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221
Northampton Early College
Public
9-13
100 College Dr.
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Northampton County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 536-5480
171
7
24.4
98.2%
9 (5.3%)
146 (85.4%)
9 (5.3%)
2 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.9%)
$11,161
$688
$10,474
60.7
32.6
415
194
370090000340
222
Crest High
Public
9-12
800 Old Boiling Springs
Shelby
28152
Cleveland County
Cleveland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 476-8331
1,114
66
16.9
54.4%
706 (63.4%)
256 (23.0%)
84 (7.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
67 (6.0%)
$8,650
$808
$7,842
60.6
67.3
188
34
370483003376
223
Watauga Innovation Academy
Public
9-12
300 Go Pioneers Drive
Boone
28607
Watauga County
Watauga County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 264-2407
274
5
60.8
42.3%
229 (83.6%)
4 (1.5%)
25 (9.1%)
8 (2.9%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.2%)
$2,667
$110
$2,557
60.4
67.5
186
37
370039403360
224
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech
Public, Charter
5-12
1413 W Ehringhaus St
Elizabeth City
27909
Pasquotank County
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 562-0653
756
39
19.2
33.1%
498 (65.9%)
151 (20.0%)
43 (5.7%)
6 (0.8%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (7.4%)
60.4
61.9
220
4
370033703282
225
Longleaf School of the Arts
Public, Charter
9-12
322 Chapanoke Road
Raleigh
27603
Wake County
Longleaf School of the Arts
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 896-8164
406
30
13.4
245 (60.3%)
69 (17.0%)
59 (14.5%)
8 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.2%)
60.3
60.4
230
5
370005002366
226
River Mill Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
235 Cheeks Lane
Graham
27253
Alamance County
River Mill Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 229-0909
771
48
16.1
524 (68.0%)
102 (13.2%)
100 (13.0%)
11 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (4.4%)
59.9
54.4
261
35
370036103332
227
The Franklin School of Innovation
Public, Charter
5-12
61 Innovation Dr
Asheville
28806
Buncombe County
The Franklin School of Innovation
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 318-8140
694
51
13.4
561 (80.8%)
12 (1.7%)
56 (8.1%)
4 (0.6%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
59 (8.5%)
59.8
67.5
184
43
370333002595
228
Eugene Ashley High
Public
9-12
555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy
Wilmington
28412
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 790-2360
1,975
99
20
34.3%
1,410 (71.4%)
163 (8.3%)
267 (13.5%)
22 (1.1%)
7 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
104 (5.3%)
$8,956
$596
$8,360
59.7
47.7
307
79
370045000147
229
Enka High
Public
9-12
475 Enka Lake Road
Candler
28715
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 670-5000
1,045
66
15.8
57.5%
731 (70.0%)
26 (2.5%)
246 (23.5%)
3 (0.3%)
6 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
32 (3.1%)
$9,892
$617
$9,276
59.7
58.1
246
17
370045000133
230
Reynolds High
Public
9-12
One Rocket Drive
Asheville
28803
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 298-2500
1,133
69
16.3
42.0%
768 (67.8%)
130 (11.5%)
150 (13.2%)
12 (1.1%)
5 (0.4%)
3 (0.3%)
65 (5.7%)
$9,315
$663
$8,652
59.6
56.6
253
23
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About our rankings:
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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