Standardized tests Coverage

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

Suzanne Wood, Raleigh Tutoring

UNC System considers reinstating standardized testing requirements

The University of North Carolina System is considering raising the minimum requirements for admission to its 16 schools.

UNC schools could make it more difficult for students to be admitted

The University of North Carolina System is considering raising the minimum requirements for admission to its 16 schools.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

How students are preparing for college admissions changes

How students are preparing for college admissions changes

How students are preparing for college admissions changes

Colleges across the country removed their standardized test requirements during the pandemic. Now, four years later, the UNC system might return to requiring all applicants to submit their scores.

Lauryn Lovett, 2024 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow

Tips to prepare for the SAT and ACT

While most students perform equally well on both exams, some have strengths and challenges that might dictate focusing on one test over another.

Suzanne Wood, assistant director of Raleigh Tutoring

The standardized tests your NC high school student takes

By high school, students in North Carolina are used to taking standardized tests.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Middle school standardized tests in North Carolina: What to expect for your child

Students in middle school in North Carolina will take end-of-grade tests, plus other assessments throughout the school year.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

What standardized tests will my child take in elementary school in NC?

Students in third grade in North Carolina will take their first end of grade tests, plus a beginning of grade test. Find out which tests to expect for each grade.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Standardized tests in NC schools - Who takes them and why they are required

The mere mention of standardized testing can cause anxiety for students and parents. When does your child start taking these tests? And why do they have to take them in the first place?

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Nash County Schools no longer 'low-performing,' new test scores show

Nash County Public Schools is celebrating significant strides in academic success.

Nash County Schools no longer considered 'low-performing,' according to latest test scores

Good news for Nash County Public Schools! After receiving their latest test scores, the school district is no longer considered "low-performing."

Wake schools bounce back in math, but are still down in reading and science, new test data show

Wake County public schools are outperforming most North Carolina schools in learning recovery, having suffered less learning loss during the pandemic.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter, and Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Is learning recovery happening in NC? Experts find reasons for optimism -- and room for improvement -- in new test data

Schools are implementing proven methods to accelerate student learning, experts tell WRAL News. But those practices need to be even more intense to catch students up to pre-pandemic achievement levels within the next year -- before federal funding meant to help is gone.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

How well did your school do? Look up 2023 test scores here

How well did your child's school do during spring tests? Check out our searchable tables on school performance grades and grade-level proficiency

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

NC school test scores, still below pre-pandemic levels, show signs of learning recovery

Experts have predicted a full rebound to pre-pandemic scores would take years.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Student scores for reading, math fall nationwide

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Math, reading scores for 13-year-olds are the lowest they have been in decades

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released Tuesday from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter, and Dana Goldstein, New York Times

NC school leaders search for new way to measure school performance without socioeconomic bias

State education officials say the current metrics for assessing school performance align too closely with students' socioeconomic status. They're looking at new ways to determine what separates good schools from bad schools.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

NC, nation see significant drops in 4th- and 8th-grade reading and math

The 'Nation's Report Card' is the first state-to-state comparison since the pandemic began.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Truitt, DPI unveil 'Portrait of a Graduate,' 7 new goals for HS grads

The new goals align with pushes to measure students and schools by more than standardized tests.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Johnston County Schools celebrate improved test scores

Johnston County Public Schools is the only school system in North Carolina to see a major drop in the number of underperforming schools in data released Thursday by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Parents want action after Edgecombe Edgecombe County Schools score poorly

Edgecombe County Public Schools ranks among the five worst counties in the state for the rate of failing schools.

What's next for low-performing schools?

North Carolina education leaders released student test scores and school performance grades on Thursday. About one in three schools are now considered low-performing, hundreds more than before the pandemic. WRAL Education Insider Emily Walkenhorst explains what this means for schools and what happens next.

Johnston County sees success improving test scores

Johnston County Public Schools is the only school system in North Carolina to see a major drop in the number of underperforming schools in data released Thursday by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.