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Alexander Early College

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Alexander Early College ranks 96 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 85% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Alexander Early College is a public high school located in Taylorsville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 169. The school is part of the Alexander County Schools district, which is ranked 99 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alexander Early College consistently outperforms the Alexander County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores across various subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 85.4% proficiency in EOC English II, compared to 60.5% for the district and 59.6% for the state. The school has also been ranked among the top high schools in North Carolina, reaching as high as 13th out of 621 schools in the 2021-2022 school year, placing it in the top 2% of high schools in the state. Additionally, Alexander Early College has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, Alexander Early College stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Challenger Early College High, located 15.75 miles away, is also a top-performing school, but Alexander Early College has consistently outranked it in the statewide rankings. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Alexander Early College has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes for its low-income students, ranking among the top schools in the state for this subgroup. The school's strong performance across various metrics, including statewide rankings, student subgroup achievements, and test scores, make it a standout institution in the region and the state of North Carolina.

172

Students ?

28.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,455

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Industrial Blvd
Taylorsville, NC 28681

(828) 632-8221

District: Alexander County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

19.8%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2021 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (82% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2021

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg53%

96^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From top 7% (2021) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Alexander County Schools

99^th of 242Alexander County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	96 of 641	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	106 of 640	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.8	15 of 626	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	13 of 621	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	42 of 594	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	84 of 610	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	115 of 602	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	19 of 588	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	23 of 594	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	5 of 475	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	29 of 475	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	30 of 449	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	48 of 403	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	4 of 337	98.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	52 of 454	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	98.1	17 of 449	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	15 of 354	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	33 of 340	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	80 of 606	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	67 of 613	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	98.3	8 of 597	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	13 of 432	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	18 of 446	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	7 of 424	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	117 of 601	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	108 of 607	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.7	9 of 602	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	1 of 585	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	36 of 481	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	10 of 488	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	1 of 463	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	118 of 542	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	126 of 553	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	24 of 537	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	22 of 534	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	9 of 439	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	14 of 444	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	13 of 427	97.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)89th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)88th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III98%+31 vs state

English II85%+26 vs state

Math I78%+44 vs state

Biology67%+18 vs state

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by a student
Monday, February 25, 2019

This school has a great collection of teachers. However, they have a policy where teachers must assign 40 minutes of homework each night which quickly adds up and can be rather overwhelming. Additionally, it is fairly new so it offers a limited amount of courses to gain one's associate degree. For example, only Spanish is offered for the foreign language requirement. However, two free years of college is two free years of college. You take what you can get. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)	EOG Reading (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	87.2	96^th of 641 public high schools	85.0%		86.3	106^th of 640 public high schools	83.4%	10	66.7	85.4	78.1	97.5			$6,455	$116	$6,339
Alexander Central High	Public	9-12	223 School Drive	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7063	1,254	79	15.9	99.8%	992 (79.1%)	59 (4.7%)	129 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	48.8	310^th of 641 public high schools	51.6%		54.2	269^th of 640 public high schools	58.0%	41	41.5	57.1	39.9	76.0			$10,255	$776	$9,479
Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,268	57	22.0	99.8%	560 (44.2%)	109 (8.6%)	442 (34.9%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.5%)	58	243^rd of 641 public high schools	62.1%		50.2	297^th of 640 public high schools	53.6%	54	52.3	58.1	52.4	74.7			$8,502	$740	$7,761
Gateway School	Public	6-12	1889 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-8373	53	9	5.9	94.3%	33 (62.3%)	2 (3.8%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)								(n/a)			18.2		7.7	23.1	$28,313	$1,830	$26,484
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	845	40	21.1	99.6%	457 (54.1%)	69 (8.2%)	179 (21.2%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	30.3	441^st of 641 public high schools	31.2%		38.7	377^th of 640 public high schools	41.1%	64	40.5	43.6	24.7	59.4			$8,880	$745	$8,136
West Iredell High	Public	9-12	213 Warrior Dr	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2181	767	43	17.7	99.1%	398 (51.9%)	130 (16.9%)	153 (19.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	20.6	520^th of 641 public high schools	18.9%		11.5	579^th of 640 public high schools	9.5%	59	36.9	49.7	15.3	34.3			$9,961	$600	$9,361
Wilkes Central High School	Public	9-12	1179 Moravian Falls Rd	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 667-5277	719	49	14.6	99.6%	365 (50.8%)	79 (11.0%)	191 (26.6%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.3%)	45.9	332^nd of 641 public high schools	48.2%		30.9	442^nd of 640 public high schools	30.9%	110	28.7	54.9	54.3	70.3			$9,054	$938	$8,116
Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	26.1	486^th of 641 public high schools	24.2%		37.8	390^th of 640 public high schools	39.1%	96	23.9	49.0	25.6	57.9			$8,704	$694	$8,010
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	56.6	253^rd of 641 public high schools	60.5%		61.7	224^th of 640 public high schools	65.0%	29	47.4	78.4	22.2	80.4			$15,342	$1,043	$14,299
Wilkes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1328 S Collegiate Dr	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 838-6247	265	9	29.4	98.9%	205 (77.4%)	6 (2.3%)	36 (13.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	89.7	79^th of 641 public high schools	87.7%		90.2	72^nd of 640 public high schools	88.8%	7	89.3	100.0	57.6	91.0			$6,729	$458	$6,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander Early College

How many students attend Alexander Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Alexander Early College.

What district is Alexander Early College in?

Alexander County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Alexander Early College?

Students at Alexander Early College are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Alexander Early College a good school?

Alexander Early College ranks 96^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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