Cary High: NC ABCs Results
The ABCs of Public Education is North Carolina's six-year-old accountability program which is designed to improve student achievement, reward excellence, and provide assistance to schools that need extra help. The program measures student achievement by creating a weighted formula.
At the elementary level, the formula takes into account scores on reading, writing, and mathematics. At the middle school level, the 8th grade Computer Skills Test results are also included.
And at the high school level, the ABCs results are based on the performance of the same students over time in 10 core End-Of-Course tests Algebra I; Algebra II; English I; Biology; Chemistry; Geometry; Physical Science; Physics; Economic, Legal, and Political Systems; and US History.
Results
| Year | Performance Composite | Growth Recognition | Performance Recognition |
| 2007 | 81.2 | Expected Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2006 | 84.4 | Expected Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2005 | 88.7 | High Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2004 | 88.9 | High Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2003 | 86.4 | High Growth | School Of Distinction |
| 2002 | 85.0 | Met High Growth Standard | School of Distinction |
| 2001 | 79.0 | Met the exemplary growth standard | |
| 2000 | 74.5 | Met the exemplary growth standard |
Key
- Met Expected - attained its expected growth (K-8) or expected gain (high schools) standard.
- Met High - attained its high growth (K-8) or high gain (high schools) standard.
- Honor School of Excellence - at least 90 percent of students performed at or above grade level, the school met expected growth and Federal No Child Left Behind requirements for AYP.
- School of Excellence - at least 90 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met expected growth.
- School of Distinction - at least 80 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met expected growth.
- School of Progress - at least 60 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met expected growth.
- Priority School - fewer than 60 percent of students performed at or above grade level.
- Low-Performing - fewer than 50 percent of students performed at or above grade level.