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Corinth Holders High

Public Grades 9-12
263rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 662 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 60% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Corinth Holders High School serves 2,187 students in grades 9–12 in Wendell, NC, as part of Johnston County Public Schools. The school holds a 3-star SchoolDigger rating and ranks 263rd out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide and making it the highest-ranked traditional high school in the surrounding area. Academic strengths include biology, with 69.6% of students proficient compared to 58.5% statewide, and English II, at 69.6% proficient versus 64.6% statewide. The school's 93.4% graduation rate also comfortably exceeds the state average of 88.8%.

For parents, the main areas to watch are Math I proficiency, which sits at 43.1%, below the district average of 44.7%, and chronic absenteeism, which affects 29.1% of students — well above the district rate of 21.8% and the state rate of 24.2%. Despite these concerns, the school serves special education students notably well, ranking at the 72nd percentile statewide in 2025-26, and has historically maintained strong outcomes for this group.

Comparisons with nearby schools are striking. East Wake High School, located just 7.6 miles away, ranks at the 15th percentile statewide. Corinth Holders also outperforms Rolesville High, Knightdale High, and Southeast Raleigh High — even though those schools belong to the higher-rated Wake County Schools district. Corinth Holders achieves these results while spending less per student ($7,404) than any nearby comparison school and operating with a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.

2,187
Students ?
23.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,404
Per pupil spending ?
Community Eligibility
All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?
 6875 Applewhite Rd
       Wendell, NC  27591

(919) 365-4306

District: Johnston County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Corinth Holders High:

Elementary:    Corinth-Holders Elementary
    River Dell Elementary
    Riverwood Elementary
Middle:    Archer Lodge Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.8%
Hispanic:
22.5%
African American:
16.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 60% meeting standards)
✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)
✓Above the North Carolina median (60th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school66%
District avg59%
North Carolina avg60%
263rd of 662
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2016
From top 18% (2016) to top 40% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Johnston County Public Schools
98th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202658.7263 of 66260.3%★★★☆☆
202555.3260 of 64159.4%★★★☆☆
202457.6247 of 64061.4%★★★☆☆
202357.9241 of 62661.5%★★★☆☆
202251.1278 of 62155.2%★★★☆☆
202154.5246 of 59458.6%★★★☆☆
201958.3156 of 51469.6%★★★★☆
201860.3149 of 46968.2%★★★☆☆
201767.292 of 47680.7%★★★★☆
201664.191 of 50782.1%★★★★☆
201567.490 of 53183.1%★★★★☆
201458.2122 of 45172.9%★★★★☆
201352.8131 of 50574.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202654.8166 of 45063.1%★★★☆☆
202550.1178 of 44059.5%★★★☆☆
202457.6127 of 43770.9%★★★★☆
202356.6135 of 43468.9%★★★☆☆
202247.1181 of 43057.9%★★★☆☆
202150.0115 of 36468.4%★★★☆☆
201944.3151 of 36959.1%★★★☆☆
201859.190 of 35974.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202241.6158 of 33052.1%★★★☆☆
202143.6152 of 33454.5%★★★☆☆
201950.0139 of 36461.8%★★★☆☆
201841.2176 of 34949.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202632.7198 of 28931.5%★★☆☆☆
202557.862 of 27377.3%★★★★☆
202455.374 of 26271.8%★★★★☆
202377.021 of 22690.7%★★★★★
202234.489 of 15642.9%★★☆☆☆
202135.779 of 12436.3%★★☆☆☆
201932.9124 of 17328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201843.768 of 14753.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202659.7246 of 62960.9%★★★☆☆
202558.2241 of 61060.5%★★★☆☆
202463.0211 of 60265.0%★★★☆☆
202362.3213 of 58863.8%★★★☆☆
202252.4269 of 59454.7%★★★☆☆
202153.0170 of 47564.2%★★★☆☆
201958.5154 of 47567.6%★★★☆☆
201860.6160 of 44964.4%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202663.0186 of 40754.3%★★★☆☆
202570.4136 of 41267.0%★★★☆☆
202459.5205 of 40349.1%★★☆☆☆
202358.0197 of 40351.1%★★★☆☆
202254.1226 of 39843.2%★★☆☆☆
202161.7141 of 33758.2%★★★☆☆
201965.897 of 32570.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202644.4237 of 47450.0%★★★☆☆
202550.5186 of 46259.7%★★★☆☆
202445.9212 of 45453.3%★★★☆☆
202351.5175 of 44961.0%★★★☆☆
202238.2250 of 43642.7%★★☆☆☆
202139.5179 of 37051.6%★★★☆☆
201947.3134 of 35462.1%★★★☆☆
201839.2190 of 34044.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202641.5343 of 62044.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.7292 of 60651.8%★★★☆☆
202446.4271 of 61355.8%★★★☆☆
202348.5249 of 59758.3%★★★☆☆
202237.7311 of 54442.8%★★☆☆☆
202139.4197 of 43254.4%★★★☆☆
201945.3170 of 44661.9%★★★☆☆
201839.7230 of 42445.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202655.4266 of 62457.4%★★★☆☆
202550.6276 of 60154.1%★★★☆☆
202451.1284 of 60753.2%★★★☆☆
202353.2258 of 60257.1%★★★☆☆
202248.7275 of 58553.0%★★★☆☆
202154.6146 of 48169.6%★★★☆☆
201956.2159 of 48867.4%★★★☆☆
201858.1156 of 46366.3%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202642.744 of 7037.1%★★☆☆☆
202321.045 of 486.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202254.321 of 4755.3%★★★☆☆
202144.920 of 4151.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202646.4146 of 26544.9%★★☆☆☆
202543.8153 of 25339.5%★★☆☆☆
202458.293 of 26164.4%★★★☆☆
202346.0128 of 24948.6%★★☆☆☆
202250.496 of 22657.5%★★★☆☆
202157.177 of 19961.3%★★★☆☆
201943.4114 of 19541.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.688 of 18552.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202657.3103 of 37272.3%★★★★☆
202567.251 of 35285.5%★★★★☆
202462.083 of 34976.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202661.1226 of 55159.0%★★★☆☆
202555.7244 of 54255.0%★★★☆☆
202460.0232 of 55358.0%★★★☆☆
202357.3223 of 53758.5%★★★☆☆
202250.8259 of 53451.5%★★★☆☆
202153.0163 of 43962.9%★★★☆☆
201955.3162 of 44463.5%★★★☆☆
201853.3181 of 42757.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)61st percentile~ school
White (2026)59th percentile~ school
Male (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-16 vs school
Military Connected (2026)37th percentile-23 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Math III74%+5 vs state
Biology70%+11 vs state
English II70%+5 vs state
Math I43%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Open Quote This is truly a pitiful excuse for a school. Not only is the administration uncaring about student needs but the also enforce tyrannical rule upon students. Nearly all kids who go there are unhappy and angry and teachers are forced to abide by the unfair demands of the administration. One such demand is no cell phone usage. While I can see where they would come from on this I firmly believe that these people don't have the ethical right to take students property from them or dictate when and where they can use said property. While its true that students may use their phone during class what that does is teach them a valuable lesson for college in that if you don't pay attention you will fail. Speaking of college this institution in no way educates students well enough to prosper in any other university than a community trade school. They put more emphasis and obviously funding into electives such as agricultural science and teaching kids how to be a mechanic. It became shockingly clear when I went to college that I was light years behind everyone else in my university and upon meeting with my counselor discovered I barely made it into my university, that has an 80 acceptance rate for out of school students, while Corinth Holders decreed I was a B student.
To summarize the administration is blinded with delusions of being important and believe themselves to have absolute power over students lives, enforce unfair and unethical rules upon them, and in no way educate the children they're suppose to foster and prepare for college. If you are considering this school at all please choose something else so nobody has to miss a interview or other important meeting because they had to go pick up their sister after school so she could get her phone back from the dictators of Corinth Holders High School. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Corinth Holders High

Corinth Holders High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Corinth-Holders Elementary
Elementary : River Dell Elementary
Elementary : Riverwood Elementary
Middle : Archer Lodge Middle

Corinth Holders High ranks 263rd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Corinth Holders High are 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,187 students attended Corinth Holders High.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2020–21 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026
2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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