Best High Schools in North Carolina for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in North Carolina!

Every year, the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOC test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Homeless vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 47)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	R-S Central High School	Public	9-12	641 Hwy 221 North	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 287-3304	750	48	15.5	98.9%	542 (72.3%)	98 (13.1%)	56 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.7%)	$10,966			$1,171			$9,795	97.9%	43.9%	53.97%			370408001651
2	Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,185	77	15.4	63.4%	378 (31.9%)	225 (19.0%)	529 (44.6%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.4%)	$9,595			$738			$8,857	95.7%	33.4%	62.31%			370256002781
3	Emsley A Laney High	Public	9-12	2700 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2089	2,248	112	20	99.7%	1,266 (56.3%)	413 (18.4%)	394 (17.5%)	36 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (5.7%)	$8,690			$533			$8,157	93.6%	50.8%	42.84%			370333001373
4	Myers Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2400 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5800	3,430	170	20.2	31.5%	1,903 (55.5%)	725 (21.1%)	595 (17.3%)	104 (3.0%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	93 (2.7%)	$7,885			$340			$7,545	91.5%	70.9%	20.55%			370297001244
5	High Point Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2825	1,007	78	12.8	99.7%	127 (12.6%)	391 (38.8%)	342 (34.0%)	105 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.8%)	$10,029			$1,227			$8,802	89.4%	15.0%	74.36%			370192000956
6	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1967 Patriot Dr	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6900	2,020	118	17	99.9%	336 (16.6%)	573 (28.4%)	923 (45.7%)	121 (6.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	59 (2.9%)	$9,395			$592			$8,803	87.2%	36.1%	51.14%			370297001229
7	South Garner High	Public	9-12	8228 Hebron Church Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7711	1,888	106	17.8	65.6%	239 (12.7%)	873 (46.2%)	668 (35.4%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	49 (2.6%)	$10,505			$368			$10,137	85.1%	52.3%	32.76%			370472003472
8	Westover High	Public	9-12	277 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0190	1,244	63	19.6	99.2%	116 (9.3%)	774 (62.2%)	202 (16.2%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	25 (2.0%)	106 (8.5%)	$9,865			$1,620			$8,245	83.0%	21.3%	61.73%			370001100445
9	West Charlotte High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2219 Senior Dr	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6060	1,674	103	16.3	99.8%	26 (1.6%)	1,238 (74.0%)	300 (17.9%)	62 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.7%)	$12,290			$1,386			$10,904	80.9%	22.2%	58.66%			370297001285
10	Leesville Road High	Public	9-12	8410 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4250	2,517	127	19.7	23.7%	1,426 (56.7%)	506 (20.1%)	338 (13.4%)	139 (5.5%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	102 (4.1%)	$8,133			$353			$7,780	78.7%	70.8%	7.94%			370472000944

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for North Carolina

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NC student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Gifted and Talented Students Military Connected Students

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 4, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.