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"The benchmark – a score of 1550, which is associated with a 65 percent chance of having a B- average GPA or higher during the first year of college – is also associated with a higher likelihood of enrolling at a four-year college and graduating from college within four years, the College Board said."
So how many counties in NC met the benchmark?
2 - Watauga and Wake
The highest scoring schools were the Chapel Hill/Carrboro combined with a score of 1766 which was #1 in the state bested by only NC School of Science and math - 1995 and Raleigh Charter High - 1838.
The highest scoring schools were the Chapel Hill/Carrboro combined with a score of 1766 which was #1 in the state bested by only NC School of Science and math - 1995 and Raleigh Charter High - 1838.
Not understanding what you're saying here. You say only two counties met the benchmark, but then that CH/Carrboro exceeds them, so clearly they did as well.
Then you compare a school system with two individual schools...?
You have to be careful comparing SAT scores. Don't know if it's still the case, but a number of years ago NC high schools had a much greater percentage of students taking the test compared to most other states, which is a good thing because (presumably) most of those kids intended to go to college. But in comparison to other states our average score was worse because of this.
Not understanding what you're saying here. You say only two counties met the benchmark, but then that CH/Carrboro exceeds them, so clearly they did as well.
Then you compare a school system with two individual schools...?
In the document produced by NC, they listed Orange county which did not pass the benchmark and they also listed Chapel Hill/Carrborro separately.
Looks like OP missed Carteret and did not mention city schools of which Asheville was also above the benchmark.
The document says that the US average is 1497 and NC was at 1483. So a bit lower than the average, which I'm sure this will be met with comments of "wow, such high goals" but that certainly seems to be better than how some claim NC is one of the worst states in the country for education.
Doing a quick google search and just jotting down some of the first articles that come up, GA was 1445, NY was 1468, MD was 1438 and TX was 1416.
Well, in his defense he did say how many counties, not how many school systems. But in NC counties ≠ school systems. Most are county-wide, but not all. Orange County was also just 1 point away from the benchmark at 1549.
I'm surprised Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools aren't on the list.
List of schools in general? They are. Not quite in alphabetical order though.
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