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Pasquotank County High

Public Grades 9-12

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Pasquotank County High is a public high school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 616. 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.

Pasquotank County High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 364 and 570 out of 621-641 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Pasquotank County High has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.5% to 99.52% over the past three school years, suggesting the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 75.1% and 87.7% over the past few years, which is below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Pasquotank County High's performance is generally lower than Northeastern High and Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College. The school's performance on state assessments also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools, while its White students ranked in the bottom 10%. Additionally, Pasquotank County High's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past 10 years, from 364th in 2014-2015 to 514th in 2024-2025, suggesting the school's academic performance is not improving and may be falling further behind other high schools in the state.

653

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,702

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1064 Northside Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

(252) 337-6880

District: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Feeder schools for Pasquotank County High:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Northside Elementary
	P W Moore Elementary
	Sheep-Harney Elementary
Middle:	Elizabeth City Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

White:

32.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (80% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg53%

514^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

148^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	514 of 641	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	444 of 640	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	520 of 626	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	570 of 621	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	512 of 594	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	437 of 514	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	381 of 469	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	373 of 507	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	364 of 531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.8	288 of 451	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	297 of 505	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	278 of 502	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	306 of 506	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	344 of 499	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	352 of 490	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.4	293 of 477	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.7	316 of 453	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	308 of 431	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	318 of 440	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	259 of 437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	314 of 434	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	389 of 430	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	324 of 369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	325 of 359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	133 of 334	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	279 of 364	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	61 of 273	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	502 of 610	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	380 of 602	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	502 of 588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	540 of 594	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	420 of 475	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	428 of 475	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	382 of 449	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	243 of 403	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.4	29 of 337	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	46.1	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	356 of 462	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.2	120 of 454	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	267 of 449	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.7	431 of 436	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	182 of 370	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	266 of 354	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	300 of 340	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	472 of 606	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	374 of 613	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	526 of 597	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	524 of 544	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	411 of 432	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	395 of 446	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	354 of 424	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	499 of 601	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	462 of 607	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	508 of 602	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	555 of 585	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	406 of 481	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	418 of 488	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	396 of 463	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	237 of 253	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	159 of 261	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	206 of 352	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	253 of 349	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	483 of 542	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	455 of 553	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	496 of 537	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	503 of 534	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	407 of 439	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	402 of 444	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	363 of 427	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+58 vs school

Military Connected (2024)61st percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2021)60th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)40th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III57%-9 vs state

English II36%-24 vs state

Biology29%-19 vs state

Math I18%-16 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)				EOG Science (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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pasquotank County High	Public	9-12	1064 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 337-6880	653	33	19.5	99.5%	215 (32.9%)	282 (43.2%)	102 (15.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	21.2	514^th of 641 public high schools	19.8%		30.6	444^th of 640 public high schools	30.6%	70	29.0	36.0	18.4	57.2											$9,702	$806	$8,896
Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Public	9-12	1208 N Road St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-0821	115	4	28.8	97.4%	63 (54.8%)	28 (24.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	92.2	60^th of 641 public high schools	90.6%		94	41^st of 640 public high schools	93.6%	19	80.0	92.3		100.0											$9,328	$374	$8,954
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Public, Charter	5-12	1413 W Ehringhaus St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 562-0653	760	43	17.8	33.7%	478 (62.9%)	155 (20.4%)	44 (5.8%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.9%)	55.1	262^nd of 641 public high schools	59.1%		56.2	254^th of 640 public high schools	60.3%	8	51.0	54.0		79.5	37.0	56.3	57.3	40.6	45.0	47.9	57.3	67.3	55.0	63.4
Northeastern High	Public	9-12	963 Oak Stump Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2932	658	40	16.2	99.5%	152 (23.1%)	386 (58.7%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	38.9	385^th of 641 public high schools	39.9%		15.7	547^th of 640 public high schools	14.5%	162	49.0	44.9	18.4	65.2											$11,317	$954	$10,363
Camden County High	Public	9-12	103 Us 158 W	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-0114	457	28	16.0	23.0%	360 (78.8%)	38 (8.3%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	52.6	275^th of 641 public high schools	57.1%		42.5	354^th of 640 public high schools	44.7%	79	47.4	71.5	41.7	61.0											$11,470	$235	$11,235
Camden Early College High	Public	9-12	103-A US Highway 158 West	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-7219	124	4	30.3	16.1%	98 (79.0%)	3 (2.4%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	83.2	119^th of 641 public high schools	81.4%		91.8	59^th of 640 public high schools	90.8%	60	60.0	82.4	94.1	100.0											$6,039	$00	$6,039
H L Trigg Community	Public	6-12	1004 Parkview Drive	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-1765	35	3	11.6	91.4%	11 (31.4%)	20 (57.1%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$30,282	$3,520	$26,762
The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Public	9-12	2966 Caratoke Hwy	Currituck	27929	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 232-3107	274	6	44.4	22.3%	213 (77.7%)	9 (3.3%)	26 (9.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	89.1	87^th of 641 public high schools	86.4%		90.1	76^th of 640 public high schools	88.1%	11	69.3	89.9	100.0	96.7											$8,725	$230	$8,496
Perquimans County High	Public	9-12	305 Edenton Road St	Hertford	27944	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 426-5778	556	34	16.2	99.5%	369 (66.4%)	134 (24.1%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	31.1	437^th of 641 public high schools	31.8%		34.1	410^th of 640 public high schools	35.9%	27	43.1	53.4	23.1	48.7											$13,229	$968	$12,260
Currituck County High	Public	9-12	4203 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-0014	1,061	43	24.6	34.2%	795 (74.9%)	50 (4.7%)	106 (10.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.7%)	50.7	291^st of 641 public high schools	54.6%		41.2	365^th of 640 public high schools	43.0%	74	51.4	59.4	36.0	71.0											$10,344	$561	$9,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Pasquotank County High

What schools feed into Pasquotank County High?

Pasquotank County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Northside Elementary
Elementary : P W Moore Elementary
Elementary : Sheep-Harney Elementary
Middle : Elizabeth City Middle

Is Pasquotank County High a good school?

Pasquotank County High ranks in the bottom 19.8% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pasquotank County High?

Students at Pasquotank County High are 43% African American, 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pasquotank County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Pasquotank County High.

What district is Pasquotank County High in?

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

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