Summary:
Zip code 27320 in North Carolina contains just one high school, Reidsville High, which serves grades 9-12 within Rockingham County Schools. Reidsville High serves a student body of 696 and is the only public high school option in this area, so the performance of the school reflects the entire high school experience for local families.
Reidsville High has consistently ranked near the bottom of North Carolina high schools, sitting at the 13th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year and earning just 1 star each of the last three years. This places the school well below its own district, which ranks at the 30th percentile statewide. Academic proficiency is a major concern: in the most recent year, only 23.2% of students were proficient in Math I and 39.9% proficient in Math III, while English II (48.9%) and Biology (35.6%) also trail district averages by 12 to 25 percentage points. At the same time, the school faces severe challenges beyond test scores—53.9% of students were chronically absent, more than double the state rate of 24.2%. Nearly the entire student body (99.57%) qualifies for free or reduced lunch, indicating an extremely high level of economic disadvantage that can compound academic struggles.
Despite these difficulties, there are a few positive takeaways. The graduation rate at Reidsville High is 87.3%, only slightly below the state average of 88.8% and above the district’s rate of 86.9%. This suggests that students are completing school at a relatively high rate even though state proficiency measures are low. Additionally, the school showed notable improvement from the prior year in English II (up 18.9 percentage points) and Biology (up 11.4 points), with a smaller gain in Math III as well. However, Math I declined slightly. Overall, families considering this area should be aware that Reidsville High is a 1-star school with substantial academic and attendance challenges, though recent gains in some subjects and a solid graduation rate provide a small measure of promise.
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