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Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

Public Grades 9-12

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic is a traditional public high school in Littleton, North Carolina, serving 321 students in grades 9–12 within the Halifax County Schools district. About 99% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school ranks in the bottom 5% of North Carolina high schools with a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates fall well below district and state averages in every End-of-Course subject: only about 18% of students scored proficient in English II and Math I in the latest year, while Biology (21%) and Math III (26%) did slightly better.

Still, there are signs of momentum. The four-year graduation rate climbed to 85.6% last year, up sharply from 68.4% just two years earlier, and it now exceeds the graduation rates at Weldon High School, Northampton County High School, and Roanoke Rapids High School. Chronic absenteeism — students missing a significant share of the school year — also improved dramatically, falling from 71.7% to 43.6% in one year, though it remains nearly double the state average. One concern is classroom crowding: with about 24.5 students per teacher, the school has a far higher student-to-teacher ratio than most similar nearby high schools, which typically range between 10 and 16 students per teacher.

The biggest contrast parents may want to examine is inside the very same district. Halifax County Early College High, serving a similarly low-income population, ranks among North Carolina's best high schools with proficiency rates above 82% in most tested subjects, while Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy also surpasses Northwest Halifax by wide margins in Math I and Biology. Those results suggest that poverty alone does not determine outcomes, and that differences in school structure and supports can matter a great deal. Northwest Halifax has made real gains in attendance and persistence; the challenge ahead is converting those gains into stronger academic achievement for the student groups it serves, so that graduates leave with the skills needed for college and careers.

321

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,602

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8492 Hwy 48
Littleton, NC 27850

(252) 586-4125

District: Halifax County Schools

Feeder schools for Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic:

Elementary:	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea
	Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy
	Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
	Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy
Middle:	William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.9%

American Indian:

10.6%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (21% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg60%

628^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

222^nd of 246Halifax 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	5.1	628 of 662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	608 of 641	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	610 of 640	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	573 of 626	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	486 of 621	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	580 of 594	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	461 of 514	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	427 of 469	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	440 of 476	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	455 of 507	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	449 of 531	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	413 of 451	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	379 of 505	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	439 of 502	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	458 of 506	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	468 of 499	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	456 of 490	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	427 of 477	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	424 of 453	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	398 of 431	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	434 of 450	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	409 of 440	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	413 of 437	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	394 of 434	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	280 of 430	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	348 of 364	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	328 of 369	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	312 of 359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	255 of 364	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	269 of 349	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	602 of 629	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	592 of 610	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	590 of 602	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	550 of 588	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	460 of 594	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	466 of 475	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	420 of 475	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	420 of 449	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	298 of 325	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	595 of 620	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	584 of 606	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	576 of 613	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	558 of 597	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	460 of 544	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	428 of 432	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	388 of 446	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	371 of 424	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	601 of 624	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	573 of 601	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	575 of 607	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	555 of 602	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	504 of 585	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	470 of 481	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	458 of 488	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	439 of 463	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	341 of 352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	269 of 349	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)30th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)8th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III26%-43 vs state

Biology21%-37 vs state

English II19%-46 vs state

Math I18%-24 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Public	9-12	8492 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4125	321	13	24.5	99.1%	11 (3.4%)	247 (76.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	5.1	628^th of 662 public high schools	5.1%		7.2	608^th of 641 public high schools	5.1%	20	21.3	18.8	17.6	25.6	$15,602	$2,497	$13,105
Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	119	5	23.8	97.5%	58 (48.7%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	89	85^th of 662 public high schools	87.2%		91.2	66^th of 641 public high schools	89.7%	19	82.9	88.9	100.0	100.0	$10,292	$309	$9,983
Roanoke Rapids High School	Public	9-12	800 Hamilton Street	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7200	776	48	16.3	99.6%	390 (50.3%)	246 (31.7%)	80 (10.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	14.9	583^rd of 662 public high schools	11.9%		14.9	561^st of 641 public high schools	12.5%	22	29.7	38.9	29.5	44.7	$9,511	$641	$8,870
Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	88.9	86^th of 662 public high schools	87.0%		66.6	192^nd of 641 public high schools	70.0%	106	82.8	96.5	85.3	92.7
Northampton Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr.	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 585-1900	148	6	24.6	98.0%	9 (6.1%)	118 (79.7%)	11 (7.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	53.1	304^th of 662 public high schools	54.1%		53.4	271^st of 641 public high schools	57.7%	33	34.4	75.0		80.4	$11,161	$688	$10,474
Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	114	2	52.2	97.4%	5 (4.4%)	104 (91.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	46.3	353^rd of 662 public high schools	46.7%		51.7	283^rd of 641 public high schools	55.9%	70	65.4	50.0	18.2	73.3	$10,910	$689	$10,222
Weldon High School	Public	9-12	4489 Highway 301	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4829	145	12	11.7	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	143 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	32.5	459^th of 662 public high schools	30.7%		7.7	607^th of 641 public high schools	5.3%	148	29.0	33.3	50.0	73.7	$18,405	$2,475	$15,931
Northampton County High School	Public	9-12	152 Hurricane Drive	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-1910	265	19	14.1	98.9%	15 (5.7%)	222 (83.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	6.1	622^nd of 662 public high schools	6.0%		3.8	626^th of 641 public high schools	2.3%	4	11.8	26.6	26.0	22.8	$17,040	$1,791	$15,249
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	23.8	530^th of 662 public high schools	19.9%		14	572^nd of 641 public high schools	10.8%	42	44.4	25.0	56.3	33.9	$16,987	$2,312	$14,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

How many students attend Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic.

What district is Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic in?

Halifax County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic?

Students at Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic are 77% African American, 11% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic?

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea
Elementary : Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy
Elementary : Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
Elementary : Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy
Middle : William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Is Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic a good school?

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic ranks in the bottom 5.1% of North Carolina high schools.

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