(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina students saw gains in most grades and subjects in 2023-24, according to data released last week from the State Department of Public Instruction.
School Performance Grades continue to show a steady increase of schools earning an A, B or C, while the number of schools earning a D or F declined nearly two percentage points.
The student achievement data for the 2023-24 school year is based on analysis of all end-of- grade (EOG) and end-of-course (EOC) tests.
Most schools in CMS history met or exceeded growth ’23-’24: Report Schools receive an A for 85-100, B for 70-84, C for 55-69, D for 40-54, and F for less than 40.
Here is how N.C. schools in the Queen City News viewing area faired. We identified the top-performing schools for elementary, middle and high in each district; for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the top three for those categories are shown. The school with the highest growth score (out of 100) also is highlighted.
Schools that are the only ones for its grade level are marked with an asterisk(*). Charter and specialty schools, like “middle colleges,” are not included.
Union County Public Schools had the highest average School Performance Score for the area, at 72.3. The district’s Weddington High and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School’s Providence High had the highest scores at 93.
City-based districts, like Kannapolis, are listed underneath their county, for easier comparisons.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Top School Performance Scores (Top 3)
High: 1. Providence High (93) 2. Ardrey Kell High (90) 3. W.A. Hough High (81)
Middle: T-1. Jay M. Robinson Middle (87) T-1. Community House Middle (87) 3. Bailey Middle (82)
Elementary: 1. Providence Spring Elementary (88) T-2. Dilworth Elementary-Latta (86) T-2. Dilworth Elementary-Sedgefield (86) T-2. Polo Ridge Elementary (86) T-2. Hawk Ridge Elementary (86) T-2. Grand Oak Elementary (86)
Average: 61.2
Top Growth Scores: 1. Bailey Middle (99.8) T-2. Ardrey Kell High (97.1) T-2. Community House Elementary (97.1)
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Top School Performance Scores
High: Alexander Central High* (65)
Middle: West Alexander Middle (71)
Elementary: Bethlehem Elementary (71)
Average: 61.67
Top Growth Score: West Alexander Middle (88.3)
Anson County
Top School Performance Scores
High: Anson High* (50)
Middle: Anson Middle* (34)
Elementary: Peachland-Polkton Elementary (70)
Average: 52.8
Top Growth Score: Lilesville Elementary (85.1)
Ashe County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Ashe County High* (64)
Middle: Ashe County Middle* (76)
Elementary: Mountain View Elementary (70)
Average: 71.2
Top Growth Score: Anson County Middle (95)
Avery County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Avery County High* (63)
Middle: Cranberry Middle (65)
Elementary: Banner Elk Elementary (85)
Average: 65.6
Top Growth Score: Crossnore Elementary (88.9)
Burke County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Robert L Patton High (80)
Middle: Heritage Middle (63)
Elementary: Mull Elementary (74)
Average: 64.2
Top Growth Score: Robert L Patton High (94.1)
Cabarrus County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Cox Mill High (88)
Middle: Concord Middle (85)
Elementary: A.T. Allen Elementary (92)
Average: 67.9
Top Growth Score: W.M. Irvin Elementary (96.7)
Kannapolis City Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: A.L. Brown High* (47)
Middle: Kannapolis Middle* (36)
Elementary: Jackson Park Elementary (73)
Average: 48
Top Growth Score: Jackson Park Elementary (90.6)
Caldwell County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Hibriten High (65)
Middle: Granite Falls Middle (64)
Elementary: Hudson Elementary (66)
Average: 59.1
Top Growth Score: Hudson Elementary (92.4)
Catawba County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Bandys High (79)
Middle: Jacobs Fork Middle (65)
Elementary: Balls Creek Elementary (71)
Average: 63.5
Top Growth Score: Bandys High (93.3)
Hickory City Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Hickory High* (64)
Middle: Northview Middle (52)
Elementary: Oakwood Elementary (76)
Average: 57.3
Top Growth Score: Oakwood Elementary (86.3)
Newton-Conover Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Newton-Conover High* (71)
Middle: Newton-Conover Middle* (57)
Elementary: Shuford Elementary (68)
Average: 67
Top Growth Score: Shuford Elementary (91.1)
Cleveland County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Crest High (75)
Middle: Burns Middle (54)
Elementary: Casar Elementary (75)
Average: 61.2
Top Growth Score: Springmore Elementary (97.9)
Gaston County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: South Point High (83)
Middle: Cramerton Middle (82)
Elementary: New Hope Elementary (80)
Average: 57.5
Top Growth Score: Cramerton Middle (99)
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Lake Norman High (80)
Middle: The Brawley School (81)
Elementary: Woodland Heights Elementary (80)
Average: 58.7
Top Growth Score: Harmony Elementary (87.5)
Mooresville Graded School District
Top School Performance Scores
High: Mooresville High* (75)
Middle: Mooresville Middle (72)
Elementary: East Mooresville Intermediate, Park View Elementary (72)
Average: 66.1
Top Growth Score: East Mooresville Intermediate (94.8)
Lincoln County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: East Lincoln High (76)
Middle: North Lincoln Middle (69)
Elementary: Rock Springs Elementary (80)
Average: 65.5
Top Growth Score: North Brook Elementary (88.9)
Richmond County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Richmond Senior High* (55)
Middle: Hamlet Middle (60)
Elementary: J.J. Bell Elementary (61)
Average: 56.9
Top Growth Score: Rockingham Middle (93.4)
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Carson High (65)
Middle: China Grove Middle (43)
Elementary: Mt Ulla Elementary (69)
Average: 47.6
Top Growth Score: Isenberg Elementary (92.6)
Stanly County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: West Stanly High (71)
Middle: West Stanly Middle (64)
Elementary: Locust Elementary (80)
Average: 61.1
Top Growth Score: Badin Elementary (89.7)
Union County Schools
Top School Performance Scores
High: Marvin Ridge High (93)
Middle: Weddington Middle (93)
Elementary: Wesley Chapel Elementary (91)
Average: 72.3
Top Growth Score: Cuthbertson High (95.4)
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