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Bunker Hill High

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Bunker Hill High ranks 441 st of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Bunker Hill High is a public high school located in Claremont, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 883 students. The school is part of the Catawba County Schools district, which is ranked 82 out of 242 districts in the state.

Bunker Hill High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with its performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams generally below the Catawba County Schools and North Carolina state averages across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.5% of Bunker Hill High students were proficient or better in EOC/Biology, compared to 53.8% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been slightly below the state average in recent years.

Interestingly, Bunker Hill High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for Asian, African American, and Special Education students, while performing better for English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. Nearby schools like Challenger Early College High have significantly stronger academic outcomes, ranking among the top schools in the state.

845

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,880

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4675 Oxford School Road
Claremont, NC 28610-9468

(828) 241-3355

District: Catawba County Schools

Feeder schools for Bunker Hill High:

Elementary:	Claremont Elementary
	Lyle Creek Elementary
	Oxford Elementary
Middle:	River Bend Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg53%

441^st of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Catawba County Schools

82^nd of 242Catawba County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	441 of 641	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	377 of 640	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	321 of 626	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	318 of 621	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	284 of 594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	279 of 514	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	301 of 469	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	283 of 476	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	325 of 507	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	284 of 531	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.3	226 of 451	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.8	292 of 505	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	295 of 502	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	363 of 506	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.9	273 of 499	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	323 of 490	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	311 of 477	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	191 of 453	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	241 of 431	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	400 of 440	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	291 of 437	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.6	424 of 434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	200 of 430	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	133 of 364	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	179 of 369	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.7	296 of 359	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	77 of 98	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	66 of 83	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	320 of 330	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	287 of 334	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.3	53 of 364	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	22.1	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	123 of 273	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	38 of 262	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	24 of 226	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	81 of 156	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	38 of 124	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	41 of 173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	52 of 147	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	457 of 610	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	344 of 602	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	317 of 588	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	342 of 594	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	207 of 475	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	282 of 475	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	280 of 449	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	156 of 412	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	71 of 403	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	148 of 403	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	188 of 398	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	16 of 337	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	39.2	239 of 325	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	46 of 100	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	323 of 462	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	302 of 454	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	197 of 449	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	179 of 436	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	69 of 370	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	33.7	221 of 354	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	192 of 340	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	461 of 606	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	356 of 613	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	264 of 597	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	191 of 544	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	71 of 432	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	176 of 446	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	254 of 424	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	423 of 601	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	384 of 607	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	305 of 602	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	280 of 585	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	180 of 481	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	275 of 488	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	329 of 463	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	202 of 253	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	141 of 261	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	138 of 226	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	66 of 199	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	132 of 195	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	153 of 185	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	344 of 352	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	449 of 542	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	412 of 553	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	336 of 537	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	357 of 534	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	247 of 439	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	337 of 444	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	379 of 427	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-46 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III59%-7 vs state

English II44%-16 vs state

Biology40%-8 vs state

Math I25%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	845	40	21.1	99.6%	457 (54.1%)	69 (8.2%)	179 (21.2%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	30.3	441^st of 641 public high schools	31.2%		38.7	377^th of 640 public high schools	41.1%	64	40.5	43.6	24.7	59.4	$8,880	$745	$8,136
West Iredell High	Public	9-12	213 Warrior Dr	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2181	767	43	17.7	99.1%	398 (51.9%)	130 (16.9%)	153 (19.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	20.6	520^th of 641 public high schools	18.9%		11.5	579^th of 640 public high schools	9.5%	59	36.9	49.7	15.3	34.3	$9,961	$600	$9,361
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	301 West 18th St	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 466-5581	146	7	22.1	29.5%	85 (58.2%)	4 (2.7%)	28 (19.2%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.6%)	83	121^st of 641 public high schools	81.1%		79.8	134^th of 640 public high schools	79.1%	13	71.9	80.8	82.8	79.4	$7,999	$741	$7,259
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	935	40	23.1	40.5%	696 (74.4%)	42 (4.5%)	116 (12.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.8%)	69.2	181^st of 641 public high schools	71.8%		68.4	192^nd of 640 public high schools	70.0%	11	61.4	63.1	56.8	85.2	$8,843	$732	$8,111
Newton-Conover High	Public	9-12	338 W 15th Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 465-0920	724	44	16.5	60.5%	314 (43.4%)	71 (9.8%)	222 (30.7%)	46 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.8%)	28.9	466^th of 641 public high schools	27.3%		44	341^st of 640 public high schools	46.7%	125	34.6	48.5	39.9	42.5	$10,228	$626	$9,601
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,268	57	22.0	99.8%	560 (44.2%)	109 (8.6%)	442 (34.9%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.5%)	58	243^rd of 641 public high schools	62.1%		50.2	297^th of 640 public high schools	53.6%	54	52.3	58.1	52.4	74.7	$8,502	$740	$7,761
Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	376	11	33.5	49.5%	131 (34.8%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (32.4%)	72 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	95.5	16^th of 641 public high schools	97.5%		95.6	21^st of 640 public high schools	96.7%	5	92.0	100.0	88.2	99.0	$6,093	$246	$5,847
Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	87.2	96^th of 641 public high schools	85.0%		86.3	106^th of 640 public high schools	83.4%	10	66.7	85.4	78.1	97.5	$6,455	$116	$6,339
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	56.6	253^rd of 641 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	224^th of 640 public high schools	65.0%	29	47.4	78.4	22.2	80.4	$15,342	$1,043	$14,299
Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	26.1	486^th of 641 public high schools	24.2%		37.8	390^th of 640 public high schools	39.1%	96	23.9	49.0	25.6	57.9	$8,704	$694	$8,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunker Hill High

What district is Bunker Hill High in?

Catawba County Schools

What schools feed into Bunker Hill High?

Bunker Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Claremont Elementary
Elementary : Lyle Creek Elementary
Elementary : Oxford Elementary
Middle : River Bend Middle

How many students attend Bunker Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 845 students attended Bunker Hill High.

Is Bunker Hill High a good school?

Bunker Hill High ranks 441^st of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bunker Hill High?

Students at Bunker Hill High are 54% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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