer Reading Camps
Reporting Year
Percent Promoted
Denominator
2015
86.4
118355
2014
87.3
116128
Percent P roficient o n M ath EOG G rades 3 -­‐8 By R ace College a nd C areer Readiness S tandard 80.0 71.2 72.4 73.3 53.8 54.8 56.1 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 42.3 42.0 43.1 44.1 42.4 34.5 32.7 33.5 27.0 27.0 27.3 22.2 22.9 24.2 2013 2014 2015 42.6 10.0 0.0 All Students American Indian Asian Black 3
Hispanic Two or More Races White 30
Percent P roficient o n Reading EOG G rades 3 -­‐8 By R ace College a nd C areer Readiness S tandard 80.0 70.0 64.5 63.0 61.5 60.0 56.6 57.8 58.4 50.0 45.7 46.1 45.9 40.0 43.9 44.7 45.1 29.0 29.2 30.0 30.0 28.6 28.8 20.0 25.6 26.3 2013 2014 28.8 26.7 10.0 0.0 All Students American Indian Asian Black 2015 Hispanic Two or More Races White Percent P roficient o n S cience EOG G rades 5 & 8 College a nd C areer Readiness S tandard 33
78.3 80 76.2 70.5 71.6 70.2 70 64.7 61.5 58.8 60 54.1 59.1 57.3 50 52.2 46.8 45 46.5 39.9 40 41.5 39.5 39.5 30 36.7 32.6 20 2013 All Students 2014 American Indian Asian Black 2015 Hispanic Two or More Races White 4
36
Percent Proficient on 2015 End of Course Assessments
By Race
78.2 College and Career Readiness Standard
80 67.5 70 64.1 61.9 60.2 57.2 60 50 46.4 40 45.0 44.9 38.9 37.1 26.3 33.9 32.8 32.1 30.1 30 52.2 50 48.6 31.3 24.8 20 10 0 Math 1 Biology All Students 80.0 75.0 70.0 American Indian Asian Black English 2 Hispanic Two or More Races White Percent of Students Scoring at Least UNC Minimum Composite (17) Grade 11 ACT 73.6 71.9 72.5 71.9 72.5 65.0 73.5 61.2 60.0 59.9 60.0 55.0 58.5 59.3 59.7 45.4 44.9 50.0 45.0 44.2 44.5 43.9 42.9 40.0 35.0 35.0 34.9 33.4 30.0 2013 All Students American Indian Asian 2014 Black 5
Hispanic Two or More Races 2015 White 40
•  North Carolina saw growth in all three major
categories
of
AP
Participation
and
Performance
NC Public School AP Data – 2015
–  18.7%
increase of exam takers over last year (67,678 studen
North Carolina saw growth in all three major categories of AP Participation and Performance:
• 18.7%increase
increase of examof
takers
over last year
(67,678 students)
–  19.1%
exams
taken
over last year (125,547 exam
• 19.1% increase of exams taken over last year (125,547 exams)
–  9.0%
increase
of examinees
3+
score over last yea
• 9.0% increase
of examinees
attained 3+ score overattained
last year (63,837
exams)
(63,837 exams)
AP Par7cipa7on -­‐ NC Public School Students Number AP
Exams
120,000
100,000
Number
Students
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2011
2014
2015
Racial Participation & Performance
Racial Participation & Performance Gains
Gains
6
46
45
ACT WorkKeys 2013-­‐2015 Scoring Silver or Be?er 90 PERCENT 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2013 2014 2015 All Students 67.3 67.6 72.1 American Indian 59.2 66.6 73 Asian 74 76.8 83.6 Black 50.6 50.9 55.7 Hispanic 65.2 67.4 70.1 2 or More Races 67.3 69.4 72.8 White 75.7 74.4 79.2 Economically Disadvantaged 57.9 58.3 63.7 Limited English Proficient 15.9 15.4 15.7 Students With DisabiliNes 29.7 29.5 31.7 All Students American Indian Asian Black Hispanic 2 or More Races White Economically Disadvantaged Limited English Proficient CTE Creden)als Earned Students With DisabiliNes 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 Total by Year 2010-­‐11 2011-­‐12 2012-­‐13 7
2013-­‐14 2014-­‐15 4-­‐Yr C ohort G radua7on R ate 2 006-­‐2015 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 All Students 68.3 69.5 70.3 71.8 74.2 77.9 80.4 82.5 83.9 85.6 American Indian 51.1 55.6 53.8 60 68 69.7 73.7 77.3 79.4 82 Asian 75.2 78.9 81 83.7 85.2 86.9 87.5 89.9 91.3 92.1 Black 60.4 61.4 62.7 63.2 66.9 71.5 74.7 77.5 79.9 82.2 Hispanic 52.3 53.7 56.4 59 61.4 68.8 73 75.2 77.4 80 66 65.4 68.4 71.5 71.1 77.2 80.6 81.5 82.7 84.5 73.5 75 75.7 77.7 79.6 82.6 84.7 86.2 87.1 88.3 Two or More Races White 49
Remediation Information
UNC System Remediation Figures, 2013-14 Academic Year
Number of Students
Number of Students in Remedial English, UNC System Total
771
Number of Students in Remedial Math, UNC System Total
Total Fall Undergraduate Enrollment 2013
2,689
175,012
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Percentage of First Time Community College Students
Enrolling inPERCENTAGE
Developmental
Courses, 2010-2014
OF FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
ENROLLING IN DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES
60%
54%
53%
50%
40%
42%
46%
44%
38%
31%
30%
26%
25%
20%
10%
0%
22%
Attempted Dev Math
Attempted Dev Reading/English
FALL 2010
FALL 2011
FALL 2012
FALL 2013
Vertical lines indicate the semester the DEI redesign began.
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FALL 2014