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LCPS reports mixed assessment results: several schools post historic gains while some middle‑school measures lag
Summary
The board heard 2024–25 testing and cohort results showing districtwide gains in multiple grades and assessments — including strong math 3 and ACT improvements and an 88% graduation rate — while leaders flagged declines in some middle‑school composite and eighth‑grade science scores tied to a new assessment and staffing vacancies.
Lenoir County Public Schools presented detailed 2024–25 testing results to the board on Sept. 8, reporting an overall pattern of improvement in many grades and tests while highlighting concerns in specific middle‑school measures.
District curriculum staff told the board that Southeast Elementary and several other schools produced strong proficiency and growth gains; Southeast gained 46 proficiency points in an identified subject and rose a letter grade. The district reported nine schools that increased their letter grades last…
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