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North Johnston High

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North Johnston High ranks 380 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Johnston High is a comprehensive public high school in Kenly, North Carolina, serving about 788 students in grades 9–12 through Johnston County Public Schools, a district rated 3 stars and ranked 98th of 246 districts statewide. Roughly 98–99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a poverty level similar to most nearby schools. North Johnston currently ranks 380th of 662 North Carolina high schools — the 43rd percentile — putting it just behind Princeton High and ahead of Rosewood High and Smithfield-Selma High. Selective-admission schools like Johnston County Early College Academy are not true comparisons.

The academic picture is encouraging in two areas. In Math III, 74.6% of students scored proficient, beating the district (68.9%), state (68.9%), and nearby peers such as Corinth Holders High, Clayton High, Princeton High, and Smithfield-Selma High. Even more impressive, North Johnston ranks in the 94th percentile statewide for achievement among special education students, rising from the 53rd percentile two years ago. English Learner and low-income students also perform slightly above the school’s overall ranking — signs that targeted supports are working.

Families should also weigh the challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects roughly 30% of students, much higher than the district (21.8%) and state (24.2%); Princeton High, at 8.0%, shows what is possible locally. Persistent absenteeism likely contributes to Biology proficiency that has trailed the state by 8–15 points for four consecutive years. The school’s graduation rate of 89.0% is above the state but below the district’s 92.6%. A sharp drop in achievement among African American students — from the 53rd to the 12th percentile this year — is an equity issue leadership should monitor. Since per-pupil spending ($10,995) exceeds what several stronger neighboring schools spend, targeting funds toward attendance and science instruction may be the clearest path forward.

788

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,995

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5915 US Hwy 301 N
Kenly, NC 27542

(919) 284-2031

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Feeder schools for North Johnston High:

Elementary:	Glendale-Kenly Elementary
	Pine Level Elementary
Middle:	North Johnston Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Johnston County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg60%

380^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Johnston County Public Schools

98^th of 246Johnston 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
2026	43.3	380 of 662	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	376 of 641	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	383 of 640	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	320 of 626	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	421 of 621	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	406 of 514	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	349 of 469	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	289 of 476	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	282 of 507	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	251 of 531	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.6	213 of 451	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.8	243 of 505	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	145 of 502	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	102 of 506	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.6	186 of 499	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.8	57 of 490	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	25 of 477	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	76.0	35 of 453	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	71.2	59 of 431	86.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	394 of 450	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	208 of 440	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	230 of 437	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	157 of 434	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.6	375 of 430	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	299 of 364	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	343 of 369	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	347 of 359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	221 of 330	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	155 of 334	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	356 of 364	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	117 of 289	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	127 of 273	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	107 of 262	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	16 of 226	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	55.4	48 of 156	69.2%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	74 of 147	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	371 of 629	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	345 of 610	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	349 of 602	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	318 of 588	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	405 of 594	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	396 of 475	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	393 of 475	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	249 of 407	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	318 of 412	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	240 of 403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	291 of 398	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	306 of 337	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	180 of 325	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	282 of 474	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	266 of 462	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	217 of 454	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	201 of 449	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	244 of 436	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	228 of 370	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.6	336 of 354	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	288 of 620	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	318 of 606	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	327 of 613	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	252 of 597	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	334 of 544	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	252 of 432	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	364 of 446	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	351 of 424	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	364 of 624	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	384 of 601	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	392 of 607	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	302 of 602	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	396 of 585	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	352 of 481	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	410 of 488	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	377 of 463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	24 of 372	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	61.3	75 of 352	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	164 of 349	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	305 of 551	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	357 of 542	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	388 of 553	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	339 of 537	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	417 of 534	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	411 of 439	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	385 of 444	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	348 of 427	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III75%+6 vs state

English II62%~ state avg

Biology48%-11 vs state

Math I41%~ state avg

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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
North Johnston High	Public	9-12	5915 US Hwy 301 N	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 284-2031	788	40	19.8	98.2%	376 (47.7%)	75 (9.5%)	316 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	43.3	380^th of 662 public high schools	42.6%		40	376^th of 641 public high schools	41.3%	4	47.9	62.2	41.4	74.6								$10,995	$811	$10,184
Princeton High	Public	6-12	101 Dr Donnie H Jones Jr Blvd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 936-5011	988	52	19.1	99.2%	626 (63.4%)	90 (9.1%)	223 (22.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.6%)	44.6	372^nd of 662 public high schools	43.8%		47.8	319^th of 641 public high schools	50.2%	53	50.9	53.6	53.0	71.9	65.8	61.9	60.0	57.0	55.1	54.8	71.1	$9,669	$525	$9,144
Smithfield-Selma High	Public	9-12	700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-5191	1,548	86	17.9	99.8%	290 (18.7%)	398 (25.7%)	793 (51.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.2%)	31.6	469^th of 662 public high schools	29.2%		27.3	479^th of 641 public high schools	25.3%	10	50.6	45.7	42.4	58.5								$10,069	$868	$9,200
Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Public	9-12	245 College Road	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 464-2303	241	6	41.1	98.8%	101 (41.9%)	31 (12.9%)	98 (40.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	93.7	19^th of 662 public high schools	97.1%		95.5	17^th of 641 public high schools	97.3%	2	99.9	95.8		100.0								$7,440	$137	$7,303
Johnston County Early College Academy	Public	9-12	245 College Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 464-2314	251	7	34.9	98.8%	142 (56.6%)	22 (8.8%)	72 (28.7%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	93	33^rd of 662 public high schools	95.0%		94.1	34^th of 641 public high schools	94.7%	1	100.0	100.0		96.5								$6,903	$137	$6,766
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	63.4	231^st of 662 public high schools	65.1%		57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%	17	65.6	61.7	73.0	78.7								$8,936	$829	$8,107
Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	460	21	21.8	98.5%	278 (60.4%)	81 (17.6%)	74 (16.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	40.6	397^th of 662 public high schools	40.0%		49.7	304^th of 641 public high schools	52.6%	93	61.1	63.2	41.9	44.7								$10,220	$987	$9,233
Corinth Holders High	Public	9-12	6875 Applewhite Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 365-4306	2,187	94	23.2	99.0%	1,198 (54.8%)	366 (16.7%)	491 (22.5%)	32 (1.5%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (4.1%)	58.7	263^rd of 662 public high schools	60.3%		55.3	260^th of 641 public high schools	59.4%	3	69.6	69.6	43.1	74.1								$7,404	$393	$7,011
James Hunt High	Public	9-12	4559 Lamm Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7930	1,115	62	17.9	98.7%	374 (33.5%)	420 (37.7%)	258 (23.1%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	23.2	535^th of 662 public high schools	19.2%		36.6	400^th of 641 public high schools	37.6%	135	35.0	58.6	14.2	56.3								$8,469	$640	$7,829
Clayton High	Public	9-12	600 S Fayetteville St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-4064	1,929	82	23.4	99.6%	722 (37.4%)	568 (29.4%)	502 (26.0%)	25 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (5.5%)	47.5	345^th of 662 public high schools	47.9%		43.4	347^th of 641 public high schools	45.9%	2	59.8	65.2	45.2	64.3								$7,541	$374	$7,166

Frequently Asked Questions about North Johnston High

What district is North Johnston High in?

Johnston County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of North Johnston High?

Students at North Johnston High are 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Johnston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended North Johnston High.

Is North Johnston High a good school?

North Johnston High ranks 380^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into North Johnston High?

North Johnston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glendale-Kenly Elementary
Elementary : Pine Level Elementary
Middle : North Johnston Middle

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