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Montgomery Central High

Public Grades 9-12

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 14% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Montgomery Central High is a public high school located in Troy, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 889 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in the state.

Montgomery Central High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with low academic performance on end-of-course (EOC) exams across all subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.4% of students were proficient or better in Math I, compared to 31.2% for the district and 34.4% for the state. The school's 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 94.4%, are generally on par with the state average. However, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 99.1% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.

The proximity of Montgomery County Early College, a high-performing school ranking among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools, highlights the stark contrast in educational outcomes within the same district. While Montgomery County Early College significantly outperforms Montgomery Central High on EOC exams, the data suggests that Montgomery Central High has significant room for improvement in academic achievement, particularly in core subject areas like Math and Science. Targeted interventions and support for struggling students, as well as a focus on professional development for teachers, could potentially help the school address these performance gaps.

846

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

770 Timberwolf Drive
Troy, NC 27371

(910) 556-5500

District: Montgomery County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

36.2%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math III scores 39 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg53%

549^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

192^nd of 242Montgomery County 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	16.8	549 of 641	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	526 of 640	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	508 of 626	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	520 of 621	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	417 of 440	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	402 of 437	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	418 of 434	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	418 of 430	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	356 of 364	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	246 of 330	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	190 of 334	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	222 of 273	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	215 of 262	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	126 of 156	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	104 of 124	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	559 of 610	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	507 of 602	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	491 of 588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	510 of 594	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	411 of 475	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	299 of 412	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	313 of 403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.6	219 of 403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	361 of 398	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	240 of 337	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	360 of 462	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	369 of 454	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	341 of 449	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	346 of 436	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	324 of 370	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	503 of 606	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	497 of 613	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	459 of 597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	444 of 544	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	331 of 432	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	509 of 601	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	505 of 607	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	497 of 602	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	501 of 585	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	413 of 481	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	240 of 253	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	236 of 261	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	268 of 352	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	212 of 349	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	514 of 542	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	492 of 553	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	466 of 537	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	488 of 534	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	391 of 439	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II48%-12 vs state

Biology32%-17 vs state

Math III27%-39 vs state

Math I13%-21 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)	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 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	770 Timberwolf Drive	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 556-5500	846	46	18.3	99.3%	327 (38.7%)	165 (19.5%)	306 (36.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	16.8	549^th of 641 public high schools	14.4%		18.6	526^th of 640 public high schools	17.8%	23	31.7	47.8	13.4	27.3
Montgomery County Early College	Public	9-12	1011 Page St	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 898-9690	282	10	28.2	98.6%	111 (39.4%)	44 (15.6%)	106 (37.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.0%)	92.9	52^nd of 641 public high schools	91.9%		95.6	19^th of 640 public high schools	97.0%	33	80.0	89.1	96.1	99.9			$8,152	$202	$7,950
Montgomery Learning Academy	Public	6-12	310 S Main	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-1161	54	7	7.7	94.4%	19 (35.2%)	13 (24.1%)	19 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	4.2	624^th of 641 public high schools	2.7%		1.7	636^th of 640 public high schools	0.6%	12	15.8	5.6					$21,924	$12	$21,912
Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	20.1	524^th of 641 public high schools	18.3%		15	551^st of 640 public high schools	13.9%	27	18.8	56.5	16.3	41.9			$8,889	$722	$8,167
Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	207 Eagle Ln	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(336) 610-0818	112				101 (90.2%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	6.7	33.3			15.4	23.1
Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	14	571^st of 641 public high schools	10.9%		13.8	561^st of 640 public high schools	12.3%	10	12.2	36.2	14.8	51.9			$10,302	$1,146	$9,156
Stanly STEM Early College	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4900	189	6	31.5	98.4%	87 (46.0%)	24 (12.7%)	35 (18.5%)	29 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	90.3	75^th of 641 public high schools	88.3%		91.3	62^nd of 640 public high schools	90.3%	13		95.3	61.5	100.0
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%		45.6	328^th of 640 public high schools	48.8%	61	43.9	46.0	31.0	67.4			$11,514	$738	$10,776
South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	27	16.2	99.3%	306 (69.2%)	59 (13.3%)	35 (7.9%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	33.5	422^nd of 641 public high schools	34.2%		22	501^st of 640 public high schools	21.7%	79	41.2	47.0	24.7	61.9			$9,199	$565	$8,634
Stanly Academy Learning Center	Public	8-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4500	13	1	14.4	76.9%	6 (46.2%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)							$23,336	$986	$22,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Central High

What district is Montgomery Central High in?

Montgomery County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Central High?

Students at Montgomery Central High are 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Montgomery Central High a good school?

Montgomery Central High ranks in the bottom 14.4% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Montgomery Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Montgomery Central High.

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