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Buncombe County Schools reports mixed testing results; district targets fifth grade and subgroup gaps
Summary
District testing and accountability presentation showed strong graduation and ACT results but dips in proficiency in some grades and student groups. Board and staff highlighted recovery from Hurricane Helene, plans for targeted supports, and next steps for schools designated low-performing.
Doctor Reed presented Buncombe County Schools’ annual testing and accountability report Thursday, outlining districtwide strengths — including a 91.4% cohort graduation rate and an average ACT composite of 19.1 — alongside areas needing attention such as fifth-grade math and persistent proficiency gaps for some student groups.
The presentation placed results in context: remote instruction and recovery after Hurricane Helene reduced in-person instruction and contributed to missed learning time. “We missed 19 student instructional days,” Doctor Reed said during the presentation, adding the district had expected growth recalculations that did not occur. The report covered the 2023–24 school year accountability results and compared growth and proficiency across the district’s 45 schools and multiple student groups.
The findings: several elementary and intermediate schools met or exceeded growth in reading, and four schools moved up at least one letter grade. The district reported 1,199 Advanced Placement credits…
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