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Wake County superintendent highlights test-score gains, rising graduation rates and expanded student supports
Summary
Superintendent Robert P. Taylor told a packed State of the Schools audience that Wake County saw improved test scores, higher graduation rates and growth in career-technical and mental-health services, while warning that rising costs and aging facilities will require community partnership and potential ballot action.
Dr. Robert P. Taylor, superintendent of the Wake County Public School System, used his second State of the Schools address to outline gains in academic performance, expanded student supports and the financial pressures that could reshape the district's priorities.
"Students are learning the skills they will need to succeed in a world increasingly shaped by technology and artificial intelligence," Taylor said, describing a visit to a computer science class where students tested ideas, troubleshot errors and explained reasoning to one another.
Taylor reported that state performance data for the 2024–25 school year showed the district's overall academic proficiency improved for a third consecutive year. He said elementary and middle school math proficiency rose by 10.2 percentage points, grade three math rose nearly two points, and high school math…
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