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School
Type
Grades
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City
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191
Academy at Smith
Public
9-12
2225 South Holden Road
Greensboro
27407
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 316-5866
223
20
11
75.8%
5 (2.2%)
109 (48.9%)
78 (35.0%)
22 (9.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.0%)
$14,187
$784
$13,403
65.7
58.9
240
49
370013902921
192
Voyager Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
101 Hock Parc Drive
Durham
27704
Durham County
Voyager Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 433-3301
1,361
102
13.3
23.1%
735 (54.0%)
354 (26.0%)
133 (9.8%)
47 (3.5%)
9 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
83 (6.1%)
64.9
76.7
144
48
370321001339
193
Mount Airy High
Public
9-12
1011 N South St
Mount Airy
27030
Surry County
Mount Airy City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 789-5147
582
33
17.5
52.1%
387 (66.5%)
40 (6.9%)
117 (20.1%)
8 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (5.0%)
$10,888
$1,160
$9,729
64.9
68.5
177
16
370472003226
194
Heritage High
Public
9-12
1150 Forestville Road
Wake Forest
27587
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 570-5600
1,811
100
18.1
25.1%
1,033 (57.0%)
296 (16.3%)
334 (18.4%)
71 (3.9%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.1%)
74 (4.1%)
$8,792
$487
$8,305
64.8
62.8
214
20
370150000647
195
West Forsyth High
Public
9-12
1735 Lewisville-Clemmons
Clemmons
27012
Forsyth County
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 712-4400
2,348
119
19.7
36.9%
1,238 (52.7%)
386 (16.4%)
452 (19.3%)
135 (5.7%)
3 (0.1%)
1 (0.0%)
133 (5.7%)
$7,594
$428
$7,166
64.8
65.2
202
7
370063000259
196
West Carteret High
Public
9-12
4700 Country Club Road
Morehead City
28557
Carteret County
Carteret County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 726-1176
1,146
72
15.9
40.2%
826 (72.1%)
60 (5.2%)
165 (14.4%)
19 (1.7%)
4 (0.3%)
6 (0.5%)
66 (5.8%)
$10,075
$730
$9,345
64.8
68.8
175
21
370087000333
197
Hayesville High
Public
9-12
205 Yellow Jacket Drive
Hayesville
28904
Clay County
Clay County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 389-6532
393
25
15.5
50.1%
344 (87.5%)
4 (1.0%)
35 (8.9%)
2 (0.5%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.5%)
$14,651
$1,180
$13,471
64.4
59.3
238
41
370111000457
198
Manteo High School
Public
9-12
829 Wingina Avenue
Manteo
27954
Dare County
Dare County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 473-5841
578
38
15
38.2%
380 (65.7%)
29 (5.0%)
145 (25.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.0%)
$12,230
$507
$11,723
64.3
66.3
196
2
370027002749
199
School of Inquiry and Life Sciences
Public
9-12
419 McDowell Street
Asheville
28803
Buncombe County
Asheville City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 350-2700
344
14
24.5
32.8%
227 (66.0%)
49 (14.2%)
37 (10.8%)
3 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
26 (7.6%)
$7,028
$199
$6,830
64.2
75.5
149
50
370114003389
200
Oak Grove High
Public
9-12
3507 Midway School Rd
Winston Salem
27107
Davidson County
Davidson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 474-8280
958
51
18.6
30.4%
779 (81.3%)
51 (5.3%)
84 (8.8%)
8 (0.8%)
6 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (3.1%)
$8,226
$493
$7,733
64.2
65.3
201
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Biology, EOC English II, EOC Math I, EOC Math III test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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