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High Point Central High

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High Point Central High ranks 448 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

High Point Central High is a public magnet high school located in High Point, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,007 students. Despite its magnet school status, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools over the past several years, with a 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While homeless students and gifted/talented students perform relatively well, other subgroups like Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students struggle, with rankings in the bottom half or bottom quarter of the state. High Point Central High's test scores are consistently lower than the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages, and its four-year graduation rates, while relatively stable, are still slightly below the district and state averages. The school has an extremely high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 99.72% to 99.74% over the past few years, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the Guilford County Schools district, Southwest Guilford High and Middle College at GTCC-High Point significantly outperform High Point Central High on state assessments. The wide variation in performance between different student subgroups at High Point Central High suggests that the school may need to focus on more equitable and inclusive practices to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.

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: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!English II scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg53%

448^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 25High Schools in the Guilford County Schools

142^nd of 242Guilford 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)71st percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III66%~ state avg

English II38%-22 vs state

Biology33%-16 vs state

Math I29%-5 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)			EOG Science (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 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%)	30.1	448^th of 641 public high schools	30.1%		16.4	544^th of 640 public high schools	15.0%	96	32.7	37.7	29.3	65.7								$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%)	72.8	165^th of 641 public high schools	74.3%		82.1	124^th of 640 public high schools	80.6%	41	71.1	71.7	45.2	83.7								$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%)	75.9	152^nd of 641 public high schools	76.3%		87.2	101^st of 640 public high schools	84.2%	51	69.0	88.5	53.3	75.0	38.4	46.6	22.2	45.0	47.3	38.9	38.3	$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%)	47.3	326^th of 641 public high schools	49.1%		47.7	312^th of 640 public high schools	51.3%	14	45.2	50.0	53.8	64.5								$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%)	18.3	533^rd of 641 public high schools	16.8%		21.9	502^nd of 640 public high schools	21.6%	31	27.6	37.6	17.0	49.7								$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%)	41.2	368^th of 641 public high schools	42.6%		36	401^st of 640 public high schools	37.3%	33	41.0	56.6	34.4	63.4								$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%)	13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%		9.9	593^rd of 640 public high schools	7.3%	15	12.8	32.2	13.4	51.2								$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
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%)	52.2	279^th of 641 public high schools	56.5%		44.9	333^rd of 640 public high schools	48.0%	54	52.2	57.5	40.7	70.9								$7,933	$469	$7,464
Lucy Ragsdale High	Public	9-12	1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 454-7400	1,292	81	15.9	99.8%	295 (22.8%)	570 (44.1%)	239 (18.5%)	126 (9.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	24.7	497^th of 641 public high schools	22.5%		16.9	539^th of 640 public high schools	15.8%	42	36.2	47.4	20.5	47.4								$9,118	$1,022	$8,096

Frequently Asked Questions about High Point Central High

What district is High Point Central High in?

Guilford County Schools

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

How many students attend High Point Central High?

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

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.

Is High Point Central High a good school?

High Point Central High ranks 448^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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