From Henderson County Schools:
Henderson County Public Schools Crack Top 5 in Student Performance
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 12, 2016) – Henderson County Public Schools is ranked 4th out of 115 public school districts in North Carolina for its overall proficiency composite of 70.5 percent in 2015-16 – meaning that 70.5 percent of K-12 students demonstrated proficiency in their grade-level subjects last school year.
Additionally, HCPS ranked 3rd in the state for its 71 percent proficiency composite in all subjects for grades K-8.
The district’s proficiency composite of 70.5 percent for grade-level proficiency surpassed the state average of 58.3 percent by 12.2 percentage points, and its 71 percent proficiency composite for all subjects in grades K-8 was 12.8 percentage points higher than the state average of 58.2 percent.
By individual grade level, HCPS 5th Grade and 8th Grade scores ranked 2nd in the state in all subjects, with a proficiency percentage of 75 percent and 72.6 percent, respectively. The district’s 5th Grade proficiency percentage for all subjects was 12.6 percentage points higher than the state average of 62.4, and the 8th Grade percentage was far above the state average of 57.3 percent by 15.3 percentage points.
The district’s Eighth Grade reading scores were also at the top of the charts, ranking 2nd statewide at 69.6 percent – just 1.3 percentage points shy of Chapel-Hill Carrboro Schools, which ranked 1st in the state. Henderson County Public Schools’ math proficiency in Grade 5 ranked 3rd in North Carolina, at 74.8 percent, while science proficiency in Grades 5 and 8 ranked 4th, at 84.6 percent.
“We are so very proud of the hard work and continued excellence demonstrated by our students and our staff,” said Superintendent Bo Caldwell. “Today, we celebrate the achievement of our students, the commitment of our teachers, and the support of our parents and families.”
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