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West Johnston High

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West Johnston High ranks 365 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Johnston High is a public high school located in Benson, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,593 students. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Johnston High's performance has been inconsistent over the past 10 years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating significantly from as high as 112 out of 476 North Carolina high schools (4-star rating) in 2016-2017 to as low as 370 out of 626 (2-star rating) in 2022-2023. The school's 4-year graduation rates have been consistently around 87-92%, slightly above the state average but lower than some nearby high-performing schools like Johnston County Early College Academy and Johnston County Schools Career Technical. Additionally, West Johnston High's test scores in End-of-Course (EOC) exams are generally below the state and district averages, particularly in Math I and Math III.

The wide disparities in performance across different student subgroups at West Johnston High suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing equity and inclusion issues to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 99% in 2023-2024) also indicates that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may require additional resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by these students. Overall, West Johnston High faces several challenges in terms of its academic performance, equity, and consistency, which will likely require a concerted effort from the school, district, and community to address and improve.

1,563

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,533

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5935 Raleigh Road
Benson, NC 27504-7140

(919) 934-7333

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Feeder schools for West Johnston High:

Elementary:	Dixon Road Elementary
	McGee's Crossroads Elementary
	West View Elementary
Middle:	McGee's Crossroads Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

!Math III scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

365^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the Johnston County Public Schools

94^th of 242Johnston 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
2025	41.7	365 of 641	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	363 of 640	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	370 of 626	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	339 of 621	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	353 of 594	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	247 of 514	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	287 of 469	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.5	112 of 476	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	59.3	110 of 507	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	50.7	171 of 531	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.1	180 of 451	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.0	195 of 505	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	195 of 502	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	82 of 506	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	64.7	137 of 499	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	91 of 490	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	130 of 477	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	90 of 453	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	37 of 431	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	141 of 440	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	162 of 434	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	233 of 430	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	96 of 364	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	91 of 369	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	23.8	289 of 359	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.5	89 of 330	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	130 of 334	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	97 of 364	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.6	206 of 349	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	185 of 273	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	128 of 262	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.7	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	166 of 173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	71 of 147	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	335 of 610	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	354 of 602	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	371 of 588	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	330 of 594	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	268 of 475	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	285 of 475	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	326 of 449	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	201 of 412	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	239 of 403	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	238 of 403	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	232 of 398	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	191 of 337	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	153 of 325	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	290 of 462	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	303 of 454	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	383 of 449	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	302 of 436	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	253 of 354	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	315 of 340	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	414 of 606	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	479 of 613	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	378 of 597	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	339 of 544	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	231 of 432	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	270 of 446	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	322 of 424	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	377 of 601	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	348 of 607	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	357 of 602	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	337 of 585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	249 of 481	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	207 of 488	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	104 of 253	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	145 of 261	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	129 of 249	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	108 of 226	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	131 of 199	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	136 of 195	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	80 of 352	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	120 of 349	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	356 of 542	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	339 of 553	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	370 of 537	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	307 of 534	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	260 of 439	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	257 of 444	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	291 of 427	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)17th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II65%+5 vs state

Math III54%-13 vs state

Biology46%-3 vs state

Math I27%-7 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
South Garner High	Public	9-12	8228 Hebron Church Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7711	1,835	105	17.4	61.5%	230 (12.5%)	872 (47.5%)	620 (33.8%)	54 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	52 (2.8%)	47.9	317^th of 641 public high schools	50.5%		49	305^th of 640 public high schools	52.3%	12	38.3	51.1	47.7	76.7	$10,505	$368	$10,137
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%)	43.4	347^th of 641 public high schools	45.9%		44.3	339^th of 640 public high schools	47.0%	8	34.3	66.2	40.2	58.5	$7,541	$374	$7,166
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%)	94.1	34^th of 641 public high schools	94.7%		95.9	11^th of 640 public high schools	98.3%	23		98.4		100.0	$6,903	$137	$6,766
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%)	95.5	17^th of 641 public high schools	97.3%		95.8	13^th of 640 public high schools	98.0%	4	98.1	98.7	94.3	98.5	$7,440	$137	$7,303
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
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%)	27.3	479^th of 641 public high schools	25.3%		29.3	458^th of 640 public high schools	28.4%	21	41.5	45.6	19.2	50.8	$10,069	$868	$9,200
Garner High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Spring Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 662-2379	1,670	107	15.5	54.7%	473 (28.3%)	551 (33.0%)	559 (33.5%)	23 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.7%)	38.9	384^th of 641 public high schools	40.1%		32.2	428^th of 640 public high schools	33.1%	44	41.6	55.1	20.2	69.5	$8,960	$511	$8,449

Frequently Asked Questions about West Johnston High

What district is West Johnston High in?

Johnston County Public Schools

Is West Johnston High a good school?

West Johnston High ranks 365^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Johnston High?

Students at West Johnston High are 51% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Johnston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,563 students attended West Johnston High.

What schools feed into West Johnston High?

West Johnston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dixon Road Elementary
Elementary : McGee's Crossroads Elementary
Elementary : West View Elementary
Middle : McGee's Crossroads Middle

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