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At Stokes County Schools, 52 out of 389 senior students taking the math portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Math scores among the district's schools remained the same as the previous school year.

Stokes Early College High School students stood out from schools in Stokes County Schools in math, with almost 27.3% of the 12th-graders hitting the ACT benchmark in the 2022-23 school year (9). Meanwhile, students from North Stokes High School struggled the most on the math portion, and only 7.8% were considered ready for college.

For comparison, North Carolina saw 25% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for math during the 2022-23 school year.

Besides math, 31.4% of Stokes County Schools 12th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In reading, 27% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 15.2% of seniors also met the standard. Overall, Stokes County Schools had an average college readiness of 6.2% 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)
Stokes Early College High School	25%	27.3%
West Stokes High School	12.4%	15.1%
South Stokes High School	10.1%	11%
North Stokes High School	16.7%	7.8%
Meadowbrook Academy	<5%	<5%
Stokes County Schools	13.4%	13.4%