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Type
Grades
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481
Lucy Ragsdale High
Public
9-12
1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive
Jamestown
27282
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 454-7400
1,346
81
16.5
61.1%
356 (26.4%)
532 (39.5%)
238 (17.7%)
146 (10.8%)
4 (0.3%)
3 (0.2%)
67 (5.0%)
$9,118
$1,022
$8,096
24.3
33
412
69
370150000623
482
Mount Tabor High School
Public
9-12
342 Petree Road
Winston Salem
27106
Forsyth County
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 703-6700
1,431
81
17.6
59.3%
415 (29.0%)
609 (42.6%)
316 (22.1%)
21 (1.5%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.2%)
66 (4.6%)
$8,336
$579
$7,757
24.2
35.4
397
85
370201000884
483
Harnett Central High
Public
9-12
2911 Harnett Central Rd
Angier
27501
Harnett County
Harnett County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 639-6161
1,474
82
17.9
56.2%
672 (45.6%)
278 (18.9%)
438 (29.7%)
5 (0.3%)
7 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
73 (5.0%)
$7,920
$580
$7,341
24.2
25.9
461
22
370331002180
484
West Craven High
Public
9-12
2600 Streets Ferry Road
Vanceboro
28586
Craven County
Craven County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 244-3200
860
50
17.1
97.8%
397 (46.2%)
265 (30.8%)
131 (15.2%)
7 (0.8%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
58 (6.7%)
$9,958
$1,152
$8,807
24.2
22.7
479
5
370237001028
485
Smithfield-Selma High
Public
9-12
700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park
Smithfield
27577
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 934-5191
1,503
93
16.1
68.9%
303 (20.2%)
392 (26.1%)
739 (49.2%)
11 (0.7%)
5 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (3.5%)
$10,069
$868
$9,200
24.1
18.8
513
28
370043903463
486
Apprentice Academy High School
Public, Virtual, Charter
8-12
2505 Weddington Rd.
Monroe
28110
Union County
Apprentice Academy High School of NC
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(980) 313-8610
249
19
12.9
141 (56.6%)
36 (14.5%)
51 (20.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (8.0%)
24
21.6
490
4
370489003079
487
Roanoke Valley Early College
Public
9-13
100 College Dr
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Weldon City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 536-6364
119
5
23.8
97.5%
4 (3.4%)
108 (90.8%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.4%)
$10,910
$689
$10,222
23.8
49.6
291
196
370040603403
488
Central Wake High School
Public, Charter
9-12
1425 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh
27610
Wake County
Central Wake Charter High School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 521-5067
220
6
36.6
26 (11.8%)
101 (45.9%)
80 (36.4%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.0%)
23.8
3.1
617
129
370201000894
489
Western Harnett High
Public
9-12
10637 NC Hwy 27 West
Lillington
27546
Harnett County
Harnett County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 499-5113
1,386
73
18.8
59.7%
661 (47.7%)
238 (17.2%)
378 (27.3%)
11 (0.8%)
10 (0.7%)
2 (0.1%)
86 (6.2%)
$8,173
$760
$7,413
23.7
24.7
466
23
370058000241
490
West Caldwell High
Public
9-12
300 W Caldwell Drive
Lenoir
28645
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 758-5583
753
47
15.8
67.9%
452 (60.0%)
82 (10.9%)
161 (21.4%)
4 (0.5%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
52 (6.9%)
$11,229
$831
$10,398
23.7
22.3
482
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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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