School News

2023-24 Test Results Released:  

GCPS Is Moving FORWARD Academically

On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) released the results of student standardized test data for the 2023-24 school year.  The student test scores from the state standardized tests taken during the past school year are collected, verified, and analyzed to provide different understandings of how students performed academically.   

GCPS saw overall improvements in the following critical areas:

• The overall academic proficiency of ALL GCPS students on ALL state tests INCREASED.

• The number of our schools meeting or exceeding academic growth as measured by the state INCREASED.

• The number of our schools with a school performance letter grade as determined by the state of a C or higher INCREASED.

• The graduation rate for GCPS students INCREASED.

• The test scores of GCPS senior students on the ACT and/or ACT Workkeys which measure Career and College readiness INCREASED.

• The percentage of Multi-language learners meeting expected goals INCREASED.

Superintendent Winborne offered these remarks: “I am very proud of our students and our educators.  In every way that matters, the overall results show we are heading in the right direction.  These gains also line up perfectly with the targets we have identified in our strategic plan.  This is a big step forward in ensuring our schools are sources of pride for our community.”

NCDPI provides an official school report card for each public school in North Carolina at this website: https://ncreports.ondemand.sas.com/src.  Members of the public can visit this site and view detailed historical information about each school in a variety of formats and measures.  Report cards for the prior school year are posted annually in October. 

Board Chairman, Glenda Williams had these thoughts to share regarding the results, “I am very proud and grateful of the hard work and dedication of our teachers, administrators, and other support staff.  They should be commended on these results.  On behalf of the Board, I thank them for the support and love they have provided their students.”