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North Stanly High

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North Stanly High ranks 455 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Stanly High is a public high school located in New London, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 578. It is part of the Stanly County Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Stanly High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Stanly High's statewide rankings, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, with its rankings for various demographics all in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools. North Stanly High's four-year graduation rate has been around 87% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its proficiency rates on end-of-course exams are generally lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Stanly County Schools district, North Stanly High generally performs worse, with West Stanly High and Stanly Early College High having significantly higher test scores and statewide rankings. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.24% to 53.29%, suggests that it serves a relatively disadvantaged population, which may contribute to its lower academic performance.

568

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,783

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40206 US Hwy 52 N
New London, NC 28127-8552

(704) 961-4600

District: Stanly County Schools

Feeder schools for North Stanly High:

Elementary:	Badin Elementary
	Millingport Elementary
	Richfield Elementary
Middle:	North Stanly Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

African American:

11.8%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (79% vs 88%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

455^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

92^nd of 242Stanly 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	29.7	455 of 641	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	521 of 640	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	494 of 626	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	516 of 621	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	438 of 594	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	239 of 514	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	124 of 469	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	29.1	314 of 476	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.1	382 of 507	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.1	295 of 531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.6	218 of 451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.3	314 of 505	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.9	353 of 502	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	310 of 506	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	221 of 499	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	181 of 490	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	203 of 477	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	146 of 453	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	143 of 431	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	314 of 440	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	396 of 437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	284 of 434	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	308 of 430	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	297 of 364	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	309 of 369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	125 of 359	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	192 of 330	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	121 of 334	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	186 of 364	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	101 of 349	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	356 of 610	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	457 of 602	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	467 of 588	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	480 of 594	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	323 of 475	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	218 of 475	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	133 of 449	70.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	334 of 412	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	375 of 398	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	206 of 454	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.9	398 of 449	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	432 of 436	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	359 of 606	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	484 of 613	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	478 of 597	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	363 of 544	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	202 of 432	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	229 of 446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	123 of 424	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	507 of 601	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	537 of 607	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	480 of 602	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	506 of 585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	354 of 481	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	244 of 488	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	141 of 463	69.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	164 of 226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	469 of 542	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	514 of 553	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	498 of 537	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	512 of 534	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	395 of 439	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	272 of 444	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	187 of 427	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)55th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)27th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III55%-12 vs state

Biology52%+4 vs state

English II46%-14 vs state

Math I9%-25 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
North Stanly High	Public	9-12	40206 US Hwy 52 N	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4600	568	37	15.4	98.2%	412 (72.5%)	67 (11.8%)	38 (6.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	29.7	455^th of 641 public high schools	29.0%		19.5	521^st of 640 public high schools	18.6%	66	52.1	46.1	9.1	54.9								$8,783	$580	$8,203
Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	14	571^st of 641 public high schools	10.9%		13.8	561^st of 640 public high schools	12.3%	10	12.2	36.2	14.8	51.9								$10,302	$1,146	$9,156
Stanly STEM Early College	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4900	189	6	31.5	98.4%	87 (46.0%)	24 (12.7%)	35 (18.5%)	29 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	90.3	75^th of 641 public high schools	88.3%		91.3	62^nd of 640 public high schools	90.3%	13		95.3	61.5	100.0
Stanly Academy Learning Center	Public	8-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4500	13	1	14.4	76.9%	6 (46.2%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)												$23,336	$986	$22,350
Gray Stone Day	Public, Charter	6-12	49464 Merner Terrace	Misenheimer	28109	Stanly County	Gray Stone Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 463-0567	728	42	17.3		600 (82.4%)	16 (2.2%)	47 (6.5%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	78.6	140^th of 641 public high schools	78.2%		76.8	146^th of 640 public high schools	77.2%	6	67.0	92.8	49.0	80.7	90.9	87.0	61.5	79.2	75.9	73.0	82.1
Stanly Early College High	Public	9-12	141 College Drive	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4400	188	8	23.4	98.4%	143 (76.1%)	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.3%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	94.7	29^th of 641 public high schools	95.5%		91.7	60^th of 640 public high schools	90.6%	31	89.1	97.7	85.2	97.2								$7,609	$364	$7,245
West Stanly High	Public	9-12	306 East Red Cross Road	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5200	800	45	17.8	99.6%	580 (72.5%)	49 (6.1%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.5%)	68.3	184^th of 641 public high schools	71.3%		46	323^rd of 640 public high schools	49.5%	139	71.9	69.0	53.2	75.3								$8,527	$469	$8,058
South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	27	16.2	99.3%	306 (69.2%)	59 (13.3%)	35 (7.9%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	33.5	422^nd of 641 public high schools	34.2%		22	501^st of 640 public high schools	21.7%	79	41.2	47.0	24.7	61.9								$9,199	$565	$8,634
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	894	51	17.4	38.4%	689 (77.1%)	51 (5.7%)	114 (12.8%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	50.1	295^th of 641 public high schools	54.0%		54	274^th of 640 public high schools	57.2%	21	40.9	55.7	44.0	77.7								$9,787	$661	$9,125
East Rowan High	Public	9-12	175 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-5232	986	49	20.0	98.4%	703 (71.3%)	121 (12.3%)	97 (9.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	32.3	431^st of 641 public high schools	32.8%		31.3	436^th of 640 public high schools	31.9%	5	37.0	50.0	16.5	64.6								$9,575	$985	$8,590

Frequently Asked Questions about North Stanly High

What is the racial makeup of North Stanly High?

Students at North Stanly High are 73% White, 12% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is North Stanly High a good school?

North Stanly High ranks 455^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into North Stanly High?

North Stanly High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Badin Elementary
Elementary : Millingport Elementary
Elementary : Richfield Elementary
Middle : North Stanly Middle

What district is North Stanly High in?

Stanly County Schools

How many students attend North Stanly High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended North Stanly High.

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