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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
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Average Standard
Score (
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)
Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
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370472002560
211
Wakefield High
Public
9-12
2200 Wakefield Pines Drive
Raleigh
27614
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 562-3600
2,105
109
19.3
35.9%
962 (45.7%)
571 (27.1%)
401 (19.0%)
100 (4.8%)
5 (0.2%)
5 (0.2%)
61 (2.9%)
$8,642
$337
$8,306
63.9
62.3
212
1
370195003512
212
Halifax County Early College High
Public
9-12
100 College Drive
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Halifax County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 536-5461
129
5
25.8
97.7%
5 (3.9%)
101 (78.3%)
6 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.7%)
63.7
74.8
155
57
370031703184
213
Mountain Island Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway
Mount Holly
28120
Gaston County
Mountain Island Charter
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 827-8840
1,746
97
18
26.9%
928 (53.2%)
487 (27.9%)
156 (8.9%)
30 (1.7%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
143 (8.2%)
63.5
55.8
253
40
370048403629
214
Wake Preparatory Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
14111 Capital Blvd
Wake Forest
27587
Wake County
Wake Preparatory Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(984) 245-0050
2,203
101
21.8
1,292 (58.6%)
347 (15.8%)
341 (15.5%)
56 (2.5%)
6 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
161 (7.3%)
63.4
(n/a)
370363003581
215
PCS Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
PK, KG-12
1010 Ridge Rd
Roxboro
27573
Person County
Person County Schools
No
No
Yes
No
(336) 599-1089
62
9
6.8
45.2%
42 (67.7%)
10 (16.1%)
6 (9.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.8%)
63.2
70.1
178
37
370462001799
216
Piedmont High
Public
9-12
3006 Sikes Mill Road
Monroe
28110
Union County
Union County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 296-3170
1,304
66
19.7
35.6%
868 (66.6%)
89 (6.8%)
283 (21.7%)
25 (1.9%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (2.9%)
$8,326
$606
$7,720
62.9
63.6
205
11
370507002030
217
Mountain Heritage High
Public
9-12
333 Mtn Heritage HS Road
Burnsville
28714
Yancey County
Yancey County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 682-6103
633
47
13.6
50.6%
511 (80.7%)
2 (0.3%)
110 (17.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.4%)
$11,483
$884
$10,599
62.9
72.8
161
56
370309001321
218
Pinecrest High
Public
9-12
250 Voit Gilmore Lane
Southern Pines
28387
Moore County
Moore County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 692-6554
2,310
107
21.6
35.2%
1,381 (59.8%)
386 (16.7%)
317 (13.7%)
38 (1.6%)
21 (0.9%)
1 (0.0%)
166 (7.2%)
$7,767
$635
$7,132
62.7
61.8
217
1
370005002366
219
River Mill Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
235 Cheeks Lane
Graham
27253
Alamance County
River Mill Academy
Yes
No
No
No
(336) 229-0909
768
46
16.7
501 (65.2%)
106 (13.8%)
110 (14.3%)
10 (1.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (5.2%)
62.6
59.9
226
7
370032103254
220
NERSBA Early College
Public
9-12
1215 Saint Andrews St
Jamesville
27846
Martin County
NERSBA Early College
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 792-0241
124
6
20
97.6%
69 (55.6%)
25 (20.2%)
20 (16.1%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (7.3%)
62.4
63.8
202
18
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Biology, EOC English II, EOC Math I, EOC Math III test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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Educational resources:
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