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James Hunt High

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James Hunt High ranks 400 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

James Hunt High is a public high school located in Wilson, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,115 students. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Hunt High has consistently underperformed compared to the Wilson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores across various subjects, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOC/Biology was 28.4% at James Hunt High, compared to 44.3% for the Wilson County Schools district and 48.3% for the state. The school's performance in Math I has been particularly low, with only 13.8% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 28% for the district and 34.4% for the state.

The nearby schools, such as Wilson Academy of Applied Technology, Wilson Early College Academy, and Fike High, have generally outperformed James Hunt High in academic metrics, including EOC test scores and graduation rates. These schools have also demonstrated higher levels of student achievement, particularly for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at James Hunt High suggests that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

1,115

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,469

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4559 Lamm Rd
Wilson, NC 27893-9632

(252) 399-7930

District: Wilson County Schools

Feeder schools for James Hunt High:

Elementary:	John W Jones Elementary
	Lucama Elementary
	Rock Ridge Elementary
	Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Middle:	Forest Hills Middle
	Springfield Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.7%

White:

33.5%

Hispanic:

23.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Math I scores 21 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

400^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Wilson County Schools

93^rd of 242Wilson 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	36.6	400 of 641	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	336 of 640	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	340 of 626	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	323 of 621	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	372 of 594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	228 of 514	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	252 of 469	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	333 of 476	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	298 of 507	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	339 of 531	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	252 of 451	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.2	329 of 505	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	152 of 502	69.7%	★★★★☆
2011	52.2	268 of 506	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	334 of 499	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	310 of 490	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	313 of 477	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.2	208 of 453	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	256 of 431	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	233 of 440	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	170 of 437	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	172 of 434	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	156 of 430	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	150 of 364	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	130 of 369	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	122 of 359	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.4	43 of 330	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.4	227 of 334	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	55 of 364	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	27.3	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	44 of 262	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	74 of 226	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	44 of 124	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.0	7 of 147	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	387 of 610	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	307 of 602	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	334 of 588	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	311 of 594	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	269 of 475	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	293 of 475	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	294 of 449	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	196 of 412	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	170 of 403	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	222 of 398	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	205 of 337	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	72 of 325	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	195 of 462	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	137 of 454	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	186 of 449	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	119 of 436	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	110 of 370	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	67 of 354	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	102 of 340	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	356 of 606	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	268 of 613	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	289 of 597	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	168 of 544	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	278 of 432	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	127 of 446	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	39.1	233 of 424	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	397 of 601	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	346 of 607	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	348 of 602	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	318 of 585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	287 of 481	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	173 of 488	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	237 of 463	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	101 of 253	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	182 of 261	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	177 of 249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	140 of 199	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	129 of 185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	180 of 352	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	218 of 349	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	364 of 542	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	320 of 553	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	289 of 537	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	324 of 534	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	274 of 439	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	136 of 444	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	216 of 427	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III77%+11 vs state

English II54%-6 vs state

Biology28%-20 vs state

Math I14%-21 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
James Hunt High	Public	9-12	4559 Lamm Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7930	1,115	62	17.9	98.7%	374 (33.5%)	420 (37.7%)	258 (23.1%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	36.6	400^th of 641 public high schools	37.6%		44.8	336^th of 640 public high schools	47.5%	64	28.4	54.1	13.8	77.3	$8,469	$640	$7,829
Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,028	55	18.7	98.8%	309 (30.1%)	468 (45.5%)	200 (19.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.2%)	32.5	429^th of 641 public high schools	33.1%		40.3	367^th of 640 public high schools	42.7%	62	39.4	50.2	27.2	58.7	$8,482	$699	$7,783
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	6-12	117 NE Tarboro St	Wilson	27894	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 399-7700	44	0	146.6	50.0%	26 (59.1%)	12 (27.3%)	3 (6.8%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	268	13	20.4	37.3%	103 (38.4%)	89 (33.2%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	95.6	14^th of 641 public high schools	97.8%		94.3	32^nd of 640 public high schools	95.0%	18	91.3	98.5	96.5	100.0	$6,572	$272	$6,300
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Public	9-12	4809 Ward Blvd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 265-4038	280	15	19.3	45.7%	80 (28.6%)	61 (21.8%)	117 (41.8%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	94.1	33^rd of 641 public high schools	94.9%		90.7	68^th of 640 public high schools	89.4%	35	84.7	97.7	81.8	97.4	$11,011	$214	$10,797
Beddingfield High	Public	9-12	4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7880	653	48	13.6	99.5%	109 (16.7%)	304 (46.6%)	225 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	35.4	409^th of 641 public high schools	36.2%		27.2	470^th of 640 public high schools	26.6%	61	37.7	49.7	20.3	73.1	$9,512	$718	$8,794
Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	99.0%	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	41.1	370^th of 641 public high schools	42.3%		38.7	378^th of 640 public high schools	40.9%	8	40.8	52.2	36.2	66.3	$9,274	$717	$8,556
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%		46.5	319^th of 640 public high schools	50.2%	71	43.6	57.4	56.7	79.4	$8,936	$829	$8,107
North Johnston High	Public	9-12	5915 US Hwy 301 N	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 284-2031	788	40	19.8	98.2%	376 (47.7%)	75 (9.5%)	316 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	40	376^th of 641 public high schools	41.3%		38.2	383^rd of 640 public high schools	40.2%	7	33.3	58.6	45.1	57.7	$10,995	$811	$10,184
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	99.6%	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%		34.8	406^th of 640 public high schools	36.6%	116	29.5	64.7	55.3	71.7	$9,453	$925	$8,529

Frequently Asked Questions about James Hunt High

What schools feed into James Hunt High?

James Hunt High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John W Jones Elementary
Elementary : Lucama Elementary
Elementary : Rock Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Middle : Forest Hills Middle
Middle : Springfield Middle

How many students attend James Hunt High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,115 students attended James Hunt High.

Is James Hunt High a good school?

James Hunt High ranks 400^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is James Hunt High in?

Wilson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of James Hunt High?

Students at James Hunt High are 38% African American, 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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