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Washington High

Public Grades 9-12

573^rd

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of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Washington High is a traditional public high school in Washington, NC, serving 794 students in grades 9–12 as part of Beaufort County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 13th percentile statewide (573rd out of 662 North Carolina high schools), a level of performance it has maintained consistently for the past decade. Nearly all students (99.62%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty traditional high schools in the region.

Academically, Washington High trails its district and state averages in every tested subject. On 2025–26 end-of-course exams, only 23.2% of students scored proficient in Math I and 34.3% in Math III — less than half the statewide rates — while English II proficiency stood at 40.8% and Biology at 45.3%. These struggles become even more striking when compared with Northside High, a school in the same district roughly 16 miles away with an almost identical poverty rate (99.21%). Northside outperforms Washington High in every subject, has roughly half the chronic absenteeism, and ranks in the 58th percentile statewide. Southside High, also in-district, outperforms Washington High despite similar demographics, and Beaufort County Early College High posts near-universal proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is one of the school's defining challenges. It has risen every year since 2020–21, from 22.5% to 34.0% — meaning roughly one in three students is chronically absent. That's nearly 10 points above the state average and far higher than Northside's 17.5%. Washington High's graduation rate of 86% is close to the state average, but this sits in tension with very low test proficiency, suggesting many students may graduate without fully meeting grade-level benchmarks. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (22:1) than most nearby traditional high schools. For families considering Washington High, the clearest concerns are sustained low achievement, deepening attendance problems, and significant gaps in math that the school has not yet been able to close.

794

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,213

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

400 Slatestone Road
Washington, NC 27889-9467

(252) 946-0858

District: Beaufort County Schools

Feeder schools for Washington High:

Elementary:	Eastern Elementary
	John C Tayloe Elementary
	John Small Elementary
Middle:	P S Jones Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.8%

White:

33.0%

Hispanic:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg60%

573^rd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Beaufort County Schools

95^th of 246Beaufort 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
2026	16.4	573 of 662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	535 of 641	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	535 of 640	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	537 of 626	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	507 of 621	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	509 of 594	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	365 of 514	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	343 of 469	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	411 of 476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	398 of 507	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	362 of 531	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.8	320 of 451	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	307 of 505	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	200 of 502	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.7	348 of 506	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	327 of 499	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	258 of 490	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.5	253 of 477	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.1	253 of 453	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.6	161 of 431	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	399 of 450	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	408 of 440	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	429 of 437	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	422 of 434	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	373 of 430	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	323 of 364	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	277 of 369	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	257 of 359	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	214 of 330	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	163 of 334	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.5	323 of 364	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	242 of 349	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	259 of 289	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	265 of 273	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	167 of 262	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	145 of 173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	570 of 629	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	528 of 610	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	513 of 602	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	514 of 588	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	425 of 475	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	360 of 475	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	349 of 449	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	394 of 407	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	391 of 412	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	398 of 403	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	343 of 403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	374 of 398	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	264 of 337	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	261 of 325	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	432 of 474	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	445 of 462	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	409 of 454	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	416 of 449	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	347 of 370	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	271 of 354	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	261 of 340	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	572 of 620	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	561 of 606	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	566 of 613	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	549 of 597	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	474 of 544	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	399 of 432	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	328 of 446	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	321 of 424	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	546 of 624	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	521 of 601	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	503 of 607	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	517 of 602	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	481 of 585	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	398 of 481	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	356 of 488	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	369 of 463	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	209 of 226	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	440 of 551	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	371 of 542	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	411 of 553	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	409 of 537	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	426 of 534	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	371 of 439	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	254 of 444	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	302 of 427	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Biology45%-13 vs state

English II41%-24 vs state

Math III34%-35 vs state

Math I23%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington High	Public	9-12	400 Slatestone Road	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 946-0858	794	36	22.0	—	262 (33.0%)	332 (41.8%)	161 (20.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	16.4	573^rd of 662 public high schools	13.4%		18.2	535^th of 641 public high schools	16.5%	38	45.3	40.8	23.2	34.3											$10,213	$765	$9,447
Beaufort County Early College High	Public	9-12	5337 Hwy 264 East	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-6227	280	6	44.5	—	115 (41.1%)	44 (15.7%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	92.9	35^th of 662 public high schools	94.7%		92.9	51^st of 641 public high schools	92.0%	16	95.3	97.1	92.6	98.7											$6,887	$372	$6,515
Southside High	Public	9-12	5700 Hwy 33 East	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-1881	410	23	17.4	—	171 (41.7%)	142 (34.6%)	73 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	36.7	427^th of 662 public high schools	35.5%		31.2	436^th of 641 public high schools	32.0%	9	30.9	57.8	42.2	75.0											$12,556	$899	$11,657
Bear Grass Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	6344 E Bear Grass Rd	Williamston	27982	Martin County	Bear Grass Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 789-1010	445	31	14.3	—	399 (89.7%)	17 (3.8%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	59.5	259^th of 662 public high schools	60.9%		59.1	234^th of 641 public high schools	63.5%	25	63.6	78.0	54.5	67.7	73.4	71.0	67.3	74.3	62.5	53.2	54.5	67.6	76.6	82.4
Northside High	Public	9-12	7868 Free Union Church Road	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 943-6341	380	22	17.6	—	269 (70.8%)	50 (13.2%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	56	280^th of 662 public high schools	57.7%		51.4	284^th of 641 public high schools	55.7%	4	62.8	61.5	50.0	80.7											$12,647	$840	$11,807
D H Conley High	Public	9-12	2006 Worthington Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3440	1,757	91	19.3	33.3%	994 (56.6%)	365 (20.8%)	270 (15.4%)	32 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.1%)	71.4	182^nd of 662 public high schools	72.5%		66.7	191^st of 641 public high schools	70.2%	9	75.1	69.3	65.7	85.1											$8,429	$588	$7,841
NERSBA Early College	Public	9-12	1215 Saint Andrews St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	NERSBA Early College	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-0241	140	6	20.0	97.9%	79 (56.4%)	26 (18.6%)	27 (19.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	62.1	240^th of 662 public high schools	63.7%		53.1	272^nd of 641 public high schools	57.6%	32	68.8	70.3	87.5	69.6
Martin County High	Public	9-12	1260 Godwin Avenue	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 802-3095	752	32	23.3	—	179 (23.8%)	453 (60.2%)	76 (10.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.7%)	17.7	569^th of 662 public high schools	14.0%					(n/a)	37.7	41.6	39.0	26.4
Innovation Early College High	Public	9-12	East Carolina University	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-3860	227	10	21.8	—	88 (38.8%)	62 (27.3%)	45 (19.8%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	92.8	38^th of 662 public high schools	94.3%		93.3	45^th of 641 public high schools	93.0%	7	363.9	98.0	100.0	97.8											$11,291	$335	$10,955
Martin Innovative Early College High	Public	9-12	411 East Boulevard	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(252) 792-8812	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	84.3	114^th of 662 public high schools	82.8%					(n/a)		82.2		99.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High

What schools feed into Washington High?

Washington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eastern Elementary
Elementary : John C Tayloe Elementary
Elementary : John Small Elementary
Middle : P S Jones Middle

What is the racial makeup of Washington High?

Students at Washington High are 42% African American, 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Washington High.

What district is Washington High in?

Beaufort County Schools

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Washington High ranks in the bottom 13.4% of North Carolina high schools.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2020–21 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026

2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026

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.

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