Profile Report - State
Graduating Class 2016
North Carolina
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ACT PROFILE REPORT- State
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
New to your 2016 Profile Report
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In Fall 2015, ACT introduced additional test scores and indicators to provide students and educators with more insight into critical aspects of college and career
readiness. Tables for these new scores and indicators (Writing scores from enhanced design, ELA score, STEM score, Understanding Complex Texts Indicator, and
Progress Toward Career Readiness Indicator) are included in this report to describe available data. To determine where the new scores are summarized in this
report, please consult the Table of Contents.
Writing scores: Writing scores describe core writing competencies valued by high school and college educators. These competencies are summarized
by the writing scores. Writing scores from test events before September 2015 will be reported on the 2-12 scale. Writing scores from test events on or
after September 2015 will be reported on the 1-36 scale.
ELA: The English Language Arts (ELA) score is based upon student scores in ACT English, Reading, and Writing, and is intended to rep
resent a measure
of students’ overall literacy skills. This score utilizes ACT’s customary 1-36 scale.
STEM: In response to the national focus on student performance in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), a STEM score was
developed to gauge students’ overall performance in mathematics and science. This score, driven by ACT Matehmatics and Science scores, ranges from
1 to 36. Test scores from previous years have been calculated.
Understanding Complex Texts Indicator: The Understanding Complex Texts indicator represents students' progress toward understanding the complex
written material encountered in college and careers. The indicator is reported in three proficiency levels: Below Proficient, Proficient, and Above
Proficient.
Progress Toward Career Readiness Indicator: Progress toward career readiness indicator is based upon the ACT Composite score, representing the
level at which students perform relative to the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). Symbolizing attainment of workplace employability skills
critical to job success, this indicator is reported in four levels: Progress Needs Improvement, Progress Toward Bronze NCRC, Progress Toward Silver
NCRC, and Progress Toward Gold NCRC.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table of Contents
Section I: Executive Summary Page 5
Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores
Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trends—Achievement in STEM
Proficiency Toward Understanding Complex Text
Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Test Session Duration
Section II: Academic Achievement Page 11
ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages, Averages, and Quartile Values
Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Average ACT Composite Scores for Gender by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores by Gender
Section III: College Readiness & Impact of Course Rigor Page 17
Percent of Students in College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Score Ranges
Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Progress Toward National Career Readiness Certificates
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum
College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Common Course Patterns
Section IV: Career and Educational Aspirations Page 23
Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans
Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing
Section V: Optional Writing Test Results
Page 27
Average ACT Total Writing and English/Language Arts Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 2
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
This report focuses on:
Performance - student test performance in the context of college readiness
Access - number of your graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation
Course Selection - percent of students pursuing a core curriculum
Course Rigor - impact of rigorous coursework on achievement
College Readiness - percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area
Awareness - extent to which student aspirations match performance
Articulation - colleges and universities to which your students send test results
This report provides information about the performance of your 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as
sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016.
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and
extended time tests, are now included in the report.
Each year, test data for a school, district, and the state represents a different cohort of students. ACT encourages
educators to focus on trends (3, 5, 10 years), not year-to-year changes. Such changes can represent normal – even
expected – fluctuations. On the other hand, trend lines offer more insight into what is happening in a school, district, or
the state.
Furthermore, ACT encourages educators to measure student performance in the context of college readiness measures.
The focus should be on the number and percentage of students who met or exceeded ACT’s College Readiness
Benchmark Scores, a measure that is much more meaningful and understandable than an average composite score for a
group of students.
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
The ACT is a curriculum-based measure of college readiness. ACT components include:
Tests of academic achievement in English, math, reading, science, and writing (optional)
High school grade and course information
Student Profile Section
Career Interest Inventory
The ACT:
College Course/Course Area ACT Score Benchmark Score
English Composition English 18
Algebra Mathematics 22
Social Sciences Reading 22
Biology Science 23
STEM STEM 26
For more information, go to www.act.org
Every few years, ACT conducts the ACT National Curriculum Survey to ensure its curriculum-based assessment tools accurately
measure the skills high school teachers teach and instructors of entry-level college courses expect. The ACT is the only college
readiness test designed to reflect the results of such a survey.
Only the ACT reports College Readiness Benchmark Scores – A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT
subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the
corresponding credit-bearing college courses, which include English Composition, Algebra, Social Science, Biology and STEM.
These scores were empirically derived based on the actual performance of students in college.
ACT’s College Readiness Standards are sets of statements intended to help students, parents and educators understand the
meaning of test scores. The standards relate test scores to the types of skills needed for success in high school and beyond. They
serve as a direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to do next. The ACT is the only college readiness
test for which scores can be tied directly to standards. Connecting College Readiness Standards to the Classroom interpretive guides
can be found at www.act.org/content/act/en/education-and-career-planning/college-and-career-readiness-standards.html.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State PAGE 4
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
How to Improve Scores and Increase College Readiness
#1422
For more information on interpreting data in this report, or to learn how ACT can help your students improve their readiness for college and the
workplace, contact ACT Customer Service at 319-337-1365 or [email protected].
PLAN GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES BASED ON STUDENTS' CAREER AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS: Data in Tables 4.1 and 4.2 enable the reader to
determine if aspirations are consistent with academic performance and whether, among students with similar aspirations, academic performance is
consistent across racial/ethnic groups.
EVALUATING RIGOR OF COURSES: Table 3.1 reports the percentage of students falling in each of the ACT College Readiness Standards score
ranges. For example, approximately 61% of the cohort fall into the lowest three Mathematics score ranges. To increase these students'
achievement, identify the standards they should focus on next by accessing ACT's College Readiness Standards at www.act.org/standard.
18% of your students met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores (Table 1.1). To improve students' scores and increase the percentage
of students identified as college ready, ACT suggests:
PROVIDING ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT: 103,902 of your students are included in this report (the 'cohort'). Increasing
access insures that more students have the opportunity to consider college and allows the reader to use this report to evaluate how well courses and
instructional programs are preparing students for college and work.
MAKING CORE CURRICULUM A PRIORITY: Emphasize the need for all students to develop college and work ready skills, regardless of
postsecondary aspirations. 59% of the students in the cohort reported taking courses that would be considered 'Core or More' (Table 1.4).
MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE RIGHT KINDS OF COURSES: Table 3.8 reports 8% of the cohort took less than three years of
math courses. Of these students, 6% were college ready. 11% of the cohort reported taking a course sequence of Algebra I, Algebra II, and
Geometry. 8% of these students were college ready. In comparison, 39% of the students who took 3 or more years of math beyond Algebra I,
Algebra II, and Geometry were college ready. Getting more students ready for Algebra prior to 9th grade will increase the chances that students will
be prepared for and take advanced-level math courses.
Similarly, Table 3.8 reports 20% of the cohort took less than three years of natural science courses. 7% of these students were college ready. In
comparison, 32% of students who took at least three years of science coursework were college ready.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 5
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Section I
Executive Summary
To find the results of only standard time or extended time test
takers, refer to Tables 1.7 and 1.8 on page 9.
Beginning in August of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable,
both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning in August 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Figure 1.1. Percent of Your Students Ready for College-Level Coursework
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College English Composition College Algebra College Social Science College Biology Students Who Met All 4 ACT
Benchmark Scores
A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of
obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course.
State
National
ACT English
Benchmark Score=18
ACT Math
Benchmark Score=22
ACT Reading
Benchmark Score=22
ACT Science
Benchmark Score=23
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 7
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 1.1. Five Year Trends—Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmarks
Percent Who Met Benchmarks
English Mathematics Reading Science Met All Four
Year
State National State National State National State National State National State National
2012 18,817 1,666,017 69 67 56 46 58 52 34 31 30 25
2013 95,782 1,799,243 43 64 33 44 31 44 25 36 17 26
2014 97,443 1,845,787 47 64 33 43 30 44 23 37 16 26
2015 100,557 1,924,436 47 64 32 42 34 46 26 38 18 28
2016 103,902 2,090,342 47 61 32 41 34 44 26 36 18 26
Table 1.2. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores
Average ACT Scores
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Year
State National State National State National State National State National State National
2012 18,817 1,666,017 21.0 20.5 22.3 21.1 22.2 21.3 21.4 20.9 21.9 21.1
2013 95,782 1,799,243 17.1 20.2 19.6 20.9 18.8 21.1 18.7 20.7 18.7 20.9
2014 97,443 1,845,787 17.5 20.3 19.6 20.9 19.0 21.3 18.9 20.8 18.9 21.0
2015 100,557 1,924,436 17.6 20.4 19.5 20.8 19.2 21.4 19.0 20.9 19.0 21.0
2016 103,902 2,090,342 17.8 20.1 19.4 20.6 19.5 21.3 19.2 20.8 19.1 20.8
Table 1.3. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores Nationwide
Average ACT Scores
Year
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
2012 1,666,017 20.5 21.1 21.3 20.9 21.1
2013 1,799,243 20.2 20.9 21.1 20.7 20.9
2014 1,845,787 20.3 20.9 21.3 20.8 21.0
2015 1,924,436 20.4 20.8 21.4 20.9 21.0
2016 2,090,342 20.1 20.6 21.3 20.8 20.8
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
Number of Students
Tested
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 8
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 1.4. Five Year Trends—Average ACT Scores by Level of Preparation
Average ACT Scores
Number of
Students Tested
Percent
2
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Year
Core or
More
1
Less than
Core
Core
or
More
Less
than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
Core or
More
Less than
Core
2012 15,843 2,771 84 15 21.7 17.5 22.9 19.4 22.8 19.1 21.9 18.7 22.4 18.8
2013 59,014 32,379 62 34 19.0 14.1 21.1 17.4 20.6 16.0 20.2 16.3 20.3 16.1
2014 58,949 32,678 60 34 19.6 14.2 21.1 17.2 20.9 16.0 20.5 16.6 20.6 16.1
2015 61,898 32,919 62 33 19.7 14.3 21.0 17.2 21.1 16.3 20.6 16.5 20.7 16.2
2016 61,220 34,711 59 33 19.9 14.7 20.9 17.0 21.4 16.7 20.8 16.7 20.9 16.4
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"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
2
Percent of all students tested. Numbers will not add up to 100% due to student non-response.
Table 1.5. Five Year Trends—Percent and Average Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg
N % Avg
All Students 18,817 100 21.9 95,782 100 18.7 97,443 100 18.9 100,557 100 19.0 103,902 100 19.1
Black/African American 4,107 22 17.2 20,927 22 15.6 20,710 21 15.8 21,055 21 15.9 21,247 20 16.0
American Indian/Alaska Native 164 1 19.4 1,119 1 16.2 1,203 1 16.5 1,230 1 16.6 1,264 1 16.6
White 11,423 61 23.4 50,942 53 20.3 50,499 52 20.5 51,046 51 20.7 52,185 50 20.9
Hispanic/Latino 1,168 6 20.9 9,428 10 17.0 10,206 10 17.2 11,128 11 17.3 11,953 12 17.3
Asian 642 3 24.8 2,403 3 21.0 2,549 3 21.4 2,723 3 21.9 2,882 3 22.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 24 0 21.3 159 0 17.4 152 0 17.8 176 0 18.1 200 0 18.0
Two or more races 607 3 21.5 3,774 4 18.6 4,257 4 18.7 4,559 5 18.9 4,763 5 18.9
Prefer not to respond/No response 682 4 23.3 7,030 7 18.2 7,867 8 18.3 8,640 9 17.9 9,408 9 18.0
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 9
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 1.6. Five Year Trends—Achievement in STEM
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All Tested Students Students Meeting STEM Benchmarks
Number of
Students Tested
Avg. STEM Score
Percent Meeting STEM Benchmark
Avg. Mathematics Score Avg. Science Score
Year
State National
State National State National State National State National
2012 18,817 1,666,017 22.1 21.3 25 20 28.9 28.7 27.7 27.9
2013 95,782 1,799,243 19.4 21.1 12 19 28.5 28.7 27.6 28.0
2014 97,443 1,845,787 19.5 21.1 12 20 28.6 28.7 27.7 28.3
2015 100,557 1,924,436 19.5 21.1 13 20 28.5 28.7 28.0 28.4
2016 103,902 2,090,342 19.5 20.9 13 20 28.5 28.7 28.3 28.6
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The STEM score describes students' overall proficiency in mathematics and science.
Table 1.7. Proficiency In Understanding Complex Texts
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Text Complexity Proficiency Level
Below Proficient Proficient Above Proficient
N Percent Avg. Reading N Percent Avg. Reading N Percent Avg. Reading
Year
State National State National State National State National State National State National State National State National State National
2012 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . .
2013 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . .
2014 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . .
2015 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . .
2016 7,790 485,762 7 23 17.1 17.0 6,029 322,548 6 15 23.7 23.6 4,742 235,380 5 11 30.5 30.3
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The text complexity indicator, beginning in Fall 2015, represents students' progress toward understanding complex written material often encountered in college and careers.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION I, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGE 10
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 1.8. Average ACT College Reportable Scores by Test Session Duration
Average ACT Scores
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Standard Time 98,659 95 18.0 19.5 19.6 19.3 19.2
Extended Time 5,243 5 14.8 17.2 17.3 17.0 16.7
Total 103,902 100 17.8 19.4 19.5 19.2 19.1
Standard Time 1,985,389 95 20.3 20.7 21.4 20.9 21.0
Extended Time 104,953 5 16.6 18.0 18.9 18.2 18.0
Total 2,090,342 100 20.1 20.6 21.3 20.8 20.8
Table 1.9. Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Test Session Duration
Percent of Students Met
English Mathematics Reading Science All Four
Standard Time
48 33 34 27 18
Extended Time
29 16 22 16 11
Total
47 32 34 26 18
Standard Time
63 42 45 37 27
Extended Time
39 22 31 23 16
Total
61 41 44 36 26
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
State
National
Student Group
Test Session
Duration
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 11
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Section II
Academic Achievement
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
ACT PROFILE REPORT- State: SECTION II, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PAGE 12
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 2.1. ACT Score Distributions, Cumulative Percentages (CP
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), and Score Averages
English Mathematics Reading Science Composite STEM
N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP
36 220 100 207 100 456 100 365 100 46 100 170 100 36
35 1,028 99 431 99 958 99 471 99 288 99 319 99 35
34 1,101 99 385 99 1,539 99 629 99 546 99 455 99 34
33 843 98 740 99 1,451 97 740 99 717 99 566 99 33
32 872 97 596 98 2,114 96 500 98 874 98 706 99 32
31 977 96 768 98 1,651 94 843 97 1,093 98 887 98 31
30 1,485 95 816 97 1,908 92 875 97 1,472 97 1,102 97 30
29 1,024 94 1,681 96 1,931 90 782 96 1,753 95 1,367 96 29
28 1,876 93 2,379 95 2,149 88 1,376 95 1,985 93 1,894 95 28
27 1,492 91 2,822 92 2,456 86 2,627 94 2,545 92 2,573 93 27
26 2,353 89 4,256 90 2,765 84 2,426 91 2,976 89 3,551 90 26
25 3,430 87 3,440 85 2,676 81 4,881 89 3,537 86 4,305 87 25
24 3,975 84 5,747 82 3,002 79 6,148 84 4,109 83 4,898 83 24
23 3,417 80 4,357 77 5,962 76 4,459 78 4,685 79 5,144 78 23
22 4,667 77 4,679 72 3,848 70 7,810 74 5,372 74 5,390 73 22
21 6,210 72 2,825 68 7,335 66 4,863 66 5,615 69 5,682 68 21
20 5,688 66 5,016 65 4,458 59 9,541 62 6,152 64 6,637 62 20
19 4,287 61 3,571 60 5,059 55 6,054 53 6,544 58 7,660 56 19
18 4,383 57 8,489 57 8,201 50 9,212 47 7,231 52 8,925 49 18
17 4,649 53 9,989 49 5,321 42 5,241 38 7,521 45 9,038 40 17
16 5,307 48 16,409 39 4,925 37 5,492 33 7,590 37 8,081 31 16
15 7,520 43 12,993 23 5,626 32 4,840 27 7,614 30 8,504 24 15
14 7,597 36 6,621 11 8,583 27 7,671 23 7,417 23 6,836 15 14
13 5,015 28 2,742 5 5,007 19 3,959 15 6,957 16 4,662 9 13
12 5,049 24 1,165 2 7,100 14 4,144 12 5,014 9 2,713 4 12
11 4,887 19 386 1 2,614 7 2,699 8 2,553 4 1,129 2 11
10 6,059 14 180 1 1,886 5 1,982 5 1,015 2 396 1 10
9 3,048 8 93 1 1,156 3 1,436 3 377 1 172 1 9
8 2,996 5 12 1 780 2 1,216 2 187 1 68 1 8
7 1,219 2 44 1 454 1 312 1 65 1 34 1 7
6 820 1 34 1 49 1 38 1 30 1 22 1 6
5 214 1 1 1 248 1 131 1 13 1 5 1 5
4 121 1 13 1 142 1 81 1 4 1 5 1 4
3 31 1 0 1 7 1 13 1 2 1 4 1 3
2 32 1 0 1 56 1 28 1 3 1 1 1 2
1 10 1 15 1 29 1 17 1 0 1 1 1 1
Avg (SD)
17.8 (6.6) 19.4 (5.0) 19.5 (6.5) 19.2 (5.6) 19.1 (5.5) 19.5 (5.0)
Avg (SD)
1
CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below a score point.
Note: Shaded portions of columns identify the students who met/exceeded the ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores.
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 2.2. ACT Subscore Distributions, Cumulative Percentages (CP
1
), and Subscore Averages
English Reading Mathematics
Usage/ Mechanics Rhetorical Skills
Social Studies/
Sciences
Arts/ Literature
Pre/Elementary
Algebra
Algebra/ Coordinate
Geometry
Plane Geometry/
Trigonometry
N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP N CP
18 2,402 100 859 100 2,037 100 2,892 100 2,292 100 550 100 533 100 18
17 3,087 98 1,325 99 3,293 98 4,266 97 2,864 98 603 99 68 99 17
16 2,935 95 2,469 98 4,542 95 5,148 93 3,173 95 1,503 99 2,466 99 16
15 2,756 92 3,949 96 3,050 90 5,245 88 4,165 92 3,628 97 3,261 97 15
14 2,432 89 4,537 92 7,242 88 5,303 83 4,737 88 6,427 94 4,443 94 14
13 4,830 87 5,001 87 5,465 81 5,530 78 10,044 83 5,878 88 8,303 90 13
12 5,575 82 8,157 83 6,979 75 6,710 73 6,656 74 11,665 82 6,281 82 12
11 6,556 77 9,232 75 7,658 69 7,156 66 7,987 67 9,209 71 11,952 76 11
10 10,165 71 8,385 66 9,744 61 7,319 59 7,209 60 11,244 62 9,957 64 10
9 8,514 61 12,567 58 11,009 52 8,001 52 7,587 53 13,002 51 17,202 55 9
8 9,137 53 10,557 46 11,223 41 7,844 45 13,117 45 20,552 39 18,141 38 8
7 9,749 44 9,540 35 10,679 30 12,695 37 16,858 33 2,709 19 2,739 20 7
6 9,653 34 9,345 26 9,161 20 7,768 25 9,003 17 8,491 16 8,269 18 6
5 9,815 25 8,515 17 5,778 11 10,292 17 3,952 8 836 8 6,160 10 5
4 7,228 16 5,686 9 3,055 6 4,178 7 2,317 4 4,487 7 84 4 4
3 5,371 9 2,789 4 1,794 3 2,154 3 1,648 2 2,230 3 3,060 4 3
2 3,194 4 845 1 117 1 1,313 1 227 1 200 1 29 1 2
1 503 1 144 1 1,076 1 88 1 66 1 688 1 954 1 1
Avg (SD)
8.6 (4.0) 9.1 (3.5) 9.8 (3.8) 9.7 (4.1) 9.8 (3.6) 9.6 (3.1) 9.5 (3.1)
Avg (SD)
1
CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below a score point.
Table 2.3. ACT Score Quartile Values
Quartile English Mathematics Reading Science Composite
Q3 (75th Percentile) 22 23 23 23 23
Q2 (50th Percentile) 17 18 18 19 18
Q1 (25th Percentile) 13 16 14 15 15
ACT Scale
Score
ACT Scale
Score
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 2.4. Average ACT Composite Scores for Race/Ethnicity by Level of Preparation
Student
Number of Percent Taking Average ACT Composite Score
Group
Race/Ethnicity Students Tested
Core or More
1
Core or More Less Than Core
All Students
103,902 59 20.9 16.4
Black/African American
21,247 48 17.4 14.7
American Indian/Alaska Native
1,264 48 18.1 15.2
White
52,185 66 22.3 17.8
Hispanic/Latino
11,953 54 18.9 15.5
Asian
2,882 73 23.9 18.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
200 57 19.4 16.1
Two or More Races
4,763 60 20.4 16.4
Prefer not/No Response
9,408 45 20.2 15.9
All Students
2,090,342 69 21.9 18.7
Black/African American
272,363 64 17.8 15.7
American Indian/Alaska Native
16,183 57 18.9 16.3
White
1,119,398 73 23.2 20.0
Hispanic/Latino
337,280 69 19.5 17.3
Asian
93,493 78 24.7 22.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
6,797 61 20.1 16.6
Two or More Races
85,494 70 21.9 19.0
Prefer not/No Response
159,334 48 22.3 18.2
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"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
Table 2.5. Average ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity
Student
Group
Race/Ethnicity N Percent English
Mathematics
Reading Science Composite STEM
All Students 103,902 100 17.8 19.4 19.5 19.2 19.1 19.5
Black/African American 21,247 20 14.2 16.8 16.1 16.3 16.0 16.8
American Indian/Alaska Native 1,264 1 14.8 17.3 16.9 17.0 16.6 17.3
White 52,185 50 20.0 20.8 21.4 20.8 20.9 21.0
Hispanic/Latino 11,953 12 15.6 18.0 17.6 17.6 17.3 18.0
Asian 2,882 3 21.0 23.5 22.0 22.1 22.3 23.1
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 200 0 16.6 18.3 18.6 17.9 18.0 18.3
Two or More Races 4,763 5 17.6 19.0 19.4 19.0 18.9 19.2
Prefer not/No Response 9,408 9 16.5 18.5 18.3 18.0 18.0 18.5
All Students 2,090,342 100 20.1 20.6 21.3 20.8 20.8 20.9
Black/African American 272,363 13 15.8 17.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.3
American Indian/Alaska Native 16,183 1 16.3 17.7 18.2 18.1 17.7 18.2
White 1,119,398 54 21.9 21.7 22.8 22.1 22.2 22.1
Hispanic/Latino 337,280 16 17.6 18.8 19.2 18.9 18.7 19.1
Asian 93,493 4 23.3 25.0 23.7 23.6 24.0 24.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 6,797 0 17.4 18.9 18.9 18.6 18.6 19.0
Two or More Races 85,494 4 20.4 20.5 21.6 20.9 21.0 21.0
Prefer not/No Response 159,334 8 19.3 20.0 20.6 20.0 20.1 20.3
National
State
National
State
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 2.6. Average ACT Composite Scores for Gender by Level of Preparation
Number of Percent Taking Average ACT Composite Score
Students Tested
Core or More
1
Core or More Less Than Core
Males 48,550 57 20.9 16.2
Females 50,172 63 21.0 16.7
No Response 5,180 39 19.1 15.6
Males 971,383 68 22.1 18.5
Females 1,074,049 72 21.7 19.1
No Response 44,910 28 19.3 16.5
Table 2.7. Average ACT Scores by Gender
Student Group Gender
N Percent English Mathematics Reading Science Composite STEM
Males 48,550 47 17.3 19.6 18.9 19.2 18.9 19.6
Females 50,172 48 18.6 19.3 20.2 19.3 19.5 19.6
No Response 5,180 5 15.5 17.7 17.3 17.3 17.1 17.8
Males 971,383 46 19.8 21.0 21.0 21.1 20.9 21.3
Females 1,074,049 51 20.6 20.3 21.6 20.6 20.9 20.7
No Response 44,910 2 16.5 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.7 18.2
National
Student Group
State
National
Gender
State
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Section III
College and Career Readiness
and the Impact of Course Rigor
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 3.1. Percent of Students in College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Score Ranges
Student
English Mathematics Reading Science
Group
N % N % N % N %
33 to 36
3,192
3
1,763
2
4,404
4
2,205
2
28 to 32
6,234
6
6,240
6
9,753
9
4,376
4
24 to 27
11,250
11
16,265
16
10,899
10
16,082
15
20 to 23
19,982
19
16,877
16
21,603
21
26,673
26
16 to 19
18,626
18
38,458
37
23,506
23
25,999
25
13 to 15
20,132
19
22,356
22
19,216
18
16,470
16
01 to 12
24,486
24
1,943
2
14,521
14
12,097
12
33 to 36
116,080
6
59,483
3
130,942
6
72,515
3
28 to 32
200,641
10
192,181
9
275,075
13
157,797
8
24 to 27
315,883
15
404,868
19
295,645
14
407,121
19
20 to 23
472,860
23
351,510
17
483,472
23
578,034
28
16 to 19
378,663
18
701,208
34
451,883
22
502,407
24
13 to 15
317,275
15
353,660
17
297,137
14
234,398
11
01 to 12
288,940
14
27,432
1
156,188
7
138,070
7
Table 3.2. Percent of Students Who Met College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Gender
Percent of Students Met
English Mathematics Reading Science All Four
Males
44 34 31 27 19
Females
52 32 37 26 18
No Response
32 20 21 15 9
Males
59 44 43 39 28
Females
64 39 47 34 25
No Response
39 21 24 18 11
National
Student Group
CRS
Range
State
National
Gender
State
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 3.3. Percent of Students Who Met ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores by Race/Ethnicity
English Mathematics Reading Science All Four STEM
Student
Benchmark=18 Benchmark=22 Benchmark=22 Benchmark=23 Benchmark=26
Group
N % % % %
% %
All Students 103,902 47 32 34 26 18 13
Black/African American 21,247 23 11 13 8 4 2
American Indian/Alaska Native 1,264 28 15 17 12 6 4
White 52,185 62 44 45 37 26 19
Hispanic/Latino 11,953 32 21 22 15 9 6
Asian 2,882 63 60 49 45 37 35
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl 200 40 23 27 20 12 8
Two or More Races 4,763 47 29 32 23 15 10
Prefer Not to Respond 9,408 38 25 27 20 14 11
All Students 2,090,342 61 41 44 36 26
20
Black/African American 272,363 33 13 19 11
6
3
American Indian/Alaska Native 16,183 37 18 25 16
9
6
White 1,119,398 73 50 55 46
34
25
Hispanic/Latino 337,280 46 27 30 21
14
9
Asian 93,493 75 70 59 56
46
44
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl 6,797 45 29 30 23
16
11
Two or More Races 85,494 64 40 46 36
26
19
Prefer Not to Respond 159,334 55 36 40 32
24
19
Table 3.4. Progress Toward Career Readiness
1
Student Progress Toward Average
Group
NCRC
2
Level
N %
Composite
Gold 57,540 55 23.0
Silver 30,142 29 15.5
Bronze 11,971 12 12.6
Needs Improvement 4,249 4 10.3
Gold 1,418,678 68 23.7
Silver 496,817 24 15.6
Bronze 142,375 7 12.6
Needs Improvement 32,472 2 10.4
1
Progress reflects degree to which students are on track for attaining workplace employability skills critical to job success.
2
Additional information on the ACT NCRC (National Career Readiness Certificate) can be found at www.act.org.
State
National
State
National
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Table 3.5. College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Overall High School Curriculum
Student Curriculum
English Mathematics Reading Science
Composite
4
STEM
Group
Taken
1
% Avg % Avg % Avg % Avg % Avg % Avg
Core or More
2
61,220
62
19.9
44
20.9
45
21.4
36
20.8
26
20.9
19
21.1
Less than Core 34,711
26
14.7
13
17.0
16
16.7
10
16.7
5
16.4
3
17.1
Missing
3
7,971
32
15.3
21
17.8
21
17.1
16
17.1
10
16.9
8
17.7
Core or More 1,441,538
69
21.3
48
21.5
51
22.3
43
21.7
32
21.9
24
21.9
Less than Core 483,335
46
17.8
26
18.7
31
19.2
23
18.8
15
18.7
11
19.0
Missing 165,469
38
16.4
20
17.7
24
18.0
18
17.8
11
17.6
8
18.0
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects overall high school curriculum in this table.
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English AND three or more years each of math, social studies, and natural science.
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in one or more content areas.
4
Composite College Readiness Benchmark % results reflect students who met all four subject-area benchmarks.
Table 3.6. College Readiness Benchmark Percent and Average ACT Scores by Content-Specific Curriculum
Student Curriculum
English Mathematics Reading Science
Group
Taken
1
N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg N % Avg
Core or More
2
84,665 52
18.5
88,928 35
19.8
80,727 38
20.3
76,320 32
20.2
Less than Core
13,048 23
14.2
8,064 6
15.8
16,334 14
16.1
20,685 7
16.0
Missing
3
6,189 36
15.7
6,910 22
17.9
6,841 23
17.4
6,897 18
17.4
Core or More
1,821,855 65
20.7
1,834,921 44
21.0
1,707,404 48
21.8
1,679,561 41
21.4
Less than Core
121,175 34
15.8
101,097 8
16.1
229,685 32
19.2
255,155 17
18.0
Missing
147,312 40
16.6
154,324 20
17.8
153,253 25
18.2
155,626 19
18.0
1
"Curriculum Taken" reflects content-specific curriculum in this table.
2
"Core or More" results correspond to students taking four or more years of English or three or more years of math, social studies, or natural science, respectively.
For instance, Reading "Core or More" results correspond to students taking three or more years of social studies, regardless of courses taken in other content areas.
3
Zero years or no coursework information reported in the specified content area.
National
N
State
National
State
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Table 3.7. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern State National
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
English
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 11,551 11 21.2 70 385,251 18 21.7 71
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 73,114 70 18.1 49 1,436,604 69 20.4 63
Less than 4 years of English 13,048 13 14.2 23 121,175 6 15.8 34
Zero years / no English courses reported 6,189 6 15.7 36 147,312 7 16.6 40
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Math
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 3,592 3 20.2 39 125,390 6 23.2 63
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 5,880 6 20.6 43 163,212 8 21.6 52
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 5,886 6 17.3 14 126,596 6 18.9 27
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 30,276 29 19.0 28 379,347 18 19.3 30
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 26,174 25 23.0 61 689,169 33 23.6 64
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 11,359 11 16.4 8 243,569 12 16.8 10
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 5,761 6 18.2 22 107,638 5 19.5 32
Less than 3 years of Math 8,064 8 15.8 6 101,097 5 16.1 8
Zero years / no Math courses reported 6,910 7 17.9 22 154,324 7 17.8 20
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Reading
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 4,497 4 19.5 33 51,783 2 22.1 50
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 30,049 29 22.4 52 979,530 47 22.3 51
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 18,689 18 17.8 22 120,501 6 19.6 33
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 27,492 26 19.9 35 555,590 27 21.4 45
Less than 3 years of Social Science 16,334 16 16.1 14 229,685 11 19.2 32
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 6,841 7 17.4 23 153,253 7 18.2 25
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent Taking
Pattern
Avg ACT
Science
Percent Who Met
Benchmark
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem, & Phys
27,340 26 21.2 40 844,557 40 22.1 46
Bio, Chem, Phys 1,016 1 24.2 62 233,024 11 23.0 52
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem
41,816 40 19.9 29 542,380 26 20.0 29
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 6,148 6 16.8 11 59,600 3 19.0 23
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 20,685 20 16.0 7 255,155 12 18.0 17
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 6,897 7 17.4 18 155,626 7 18.0 19
1
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 3.8. College Readiness Benchmark (CRB) Percent and Average ACT Scores for Gender by Common Course Patterns
Course Pattern All Students Males Females
ENGLISH COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
English
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
English
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
English
% Who Met
Benchmark
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, & Other English 11,551 11 21.2 70 4,602 9 20.6 65 6,615 13 21.8 74
Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 73,114 70 18.1 49 34,469 71 17.7 46 35,916 72 18.7 53
Less than 4 years of English 13,048 13 14.2 23 6,814 14 14.0 22 5,411 11 14.6 27
Zero years / no English courses reported 6,189 6 15.7 36 2,665 5 15.4 34 2,230 4 16.9 43
MATHEMATICS COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Math
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Math
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Math
% Who Met
Benchmark
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Calc 3,592 3 20.2 39 1,736 4 20.6 42 1,719 3 20.0 38
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, & Other Adv Math 5,880 6 20.6 43 2,299 5 20.9 47 3,428 7 20.4 41
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Trig 5,886 6 17.3 14 2,765 6 17.5 16 2,857 6 17.2 13
Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, & Other Adv Math 30,276 29 19.0 28 12,776 26 19.1 29 16,318 33 18.9 27
Other comb of 4 or more years of Math 26,174 25 23.0 61 13,139 27 23.5 64 12,393 25 22.6 58
Alg 1, Alg 2, & Geom 11,359 11 16.4 8 5,813 12 16.4 8 4,836 10 16.4 7
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Math 5,761 6 18.2 22 2,760 6 18.4 25 2,734 5 18.0 21
Less than 3 years of Math 8,064 8 15.8 6 4,215 9 15.8 6 3,379 7 15.9 6
Zero years / no Math courses reported 6,910 7 17.9 22 3,047 6 18.1 24 2,508 5 18.1 23
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Reading
% Who Met
Benchmark
US Hist, World Hist, Am Gov, & Other Hist 4,497 4 19.5 33 2,400 5 19.2 32 1,881 4 20.0 35
Other comb of 4 or more years Social Science 30,049 29 22.4 52 12,673 26 22.0 50 16,530 33 22.7 55
US Hist, World Hist, & Am Gov 18,689 18 17.8 22 9,596 20 17.5 21 8,312 17 18.3 24
Other comb of 3 or 3.5 years of Social Science 27,492 26 19.9 35 12,289 25 19.5 33 14,115 28 20.3 37
Less than 3 years of Social Science 16,334 16 16.1 14 8,562 18 15.8 13 6,879 14 16.6 16
Zero years / no Social Science courses reported 6,841 7 17.4 23 3,030 6 17.0 22 2,455 5 18.4 28
NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE PATTERN
N
Percent
ACT
Science
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Science
% Who Met
Benchmark
N
Percent
ACT
Science
% Who Met
Benchmark
Gen Sci
1
, Bio, Chem, & Phys
27,340 26 21.2 40 14,337 30 21.7 44 12,145 24 20.7 37
Bio, Chem, Phys 1,016 1 24.2 62 537 1 24.6 64 463 1 23.9 62
Gen Sci
2
, Bio, Chem
41,816 40 19.9 29 16,737 34 19.7 28 23,520 47 20.1 30
Other comb of 3 years of Natural Science 6,148 6 16.8 11 3,341 7 17.0 13 2,494 5 16.7 9
Less than 3 years of Natural Science 20,685 20 16.0 7 10,551 22 15.8 7 9,054 18 16.3 7
Zero years / no Natural Science courses reported 6,897 7 17.4 18 3,047 6 17.4 20 2,496 5 17.9 19
1
Includes General, Physical and Earth Sciences.
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Section IV
Career and Educational Aspirations
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 4.1. Distribution of Planned Educational Majors for All Students by College Plans
All Students Plan on 2 Years or Less of College Plan on 4 Years or More of College
Planned Educational Major
N
1
Percent
2
Avg ACT
Comp
N Percent
Avg ACT
Comp
N Percent
Avg ACT
Comp
Agriculture & Natural Resources Conservation 1,963 2 17.6 442 4 14.8 1,412 2 18.7
Architecture 1,058 1 18.9 108 1 14.9 904 1 19.5
Area, Ethnic, & Multidisciplinary Studies 163 0 19.9 19 0 13.7 131 0 20.9
Arts: Visual & Performing 8,311 8 18.5 1,094 10 15.2 6,730 9 19.1
Business 7,911 8 19.9 678 6 15.2 6,934 9 20.4
Communications 1,739 2 20.2 88 1 15.5 1,568 2 20.5
Community, Family, & Personal Services 5,039 5 16.6 1,191 11 15.2 3,526 5 17.2
Computer Science & Mathematics 3,222 3 21.5 267 3 16.3 2,816 4 22.1
Education 3,446 3 19.1 256 2 14.7 3,067 4 19.6
Engineering 7,705 7 21.2 750 7 15.0 6,646 9 22.0
Engineering Technology & Drafting 1,887 2 17.6 417 4 14.9 1,350 2 18.6
English & Foreign Languages 1,026 1 21.7 53 1 16.9 923 1 22.0
Health Administration & Assisting 2,336 2 16.8 339 3 15.2 1,884 2 17.1
Health Sciences & Technologies 20,660 20 19.3 1,340 13 15.8 18,699 24 19.6
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 470 0 20.2 28 0 16.7 418 1 20.4
Repair, Production, & Construction 1,944 2 16.1 966 9 15.5 840 1 16.9
Sciences: Biological & Physical 5,521 5 22.6 117 1 16.7 5,209 7 22.8
Social Sciences & Law 7,943 8 20.2 334 3 15.2 7,323 9 20.4
Undecided 6,223 6 20.8 542 5 15.5 4,930 6 21.5
No Response 14,672 14 16.2 1,223 12 13.5 2,064 3 15.4
1
2-Year and 4-Year "N" counts do not reflect "Missing" and "Other" college plans, therefore they may not add up to the N count for All Students.
2
Percent of students tested within College Plan groups (All Students, 2-Year, 4-Year).
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 4.2. Average ACT Composite Scores for Racial/Ethnic Groups by Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
Black/African American American Indian/ Alaska Native White Hispanic/Latino
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
Voc-Tech 2,521 14.7 615 13.2 49 14.7 1,052 15.7 400 14.4
2-yr College Degree 7,938 15.2 1,670 13.6 157 14.2 3,749 16.2 1,268 14.7
Bachelors Degree 42,826 18.6 9,168 15.7 474 16.3 22,415 20.3 4,851 17.2
Graduate Study 14,020 22.2 2,209 17.9 111 18.5 8,406 23.8 1,237 20.0
Prof. Level Degree 20,918 21.4 4,559 17.9 285 19.0 10,136 23.2 2,305 19.5
Other 2,290 16.0 431 14.3 48 14.6 1,119 16.9 299 15.3
No Response 13,389 17.3 2,595 14.5 140 15.3 5,308 19.1 1,593 15.6
All Racial/Ethnic Groups
Combined
Asian
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander
Two or more races
Prefer not to respond/
No Response
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
N
Average
Voc-Tech 2,521 14.7 51 15.5 4 14.0 90 15.4 260 14.6
2-yr College Degree 7,938 15.2 76 14.1 14 14.5 321 15.5 683 14.7
Bachelors Degree 42,826 18.6 869 19.9 81 17.6 1,992 18.3 2,976 17.8
Graduate Study 14,020 22.2 522 24.4 33 20.2 613 21.0 889 21.3
Prof. Level Degree 20,918 21.4 1,020 25.2 41 20.0 1,172 20.6 1,400 20.6
Other 2,290 16.0 52 16.4 3 13.3 97 16.0 241 16.1
No Response 13,389 17.3 292 19.8 24 15.9 478 17.6 2,959 17.1
Educational Degree
Aspirations
Educational Degree
Aspirations
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Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
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Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 4.3. Students' Score Report Preferences at Time of Testing
Percent of Students in
Number of Students College Readiness Standards Ranges
Name State Total 1st Choice
2nd-6th
Choice
01-12 13-15 16-19 20-23 24-27 28-32 33-36
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY North Carolina 21,775 7,187 14,588 6 21 35 25 10 3 0
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH North Carolina 21,186 8,172 13,014 3 11 24 27 21 12 2
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL North Carolina 18,619 6,378 12,241 4 12 22 24 21 14 2
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE North Carolina 16,570 4,292 12,278 5 16 32 28 14 5 0
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 15,478 5,106 10,372 3 13 29 30 18 6 0
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON North Carolina 13,130 3,164 9,966 2 11 29 33 18 6 0
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO North Carolina 9,529 2,053 7,476 6 19 34 26 12 4 0
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY North Carolina 7,327 1,922 5,405 4 17 35 29 12 3 0
DUKE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 6,985 1,734 5,251 8 18 23 19 15 13 4
NORTH CAROLINA AGRIC & TECH STATE UNIV North Carolina 5,202 1,541 3,661 13 33 36 13 4 1 0
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY North Carolina 5,011 761 4,250 7 18 25 23 16 10 2
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 4,608 1,139 3,469 14 36 37 11 2 0 0
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY North Carolina 4,231 959 3,272 13 35 37 12 3 1 0
STATE-NO COLLEGE PLANS Iowa 3,998 3,998 0 28 39 21 8 2 1 0
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE North Carolina 3,965 852 3,113 8 26 40 19 6 1 0
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY North Carolina 3,501 858 2,643 4 18 33 27 13 5 0
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE North Carolina 3,323 663 2,660 3 12 27 29 19 9 1
WINGATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 2,958 519 2,439 6 22 36 23 9 3 0
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE North Carolina 2,857 908 1,949 12 29 32 18 6 2 0
ART INSTITUTE OF CHARLOTTE THE North Carolina 2,638 884 1,754 12 31 33 18 5 1 0
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY South Carolina 2,611 589 2,022 5 12 19 21 22 17 3
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 2,477 586 1,891 15 38 34 10 3 1 0
LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY North Carolina 2,257 430 1,827 5 19 38 25 9 3 0
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY North Carolina 2,102 478 1,624 8 21 29 24 13 4 0
ELON UNIVERSITY North Carolina 2,048 416 1,632 5 15 23 24 21 10 1
UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA-COLUMBIA South Carolina 1,917 423 1,494 1 4 13 27 33 20 2
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER Indiana 1,729 776 953 6 22 33 21 12 4 1
GREENSBORO COLLEGE North Carolina 1,721 343 1,378 17 36 28 12 5 1 0
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY-CHARLOTTE North Carolina 1,697 597 1,100 14 35 34 12 4 1 0
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE North Carolina 1,680 544 1,136 7 27 40 20 5 1 0
All Other Institutions 117,212 31,125 86,087 10 25 28 18 11 6 1
Total 310,342 89,397 220,945 8 21 29 22 13 6 1
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION V, OPTIONAL WRITING TEST RESULTS PAGE 27
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Section V
Optional Writing Test Results
Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are
college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included.
Also beginning with the 2013 Graduating Class data, College Readiness
Benchmarks for Reading and Science were updated to reflect the most recent
college coursework research.
ACT PROFILE REPORT - State: SECTION V, OPTIONAL WRITING TEST RESULTS PAGE 28
Graduating Class 2016 Code 349999
North Carolina
Total Students in Report: 103,902
Table 5.1. Average ACT Writing and English/Language Arts Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for students who took ACT Writing
1
Average ACT Scores
English /
N Writing English Reading Language Arts
State National State National State National State National State National
All Students 15,053 519,922 18.8 19.3 21.7 21.8 23.0 22.9 21.2 21.3
Black/African American 3,083 67,101 15.6 16.2 17.2 17.6 18.9 19.1 17.3 17.6
American Indian/Alaska Native 133 3,056 15.1 16.1 18.3 17.6 20.1 19.3 17.8 17.7
White 8,312 234,063 20.0 20.4 23.6 23.9 24.6 24.7 22.7 23.0
Hispanic/Latino 1,457 116,135 17.8 17.8 19.5 18.8 21.3 20.3 19.5 19.0
Asian 816 44,606 21.2 21.5 24.4 24.5 24.9 24.7 23.5 23.6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 18 1,742 18.0 19.3 20.3 20.6 21.4 21.4 19.9 20.4
Two or More Races 625 21,475 18.2 19.9 21.3 22.6 22.7 23.6 20.7 22.0
Prefer not/No Response 609 31,744 19.8 19.9 22.7 22.8 23.8 23.8 22.1 22.2
Males 6,303 220,204 18.4 18.9 21.8 21.9 23.0 22.9 21.1 21.2
Females 8,747 298,512 19.1 19.6 21.7 21.8 23.0 22.8 21.3 21.4
No Response 3 1,206 17.7 16.3 20.3 16.8 19.0 19.0 19.0 17.3
1
Results based on students with ACT Writing scores from test events beginning September 2015. Score scale is 1-36.
Table 5.2. Average ACT English and Writing Scores by Race/Ethnicity and Gender for students who took ACT Writing
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Average ACT Scores
English /
N English Writing Writing Combined
State National State National State National State National
All Students
84,349 754,169 17.0 19.6 5.4 6.2 15.9 18.6
Black/African American
17,170 85,940 13.6 14.6 4.6 5.1 12.6 13.9
American Indian/Alaska Native
1,076 5,558 14.4 15.2 4.4 5.0 13.0 14.2
White
41,408 407,944 19.2 21.4 5.8 6.5 17.8 20.2
Hispanic/Latino
10,122 115,338 14.9 17.1 5.1 6.0 14.1 16.5
Asian
1,950 30,233 19.6 23.2 6.2 7.1 18.5 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl.
173 3,063 16.1 15.9 5.3 5.6 15.1 15.3
Two or More Races
3,940 32,453 17.0 19.6 5.3 6.2 15.8 18.5
Prefer not/No Response
8,510 73,640 16.1 18.8 5.1 6.0 14.9 17.7
Males
40,016 367,696 16.5 19.2 5.0 5.9 15.2 18.0
Females
39,205 356,634 17.8 20.3 5.8 6.6 16.8 19.4
No Response
5,128 29,839 15.5 16.7 5.0 5.5 14.4 15.8
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Results based on students with ACT Writing scores from test events before September 2015. Score scale is 2-12.
