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High Point Central High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

High Point Central High is a large traditional high school serving about 1,005 students in grades 9–12 in High Point, NC, and is part of Guilford County Schools. It serves a very high-poverty student body, with 99.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In the most recent statewide ranking, the school placed 513th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, at the 23rd percentile with a 1-star rating — a notable improvement from its 0-star, 5th-percentile standing in 2022-23.

Academically, proficiency trails the district and state in most subjects, but results are uneven. In 2025-26, Biology and English II proficiency were both 42.3%, below Guilford County Schools averages of 57.5% and 60.8%. Math I proficiency was just 23.9%, yet Math III reached 68.2% — matching the state average and exceeding T Wingate Andrews High (49.8%), Trinity High School (60.8%), Lucy Ragsdale High (65.3%), and Thomasville High (44.3%). The Math I-to-Math III gap suggests students who advance deeper into the math sequence perform well, while many 9th graders need more support. Despite testing challenges, the graduation rate is a genuine bright spot: 89.3% in 2025-26, above the state average of 88.8% and similar to Ledford Senior High (90.3%) and Lucy Ragsdale High (90.9%).

The school also shows notable success with specific student groups. Gifted and Talented students ranked at the 78th percentile statewide in 2025-26, up from the 12th percentile in 2023-24. Homeless students ranked in the top 10% of schools statewide, and English Language Learners and special education students both perform above the school's overall statewide standing. Chronic absenteeism remains a major challenge at 40%, the highest among nearby traditional high schools, though it has improved sharply from 58.4% in 2021-22. With a favorable 12.9 students-per-teacher ratio, High Point Central High appears to have targeted supports that are working for vulnerable populations, but the scale of poverty and absenteeism makes broad schoolwide gains difficult. Overall, the picture is mixed: a school that clearly graduates its students at high rates and shows real pockets of excellence, but where overall academic recovery is still a work in progress.

1,005

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,029

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Ferndale Boulevard
High Point, NC 27262-4798

(336) 819-2825

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for High Point Central High:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Johnson Street Global Studies
	Northwood Elementary
	Oak Hill Elementary
	More...
	Shadybrook Elementary
Middle:	Ferndale Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg60%

513^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the Guilford County Schools

150^th of 246Guilford 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	25.8	513 of 662	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	448 of 641	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	544 of 640	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	593 of 626	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	572 of 621	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	546 of 594	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	378 of 514	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	290 of 469	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.0	370 of 476	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	330 of 507	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.5	371 of 531	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.9	315 of 451	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	318 of 505	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.3	393 of 502	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	395 of 506	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	373 of 499	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.3	271 of 490	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.6	136 of 477	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	55.0	187 of 453	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.4	287 of 431	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	336 of 450	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	250 of 440	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	371 of 437	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	420 of 434	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	423 of 430	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	206 of 359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	90 of 103	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	97 of 101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	87 of 91	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	82 of 83	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	81 of 89	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	59 of 77	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	38.2	221 of 364	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	124 of 349	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	150 of 289	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	86 of 273	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	152 of 262	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	219 of 226	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	155 of 156	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	69 of 173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	495 of 629	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	455 of 610	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	534 of 602	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	569 of 588	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	551 of 594	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	446 of 475	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	372 of 475	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	310 of 449	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	90 of 407	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	118 of 412	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	26.5	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	399 of 403	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	392 of 398	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	325 of 337	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	294 of 325	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	333 of 474	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	257 of 462	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	384 of 454	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	443 of 449	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	422 of 436	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	340 of 370	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	287 of 354	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	208 of 340	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	5 of 47	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	20.7	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	444 of 620	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	400 of 606	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	466 of 613	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	572 of 597	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	527 of 544	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	393 of 432	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	310 of 446	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	229 of 424	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	497 of 624	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	416 of 601	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	515 of 607	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	558 of 585	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	454 of 481	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	373 of 488	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	301 of 463	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	7.0	256 of 261	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.1	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	124 of 185	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	222 of 372	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	193 of 352	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	275 of 349	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	380 of 551	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	294 of 542	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	387 of 553	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	462 of 537	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	471 of 534	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	375 of 439	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	229 of 444	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	172 of 427	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+60 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III68%~ state avg

Biology42%-16 vs state

English II42%-22 vs state

Math I24%-18 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	1,005	77	12.9	99.3%	131 (13.0%)	397 (39.5%)	341 (33.9%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	25.8	513^th of 662 public high schools	22.5%		30.1	448^th of 641 public high schools	30.1%	65	42.3	42.3	23.9	68.2								$10,029	$1,227	$8,802
Pruette SCALE Academy	Public	6-12	900 English Road	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 878-5380	10	8	1.3	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)												$47,033	$789	$46,243
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	Public	9-12	901 South Main Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-4111	194	11	18.2	98.5%	29 (14.9%)	101 (52.1%)	43 (22.2%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	80.8	135^th of 662 public high schools	79.6%		72.8	165^th of 641 public high schools	74.3%	30	88.9	74.3	72.7	92.3								$11,118	$733	$10,385
Penn-Griffin Schools	Public, Magnet	6-12	825 Washington Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2870	539	43	12.5	98.7%	109 (20.2%)	237 (44.0%)	148 (27.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	78.2	146^th of 662 public high schools	77.9%		75.9	152^nd of 641 public high schools	76.3%	6	80.0	90.3	30.8	96.5	46.4	51.5	42.9	48.6	54.8	55.0	61.0	$9,805	$738	$9,067
Kearns Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1710 McGuinn Dr.	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 885-7905	108	13	8.2	97.2%	23 (21.3%)	50 (46.3%)	28 (25.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	52	320^th of 662 public high schools	51.7%		47.3	326^th of 641 public high schools	49.1%	6	64.7	61.3	58.3	66.7								$14,695	$989	$13,705
T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	753	49	15.3	99.6%	62 (8.2%)	494 (65.6%)	118 (15.7%)	50 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	21.8	540^th of 662 public high schools	18.4%		18.3	533^rd of 641 public high schools	16.8%	7	44.4	44.8	29.9	49.8								$12,901	$1,808	$11,093
Trinity High School	Public	9-12	5746 Trinity High Drive	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-6870	675	39	17.4	55.9%	418 (61.9%)	49 (7.3%)	112 (16.6%)	58 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	46.1	355^th of 662 public high schools	46.4%		41.2	368^th of 641 public high schools	42.6%	13	48.5	60.7	67.4	60.8								$9,523	$662	$8,861
Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	590	26	22.9	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	14.2	587^th of 662 public high schools	11.3%		13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%	9	40.4	34.2	19.7	44.3								$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
Bulldog Academy	Public	6-12	19 E. Guilford St.	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 474-4245	0																		(n/a)
Ledford Senior High	Public	9-12	140 Jesse Green Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-9671	776	46	16.7	51.3%	446 (57.5%)	75 (9.7%)	183 (23.6%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	42.3	387^th of 662 public high schools	41.5%		52.2	279^th of 641 public high schools	56.5%	108	56.6	59.9	44.5	62.3								$7,933	$469	$7,464

Frequently Asked Questions about High Point Central High

What district is High Point Central High in?

Guilford County Schools

Is High Point Central High a good school?

High Point Central High ranks in the bottom 22.5% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend High Point Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,005 students attended High Point Central High.

What schools feed into High Point Central High?

High Point Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Johnson Street Global Studies
Elementary : Northwood Elementary
Elementary : Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary : Shadybrook Elementary
Middle : Ferndale Middle

What is the racial makeup of High Point Central High?

Students at High Point Central High are 40% African American, 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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