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Dare County Schools report mixed 2023–24 results: high graduation rates and strong CTE credentials, uneven middle‑grade proficiency
Summary
District leaders told the board the 2023–24 year produced a near‑top state graduation rate (94.5%), a record number of CTE credentials (2,970), strong early‑grade literacy growth, and flat to uneven middle‑grade proficiency in some subjects; the district is targeting those areas with teaching-and-learning facilitators and data dives.
District leaders presented 2023–24 performance data that showed strengths and targeted areas of concern.
The district reported an overall graduation rate of 94.5%, placing Dare County among the top districts in the state. Career and technical education credentials reached an all‑time high at 2,970 credentials earned, and concentrator counts rose from 231 to 269. Early-grade literacy screening (DIBELS/MCAS) showed large growth in foundational skills; one presenter said beginning‑of‑year assessments indicated 52% of students on grade level in K–5 so far.
At the same time, middle‑grade proficiency and some elementary grade measures were "flat" compared with prior years, and two elementary schools slipped to a D performance grade based primarily on growth metrics. District staff said they are deploying teaching‑and‑learning facilitators in each elementary school and conducting deeper data dives to target interventions in specific subgroups. The board discussed how growth is measured and why comparisons year‑to‑year can vary when statewide performance shifts.
