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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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211
Northwest Cabarrus High
Public
9-12
5130 NW Cabarrus Drive
Concord
28027
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 260-6720
1,138
71
16
35.2%
614 (54.0%)
257 (22.6%)
147 (12.9%)
52 (4.6%)
4 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
62 (5.4%)
$9,034
$555
$8,479
62.3
58.2
245
34
370472002560
212
Wakefield High
Public
9-12
2200 Wakefield Pines Drive
Raleigh
27614
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 562-3600
2,072
108
19.1
34.5%
932 (45.0%)
586 (28.3%)
385 (18.6%)
100 (4.8%)
5 (0.2%)
2 (0.1%)
62 (3.0%)
$8,642
$337
$8,306
62.3
59.1
239
27
370210000928
213
Hendersonville High
Public
9-12
1 Bearcat Boulevard
Hendersonville
28791
Henderson County
Henderson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 697-4802
784
45
17.2
43.1%
495 (63.1%)
67 (8.5%)
159 (20.3%)
10 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.1%)
44 (5.6%)
$8,966
$700
$8,266
62.3
68.1
181
32
370495001974
214
East Wilkes High School
Public
9-12
13315 Elkin Hwy 268
Ronda
28670
Wilkes County
Wilkes County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 651-7200
495
30
16.3
47.5%
433 (87.5%)
11 (2.2%)
39 (7.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (2.4%)
$10,562
$769
$9,794
62.3
54.3
263
49
370472001839
215
Needham Broughton High
Public
9-12
723 Saint Marys St
Raleigh
27605
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 856-7810
2,128
121
17.5
30.4%
1,243 (58.4%)
440 (20.7%)
328 (15.4%)
44 (2.1%)
4 (0.2%)
2 (0.1%)
67 (3.1%)
$9,028
$494
$8,535
62.2
61
225
10
370007002416
216
East Wake Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
821 Charter School Way
Zebulon
27597
Wake County
East Wake Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 404-0444
1,227
80
15.2
883 (72.0%)
143 (11.7%)
121 (9.9%)
10 (0.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (5.6%)
62.1
60.3
233
17
370309001321
217
Pinecrest High
Public
9-12
250 Voit Gilmore Lane
Southern Pines
28387
Moore County
Moore County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 692-6554
2,221
102
21.8
33.8%
1,345 (60.6%)
373 (16.8%)
293 (13.2%)
44 (2.0%)
23 (1.0%)
1 (0.0%)
142 (6.4%)
$7,767
$635
$7,132
61.8
62
219
2
370240003496
218
Jones Senior High School
Public
6-12
1378 Hwy 58 South
Trenton
28585
Jones County
Jones County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 448-2451
557
44
12.6
99.5%
243 (43.6%)
183 (32.9%)
84 (15.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
47 (8.4%)
61.2
36.8
381
163
370069000285
219
Maiden High
Public
9-12
600 West Main Street
Maiden
28650
Catawba County
Catawba County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 428-8197
870
49
17.7
45.9%
591 (67.9%)
47 (5.4%)
127 (14.6%)
61 (7.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
43 (4.9%)
$9,016
$684
$8,333
61
49.4
292
73
370372000785
220
Polk County High School
Public
9-12
1681 East NC 108 Hwy
Columbus
28722
Polk County
Polk County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 894-2525
579
40
14.4
52.0%
426 (73.6%)
32 (5.5%)
91 (15.7%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (4.7%)
$12,130
$897
$11,232
60.8
69.8
170
50
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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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