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Haywood County Schools reports slight drop in district performance after Hurricane Helene; leaders highlight resilience
Summary
District leaders said the 2024–25 state testing cycle showed a 2.8-percentage-point drop in the district performance composite after schools missed 21 instructional days due to Hurricane Helene. Leaders emphasized strong rankings in several subject areas and plans to target support for schools that did not meet expected growth.
District officials told the Haywood County Schools Board of Education that the district's performance composite fell 2.8 percentage points from 65.4 in 2024 to 62.6 in 2025, a slide the superintendent attributed in part to 21 missed instructional days caused by Hurricane Helene.
"We dropped in performance composite, negative 2.8%," Doctor Putnam said during the board meeting, noting the loss of instructional time and urging the board to view growth…
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