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Heide Trask High

Q: Is Heide Trask High a good school?

Heide Trask High ranks in the bottom 17.3% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Heide Trask High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Heide Trask High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Heide Trask High?

Students at Heide Trask High are 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Heide Trask High?

Heide Trask High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : C.F. Pope Elementary Elementary : Cape Fear Elementary Elementary : Rocky Point Elementary Middle : Burgaw Middle Middle : Cape Fear Middle

Public Grades 9-12

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Heide Trask High is a public high school located in Rocky Point, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 734 students. The school is part of the Pender County Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Heide Trask High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 333 and 530 out of over 600 high schools.

Heide Trask High's academic performance is a significant concern, as the school consistently underperforms compared to the Pender County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state in Biology (23% vs. 56.7% and 48.3%), English II (47.6% vs. 63.8% and 59.6%), Math I (21.2% vs. 40.1% and 34.4%), and Math III (42.2% vs. 68.5% and 66.4%). Additionally, Heide Trask High's four-year graduation rates have been below the state average, ranging from 86.9% to 92.7% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 87.7%.

Interestingly, Heide Trask High's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Topsail High, which is also part of the Pender County Schools district and consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools, and Pender Early College High, a smaller school within the same district that ranks among the top 30 high schools in the state and has exceptional academic performance. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Heide Trask High, ranging from 51.27% to 99.32% over the past few years, suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant economic challenges, which can impact academic achievement.

732

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,484

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14328 NC Hwy 210
Rocky Point, NC 28457

(910) 602-6810

District: Pender County Schools

Feeder schools for Heide Trask High:

Elementary:	C.F. Pope Elementary
	Cape Fear Elementary
	Rocky Point Elementary
Middle:	Burgaw Middle
	Cape Fear Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

38.4%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg53%

530^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Pender County Schools

115^th of 242Pender 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	18.8	530 of 641	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	420 of 640	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	447 of 626	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	451 of 621	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	451 of 594	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	333 of 514	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	284 of 469	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	327 of 476	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.4	311 of 507	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	337 of 531	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.4	350 of 451	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	250 of 505	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	113 of 502	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	53.0	263 of 506	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	222 of 499	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	224 of 490	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.2	220 of 477	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	163 of 453	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.9	73 of 431	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	365 of 440	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	171 of 437	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	206 of 434	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	286 of 430	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	191 of 369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	130 of 359	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.0	329 of 330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	328 of 364	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	168 of 349	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	259 of 273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.1	83 of 262	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	75 of 156	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	157 of 173	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	505 of 610	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	447 of 602	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	414 of 588	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	438 of 594	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	350 of 475	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	271 of 475	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	276 of 449	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	393 of 412	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	346 of 403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	72.1	73 of 337	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	138 of 325	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	392 of 462	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	251 of 454	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	354 of 449	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	287 of 436	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	304 of 370	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	188 of 354	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	57.1	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	517 of 606	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	332 of 613	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	401 of 597	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	315 of 544	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	259 of 432	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	203 of 446	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	185 of 424	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	535 of 601	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	369 of 607	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	455 of 602	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	432 of 585	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	350 of 481	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	370 of 488	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	313 of 463	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	103 of 261	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	296 of 352	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	495 of 542	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	457 of 553	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	460 of 537	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	458 of 534	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	357 of 439	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	351 of 444	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	298 of 427	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)73rd percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II48%-12 vs state

Math III42%-24 vs state

Biology23%-25 vs state

Math I21%-13 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heide Trask High	Public	9-12	14328 NC Hwy 210	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 602-6810	732	33	21.8	99.6%	300 (41.0%)	111 (15.2%)	281 (38.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	18.8	530^th of 641 public high schools	17.3%		33.3	420^th of 640 public high schools	34.4%	110	23.0	47.6	21.2	42.2								$10,484	$771	$9,712
SEA-Technical	Public	9-12	5301 Sidbury Road	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 530-6300	227	17	13.6	98.7%	144 (63.4%)	26 (11.5%)	38 (16.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	89.1	86^th of 641 public high schools	86.6%		87	104^th of 640 public high schools	83.8%	18	75.0	83.3	85.7	98.4								$13,361	$253	$13,108
Pender Early College High	Public	9-12	100 East Industrial Drive	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 362-7925	215	4	50.8	98.6%	140 (65.1%)	10 (4.7%)	50 (23.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	94.3	30^th of 641 public high schools	95.3%		95.5	22^nd of 640 public high schools	96.6%	8	91.1	98.2	90.9	94.9								$7,865	$425	$7,440
Wilmington Early College High	Public	9-12	4500 Blue Clay Rd	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 362-7789	270	13	20.6	98.9%	146 (54.1%)	57 (21.1%)	48 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	84.2	114^th of 641 public high schools	82.2%		88.3	95^th of 640 public high schools	85.2%	19	62.5	86.0	70.0	96.9								$8,673	$273	$8,400
Emsley A Laney High	Public	9-12	2700 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2089	2,243	111	20.2	95.3%	1,243 (55.4%)	409 (18.2%)	415 (18.5%)	40 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.9%)	42.9	351^st of 641 public high schools	45.2%		47.4	315^th of 640 public high schools	50.8%	36	38.9	60.2	32.2	65.9								$8,690	$533	$8,157
Pender High	Public	9-12	5380 NC Hwy 53 W	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 259-0162	648	29	22.1	98.5%	265 (40.9%)	201 (31.0%)	151 (23.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	13.9	576^th of 641 public high schools	10.1%		17.5	534^th of 640 public high schools	16.6%	42	28.2	29.2	6.6	47.0								$10,022	$530	$9,492
Topsail High	Public	9-12	245 St. Johns Church Road	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2755	1,945	67	29.0	23.5%	1,603 (82.4%)	60 (3.1%)	148 (7.6%)	15 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (5.7%)	79.4	136^th of 641 public high schools	78.8%		76.8	145^th of 640 public high schools	77.3%	9	75.2	77.5	56.7	83.6								$8,065	$589	$7,476
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Sunglow Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-5258	362	35	10.2	98.9%	151 (41.7%)	96 (26.5%)	70 (19.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	34.7	415^th of 641 public high schools	35.3%		46.4	321^st of 640 public high schools	49.8%	94	32.4	63.9	32.0	50.0	56.8	56.3	53.2	68.2	60.9	61.3	67.7
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Public	9-12	3702 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6161	150	15	10.2	98.0%	46 (30.7%)	53 (35.3%)	40 (26.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	22.9	507^th of 641 public high schools	20.9%		28.3	465^th of 640 public high schools	27.3%	42	26.9	45.8	30.8	30.0								$21,178	$2,660	$18,517
New Hanover High	Public	9-12	1307 Market St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6100	1,437	91	15.7	98.5%	523 (36.4%)	457 (31.8%)	381 (26.5%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.1%)	29.2	461^st of 641 public high schools	28.1%		32	432^nd of 640 public high schools	32.5%	29	34.9	44.1	14.1	70.7								$10,692	$741	$9,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Heide Trask High

What schools feed into Heide Trask High?

Heide Trask High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C.F. Pope Elementary
Elementary : Cape Fear Elementary
Elementary : Rocky Point Elementary
Middle : Burgaw Middle
Middle : Cape Fear Middle

What district is Heide Trask High in?

Pender County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Heide Trask High?

Students at Heide Trask High are 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Heide Trask High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Heide Trask High.

Is Heide Trask High a good school?

Heide Trask High ranks in the bottom 17.3% of North Carolina high schools.

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