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William Amos Hough High

Q: Is William Amos Hough High a good school?

William Amos Hough High ranks 129 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

William Amos Hough High is a large public high school in Cornelius, North Carolina, serving roughly 2,518 students in grades 9–12 as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Hough currently ranks 129th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 81st percentile with a 4-star rating. The school performs well above both its district and the state on every End-of-Course exam, with proficiency rates roughly 20 percentage points above statewide averages in Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Hough also posts a strong 94.9% graduation rate, well above the CMS district average of 84.0% and the state average of 86.9%.

Hough is the highest-ranked traditional CMS high school in its immediate area, outranking North Mecklenburg High School, Hopewell High School, and Mallard Creek High School by 200 to 300 positions statewide. The test-score gaps are substantial: Hough's Biology proficiency rate is 81.8%, while those nearby CMS schools range from 46.8% to 55.1%, and English II proficiency stands at 86.8% versus 60.7% to 65.1% at those same schools. Chronic absenteeism at Hough is 18.2%, roughly half the rate of neighboring CMS high schools. Beyond CMS, Hough compares favorably with regional standouts like Cox Mill High School, which ranks slightly higher statewide and posts somewhat higher test scores.

One of Hough's most distinctive strengths is its work with special education students, who perform at the 97th percentile statewide at this school; Multiracial students also perform very well, at the 95th percentile. Hough's Math III proficiency has climbed from 67.2% to 90.9% in a few years, while Math I remains a relative weak point at 61.6% proficiency, though still far above the state average. Families should note some trends worth watching: chronic absenteeism rose from 12.3% to 18.2% in the latest year, though it remains well below neighboring CMS high schools, and the school's English Language Learner subgroup ranking dropped from the 95th to the 64th percentile after two exceptional years. Overall, Hough has settled into a stable, top-20% 4-star tier after ranking as high as 20th in North Carolina in 2017–2018.

2,518

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

12420 Bailey Rd
Cornelius, NC 28031-9134

(980) 344-0514

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for William Amos Hough High:

Elementary:	Cornelius Elementary
	Davidson Elementary
	Huntersville Elementary
	J.V. Washam Elementary
Middle:	Bailey Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

14.9%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

129^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 246Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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	82.1	129 of 662	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	130 of 641	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	138 of 640	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	146 of 626	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	122 of 621	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	114 of 594	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	48 of 514	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	20 of 469	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.4	28 of 476	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.4	35 of 507	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	33 of 531	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	29 of 451	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	68.1	50 of 505	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	71.9	60 of 502	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	59 of 506	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	83 of 450	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	82 of 440	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	95 of 437	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	105 of 434	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	82 of 430	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	42 of 364	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	55 of 369	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	33 of 359	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	16 of 103	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	32 of 101	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	31 of 98	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	32 of 83	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	14 of 89	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	27 of 77	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	65 of 330	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	37 of 334	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	68 of 364	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	103 of 289	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.5	20 of 273	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	14 of 262	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	66.2	40 of 226	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	10 of 156	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	16 of 124	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	8 of 173	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	14 of 147	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	112 of 629	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	116 of 610	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	128 of 602	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	123 of 588	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	96 of 594	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	43 of 475	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	49 of 475	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	20 of 449	95.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	72 of 412	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	167 of 403	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	163 of 403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	116 of 398	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	27 of 325	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	117 of 474	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	133 of 462	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	99 of 454	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	140 of 449	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	102 of 436	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	31 of 370	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	40 of 354	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	34 of 340	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	160 of 620	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	161 of 606	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	176 of 613	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	229 of 597	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	133 of 544	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	27 of 432	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	62.3	71 of 446	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	62 of 424	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	137 of 624	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	134 of 601	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	145 of 607	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	153 of 602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	130 of 585	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	60 of 481	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	48 of 488	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	25 of 463	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	14 of 265	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	37 of 253	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	54 of 261	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	30 of 226	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	33 of 199	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	47 of 195	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	22 of 185	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	11 of 372	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	68.3	49 of 352	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	99 of 551	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	96 of 542	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	129 of 553	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	123 of 537	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	105 of 534	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	56 of 439	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	43 of 444	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	24 of 427	94.4%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III91%+22 vs state

English II87%+22 vs state

Biology82%+23 vs state

Math I62%+20 vs state

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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)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Amos Hough High	Public	9-12	12420 Bailey Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0514	2,518	119	21.1	20.1%	1,628 (64.7%)	299 (11.9%)	375 (14.9%)	117 (4.6%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	86 (3.4%)	82.1	129^th of 662 public high schools	80.5%		81.3	130^th of 641 public high schools	79.7%	1	81.8	86.8	61.6	90.9	$7,994	$484	$7,511
Merancas Middle College-CPCC	Public	11-12	12010 Verhoeff Dr	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0035	176	5	35.2	32.4%	35 (19.9%)	83 (47.2%)	25 (14.2%)	23 (13.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)				83.3	$7,253	$339	$6,914
North Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11201 Old Statesville Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3840	1,854	110	16.9	—	102 (5.5%)	1,028 (55.4%)	588 (31.7%)	70 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.3%)	39.5	406^th of 662 public high schools	38.7%		35.1	412^th of 641 public high schools	35.7%	6	51.5	60.7	47.1	57.6	$9,173	$451	$8,723
Cox Mill High School	Public	9-12	1355 Cox Mill Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6600	1,772	81	21.7	14.1%	673 (38.0%)	360 (20.3%)	168 (9.5%)	478 (27.0%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	78 (4.4%)	87	98^th of 662 public high schools	85.2%		86.1	101^st of 641 public high schools	84.2%	3	88.6	88.1	76.0	92.7	$7,456	$383	$7,073
Aspire Trade High	Public, Charter	9-12	7125 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Aspire Trade High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 399-7554	270	14	19.7	47.8%	58 (21.5%)	100 (37.0%)	84 (31.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	7.6	615^th of 662 public high schools	7.1%					(n/a)	25.3	33.0	12.2
Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	659 E Center Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2580	1,923	100	19.1	41.2%	1,061 (55.2%)	374 (19.4%)	305 (15.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (7.4%)	49.5	334^th of 662 public high schools	49.5%		47.5	325^th of 641 public high schools	49.3%	9	55.4	66.0	46.6	71.0	$8,785	$417	$8,368
Hopewell High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11530 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5988	1,851	97	19.0	—	437 (23.6%)	887 (47.9%)	374 (20.2%)	54 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.1%)	49.2	337^th of 662 public high schools	49.1%		42.5	357^th of 641 public high schools	44.3%	20	55.1	65.1	46.2	72.0	$8,867	$413	$8,454
Mallard Creek High School	Public	9-12	3825 Johnston Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1341	2,068	109	19.0	—	152 (7.4%)	1,434 (69.3%)	313 (15.1%)	68 (3.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (4.7%)	34.5	443^rd of 662 public high schools	33.1%		34.9	413^th of 641 public high schools	35.6%	30	46.8	61.5	35.3	58.7	$8,152	$456	$7,697
NF Woods Campus	Public	6-12	574 W McLelland Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2500	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwest Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	5130 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6720	1,142	68	16.9	35.4%	518 (45.4%)	285 (25.0%)	179 (15.7%)	83 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.1%)	65.3	220^th of 662 public high schools	66.8%		56.7	251^st of 641 public high schools	60.8%	31	67.8	71.6	65.9	74.8	$9,034	$555	$8,479

Frequently Asked Questions about William Amos Hough High

How many students attend William Amos Hough High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,518 students attended William Amos Hough High.

What district is William Amos Hough High in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of William Amos Hough High?

Students at William Amos Hough High are 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is William Amos Hough High a good school?

William Amos Hough High ranks 129^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into William Amos Hough High?

William Amos Hough High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cornelius Elementary
Elementary : Davidson Elementary
Elementary : Huntersville Elementary
Elementary : J.V. Washam Elementary
Middle : Bailey Middle

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