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At the only school in Edenton-Chowan Schools, 26 out of 118 junior students taking the reading portion of the ACT met the college readiness benchmark in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Reading scores among students at John A. Holmes High School, the only school in Edenton-Chowan Schools, dropped to 22% compared to the previous school year, when 22.6% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

For comparison, North Carolina saw 36% of its students meeting or exceeding the ACT benchmarks for reading during the 2022-23 school year.

Besides reading, 29.7% of Edenton-Chowan Schools 11th-graders met English college readiness benchmarks in the 2022-23 school year. In math, 18.6% of students were ready for college, and science scores revealed 12% of juniors also met the standard. Overall, Edenton-Chowan Schools had an average college readiness of less than 5% 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)
John A. Holmes High School	22.6%	22%