Summary:
Zip code 27565 is home to exactly one high school, J. F. Webb High, serving 512 students in grades 9–12 in Oxford, NC, within the Granville County Schools district. Because no other high school exists in the zip code, the school is best understood by comparing it to district and state averages.
The school ranks in the 10th percentile of North Carolina high schools, down from the 25th percentile two years earlier. Its graduation rate is 79.8%, compared to 83.3% for the district and 88.8% for the state. Chronic absenteeism is 70.3%, nearly triple the state rate of 24.2% and far above the district's 40.9%. Proficiency on End-of-Course exams is below both the district and state in every subject. Biology proficiency is 19.8%, English II is 36.9%, Math I is 24.7%, and Math III is 41.2%. The widest gap is in Biology, where the school trails the state by 38.7 percentage points. The school also serves an extremely high-poverty population, with 98.44% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and its student-teacher ratio is 19.8:1.
The data reveals a school facing serious, interconnected challenges. Extreme economic disadvantage and very high chronic absenteeism are almost certainly affecting attendance, learning, and graduation rates. There are some encouraging signs: Math III proficiency rose by nearly 9 points and Math I by 4 points from the prior year. However, Biology and English II both declined, and the school's state percentile has fallen, meaning it is not keeping pace with other North Carolina high schools. The surrounding district itself ranks below average—182nd out of 246 districts—yet J. F. Webb still underperforms the district by substantial margins. The only per-student spending figure is from 2018–2019 ($12,237), which is too old to assess current funding. Overall, J. F. Webb High appears to be in urgent need of targeted support, with improving attendance the most obvious first step.
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