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Yadkin Early College

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Yadkin Early College ranks 126 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Yadkin Early College is a small public high school located in Yadkinville, NC, serving about 200 students in grades 9–12 on a college campus as part of Yadkin County Schools. While its district overall is rated just 2 stars, the school is an academic outlier: it ranks 126th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, putting it in the 81st percentile with a 4-star rating. That said, its standing has slipped from 20th in 2020–2021 to its current spot, so the recent trend is something to keep an eye on.

Yadkin Early College's End-of-Course test results are dramatically above its district and the state. Biology proficiency is 86.4%, compared to 46.4% for the district and 58.5% for North Carolina; Math III is at 97.5% versus 68.9% statewide; and English II is at 88.6% versus 64.6% statewide. The two traditional high schools in the same district — Starmount High and Forbush High — generally score below state averages, making Yadkin Early College a true standout. Math I is the one weak spot at 52% proficiency, and its year-to-year swings explain much of the school's ranking dip.

Attendance is another area where this school shines: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 5%, compared to 27.9% for the district and 26.7% statewide. Nearly half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school serves its students well across subgroups — gifted students rank in the 96th percentile statewide, male students in the 94th, and Hispanic students in the 87th. Per-student spending is about $6,070, far below nearby high schools, and its regional peer Surry Early College outranks it, particularly in Math I. Even so, this small school produces results that far exceed what its district demographics would predict.

200

Students ?

41.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 College Drive
Yadkinville, NC 27055

(336) 386-3579

District: Yadkin County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2021 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (84% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2021

!Large classes — about 42 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg60%

126^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2021

From top 3% (2021) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 246Yadkin 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
2026	82.8	126 of 662	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	92.3	58 of 641	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	105 of 640	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	63 of 626	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	41 of 621	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	20 of 594	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	154 of 629	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.8	66 of 610	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	101 of 602	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	72 of 588	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	51 of 594	91.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	17 of 407	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.1	44 of 412	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	220 of 403	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	176 of 403	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.9	7 of 398	98.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	63 of 474	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	95.3	36 of 462	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	85 of 454	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	46 of 449	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	57 of 436	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	117 of 620	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	95.3	50 of 606	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	79 of 613	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	96.7	32 of 597	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	30 of 544	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	40 of 624	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	45 of 601	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	111 of 607	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	72 of 602	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	95.2	38 of 585	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	118 of 551	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	55 of 542	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	92 of 553	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	73 of 537	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.3	21 of 534	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III98%+29 vs state

English II89%+24 vs state

Biology86%+28 vs state

Math I52%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Yadkin Early College	Public	9-12	1001 College Drive	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3579	200	5	41.8	48.5%	124 (62.0%)	2 (1.0%)	70 (35.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	82.8	126^th of 662 public high schools	81.0%		92.3	58^th of 641 public high schools	91.0%	68	86.4	88.6	52.0	97.5	$6,070	$57	$6,013
Yadkin Success Academy	Public	6-12	733 East Main Street	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1166	43	5	8.9	86.0%	27 (62.8%)	4 (9.3%)	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1				$31,264	$1,106	$30,158
Starmount High	Public	9-12	2516 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1150	556	26	21.2	62.9%	349 (62.8%)	25 (4.5%)	152 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	38.3	417^th of 662 public high schools	37.0%		27.7	475^th of 641 public high schools	25.9%	58	49.2	48.5	45.1	69.4	$10,534	$904	$9,629
Forbush High	Public	9-12	1525 Falcon Road	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1140	787	37	21.0	54.8%	527 (67.0%)	22 (2.8%)	213 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	35.8	435^th of 662 public high schools	34.3%		36.3	402^nd of 641 public high schools	37.3%	33	37.0	58.1	40.7	69.1	$9,104	$736	$8,368
Elkin High	Public	9-12	334 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3858	401	28	14.5	50.9%	264 (65.8%)	14 (3.5%)	97 (24.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	72.7	173^rd of 662 public high schools	73.9%		72.6	168^th of 641 public high schools	73.8%	5	59.6	74.7	84.6	94.6	$12,105	$1,046	$11,058
Davie County High	Public	9-12	180 War Eagle Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5905	1,819	76	23.9	47.3%	1,283 (70.5%)	115 (6.3%)	314 (17.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.8%)	38.7	413^th of 662 public high schools	37.6%		42.7	352^nd of 641 public high schools	45.1%	61	53.9	57.5	37.0	65.0	$8,319	$670	$7,648
East Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	13315 Elkin Hwy 268	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-7200	469	28	16.4	99.4%	407 (86.8%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	50.5	325^th of 662 public high schools	50.9%		45.8	333^rd of 641 public high schools	48.0%	8	61.2	66.1	40.7	72.1	$10,562	$769	$9,794
Surry Central High	Public	9-12	716 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-8842	679	41	16.7	99.6%	385 (56.7%)	4 (0.6%)	271 (39.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	24	527^th of 662 public high schools	20.4%		32.4	430^th of 641 public high schools	32.9%	97	37.6	51.6	28.1	56.0	$9,348	$869	$8,479
Surry Early College	Public	9-12	630 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3621	296	8	35.8	99.0%	167 (56.4%)	6 (2.0%)	111 (37.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	93	32^nd of 662 public high schools	95.2%		92.1	62^nd of 641 public high schools	90.3%	30	95.2	95.3	90.7	100.0	$4,884	$155	$4,730
West Forsyth High	Public	9-12	1735 Lewisville-Clemmons	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 712-4400	2,145	116	18.5	37.9%	1,087 (50.7%)	360 (16.8%)	452 (21.1%)	115 (5.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (5.9%)	59.4	260^th of 662 public high schools	60.7%		63.7	208^th of 641 public high schools	67.6%	52	64.5	73.9	46.2	74.7	$7,594	$428	$7,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Yadkin Early College

Is Yadkin Early College a good school?

Yadkin Early College ranks 126^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Yadkin Early College?

Students at Yadkin Early College are 62% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Yadkin Early College in?

Yadkin County Schools

How many students attend Yadkin Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Yadkin Early College.

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