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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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370342001412
601
Northampton County High School
Public
9-12
152 Hurricane Drive
Gaston
27832
Northampton County
Northampton County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 537-1910
240
19
12.9
98.8%
19 (7.9%)
202 (84.2%)
9 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.9%)
$17,040
$1,791
$15,249
6.2
4.4
610
9
370488000502
602
Goldsboro High
Public
9-12
901 E Beech Street
Goldsboro
27530
Wayne County
Wayne County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 731-5930
470
38
12.3
97.0%
12 (2.6%)
404 (86.0%)
36 (7.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
16 (3.4%)
$11,741
$1,335
$10,407
5.8
7.6
591
11
370333002213
603
J. C. Roe Center
Public
6-12
2875 Worth Drive
Wilmington
28412
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 395-4472
10
12
0.8
70.0%
2 (20.0%)
8 (80.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$34,575
$1,445
$33,130
5
(n/a)
370048001005
604
Hallyburton Academy
Public
6-12
205 South Main Street
Drexel
28619
Burke County
Burke County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 437-4184
101
11
9.6
97.0%
70 (69.3%)
8 (7.9%)
5 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.0%)
14 (13.9%)
$18,048
$1,530
$16,517
4.8
4
612
8
370045002203
605
Community High School
Public
9-12
235 Old US 70
Swannanoa
28778
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 686-7734
119
17
6.9
79.8%
75 (63.0%)
20 (16.8%)
16 (13.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (6.7%)
$22,238
$1,674
$20,564
4.4
14.6
543
62
370276003126
606
Union Academy
Public
7-12
158 Union School Rd
Franklin
28734
Macon County
Macon County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 369-1277
103
9
11.5
97.1%
79 (76.7%)
3 (2.9%)
18 (17.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.9%)
$11,469
$453
$11,015
4.4
6.2
600
6
370288001165
607
South Creek High
Public
9-12
21077 NC Hwy 903
Robersonville
27871
Martin County
Martin County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 795-4081
236
19
12.2
98.7%
60 (25.4%)
136 (57.6%)
27 (11.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (5.1%)
$13,978
$1,586
$12,392
3.9
7.2
594
13
370090002708
608
Turning Point Academy
Public
6-12
409 West Sumter Street
Shelby
28150
Cleveland County
Cleveland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 476-8399
108
15
7.2
97.2%
37 (34.3%)
56 (51.9%)
2 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (12.0%)
$21,288
$1,682
$19,606
3.9
8.8
584
24
370489003262
609
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
Public
9-12
415 County Road
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Weldon City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 536-4829
120
12
9.6
97.5%
2 (1.7%)
116 (96.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
$18,405
$2,475
$15,931
3.8
5.1
605
4
370408002607
610
Rutherford Opportunity Center
Public
6-12
140 Old Caroleen Road
Forest City
28043
Rutherford County
Rutherford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 248-5294
119
17
6.9
97.5%
76 (63.9%)
20 (16.8%)
9 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (11.8%)
$26,764
$1,648
$25,116
3.7
(n/a)
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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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