House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Instead of amending GS 115C-83.15, GS 115C-83.16, and GS 115C-83.17, repeals those statutes in their entirety.

Adds the following.

Enacts new GS 115C-83.17A requiring the State Board of Education (State Board) to award school performance scores that are calculated as provided in this statute. Sets out points related to assessment scores, progress in proficient, and growth that are to be assigned for nine different measures available to schools serving grades K-5; points related to assessment scores, progress in proficient, and growth that are to be assigned for nine different measures available to schools serving grades 6-8; and points related to assessment scores, progress in proficient, and growth that are to be assigned for ten different measures available to schools serving grades 9-12. Sets out procedures that the State Board must following calculating the performance scores.

Requires the State Board to award school performance grades of A-F based on the listed scale, and prohibits modifying the grades or adding any other designation related to other performance measures.

Requires the State Board to establish the minimum number of students in a subgroup served by a school that is necessary to disaggregate information on student performance and determine a subgroup performance score and grade for the following subgroups: (1) economically disadvantaged students; (2) students from major racial and ethnic groups; (3) children with disabilities; and (4) English learners. Also requires calculating school performance scores and determining corresponding school performance grades for each subgroup for schools serving a minimum number of students in a subgroup. Prohibits including school performance scores for subgroups from the calculation of the school performance scores.

Enacts new GS 115C-83.17D requiring the State Board, using EVAAS, to designate a school that has met, exceeded, or not met expected growth and display that information on the annual school report card. Requires the State Board to provide public access to the annual report cards on the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) website. Sets out five categories of information that must be displayed on the annual report card, including the percentage of schools receiving a performance grade of A-F by local school administrative unit and statewide, and the percentage of schools that have met, exceeded, or not met expected growth by local school administrative unit and statewide. Requires subgroup performance scores and grades to be reported separately on the report card in a way that provides the specified information. Requires schools serving grades K-8 to report separately on their performance scores in reading and math, and schools serving grades 9-12 to report the percentage of students who meet at least one of the criteria related to passing grades on exams in advanced courses, passing grades in a dual enrollment courses through Career and College Promise, industry certifications or credentials, and Armed Services Qualification Test scores or credits in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps courses.

Enacts new GS 115C-83.17E requiring the State Board to use the school performance scores and grades to satisfy the federal requirement under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to meaningfully differentiate the performance of schools on an annual basis.

Makes conforming changes to GS 115C-12, GS 115C-47, GS 115C-105.34, GS 115C-105.37, GS 115C-105.39, GS 115C-105.39A, GS 115C-150.11, GS 115C-218.65, GS 115C-218.94, GS 115C-285.1, GS 115C-289.2, GS 115C-310.9, GS 116-239.8, and GS 116-239.13.

Applies to school performance schools and grades calculated based on data from the 2025-26 school year.