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North Lenoir High

Public Grades 9-12

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Lenoir High is a public high school located in La Grange, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 989. It is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, North Lenoir High has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

North Lenoir High's performance is significantly below the state averages across all subject areas, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.1% of students were proficient or better in Math I, compared to the state average of 34.4%. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also been around 87-89% in recent years, slightly below the state average. Additionally, North Lenoir High has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, North Lenoir High's performance is generally lower than the nearby South Lenoir High and Kinston High, which are also part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district. However, the Lenoir County Early College High School, which is also in the district, significantly outperforms North Lenoir High across all metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. Addressing the challenges faced by North Lenoir High will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the community and district leadership.

957

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,635

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Institute Road
La Grange, NC 28551-9801

(252) 527-9184

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Feeder schools for North Lenoir High:

Elementary:	Banks Elementary
	Contentnea-Savannah School
	La Grange Elementary
Middle:	E B Frink Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.8%

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

20.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

483^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Lenoir County Public Schools

165^th of 242Lenoir 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	26.4	483 of 641	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	543 of 640	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	509 of 626	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	526 of 621	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	472 of 594	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	387 of 514	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	391 of 469	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	384 of 476	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	406 of 507	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	434 of 531	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	392 of 451	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	363 of 505	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	386 of 502	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	424 of 506	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	409 of 499	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	373 of 490	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	281 of 477	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	280 of 453	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	240 of 431	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	337 of 440	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	399 of 437	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	354 of 434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	405 of 430	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	314 of 364	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	247 of 369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.1	337 of 359	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	309 of 330	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	165 of 334	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	206 of 364	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	250 of 349	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	160 of 273	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	82 of 262	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	128 of 226	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	24 of 124	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	452 of 610	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	533 of 602	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	477 of 588	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	520 of 594	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	392 of 475	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	387 of 475	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	410 of 449	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	384 of 412	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	388 of 403	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	384 of 398	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	322 of 337	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	310 of 325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	89 of 100	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	349 of 462	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	374 of 454	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	369 of 449	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	362 of 436	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	192 of 370	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	249 of 354	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	299 of 340	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	502 of 606	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	526 of 613	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	524 of 597	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	509 of 544	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	368 of 432	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	352 of 446	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	385 of 424	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	486 of 601	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	519 of 607	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	515 of 602	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	498 of 585	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	351 of 481	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	381 of 488	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	386 of 463	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	234 of 352	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	341 of 542	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	484 of 553	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	449 of 537	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	460 of 534	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	310 of 439	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	377 of 444	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	365 of 427	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III59%-8 vs state

English II45%-15 vs state

Biology34%-15 vs state

Math I19%-15 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 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
North Lenoir High	Public	9-12	2400 Institute Road	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9184	957	59	16.3	99.7%	332 (34.7%)	390 (40.8%)	195 (20.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	26.4	483^rd of 641 public high schools	24.6%		16.4	543^rd of 640 public high schools	15.2%	60	33.7	44.8	19.1	58.6						$9,635	$1,181	$8,454
Kinston High	Public	9-12	2601 N Queen St	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8067	659	41	16.0	99.1%	16 (2.4%)	573 (86.9%)	33 (5.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.1%)	8.7	604^th of 641 public high schools	5.8%		10.7	588^th of 640 public high schools	8.1%	16	13.3	36.2	13.6	20.5						$10,743	$1,412	$9,331
Greene Early College High	Public	9-12	818 Highway 91	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-9044	166	9	18.4	98.2%	43 (25.9%)	28 (16.9%)	90 (54.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	71.6	173^rd of 641 public high schools	73.0%		85.6	111^th of 640 public high schools	82.7%	62	52.5	82.5	60.6	77.5						$9,040	$301	$8,739
Lenoir County Early College High	Public	9-12	231 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28502	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 233-6870	246	8	29.8	98.8%	101 (41.1%)	58 (23.6%)	68 (27.6%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	89.4	83^rd of 641 public high schools	87.1%		87.8	98^th of 640 public high schools	84.7%	15	75.4	93.4	68.8	93.8						$8,270	$445	$7,825
Greene Central High	Public	9-12	140 School Drive	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-3814	776	51	15.0	99.6%	206 (26.5%)	291 (37.5%)	249 (32.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	11.3	593^rd of 641 public high schools	7.5%		14.4	556^th of 640 public high schools	13.1%	37	26.0	34.7	10.7	31.8						$11,712	$1,688	$10,024
Eastern Wayne High	Public	9-12	1135 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7120	781	41	18.9	98.1%	97 (12.4%)	474 (60.7%)	160 (20.5%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	37.5	394^th of 641 public high schools	38.5%		21.1	508^th of 640 public high schools	20.6%	114	25.6	38.2	55.8	62.6						$9,800	$921	$8,879
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Public	9-12	1135 E. New Hope Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5970	38	3	11.5	92.1%	10 (26.3%)	17 (44.7%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)										$24,484	$5,963	$18,522
Wayne Middle / High Academy	Public	6-12	1135 E. New Hope Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-3609	92	7	13.7	96.7%	11 (12.0%)	62 (67.4%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	5.6	618^th of 641 public high schools	3.6%		2.8	625^th of 640 public high schools	2.3%	7	6.7	11.6	14.6	22.7	11.1	8.3	22.2	14.6	15.0	$17,211	$1,677	$15,535
South Lenoir High	Public	9-12	3355 Old Hwy 11 South	Deep Run	28525	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-6161	721	48	15.1	99.6%	392 (54.4%)	117 (16.2%)	170 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	31.6	435^th of 641 public high schools	32.1%		30.1	448^th of 640 public high schools	30.0%	13	41.8	48.0	21.7	58.3						$10,185	$1,319	$8,866
Spring Creek High	Public	9-12	4340 Indian Springs Rd	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7160	732	32	22.9	98.6%	137 (18.7%)	114 (15.6%)	454 (62.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	51.1	287^th of 641 public high schools	55.2%		33.7	413^th of 640 public high schools	35.5%	126	39.5	64.4	67.8	43.7						$9,260	$926	$8,335

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lenoir High

What district is North Lenoir High in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of North Lenoir High?

Students at North Lenoir High are 41% African American, 35% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Lenoir High?

North Lenoir High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banks Elementary
Elementary : Contentnea-Savannah School
Elementary : La Grange Elementary
Middle : E B Frink Middle

How many students attend North Lenoir High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 957 students attended North Lenoir High.

Is North Lenoir High a good school?

North Lenoir High ranks in the bottom 24.6% of North Carolina high schools.

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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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