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Northeastern High

Public Grades 9-12
385th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 40% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Northeastern High is a public high school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 666 students. The school is part of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools district, which is ranked 148 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northeastern High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with rankings ranging from 336 to 547 out of over 600 schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance. While the school performs relatively well for African American and English Language Learner students, it struggles with Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of the state. Northeastern High's four-year graduation rates have also been below the state average, ranging from 75.1% to 87.7% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 87%.

Northeastern High's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, is generally below the district and state averages across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18.4% in Math I to 65.2% in Math III, compared to the state averages of 34.4% and 66.4%, respectively. The school's performance is lower than the other high schools in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank district, such as Pasquotank County High and Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College, which tend to have higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency levels. Additionally, the nearby Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech, a public charter school, outperforms Northeastern High across various metrics.

658
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,317
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 963 Oak Stump Rd
       Elizabeth City, NC  27909-7611

(252) 335-2932

District: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.7%
White:
23.1%
Hispanic:
11.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (81% vs 88%)
!Math I scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg46%
North Carolina avg53%
385th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
148th of 242Elizabeth City-Pasquotank 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202538.9385 of 64139.9%★★☆☆☆
202415.7547 of 64014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1476 of 62624.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9510 of 62117.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2470 of 59420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.8408 of 51420.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.8406 of 46913.4%★☆☆☆☆
201717.3385 of 47619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201624.1359 of 50729.2%★☆☆☆☆
201529.9336 of 53136.7%★★☆☆☆
201428.5289 of 45135.9%★★☆☆☆
201335.6270 of 50546.5%★★☆☆☆
201264.8104 of 50279.3%★★★★☆
201141.8347 of 50631.4%★★☆☆☆
201052.1267 of 49946.5%★★☆☆☆
200954.0221 of 49054.9%★★★☆☆
200847.4267 of 47744.0%★★☆☆☆
200745.1274 of 45339.5%★★☆☆☆
200639.0310 of 43128.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202552.3158 of 44064.1%★★★☆☆
202423.8354 of 43719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1297 of 43431.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.3335 of 43022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.0278 of 36423.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.6297 of 36919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8300 of 35916.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202223.2274 of 33017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202145.4140 of 33458.1%★★★☆☆
201926.1288 of 36420.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202552.095 of 27365.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202538.7377 of 61038.2%★★☆☆☆
202416.3520 of 60213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.0457 of 58822.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.7470 of 59420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.3405 of 47514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1383 of 47519.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.7386 of 44914.0%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.0275 of 41233.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.1271 of 40332.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.5241 of 32525.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.577 of 10023.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.6278 of 46239.8%★★☆☆☆
202414.0428 of 4545.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.8253 of 44943.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.3310 of 43628.9%★☆☆☆☆
202142.8155 of 37058.1%★★★☆☆
201930.2250 of 35429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1298 of 34012.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.1368 of 60639.3%★★☆☆☆
202416.9544 of 61311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3481 of 59719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6481 of 54411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1337 of 43222.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.6365 of 44618.2%★☆☆☆☆
20189.8401 of 4245.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.9380 of 60136.8%★★☆☆☆
202413.5543 of 60710.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0462 of 60223.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6514 of 58512.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6333 of 48130.8%★★☆☆☆
201916.2417 of 48814.5%★☆☆☆☆
201810.1426 of 4638.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201866.19 of 3271.9%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202414.9241 of 2617.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.4222 of 24910.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.2163 of 18511.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202566.654 of 35284.7%★★★★☆
202438.1194 of 34944.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.2282 of 54248.0%★★☆☆☆
202424.4445 of 55319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.1351 of 53734.6%★★☆☆☆
202227.0408 of 53423.6%★☆☆☆☆
202131.6276 of 43937.1%★★☆☆☆
201920.2370 of 44416.7%★☆☆☆☆
20187.8406 of 4274.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)85th percentile+45 vs school
Military Connected (2018)72nd percentile+58 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school
White (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school
Female (2025)38th percentile~ school
Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2022)17th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III65%~ state avg
Biology49%~ state avg
English II45%-15 vs state
Math I18%-16 vs state

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Northeastern High ranks 385th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Northeastern High.

Students at Northeastern High are 59% African American, 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Northeastern High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J C Sawyer Elementary
Elementary : Weeksville Elementary
Middle : River Road Middle


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