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Scotland Early College High

Public Grades 9-12

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Scotland Early College High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Laurinburg, North Carolina. With just 238 students, this small school has consistently outperformed the larger Scotland County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic metrics.

Scotland Early College High's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 96.7% of students proficient or better in end-of-course Biology tests, compared to just 37.3% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's Math III proficiency rate is even more remarkable, with 100% of students meeting or exceeding standards, far surpassing the district's 50.6% and the state's 66.4%. This high level of achievement extends across student subgroups, with the school ranking 7th out of 437 North Carolina high schools for its performance of African American students.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with 98% or more of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Scotland Early College High is able to deliver exceptional academic outcomes. This stands in contrast to other high-poverty schools in the surrounding area, such as Ashley Chapel Educational Center and Hoke County High, which struggle to match Scotland Early College High's performance. The only nearby school that appears to be on par academically is Richmond Early College High, another high-performing institution.

238

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,574

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 W. Covington Street
Laurinburg, NC 28352

(910) 410-1945

District: Scotland County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

African American:

23.5%

American Indian:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (93% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

49^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 13% (2021) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Scotland County Schools

203^rd of 242Scotland 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	93.2	49 of 641	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	25 of 640	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	114 of 626	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	61 of 621	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	75 of 594	87.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	99.2	7 of 437	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	50 of 434	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	97.0	22 of 430	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	55 of 610	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	40 of 602	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	126 of 588	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	55 of 594	90.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	27 of 412	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.4	96 of 403	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	220 of 403	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.0	73 of 398	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	29 of 606	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	26 of 613	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	93 of 597	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	98.8	17 of 544	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	72 of 601	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	13 of 607	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	109 of 602	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	87 of 585	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	46 of 542	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	25 of 553	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	147 of 537	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	99 of 534	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III100%+34 vs state

Biology97%+48 vs state

English II87%+28 vs state

Math I81%+47 vs state

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by a student
Friday, July 24, 2009

I really like going to this school. They provide you with teachers who will give you extra help when you need it. They also give us students the opportunity to voice our opinions on the things that we agree or disagree on. If we all agree on changing the school or coming up with fun stuff for our school to participate in, we have to go through the principal and the School Board to get its approval. The only thing I would change about the school is the length of our classes. They're about 1 hour 30 minutes long. Since we're having freshmen coming this year, our classes may or may not be short. Other than that, it's a great school and I'm glad I made the choice to attend it. Close Quote

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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
Scotland Early College High	Public	9-12	615 W. Covington Street	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1945	238	11	21.2	98.7%	106 (44.5%)	56 (23.5%)	13 (5.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	93.2	49^th of 641 public high schools	92.4%		95.4	25^th of 640 public high schools	96.1%	24	96.7	87.1	81.0	100.0	$10,574	$1,020	$9,554
Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-7370	1,294	84	15.4	99.8%	303 (23.4%)	659 (50.9%)	60 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	188 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.0%)	18.3	532^nd of 641 public high schools	17.0%		12.9	568^th of 640 public high schools	11.3%	36	30.1	37.5	18.4	46.9	$11,796	$1,003	$10,793
Shaw Academy	Public	6-12	18700 Old Wire Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-0611	122	12	10.6	97.5%	15 (12.3%)	92 (75.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)		15.4			$39,039	$1,552	$37,486
Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	25.2	493^rd of 641 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	447^th of 640 public high schools	30.2%	46	23.8	35.7	22.0	64.3	$10,198	$1,489	$8,709
Richmond Early College High	Public	9-12	1042 W Hamlet Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1922	294	8	37.8	99.0%	168 (57.1%)	38 (12.9%)	62 (21.1%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	94.7	28^th of 641 public high schools	95.6%		95.3	26^th of 640 public high schools	95.9%	2	83.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	$6,338	$528	$5,810
Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18.0	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%		17.9	530^th of 640 public high schools	17.2%	18	23.6	38.3	20.3	58.9	$11,416	$1,497	$9,918
Richmond Senior High	Public	10-12	838 US 1 North	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 997-9812	1,365	78	17.5	99.4%	518 (37.9%)	501 (36.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	43 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.1%)	13.9	575^th of 641 public high schools	10.3%		14.4	555^th of 640 public high schools	13.3%	20	25.9	31.9	6.3	42.6	$10,456	$1,519	$8,936
Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%		33	421^st of 640 public high schools	34.2%	1	34.5	43.9	15.4	69.0	$10,531	$821	$9,710
Ashley Chapel Educational Center	Public	6-12	377 Mizpah Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9800	59	10	6.1	94.9%	12 (20.3%)	34 (57.6%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)								(n/a)		12.5			$31,523	$4,238	$27,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotland Early College High

What district is Scotland Early College High in?

Scotland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Scotland Early College High?

Students at Scotland Early College High are 45% White, 24% African American, 14% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Scotland Early College High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Scotland Early College High.

Is Scotland Early College High a good school?

Yes. Scotland Early College High ranks in the top 7.6% of North Carolina high schools.

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