🌈 DRES is OZ-some!!! 💜💛
Please take a few minutes to review next week’s newsletter for important dates, reminders, celebrations, and opportunities to stay connected with our school community. Please be reminded that Report Cards go home on Tuesday, October 27th and if parents have questions, they should contact their student's teacher.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we create a place where every child feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to:
D – Dream Big
R – Reach Goals
E – Explore Opportunities
S – Succeed in a Changing World
Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
Dr. Hill
#JCPSFamilyAcademy | Introducing the new Family Academy webpage! 🎉📚
We’re excited to launch a new online hub designed to help Johnston County Public Schools families connect, learn, and stay informed! The Family Academy website brings helpful information and resources together in one convenient place to support families throughout their child’s educational journey.
Families can explore school calendars, enrollment information, lunch menus, access to the latest math curriculum, informational video guides, and so much more!
Explore Family Academy here: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/familyacademy
Together, JCPS employees have contributed an incredible 28,785 years of service to our district! 💙Employees were recognized with years-of-service pins in five-year increments, celebrating their commitment to JCPS. One employee has proudly served the district for more than 50 years!
Thank you to all JCPS employees for your years of service, dedication, and commitment to our students and schools. We appreciate all you do! 👏
Please take a few minutes to review next week’s newsletter for important dates, reminders, celebrations, and opportunities to stay connected with our school community.Please be reminded that Monday, October 19th is a Teacher Workday and students will return to school on Tuesday, October 20th.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we create a place where every child feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to:
D – Dream Big
R – Reach Goals
E – Explore Opportunities
S – Succeed in a Changing World
Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
Dr. Hill
Even when faced with challenging coursework, physical fatigue, or a busy schedule, Rylee keeps pushing forward and never takes the easy way out.
Her dedication and resilience allow her to excel both in the classroom and on the field, making her an outstanding role model who demonstrates that hard work and perseverance lead to excellence.
Congratulations, Rylee, for being recognized as the October Character Ed Student for Dixon Road Elementary! 👏
#JCPSFamilyAcademy | Introducing the new Family Academy webpage! 🎉📚
We’re excited to launch a new online hub designed to help Johnston County Public Schools families connect, learn, and stay informed! The Family Academy website brings helpful information and resources together in one convenient place to support families throughout their child’s educational journey.
Families can explore school calendars, enrollment information, lunch menus, access to the latest math curriculum, informational video guides, and so much more!
Explore Family Academy here: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/familyacademy
Please take a few minutes to review next week’s newsletter for important dates, reminders, celebrations, and opportunities to stay connected with our school community. On Friday, October 16th our PTO will host our Fall Festival! I am so excited to see all our students and the families at the Fall Festival from 5-7 PM!
Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we create a place where every child feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to:
D – Dream Big
R – Reach Goals
E – Explore Opportunities
S – Succeed in a Changing World
Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
Dr. Hill
🌈 There’s No Place Like DRES! 💜💛
Please take a few minutes to review next week’s newsletter, via the QR Code, for important dates, reminders, celebrations, and opportunities to stay connected with our school community.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we create a place where every child feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to:
D – Dream Big
R – Reach Goals
E – Explore Opportunities
S – Succeed in a Global Society
Thank you for being an important part of our DRES journey. Together, we’ll keep following the road toward 20 Years of Growing, Learning, and Belonging—because there really is No Place Like DRES!
Have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday!
Dr. Hill
Calling all JCPS Alumni!
Your JCPS story didn’t end when you crossed the stage at graduation. We want to know where life has taken you since then!
Have you reached a career goal, started a family, or taken on an adventure worth sharing? We’d love to hear what’s happening in your life and celebrate with you.
Share your updates and stories by filling out the JCPS Alumni Highlight form: https://bit.ly/4rh0K5h
Use our 2026-2027 Vacation Planner to plan time away while helping students make the most of every school day.
Your JCPS story didn’t end when you crossed the stage at graduation. We want to know where life has taken you since then!
Have you reached a career goal, started a family, or taken on an adventure worth sharing? We’d love to hear what’s happening in your life and celebrate with you.
Share your updates and stories by filling out the JCPS Alumni Highlight form here: https://bit.ly/4rh0K5h
Grade-level proficiency, which is defined as students earning a Level 3, 4 or 5 on End-of-Grade and End-of-Course assessments, increased an impressive 3.8 percentage points, rising from 57.2% in 2025 to 61.0% in 2026.
These results are an exciting reflection of the progress taking place across JCPS and demonstrate that our district is moving Forward with strong momentum toward higher levels of student achievement and academic growth.
#JCPSForward
#StrongerTogether
Check out the October calendar and see what’s coming up across JCPS!
Graduation rates continued to improve during the 2025-2026 school year, with JCPS reaching an outstanding 92.6%, compared to the state rate of 88.8%.
A graduation rate that exceeds the state average is a significant accomplishment, and it reinforces JCPS’s commitment to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed and graduate prepared for college, careers, and life beyond high school.
This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our entire school community to provide the high-quality education students need to reach graduation and prepare for their next chapter.
Having 91% of our schools earn an A, B, or C is a meaningful accomplishment that demonstrates the strength of academic performance across JCPS and reflects the hard work of students, educators, school leaders and families. This success is further supported by the fact that 73.5% of JCPS schools met or exceeded growth expectations, with four schools ranking among the top 20% of schools statewide for academic growth.
Together, these results demonstrate the continued progress taking place across our schools and reinforce JCPS’s commitment to providing students with the high-quality education they deserve.
#JCPSForward
#StrongerTogether
The overall performance composite is a measure that reflects the percentage of students who demonstrate grade-level proficiency on state assessments across tested subjects and grade levels, providing a broad picture of academic performance across the district.
This ranking reflects the hard work of our students, educators, school leaders, families and community partners who are committed to improving student achievement and academic growth. While we celebrate this accomplishment, JCPS remains focused on moving Forward and continuing to raise expectations and outcomes for every student.
#JCPSForward
#StrongerTogether
#JCPSDataPerformance | Johnston County Public Schools is proud to be ranked 29th out of 115 school districts in North Carolina based on its overall performance composite, placing JCPS among the top-performing districts in the state.
The district’s goal, as laid out in the Strategic Plan, is to be ranked in the top 20% in the district. The performance demonstrated by JCPS during the 2025-2026 continues a positive move in that direction.
Way to go JCPS!
#JCPSForward
#StrongerTogether
Have a safe holiday!
