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School
Type
Grades
Address
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Zip
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Score (
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Average Standard
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2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
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SchoolDigger Rating (
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181
Highlands School
Public, Alternative
K-12
545 Pierson Dr
Highlands
28741
Macon County
Macon County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 526-2147
332
35
9.5
37.3%
232 (69.9%)
0 (0.0%)
95 (28.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.9%)
$12,967
$1,206
$11,761
69.7
76.3
145
36
370495001981
182
North Wilkes High School
Public
9-12
2986 Traphill Rd
Hays
28635
Wilkes County
Wilkes County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 903-4040
625
39
15.8
55.8%
501 (80.2%)
13 (2.1%)
93 (14.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (2.9%)
$9,880
$1,015
$8,865
68.4
52.4
270
88
370032203260
183
Bear Grass Charter School
Public, Charter
6-12
6344 E Bear Grass Rd
Williamston
27892
Martin County
Bear Grass Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 789-1010
433
30
14.3
389 (89.8%)
14 (3.2%)
16 (3.7%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.5%)
68.3
53.9
264
81
370111002724
184
First Flight High School
Public
9-12
100 Veterans Drive
Kill Devil Hills
27948
Dare County
Dare County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 449-7000
956
54
17.7
27.2%
771 (80.6%)
3 (0.3%)
115 (12.0%)
12 (1.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (5.6%)
$10,945
$573
$10,372
67.3
60.4
232
48
370453001783
185
Rosman High
Public
9-12
749 Pickens Hwy
Rosman
28772
Transylvania County
Transylvania County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 862-4284
264
28
9.6
58.3%
237 (89.8%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (6.4%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.7%)
$15,137
$1,599
$13,538
67
66.5
195
10
370138000562
186
Elkin High
Public
9-12
334 Elk Spur St
Elkin
28621
Surry County
Elkin City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 835-3858
399
31
12.9
41.1%
274 (68.7%)
10 (2.5%)
95 (23.8%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (4.5%)
$12,105
$1,046
$11,058
66.7
64.8
206
20
370192002585
187
GTCC Middle College High
Public
9-13
200 Rochelle Drive
Jamestown
27282
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 819-2957
264
17
15.7
51.9%
58 (22.0%)
104 (39.4%)
74 (28.0%)
12 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.1%)
$9,013
$587
$8,425
66.5
64
207
20
370192002991
188
Northern Guilford High
Public
9-12
7101 Spencer Dixon Road
Greensboro
27455
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 643-8449
1,364
65
20.9
25.3%
828 (60.7%)
265 (19.4%)
139 (10.2%)
42 (3.1%)
8 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
82 (6.0%)
$7,983
$506
$7,477
66.4
66.6
193
5
370048002836
189
Jimmy C Draughn High School
Public
9-12
709 Lovelady Road NE
Valdese
28690
Burke County
Burke County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 879-4200
682
36
18.7
51.2%
488 (71.6%)
20 (2.9%)
71 (10.4%)
60 (8.8%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.4%)
39 (5.7%)
$9,112
$776
$8,336
66.2
72.3
159
30
370333001379
190
John T Hoggard High
Public
9-12
4305 Shipyard Blvd
Wilmington
28403
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 350-2072
2,226
112
19.7
30.4%
1,500 (67.4%)
294 (13.2%)
283 (12.7%)
44 (2.0%)
1 (0.0%)
1 (0.0%)
103 (4.6%)
$8,673
$593
$8,080
65.9
62.1
218
28
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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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