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Duplin County Schools reports mixed 2024–25 accountability results, sets goals to raise graduation and school growth
Summary
District presenters reported increases in grade-level proficiency across multiple grades but noted that seven of 13 schools were designated low performing; district goals for 2025–26 include raising cohort graduation to 87% and improving each school’s achievement score by 10%.
Duplin County Schools presented preliminary 2024–25 accountability results and a set of district goals for 2025–26 during the Oct. 7 board meeting. Presenters said the state released the preliminary results publicly at the State Board of Education meeting on Sept. 3 and provided board members with folders containing charts and school-level data.
The district presentation said grade-level proficiency increased overall for the district in both reading and math in grades 3–8 and that several high schools showed gains in math. Presenters reported that seven of 13 schools met or exceeded growth for 2024–25 while also noting that seven schools received a low-performing designation; the presentation stated that because more than half of schools received that designation the district had a corresponding identification under the state accountability framework.
District leadership outlined three measurable goals for 2025–26: increase the cohort graduation rate to at least 87%, have every school exceed school accountability growth, and improve each school’s achievement score by 10 percent. Presenters said school and district improvement plans are being finalized and will be shared at the November board meeting.
Board members pressed district staff on the limits of the state accountability model. One board member said the labels used by the state do not capture work happening in schools and emphasized the role of socioeconomic factors in student outcomes. Another board member noted that proficiency and growth calculations can be hard to reconcile and described difficulty getting consistent computation explanations from state staff.
The board did not take any policy action at the meeting on state accountability rules; the discussion focused on how the district will target improvement efforts and use growth measures in its local planning.
