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Pinecrest High

Q: Is Pinecrest High a good school?

Pinecrest High ranks 235 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Pinecrest High is a large traditional public school in the Southern Pines, NC area, serving roughly 2,290 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Moore County Schools district. On the latest state ranking, Pinecrest sits at 235th of 662 North Carolina high schools, putting it in the top third with a 3-star rating — solidly above average, though down from its 4-star, 72nd–79th percentile standing a decade ago. The school's greatest strength is keeping students on track: its 92.1% graduation rate tops the state average of 88.8%, and chronic absenteeism of 17.7% is far better than the state's 24.2%.

Academically, Pinecrest is strong across most subjects. Proficiency is well above state averages in Biology (73.7%), English II (75.9%), and Math III (73.2%). The clear exception is Math I, where only 46.2% of students are proficient — below the district average of 50.3% and well behind Union Pines High's 54.5%. This is not a one-year fluke; Math I proficiency has lingered in the low-to-mid 40s for several years. Because the school's Math III results are strong, the issue appears concentrated in the early high school math pathway rather than across all math coursework. The school also has the largest student body and highest student-to-teacher ratio among nearby traditional high schools, at 27.6.

The school also serves some groups exceptionally well. Military-connected and Hispanic students both rank near the 70th percentile statewide — good for 4-star subgroup ratings — and English Language Learners have climbed from the 3rd to the 45th percentile in two years. But equity gaps remain the biggest area for growth: rankings for African American students and students from low-income households trail the school's overall standing. Compared with nearby Hoke County High, the school outperforms its neighbor in nearly every metric — 92.1% vs. 74.8% graduation and 17.7% vs. 30.0% absenteeism — though the two serve very different populations. Altogether, it is a dependable, above-average high school with real strengths in attendance, graduation, and core academics, plus a clear Math I challenge and room to close subgroup gaps.

2,290

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,767

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Voit Gilmore Lane
Southern Pines, NC 28387

(910) 692-6554

District: Moore County Schools

Feeder schools for Pinecrest High:

Elementary:	Aberdeen Elementary
	Pinehurst Elementary
	Southern Pines Elementary
	West End Elementary
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	West Pine Elementary
Middle:	Southern Middle
	West Pine Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

African American:

16.5%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg60%

235^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Moore County Schools

63^rd of 246Moore 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
2026	62.7	235 of 662	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	212 of 641	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	218 of 640	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	217 of 626	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	219 of 621	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	162 of 594	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	143 of 514	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	111 of 469	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	66.2	98 of 476	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	55.0	130 of 507	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	53.7	145 of 531	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	52.7	140 of 451	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	108 of 505	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.2	116 of 502	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	55.3	233 of 506	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	227 of 499	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	236 of 490	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	138 of 477	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	52.4	206 of 453	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	164 of 431	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	309 of 450	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	296 of 440	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	326 of 437	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	273 of 434	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	299 of 430	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	130 of 364	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	192 of 369	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	208 of 359	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	60 of 103	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	73 of 98	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.2	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	171 of 330	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	157 of 334	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	179 of 364	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	110 of 349	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	160 of 289	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	156 of 273	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	253 of 262	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	65.2	23 of 156	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	241 of 629	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	195 of 610	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	212 of 602	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	223 of 588	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	195 of 594	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	89 of 475	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	125 of 475	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	149 of 449	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	312 of 407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	64.9	162 of 412	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	211 of 403	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	120 of 398	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	62 of 337	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	188 of 325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	82.4	1 of 100	99.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	141 of 474	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	151 of 462	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	169 of 454	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	112 of 449	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	139 of 436	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	56 of 370	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	150 of 354	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	65 of 340	80.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	376 of 620	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	340 of 606	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	338 of 613	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	343 of 597	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	340 of 544	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	189 of 432	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	293 of 446	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	205 of 424	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	220 of 624	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	222 of 601	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	213 of 607	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	211 of 602	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	213 of 585	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	90 of 481	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	168 of 488	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	92 of 463	80.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	125 of 265	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	85 of 253	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	80 of 261	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	43 of 226	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	18 of 195	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	52 of 185	71.9%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	70.0	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	187 of 372	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.3	265 of 352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	150 of 349	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	170 of 551	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	180 of 542	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	169 of 553	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	178 of 537	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	173 of 534	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	68 of 439	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	98 of 444	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	79 of 427	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2019)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-33 vs school

Homeless (2026)26th percentile-39 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II76%+11 vs state

Biology74%+15 vs state

Math III73%+4 vs state

Math I46%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, December 17, 2016

This school its fantastic! Great opportunities for kids and really good teaching. Administration listens no promises plenty for kids to get involved in. Excellent place to go to school. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Pinecrest and the school system in general are a mess. After a year I pulled my child out and sent them to a private school. After speaking with the principle and an assistant principle, I was worried and went to the administration. They were even worse! These people don't think, and once they take a hasty position, will not budge no matter how ludicrous. To be clear, this view was formed over interacting with Pinecrest and the school board for a number of years. I would not send my child to any school run by these inept and unmotivated individuals! Just for the record, my child was never disciplined or had trouble at this school, my experiences with the principle(Joel County) and the administration in general prompted this warning(this is not a retaliatory posting). Close Quote

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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)	EOG Mathematics (2026)	EOG Reading (2026)	EOG Science (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinecrest High	Public	9-12	250 Voit Gilmore Lane	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 692-6554	2,290	83	27.6	34.9%	1,367 (59.7%)	378 (16.5%)	322 (14.1%)	39 (1.7%)	23 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (7.0%)	62.7	235^th of 662 public high schools	64.5%		63	212^th of 641 public high schools	66.9%	23	73.7	75.9	46.2	73.2				$7,767	$635	$7,132
Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,462	59	24.8	31.7%	1,027 (70.2%)	116 (7.9%)	200 (13.7%)	10 (0.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.8%)	59	261^st of 662 public high schools	60.6%		66.8	190^th of 641 public high schools	70.4%	71	67.5	73.7	54.5	66.2				$8,499	$727	$7,773
The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Public	6-12	160 Pinckney Road	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-2603	77	7	10.9	83.1%	33 (42.9%)	28 (36.4%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)	340.9	13.3	537.4	539.3	9.1	9.1	9.1	$20,280	$779	$19,501
J W Turlington School	Public	6-12	116 W Prospect Ave	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2583	26	6	4.3	88.5%	2 (7.7%)	13 (50.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (23.1%)	11.8	596^th of 662 public high schools	10.0%					(n/a)	38.5	20.0			10.0	10.0	40.0	$19,154	$1,920	$17,234
Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	31	471^st of 662 public high schools	28.9%		33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%	51	49.8	43.5	15.0	69.2				$10,531	$821	$9,710
SandHoke Early College High	Public	9-12	1110 East Central Avenue	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 878-5806	418	19	22.0	99.3%	114 (27.3%)	117 (28.0%)	124 (29.7%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.1%)	92.6	40^th of 662 public high schools	94.0%		92	63^rd of 641 public high schools	90.2%	23	96.8	95.4		100.0				$6,937	$371	$6,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinecrest High

Is Pinecrest High a good school?

Pinecrest High ranks 235^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pinecrest High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,290 students attended Pinecrest High.

What schools feed into Pinecrest High?

Pinecrest High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aberdeen Elementary
Elementary : Pinehurst Elementary
Elementary : Southern Pines Elementary
Elementary : West End Elementary
Elementary : West Pine Elementary
Middle : Southern Middle
Middle : West Pine Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pinecrest High?

Students at Pinecrest High are 60% White, 17% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Pinecrest High in?

Moore County Schools

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