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Lakewood High

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Lakewood High ranks 378 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Lakewood High is a public high school located in Salemburg, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 481 students. The school is part of the Sampson County Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood High's performance varies across different metrics. The school has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 80.9% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is on par with the graduation rates of nearby schools in the Sampson County district. However, Lakewood High's test scores, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, are generally lower than the Sampson County and North Carolina state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lakewood High's proficiency rates were 38.6% in Biology, 57.6% in English II, 17.3% in Math I, and 76.6% in Math III, compared to the Sampson County averages of 40.7%, 59.3%, 34.4%, and 79.2%, respectively.

Lakewood High's performance also varies across different student subgroups, ranking relatively higher for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, but lower for White, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented students compared to other high schools in North Carolina. Additionally, Lakewood High has an exceptionally high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While Lakewood High's performance is currently below the state and district averages, the school's ranking history shows some fluctuations, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right strategies and resources.

475

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,549

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 Lakewood School Rd
Salemburg, NC 28385-9118

(910) 525-5171

District: Sampson County Schools

Feeder schools for Lakewood High:

Elementary:	Roseboro Elementary
	Salemburg Elementary
Middle:	Roseboro-Salemburg Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.4%

White:

32.4%

African American:

25.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (81% vs 88%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2019) to 41st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

378^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Sampson County Schools

130^th of 242Sampson 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	39.8	378 of 641	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	417 of 640	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	442 of 626	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	333 of 621	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	385 of 594	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	169 of 514	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	271 of 469	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	307 of 476	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	323 of 507	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	353 of 531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.4	380 of 451	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	293 of 505	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	294 of 502	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	297 of 506	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	291 of 499	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.9	205 of 490	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.3	318 of 477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	250 of 453	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	320 of 431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	275 of 440	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	263 of 437	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	235 of 434	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	186 of 430	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	113 of 364	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	50 of 369	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.2	163 of 359	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	240 of 364	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	126 of 349	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	40 of 273	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.9	121 of 262	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	54 of 226	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	389 of 610	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	382 of 602	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	451 of 588	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	315 of 594	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	288 of 475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	126 of 475	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	36.2	295 of 449	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	240 of 403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	306 of 403	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	215 of 398	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	211 of 325	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	180 of 462	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	213 of 454	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	276 of 449	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	147 of 436	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	268 of 370	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	59 of 354	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	103 of 340	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	248 of 606	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	352 of 613	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	288 of 597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	254 of 544	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	181 of 432	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	52 of 446	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	188 of 424	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	353 of 601	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	429 of 607	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	414 of 602	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	335 of 585	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	299 of 481	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	214 of 488	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	278 of 463	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	173 of 349	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	337 of 542	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	410 of 553	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	387 of 537	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	265 of 534	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	264 of 439	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	222 of 444	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	310 of 427	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)40th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)34th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)2nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III77%+10 vs state

English II58%~ state avg

Biology39%-10 vs state

Math I17%-17 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)	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
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	245 Lakewood School Rd	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5171	475	30	15.8	96.8%	154 (32.4%)	121 (25.5%)	168 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	39.8	378^th of 641 public high schools	41.0%		33.6	417^th of 640 public high schools	34.8%	39	38.6	57.6	17.3	76.6	$10,549	$1,417	$9,132
Sampson Early College High	Public	9-12	1801 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28329	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-7177	229	9	24.6	98.7%	54 (23.6%)	21 (9.2%)	143 (62.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	93.8	41^st of 641 public high schools	93.6%		94.2	34^th of 640 public high schools	94.7%	7	90.5	90.0	89.3	100.0	$7,255	$590	$6,666
Clinton High	Public	9-12	340 Indian Town Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 592-2067	828	44	18.8	99.6%	181 (21.9%)	274 (33.1%)	305 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	28.4	469^th of 641 public high schools	26.8%		23.4	493^rd of 640 public high schools	23.0%	24	38.8	42.3	23.1	58.1	$10,512	$1,042	$9,470
Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-6664	726	36	20.2	98.9%	353 (48.6%)	80 (11.0%)	260 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	64.1	203^rd of 641 public high schools	68.3%		62	221^st of 640 public high schools	65.5%	18	46.9	67.3	50.8	89.3	$8,712	$908	$7,804
Cape Fear High	Public	9-12	4762 Clinton Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-0191	1,515	65	23.2	55.1%	699 (46.1%)	406 (26.8%)	210 (13.9%)	19 (1.3%)	41 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	133 (8.8%)	59.5	230^th of 641 public high schools	64.1%		56.4	252^nd of 640 public high schools	60.6%	22	53.7	59.9	52.2	74.4	$8,895	$990	$7,905
Hobbton High	Public	9-12	12201 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0242	467	24	19.4	99.4%	121 (25.9%)	68 (14.6%)	259 (55.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	41.2	366^th of 641 public high schools	42.9%		40.1	371^st of 640 public high schools	42.0%	5	23.0	52.5	31.4	82.5	$9,904	$1,058	$8,846
Union High	Public	9-12	1189 Kader Merritt Road	Rose Hill	28458	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 532-6300	494	29	17.0	99.2%	80 (16.2%)	112 (22.7%)	283 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	24.2	499^th of 641 public high schools	22.2%		25.4	480^th of 640 public high schools	25.0%	19	31.7	45.0	21.1	53.7	$10,781	$1,362	$9,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood High

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood High?

Students at Lakewood High are 35% Hispanic, 32% White, 25% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Lakewood High?

Lakewood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Roseboro Elementary
Elementary : Salemburg Elementary
Middle : Roseboro-Salemburg Middle

Is Lakewood High a good school?

Lakewood High ranks 378^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakewood High in?

Sampson County Schools

How many students attend Lakewood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Lakewood High.

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