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Piedmont High

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Piedmont High ranks 215 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Piedmont High is a public high school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 1,304 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Piedmont High has consistently performed well academically, ranking in the top half of North Carolina high schools over the past 5 years. The school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are generally above the state average, and it outperforms the district average, making it one of the stronger schools in the Union County Public Schools system. Piedmont High also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.9% to 93.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school performs particularly well for its African American and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 25-30% of North Carolina high schools for these groups.

However, Piedmont High's ranking has declined from the top 15% of North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to the top 30-35% in more recent years, indicating a potential decline in academic performance over time. Additionally, the percentage of economically disadvantaged students at the school has increased from 16.95% in 2021-2022 to 35.58% in 2023-2024, which may be a contributing factor to the school's declining relative performance. Piedmont High performs significantly better than the nearby Monroe High and Forest Hills High, but lags behind the top-performing Central Academy of Technology and Arts and Union County Early College.

1,270

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,326

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3006 Sikes Mill Road
Monroe, NC 28110

(704) 296-3170

District: Union County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Piedmont High:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	New Salem Elementary
	Unionville Elementary
Middle:	Piedmont Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg53%

215^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11High Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County 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	62.6	215 of 641	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	216 of 640	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	205 of 626	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	157 of 621	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	177 of 594	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	67 of 514	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	46 of 469	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	79.3	54 of 476	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	57 of 507	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	43 of 531	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	75.7	44 of 451	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	63.4	69 of 505	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	65.2	101 of 502	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	57 of 506	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	53 of 499	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	48 of 490	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	73.7	50 of 477	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	63.9	112 of 453	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	47 of 431	89.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	117 of 440	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	80 of 437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	60 of 434	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	57 of 430	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	71 of 364	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	42 of 369	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	50 of 359	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	79.2	31 of 330	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.4	59 of 334	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	44 of 364	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	84 of 349	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	132 of 273	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	67 of 262	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	31 of 226	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	213 of 610	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	198 of 602	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	204 of 588	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	148 of 594	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	108 of 475	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	59 of 475	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	29 of 449	93.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	169 of 412	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	147 of 403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.7	56 of 398	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	99 of 337	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	197 of 462	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	199 of 454	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	116 of 449	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	83 of 436	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	77 of 370	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	35 of 354	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	43 of 340	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	220 of 606	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	210 of 613	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	194 of 597	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	101 of 544	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	55 of 432	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	68 of 446	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	57 of 424	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	208 of 601	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	220 of 607	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	208 of 602	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	155 of 585	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	95 of 481	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	72 of 488	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	62 of 463	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	64 of 261	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	48 of 352	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	182 of 349	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	222 of 542	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	241 of 553	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	264 of 537	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	199 of 534	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	139 of 439	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	97 of 444	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	82 of 427	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)75th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III76%+10 vs state

English II69%+9 vs state

Biology53%+5 vs state

Math I49%+14 vs state

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Great School. A lot of class options for students and they are very driven on helping them get into college and spend a lot of time helping them get admission information taken care of. 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
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,270	67	18.8	38.3%	822 (64.7%)	102 (8.0%)	291 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	62.6	215^th of 641 public high schools	66.5%		62.9	216^th of 640 public high schools	66.3%	1	53.4	68.6	48.7	75.9	$8,326	$606	$7,720
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%		61.8	222^nd of 640 public high schools	65.3%	33	49.9	72.7	54.5	82.8	$7,458	$458	$7,000
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%		95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%	8	91.7	94.0	92.9		$7,707	$125	$7,583
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1 High School Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	99.7%	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	14.6	566^th of 641 public high schools	11.7%		12	577^th of 640 public high schools	9.8%	11	25.1	28.5	21.3	43.1	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Forest Hills High	Public	9-12	100 Forest Hills School Rd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3025	973	64	15.1	99.3%	223 (22.9%)	258 (26.5%)	431 (44.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.4%)	25.4	491^st of 641 public high schools	23.4%		23.1	497^th of 640 public high schools	22.3%	6	25.5	45.4	28.0	56.6	$11,781	$1,553	$10,228
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0	$8,375	$469	$7,906
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%		94.3	33^rd of 640 public high schools	94.8%	21	90.7	93.8	78.3	94.4	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Levine Middle College High School	Public	11-12	2800 Campus Ridge Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9437	216	5	43.2	19.4%	118 (54.6%)	23 (10.6%)	31 (14.4%)	36 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)				92.3	$7,540	$287	$7,253
Butler High School	Public	9-12	1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6300	1,791	98	18.1	50.1%	494 (27.6%)	544 (30.4%)	558 (31.2%)	135 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	53 (3.0%)	55.7	257^th of 641 public high schools	59.9%		55.8	257^th of 640 public high schools	59.8%		54.1	59.3	40.9	74.6	$8,714	$431	$8,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont High

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont High?

Students at Piedmont High are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Piedmont High in?

Union County Public Schools

What schools feed into Piedmont High?

Piedmont High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : New Salem Elementary
Elementary : Unionville Elementary
Middle : Piedmont Middle

Is Piedmont High a good school?

Piedmont High ranks 215^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Piedmont High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,270 students attended Piedmont High.

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