RFP Staff/University of North Carolina system
♦ Rowan-Salisbury School System high school graduates perform lower than the average NC graduate attending universities in the University of North Carolina system. In the latest data released by the University of North Carolina system, freshmen who graduated from Rowan-Salisbury School System performed below the state average in almost every area, including the following:
SAT Scores
- The average SAT verbal score for RSSS university freshmen from RSSS is 515, which is 22 points fewer than the state average.
- The average SAT math score for RSSS university freshmen from RSSS is 533, which is 22 points fewer than the state average.
Academic Status
Making a C
- 21% fewer university freshmen from RSSS made a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above than the state average. 2.0 is equivalent to a C letter grade.
Making a B
- 59% fewer university freshmen from RSSS made a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above than the state average. 3.0 is equivalent to a B letter grade.
Enrollment
Returning
- Fewer university freshmen from RSSS returned for the second semester or for the second year than the state average.
- Fewer university freshmen from RSSS returned for the second year than the state average.
Number of Courses Taken
- RSSS freshmen who made a grade of 2.0 their second year took fewer courses than the state average while doing so.
Course Placement
Remedial Classes
- 59% more freshmen from RSSS were enrolled in remedial English classes than the state average.
- 62% more freshmen from RSSS were enrolled in remedial math classes than the state average.
Advanced Classes
- 50.7% fewer university freshmen from RSSS were enrolled with Advanced Placement credits than the state average.
- 56% fewer freshmen from RSSS were enrolled in Honors classes than the state average.
The source of this information is the University of North Carolina system. You can view the data at http://old.northcarolina.edu/ira/ir/analytics/fresh.htm .
