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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
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2022
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351
Avery County High
Public
9-12
401 Avery County High School R
Newland
28657
Avery County
Avery County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 733-0151
613
40
15.3
58.4%
495 (80.8%)
5 (0.8%)
82 (13.4%)
7 (1.1%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
20 (3.3%)
$10,821
$537
$10,285
40.2
59.6
235
116
370297002228
352
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Public
9-12
1411 Hawthorne Ln
Charlotte
28205
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(980) 343-6011
294
20
14.9
48.3%
13 (4.4%)
129 (43.9%)
121 (41.2%)
24 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.4%)
$15,697
$1,485
$14,213
40
31.6
425
73
370488001948
353
Charles B Aycock High
Public
9-12
5460 US 117 North
Pikeville
27863
Wayne County
Wayne County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 242-3400
1,122
64
17.4
99.7%
600 (53.5%)
268 (23.9%)
169 (15.1%)
16 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
68 (6.1%)
$8,936
$829
$8,107
40
39.5
357
4
370039803362
354
NC Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4220 NC Highway 55
Durham
27713
Durham County
NC Virtual Academy
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(919) 346-0121
3,047
141
21.5
1,297 (42.6%)
912 (29.9%)
394 (12.9%)
45 (1.5%)
49 (1.6%)
12 (0.4%)
338 (11.1%)
40
43.7
328
26
370201002733
355
Overhills High
Public
9-12
2495 Ray Road
Spring Lake
28390
Harnett County
Harnett County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 436-1436
1,971
103
19
46.7%
621 (31.5%)
676 (34.3%)
404 (20.5%)
24 (1.2%)
19 (1.0%)
11 (0.6%)
216 (11.0%)
$7,867
$653
$7,214
39.7
44.7
325
30
370058000231
356
Hibriten High
Public
9-12
1350 Panther Trail SE
Lenoir
28645
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 758-7376
843
52
16.1
62.4%
555 (65.8%)
74 (8.8%)
139 (16.5%)
10 (1.2%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
62 (7.4%)
$10,067
$942
$9,125
39.7
43.9
327
29
370008902472
357
Sugar Creek Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4101 N Tryon Street
Charlotte
28206
Mecklenburg County
Sugar Creek Charter
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 509-5470
1,588
54
29.5
96.5%
2 (0.1%)
1,298 (81.7%)
240 (15.1%)
6 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (2.5%)
39.6
32.2
419
62
370162003433
358
Gaston Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1 Learning Place
Gastonia
28052
Gaston County
Gaston County Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(704) 836-9125
462
32
14.4
52.2%
246 (53.2%)
136 (29.4%)
47 (10.2%)
10 (2.2%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.6%)
19 (4.1%)
$5,154
$290
$4,864
39.6
35.8
391
33
370114000459
359
Central Davidson High
Public
9-12
2747 NC Hwy 47
Lexington
27292
Davidson County
Davidson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 357-2920
900
53
17.1
48.9%
704 (78.2%)
47 (5.2%)
104 (11.6%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (4.7%)
$8,319
$521
$7,798
39.6
38.6
363
4
370003000006
360
Eastern Alamance High
Public
9-12
4040 Mebane Rogers
Mebane
27302
Alamance County
Alamance-Burlington Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 563-5991
1,256
64
19.6
47.7%
544 (43.3%)
341 (27.1%)
256 (20.4%)
19 (1.5%)
3 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
92 (7.3%)
$7,777
$653
$7,124
39.4
48.7
298
62
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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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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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