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Triton High

Public Grades 9-12

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Triton High is a public high school located in Erwin, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,306 students. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Triton High consistently performs below the state and district averages on End-of-Course (EOC) exams across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOC/Biology was 22.3% at Triton High, compared to 36.4% for the Harnett County Schools district and 48.3% for the state of North Carolina. Triton High's four-year graduation rate has been around 87-89% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with low rankings for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Disabled students compared to other high schools in North Carolina.

Triton High's performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools in the Harnett County Schools district, such as Western Harnett High and Harnett Central High, which tend to have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. In contrast, Harnett County Early College, another high school in the district, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina high schools and achieving significantly higher test scores and graduation rates than Triton High.

1,274

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,782

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Maynard Lake Road
Erwin, NC 28339-9797

(910) 897-8121

District: Harnett County Schools

Feeder schools for Triton High:

Elementary:	Coats Elementary
	Erwin Elementary
Middle:	Coats-Erwin Middle
	Dunn Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

32.0%

African American:

26.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

517^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Harnett County Schools

184^th of 242Harnett 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	20.9	517 of 641	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	515 of 640	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	460 of 626	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	436 of 621	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	404 of 594	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	389 of 514	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	328 of 469	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	278 of 476	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	315 of 507	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.7	361 of 531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.9	367 of 451	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	316 of 505	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	327 of 502	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	292 of 506	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	286 of 499	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	245 of 490	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	218 of 477	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	203 of 453	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	317 of 431	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	316 of 440	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	412 of 437	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	415 of 434	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	361 of 430	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	236 of 364	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	344 of 369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	314 of 330	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	326 of 334	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	359 of 364	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	217 of 273	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	235 of 262	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	94 of 226	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	115 of 156	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	98 of 147	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	485 of 610	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	468 of 602	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	446 of 588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	392 of 594	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	299 of 475	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	384 of 475	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	355 of 449	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	386 of 412	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	335 of 403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.1	213 of 398	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	160 of 337	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	223 of 325	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	394 of 462	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	375 of 454	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	315 of 449	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	311 of 436	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	240 of 370	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	316 of 354	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	263 of 340	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	506 of 606	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	515 of 613	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	469 of 597	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	372 of 544	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	241 of 432	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	385 of 446	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	339 of 424	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	522 of 601	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	523 of 607	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	438 of 602	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	451 of 585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	318 of 481	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	394 of 488	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	323 of 463	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	214 of 253	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	181 of 261	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	350 of 352	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	447 of 542	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	459 of 553	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	355 of 537	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	316 of 534	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	265 of 439	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	344 of 444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	241 of 427	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II49%-10 vs state

Math III40%-27 vs state

Math I28%-7 vs state

Biology22%-26 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 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
Triton High	Public	9-12	215 Maynard Lake Road	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 897-8121	1,274	58	22.0	99.5%	463 (36.3%)	332 (26.1%)	408 (32.0%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.4%)	20.9	517^th of 641 public high schools	19.3%		19.9	515^th of 640 public high schools	19.5%	2	22.3	49.4	27.5	39.5							$8,782	$698	$8,084
Harnett County Early College	Public	9-12	910 W. Harnett Street	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 814-3470	185	5	34.4	45.4%	62 (33.5%)	38 (20.5%)	65 (35.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	95.1	23^rd of 641 public high schools	96.4%		89.8	80^th of 640 public high schools	87.5%	57	90.9	98.2	96.5	90.9							$8,448	$103	$8,345
STAR Academy	Public	6-12	900 11th Street	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 893-4072	31	4	8.7	87.1%	6 (19.4%)	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)	2.3	636^th of 641 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)	7.1	8.3			9.1	8.7	9.1	13.0	5.6	5.6	$14,449	$1,242	$13,207
South Johnston High	Public	9-12	10381 US Hwy 301 S	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-3146	1,355	60	22.5	99.8%	642 (47.4%)	167 (12.3%)	485 (35.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	39.4	382^nd of 641 public high schools	40.4%		30.6	446^th of 640 public high schools	30.3%	64	41.5	53.7	36.2	61.1							$9,204	$547	$8,657
Harnett Central High	Public	9-12	2911 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6161	1,522	62	24.4	56.1%	626 (41.1%)	281 (18.5%)	506 (33.2%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.9%)	23.4	503^rd of 641 public high schools	21.5%		25.8	476^th of 640 public high schools	25.6%	27	42.2	47.7	18.8	33.8							$7,920	$580	$7,341
West Johnston High	Public	9-12	5935 Raleigh Road	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-7333	1,563	66	23.6	99.2%	797 (51.0%)	209 (13.4%)	458 (29.3%)	13 (0.8%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	41.7	365^th of 641 public high schools	43.1%		41.4	363^rd of 640 public high schools	43.3%	2	45.6	64.7	27.4	53.7							$8,533	$535	$7,999
Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-6664	726	36	20.2	98.9%	353 (48.6%)	80 (11.0%)	260 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	64.1	203^rd of 641 public high schools	68.3%		62	221^st of 640 public high schools	65.5%	18	46.9	67.3	50.8	89.3							$8,712	$908	$7,804
Willow Spring High	Public	9-12	1704 Old Honeycutt Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8030	2,223	110	20.2	28.7%	1,249 (56.2%)	319 (14.3%)	465 (20.9%)	99 (4.5%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	80 (3.6%)	58.2	240^th of 641 public high schools	62.6%		51.6	289^th of 640 public high schools	54.8%	49	61.2	69.7	31.1	67.0
Cleveland High	Public	9-12	1892 Polenta Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-2455	1,889	80	23.5	98.7%	933 (49.4%)	369 (19.5%)	464 (24.6%)	28 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.8%)	52.4	277^th of 641 public high schools	56.8%		49.7	300^th of 640 public high schools	53.1%	23	46.1	62.0	46.9	69.1							$7,646	$466	$7,180
Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	26	488^th of 641 public high schools	23.9%		23.2	496^th of 640 public high schools	22.5%	8	30.4	47.6	27.9	51.2							$8,173	$760	$7,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Triton High

What district is Triton High in?

Harnett County Schools

What schools feed into Triton High?

Triton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coats Elementary
Elementary : Erwin Elementary
Middle : Coats-Erwin Middle
Middle : Dunn Middle

How many students attend Triton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,274 students attended Triton High.

Is Triton High a good school?

Triton High ranks in the bottom 19.3% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Triton High?

Students at Triton High are 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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