North Carolina HB 773: Increase Access to Justice.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 773
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/29/25

Short Title: School Performance Grade Changes. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 7, 2025
*H773-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MODIFY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE METRICS AND GRADES TO BETTER 2
REFLECT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-83.15, 115C-83.16, and 115C-83.17 are repealed. 5
SECTION 2. Part 1B of Article 8 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is 6
amended by adding the following new sections to read: 7
"§ 115C-83.17A. School performance scores. 8
(a) School Scores. – The State Board of Education shall award school performance scores 9
as required by G.S. 115C-12(9)c1. and calculated as provided in this section. 10
(b) Performance Scores for Elementary Schools. – For schools serving any students in 11
kindergarten through fifth grade, the State Board shall assign points on the following measures 12
available for that school: 13
(1) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on 14
annual assessments for mathematics in grades three through five. 15
(2) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on 16
annual assessments for reading in grades three through five. 17
(3) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on the 18
annual assessment for reading in grade three. 19
(4) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on the 20
annual assessment for science in grade five. 21
(5) One point for each percent of students who progress in achieving English 22
language proficiency on annual assessments in grades three through five. 23
(6) One point for each percent of students who met or exceeded growth on annual 24
assessments for mathematics in grades three through five. 25
(7) One point for each percent of students who met or exceeded growth on annual 26
assessments for reading in grades three through five. 27
(8) One point for each percent of students scoring in the twenty-fifth percentile 28
on the prior annual assessment for mathematics who met or exceeded growth 29
on the current year's annual assessment for mathematics in grades four and 30
five. 31
(9) One point for each percent of students scoring in the twenty-fifth percentile 32
on the prior annual assessment for reading who met or exceeded growth on 33
the current year's annual assessment for reading in grades four and five. 34

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(c) Performance Scores for Middle Schools. – For schools serving any students in sixth 1
through eighth grade, the State Board shall assign points on the following measures available for 2
that school: 3
(1) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on 4
annual assessments for mathematics in grades six through eight. For the 5
purposes of this subsection, an annual assessment for mathematics shall 6
include any mathematics course with an end-of-course test. 7
(2) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on 8
annual assessments for reading in grades six through eight. 9
(3) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on the 10
annual assessment for science in grade eight. 11
(4) One point for each percent of students who progress in achieving English 12
language proficiency on annual assessments in grades six through eight. 13
(5) One point for each percent of students who meet either of the following: 14
a. Score at or above proficient on an end-of-course assessment for a high 15
school level course. 16
b. Earn an industry certification or credential approved by the State 17
Board of Education. 18
(6) One point for each percent of students who met or exceeded growth on annual 19
assessments for mathematics in grades six through eight. 20
(7) One point for each percent of students who met or exceeded growth on annual 21
assessments for reading in grades six through eight. 22
(8) One point for each percent of students scoring in the twenty-fifth percentile 23
on the prior annual assessment for mathematics who met or exceeded growth 24
on the current year's annual assessment for mathematics in grades six through 25
eight. 26
(9) One point for each percent of students scoring in the twenty-fifth percentile 27
on the prior annual assessment for reading who met or exceeded growth on 28
the current year's annual assessment for reading in grades six through eight. 29
(d) Performance Scores for High Schools. – For schools serving any students in ninth 30
through twelfth grade, the State Board shall assign points on the following measures available 31
for that school: 32
(1) One point for each percent of students who score at or above proficient on the 33
NC Math I end-of-course test or, for students who completed NC Math I 34
before ninth grade, another mathematics course with an end