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Lucy Ragsdale High

Public Grades 9-12

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Lucy Ragsdale High is a public high school located in Jamestown, North Carolina, serving 1,336 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its proximity to several higher-performing schools within the Guilford County Schools district, such as Middle College at GTCC-High Point and GTCC Middle College High, Lucy Ragsdale High has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 210 out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 497 out of 641 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2016-2017 to just 1 star out of 5 in the most recent years. Additionally, Lucy Ragsdale High consistently underperforms the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages.

The school's performance is particularly low for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school's performance for Homeless students is an outlier, ranking 3rd out of 45 North Carolina high schools in 2022-2023, indicating that the school may have the capacity to support and elevate the achievement of other student subgroups as well. With over 99% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch in recent years, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the academic and performance challenges observed.

1,292

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,118

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282-9606

(336) 454-7400

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for Lucy Ragsdale High:

Elementary:	Jamestown Elementary
	Millis Road Elementary
	Pilot Elementary
	Union Hill Elementary
Middle:	Jamestown Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

White:

22.8%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg53%

497^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 25High Schools in the Guilford County Schools

142^nd of 242Guilford 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	24.7	497 of 641	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	539 of 640	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	481 of 626	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	412 of 621	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	333 of 594	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	259 of 514	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	210 of 469	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.0	239 of 476	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.3	265 of 507	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	226 of 531	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	155 of 451	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.6	252 of 505	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.9	283 of 502	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	330 of 506	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	392 of 499	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.6	344 of 490	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.7	208 of 477	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	218 of 453	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	209 of 431	51.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	341 of 440	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	329 of 434	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	282 of 430	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	170 of 364	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	187 of 369	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	179 of 359	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	91 of 98	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	71 of 91	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	44 of 89	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	142 of 334	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	262 of 364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	166 of 273	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	210 of 262	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	191 of 226	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	53 of 156	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	48 of 147	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	508 of 610	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	539 of 602	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	464 of 588	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	379 of 594	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	241 of 475	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	258 of 475	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	177 of 449	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	355 of 412	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	377 of 403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	353 of 398	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	254 of 337	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	235 of 325	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	79.4	5 of 100	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	333 of 462	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	430 of 454	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	335 of 449	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	149 of 370	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	136 of 354	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	137 of 340	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	91.9	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	518 of 606	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	535 of 613	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	493 of 597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	332 of 544	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	234 of 432	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	191 of 446	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	158 of 424	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	450 of 601	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	504 of 607	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	467 of 602	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	419 of 585	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	289 of 481	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	245 of 488	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	247 of 463	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	191 of 253	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	237 of 261	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	188 of 226	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	91 of 199	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	96 of 195	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	125 of 185	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	274 of 352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	363 of 542	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	424 of 553	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	373 of 537	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	264 of 534	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	225 of 439	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	151 of 444	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	86 of 427	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2023)93rd percentile+70 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II47%-12 vs state

Math III47%-19 vs state

Biology36%-12 vs state

Math I20%-14 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)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lucy Ragsdale High	Public	9-12	1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 454-7400	1,292	81	15.9	99.8%	295 (22.8%)	570 (44.1%)	239 (18.5%)	126 (9.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	24.7	497^th of 641 public high schools	22.5%		16.9	539^th of 640 public high schools	15.8%	42	36.2	47.4	20.5	47.4								$9,118	$1,022	$8,096
C Joyner Greene Education Center	Public	9-12	604 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 454-7440	67	14	4.8	95.5%	17 (25.4%)	35 (52.2%)	4 (6.0%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)												$34,607	$1,654	$32,953
GTCC Middle College High	Public	9-12	613 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2957	255	16	16.2	98.8%	62 (24.3%)	108 (42.4%)	59 (23.1%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	88.3	89^th of 641 public high schools	86.1%		73.5	161^st of 640 public high schools	74.8%	72	77.1	90.7	68.8	90.2								$9,013	$587	$8,425
T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	753	49	15.3	99.6%	62 (8.2%)	494 (65.6%)	118 (15.7%)	50 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	18.3	533^rd of 641 public high schools	16.8%		21.9	502^nd of 640 public high schools	21.6%	31	27.6	37.6	17.0	49.7								$12,901	$1,808	$11,093
Kearns Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1710 McGuinn Dr.	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 885-7905	108	13	8.2	97.2%	23 (21.3%)	50 (46.3%)	28 (25.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	47.3	326^th of 641 public high schools	49.1%		47.7	312^th of 640 public high schools	51.3%	14	45.2	50.0	53.8	64.5								$14,695	$989	$13,705
Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	934	63	14.9	99.7%	149 (16.0%)	348 (37.3%)	304 (32.5%)	86 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.5%)	19.6	526^th of 641 public high schools	17.9%		13.4	563^rd of 640 public high schools	12.0%	37	26.5	37.1	30.2	46.2								$9,712	$889	$8,823
Ben L. Smith High School	Public	9-12	2407 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7300	1,348	83	16.1	99.8%	57 (4.2%)	657 (48.7%)	498 (36.9%)	87 (6.5%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	35 (2.6%)	17.3	545^th of 641 public high schools	15.0%		16.7	540^th of 640 public high schools	15.6%	5	27.0	33.5	14.7	51.9								$10,645	$1,589	$9,057
Academy at Smith	Public, Magnet	9-12	2225 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 316-5866	246	20	12.4	98.8%	7 (2.8%)	131 (53.3%)	77 (31.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	41.8	362^nd of 641 public high schools	43.5%		54.2	267^th of 640 public high schools	58.3%	95	46.3	50.0	33.3	66.2								$14,187	$784	$13,403
Penn-Griffin Schools	Public, Magnet	6-12	825 Washington Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2870	539	43	12.5	98.7%	109 (20.2%)	237 (44.0%)	148 (27.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	75.9	152^nd of 641 public high schools	76.3%		87.2	101^st of 640 public high schools	84.2%	51	69.0	88.5	53.3	75.0	38.4	46.6	22.2	45.0	47.3	38.9	38.3	$9,805	$738	$9,067
Southwest Guilford High	Public	9-12	4364 Barrow Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2970	1,547	84	18.3	99.8%	423 (27.3%)	653 (42.2%)	214 (13.8%)	160 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.9%)	36.1	405^th of 641 public high schools	36.8%		30.1	449^th of 640 public high schools	29.8%	44	46.4	63.9	16.6	47.2								$8,584	$557	$8,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucy Ragsdale High

What schools feed into Lucy Ragsdale High?

Lucy Ragsdale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jamestown Elementary
Elementary : Millis Road Elementary
Elementary : Pilot Elementary
Elementary : Union Hill Elementary
Middle : Jamestown Middle

How many students attend Lucy Ragsdale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,292 students attended Lucy Ragsdale High.

What is the racial makeup of Lucy Ragsdale High?

Students at Lucy Ragsdale High are 44% African American, 23% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lucy Ragsdale High a good school?

Lucy Ragsdale High ranks in the bottom 22.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Lucy Ragsdale High in?

Guilford County Schools

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