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Hibriten High

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Hibriten High ranks 383 rd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hibriten High is a public high school located in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 811 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, which is ranked 141 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hibriten High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better outcomes for African American and Hispanic students, but struggles with White and Multi-racial students, as well as Special Education and Disabled students. Hibriten High's test scores are consistently below the Caldwell County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all End-of-Course (EOC) exams, and its four-year graduation rates have been slightly below the state average in recent years.

Hibriten High's performance is generally lower than the other high schools in the Caldwell County district, such as South Caldwell High and Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy, which have higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and higher graduation rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and the relatively low performance of its White and Multi-racial student subgroups may be contributing factors to its overall academic struggles, which could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

818

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,067

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Panther Trail SE
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 758-7376

District: Caldwell County Schools

Feeder schools for Hibriten High:

Elementary:	Happy Valley Elementary
	Kings Creek Elementary
	Lower Creek Elementary
Middle:	William Lenoir Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

18.0%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

383^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Caldwell County Schools

141^st of 242Caldwell 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	39.0	383 of 641	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	382 of 640	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	356 of 626	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	327 of 621	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	332 of 594	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	198 of 514	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	192 of 469	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	190 of 476	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.4	262 of 507	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	280 of 531	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.7	159 of 451	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.7	262 of 505	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	260 of 502	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.0	169 of 506	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	200 of 499	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	155 of 490	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	146 of 477	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	132 of 453	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	61.7	140 of 431	67.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	258 of 440	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	303 of 437	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	274 of 434	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	250 of 430	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	148 of 364	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	159 of 369	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	212 of 359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	286 of 330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	200 of 334	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	309 of 364	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	280 of 349	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	179 of 273	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	218 of 262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.5	43 of 226	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	396 of 610	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	410 of 602	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	388 of 588	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	323 of 594	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	229 of 475	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	207 of 475	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	205 of 449	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	264 of 412	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	273 of 403	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	283 of 403	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	242 of 398	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	192 of 337	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	255 of 462	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	292 of 454	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	251 of 449	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	238 of 436	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	181 of 370	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	147 of 354	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	67 of 340	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	357 of 606	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	323 of 613	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	322 of 597	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	365 of 544	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	159 of 432	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	149 of 446	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	191 of 424	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	348 of 601	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	344 of 607	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	312 of 602	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	314 of 585	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	252 of 481	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	192 of 488	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	214 of 463	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	227 of 261	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	309 of 352	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	282 of 349	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	393 of 542	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	401 of 553	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	400 of 537	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	354 of 534	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	275 of 439	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	235 of 444	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	270 of 427	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III72%+6 vs state

English II54%-5 vs state

Biology32%-16 vs state

Math I30%-4 vs state

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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
Hibriten High	Public	9-12	1350 Panther Trail SE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 758-7376	818	39	21.0	98.7%	538 (65.8%)	71 (8.7%)	147 (18.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	39	383^rd of 641 public high schools	40.2%		38.2	382^nd of 640 public high schools	40.3%	1	31.9	54.4	30.3	72.5			$10,067	$942	$9,125
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	2857 Hickory Boulevard	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4640	218	10	21.1	33.9%	173 (79.4%)	4 (1.8%)	25 (11.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	84.4	113^th of 641 public high schools	82.4%		80.9	130^th of 640 public high schools	79.7%	17	78.2	87.3	60.0	85.2			$8,388	$210	$8,178
Caldwell Early College	Public	9-12	2859 Hickory Blvd SW	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 759-4636	387	16	24.9	39.0%	285 (73.6%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (17.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	87.2	95^th of 641 public high schools	85.2%		81.7	126^th of 640 public high schools	80.3%	31	89.8	92.5	55.4	93.4			$7,027	$517	$6,510
West Caldwell High	Public	9-12	300 W Caldwell Drive	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 758-5583	634	36	17.7	98.7%	364 (57.4%)	63 (9.9%)	147 (23.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.5%)	17.6	542^nd of 641 public high schools	15.4%		17.9	529^th of 640 public high schools	17.3%	13	21.7	37.2	28.4	39.7			$11,229	$831	$10,398
South Caldwell High	Public	9-12	7035 Spartan Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 396-2188	1,272	67	19.0	99.1%	1,030 (81.0%)	25 (2.0%)	151 (11.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.6%)	51	288^th of 641 public high schools	55.1%		46.9	318^th of 640 public high schools	50.3%	30	40.5	62.7	35.7	79.0			$9,486	$729	$8,757
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
Draughn High School	Public	9-12	709 Lovelady Road NE	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 879-4200	661	24	27.3	98.2%	495 (74.9%)	13 (2.0%)	69 (10.4%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.4%)	59	235^th of 641 public high schools	63.3%		71.4	172^nd of 640 public high schools	73.1%	63	50.3	60.5	64.7	69.3			$9,112	$776	$8,336
Hallyburton Academy	Public	6-12	205 South Main Street	Drexel	28619	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-4184	73	9	8.4	95.9%	45 (61.6%)	5 (6.8%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (13.7%)	2.5	635^th of 641 public high schools	0.9%		5.3	615^th of 640 public high schools	3.9%	20	12.5	14.3		8.3			$18,048	$1,530	$16,517
East Burke High	Public	9-12	3695 East Burke Boulevard	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-5541	874	38	23.1	99.4%	655 (74.9%)	16 (1.8%)	86 (9.8%)	71 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	56.3	254^th of 641 public high schools	60.4%		54.5	265^th of 640 public high schools	58.6%	11	58.9	67.1	41.5	63.5			$9,240	$806	$8,435
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hibriten High

What is the racial makeup of Hibriten High?

Students at Hibriten High are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Hibriten High a good school?

Hibriten High ranks 383^rd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hibriten High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Hibriten High.

What district is Hibriten High in?

Caldwell County Schools

What schools feed into Hibriten High?

Hibriten High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Happy Valley Elementary
Elementary : Kings Creek Elementary
Elementary : Lower Creek Elementary
Middle : William Lenoir Middle

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