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Northampton County High School

Q: Is Northampton County High School a good school?

Northampton County High School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Northampton County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Northampton County High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northampton County High School?

Students at Northampton County High School are 84% African American, 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Northampton County High School?

Northampton County High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central Elementary Elementary : Gaston STEM Leadership Academy Middle : Conway Middle

Public Grades 9-12

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Northampton County High School is a public high school in Gaston, North Carolina, serving 257 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Northampton County Schools district, which is ranked 212 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northampton County High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in North Carolina, with rankings between 495 and 626 out of over 600 high schools in the state over the past decade. The school's performance on end-of-course (EOC) exams is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.1% to 26.8% across various subjects and years. Additionally, the school has struggled with low graduation rates, with the four-year graduation rate ranging from 67.4% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is below the state average. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 98.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

In comparison, the nearby Northampton Early College consistently ranks among the top 300 high schools in North Carolina and outperforms the state and district averages on EOC exams. The district also offers a virtual school option, Northampton Virtual Academy, which serves a smaller number of students with a higher percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients compared to Northampton County High School. These comparisons highlight the potential for improvement at Northampton County High School if the right resources and strategies are put in place to support the predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

265

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,040

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

152 Hurricane Drive
Gaston, NC 27832

(252) 537-1910

District: Northampton County Schools

Feeder schools for Northampton County High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Middle:	Conway Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.8%

White:

5.7%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (13% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg28%

North Carolina avg53%

626^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Northampton County Schools

212^th of 242Northampton 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	3.8	626 of 641	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	609 of 640	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	601 of 626	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	610 of 621	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	576 of 594	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	495 of 514	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	463 of 469	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	459 of 476	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	454 of 507	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	455 of 531	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.0	400 of 451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	382 of 505	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.1	179 of 502	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	237 of 506	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.5	375 of 499	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	358 of 490	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	373 of 477	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	372 of 453	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.2	341 of 431	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	431 of 440	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	386 of 437	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	368 of 434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	427 of 430	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	354 of 364	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	363 of 369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	57.4	86 of 334	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	248 of 364	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	289 of 349	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	608 of 610	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	538 of 602	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	567 of 588	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	587 of 594	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	473 of 475	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	470 of 475	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	447 of 449	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	596 of 606	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	574 of 613	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	573 of 597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	534 of 544	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	434 of 446	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	418 of 424	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	586 of 601	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	591 of 607	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	569 of 602	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	580 of 585	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	466 of 481	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	478 of 488	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	456 of 463	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	179 of 349	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	1.6	430 of 444	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)74th percentile+71 vs school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+44 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III24%-43 vs state

English II13%-47 vs state

Math I10%-25 vs state

Biology6%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Northampton County High School

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northampton County High School	Public	9-12	152 Hurricane Drive	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-1910	265	19	14.1	98.9%	15 (5.7%)	222 (83.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	3.8	626^th of 641 public high schools	2.3%		7.9	609^th of 640 public high schools	4.8%	17	6.0	12.7	9.5	23.7	$17,040	$1,791	$15,249
Roanoke Rapids High School	Public	9-12	800 Hamilton Street	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7200	776	48	16.3	99.6%	390 (50.3%)	246 (31.7%)	80 (10.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	14.9	561^st of 641 public high schools	12.5%		17.8	531^st of 640 public high schools	17.0%	30	24.5	29.9	30.0	35.1	$9,511	$641	$8,870
Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	119	5	23.8	97.5%	58 (48.7%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	91.2	66^th of 641 public high schools	89.7%		89.8	79^th of 640 public high schools	87.7%	13	75.9	96.5	74.2	96.0	$10,292	$309	$9,983
Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	66.6	192^nd of 641 public high schools	70.0%		63.7	212^th of 640 public high schools	66.9%	20	37.5	79.5	79.3	79.2
Northampton Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr.	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 585-1900	148	6	24.6	98.0%	9 (6.1%)	118 (79.7%)	11 (7.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	53.4	271^st of 641 public high schools	57.7%		56.6	249^th of 640 public high schools	61.1%	22	35.5	71.0	50.0	71.1	$11,161	$688	$10,474
Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	114	2	52.2	97.4%	5 (4.4%)	104 (91.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	51.7	283^rd of 641 public high schools	55.9%		43.2	347^th of 640 public high schools	45.8%	64	38.5	53.3	55.0	85.2	$10,910	$689	$10,222
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Public	9-12	4489 Highway 301	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4829	145	12	11.7	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	143 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7.7	607^th of 641 public high schools	5.3%		9.6	595^th of 640 public high schools	7.0%	12	18.2	11.8	18.5	28.6	$18,405	$2,475	$15,931
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Public	9-12	8492 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4125	321	13	24.5	99.1%	11 (3.4%)	247 (76.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	7.2	608^th of 641 public high schools	5.1%		7.4	610^th of 640 public high schools	4.7%	2	13.3	24.3	17.5	24.4	$15,602	$2,497	$13,105
Northampton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	701 N Church St	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 585-1900	12	0		58.3%	1 (8.3%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Northampton County High School

What district is Northampton County High School in?

Northampton County Schools

Is Northampton County High School a good school?

Northampton County High School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Northampton County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Northampton County High School.

What schools feed into Northampton County High School?

Northampton County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Middle : Conway Middle

What is the racial makeup of Northampton County High School?

Students at Northampton County High School are 84% African American, 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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