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SouthWest Edgecombe High

Public Grades 9-12

602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

SouthWest Edgecombe High is a public high school located in Pinetops, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 828. The school is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, which is ranked 218 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

SouthWest Edgecombe High has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams, with proficiency rates significantly lower in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been below 90% in recent years, ranging from 81.6% to 87.7%, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, SouthWest Edgecombe High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, including North Edgecombe High, Tarboro High, and Edgecombe Early College High, show a wide range of academic performance, with Edgecombe Early College High consistently outperforming SouthWest Edgecombe High and the state averages on EOC exams. The high percentage of students from low-income families at SouthWest Edgecombe High is significantly higher than the nearby schools, and the school's per-student spending of $9,044 in the 2018-2019 school year is lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles.

798

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,044

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5912 NC 43 North
Pinetops, NC 27864-9704

(252) 827-5016

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Feeder schools for SouthWest Edgecombe High:

Elementary:	G W Bulluck Elementary
	G W Carver Elementary
Middle:	South Edgecombe Middle
	West Edgecombe Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

White:

26.1%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (24% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

North Carolina avg53%

602^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Edgecombe County Public Schools

218^th of 242Edgecombe County Public 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	9.0	602 of 641	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	576 of 640	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	466 of 626	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	501 of 621	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	543 of 594	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	442 of 514	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	408 of 469	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	391 of 476	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	421 of 507	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	393 of 531	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	339 of 451	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	351 of 505	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.8	398 of 502	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	417 of 506	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	400 of 499	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	301 of 490	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	283 of 477	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	305 of 453	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.6	186 of 431	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	427 of 440	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	370 of 437	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	324 of 434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	345 of 430	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	305 of 364	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	305 of 369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	318 of 359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	170 of 330	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	325 of 334	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	290 of 364	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	209 of 273	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	126 of 262	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	580 of 610	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	559 of 602	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	416 of 588	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	507 of 594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	433 of 475	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	433 of 475	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	403 of 449	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	358 of 412	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	277 of 403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	313 of 403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	363 of 398	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	325 of 325	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	379 of 462	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	391 of 454	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	224 of 449	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.9	366 of 436	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	366 of 370	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	299 of 354	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	340 of 340	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	579 of 606	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	550 of 613	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	414 of 597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	440 of 544	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	288 of 432	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	389 of 446	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	390 of 424	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	575 of 601	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	557 of 607	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	476 of 602	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	462 of 585	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	453 of 481	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	430 of 488	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	425 of 463	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	347 of 352	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	343 of 349	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	491 of 542	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	530 of 553	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	347 of 537	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	413 of 534	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	423 of 439	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	417 of 444	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	396 of 427	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III34%-33 vs state

English II27%-32 vs state

Biology24%-25 vs state

Math I6%-28 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5016	798	36	22.0	99.5%	208 (26.1%)	449 (56.3%)	101 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9	602^nd of 641 public high schools	6.1%		12	576^th of 640 public high schools	10.0%	26	23.6	27.1	6.1	33.7	$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
Edgecombe Early College High	Public	9-12	2009 West Wilson St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 618-6554	171	8	21.9	98.2%	65 (38.0%)	55 (32.2%)	43 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	93.2	47^th of 641 public high schools	92.7%		90.5	69^th of 640 public high schools	89.2%	22	81.3	96.9		100.0	$9,262	$487	$8,775
NE Carolina Prep School Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 641-0464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tarboro High	Public	9-12	1400 Howard Avenue	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 823-4284	496	26	19.2	99.4%	58 (11.7%)	378 (76.2%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	3.3	629^th of 641 public high schools	1.9%		5.6	614^th of 640 public high schools	4.1%	15	9.6	15.6		22.6	$11,401	$1,160	$10,241
Tar River Academy	Public	9-12	906 Hammond Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2875	74	6	12.3	95.9%	10 (13.5%)	43 (58.1%)	15 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)	10.3	22.2		10.5	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	358	21	17.0	99.2%	20 (5.6%)	272 (76.0%)	51 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6	616^th of 641 public high schools	3.9%		13	567^th of 640 public high schools	11.4%	49	8.5	27.3	12.2	17.7	$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
Rocky Mount High	Public	9-12	1400 Bethlehem Road	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9050	1,023	43	23.9	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	791 (77.3%)	98 (9.6%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	16.4	551^st of 641 public high schools	14.0%		16.6	541^st of 640 public high schools	15.5%	10	28.0	38.6	21.8	36.0	$9,474	$733	$8,740
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	268	13	20.4	37.3%	103 (38.4%)	89 (33.2%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	95.6	14^th of 641 public high schools	97.8%		94.3	32^nd of 640 public high schools	95.0%	18	91.3	98.5	96.5	100.0	$6,572	$272	$6,300
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Public	9-12	4809 Ward Blvd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 265-4038	280	15	19.3	45.7%	80 (28.6%)	61 (21.8%)	117 (41.8%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	94.1	33^rd of 641 public high schools	94.9%		90.7	68^th of 640 public high schools	89.4%	35	84.7	97.7	81.8	97.4	$11,011	$214	$10,797
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	99.6%	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%		34.8	406^th of 640 public high schools	36.6%	116	29.5	64.7	55.3	71.7	$9,453	$925	$8,529

Frequently Asked Questions about SouthWest Edgecombe High

What is the racial makeup of SouthWest Edgecombe High?

Students at SouthWest Edgecombe High are 56% African American, 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is SouthWest Edgecombe High in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

How many students attend SouthWest Edgecombe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended SouthWest Edgecombe High.

Is SouthWest Edgecombe High a good school?

SouthWest Edgecombe High ranks in the bottom 6.1% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into SouthWest Edgecombe High?

SouthWest Edgecombe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : G W Bulluck Elementary
Elementary : G W Carver Elementary
Middle : South Edgecombe Middle
Middle : West Edgecombe Middle

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