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370472003226
241
Heritage High
Public
9-12
1150 Forestville Road
Wake Forest
27587
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 570-5600
1,817
98
18.6
27.6%
988 (54.4%)
286 (15.7%)
387 (21.3%)
80 (4.4%)
2 (0.1%)
3 (0.2%)
71 (3.9%)
$8,792
$487
$8,305
58.9
64.8
194
47
370032203260
242
Bear Grass Charter School
Public, Charter
6-12
6344 E Bear Grass Rd
Williamston
27892
Dare County
Bear Grass Charter School
Yes
No
No
Yes
(252) 789-1010
451
31
14.5
409 (90.7%)
11 (2.4%)
13 (2.9%)
5 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.9%)
58.8
68.3
183
59
370035903337
243
Pioneer Springs Community School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
9232 Bob Beatty Rd.
Charlotte
28269
Mecklenburg County
Pioneer Springs Community School
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 494-0777
567
46
12.3
353 (62.3%)
75 (13.2%)
75 (13.2%)
12 (2.1%)
5 (0.9%)
1 (0.2%)
46 (8.1%)
58.4
(n/a)
370378003100
244
Wheatmore High School
Public
9-12
3678 Finch Farm Rd
Trinity
27370
Randolph County
Randolph County School System
No
No
No
No
(336) 476-1500
660
39
16.8
46.1%
538 (81.5%)
21 (3.2%)
66 (10.0%)
7 (1.1%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (3.9%)
$8,813
$788
$8,025
58.3
50.9
282
38
370069000282
245
Fred T Foard High
Public
9-12
3407 Plateau Road
Newton
28658
Catawba County
Catawba County Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 462-1496
956
54
17.8
44.5%
696 (72.8%)
33 (3.5%)
105 (11.0%)
54 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
66 (6.9%)
$8,769
$744
$8,025
57.9
56.3
252
7
370002902321
246
Summit Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
370 Mitten Lane
Cashiers
28717
Jackson County
Summit Charter
Yes
No
No
Yes
(828) 743-5755
299
23
13
224 (74.9%)
0 (0.0%)
62 (20.7%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.7%)
57.6
28.1
451
205
370237003225
247
Corinth Holders High
Public
9-12
6875 Applewhite Rd
Wendell
27591
Wake County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 365-4306
2,270
109
20.9
32.4%
1,233 (54.3%)
389 (17.1%)
513 (22.6%)
28 (1.2%)
8 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
97 (4.3%)
$7,404
$393
$7,011
57.6
57.9
241
6
370192000774
248
Grimsley High
Public, Magnet
9-12
801 N Josephine Boyd St.
Greensboro
27408
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
Yes
No
No
(336) 370-8180
1,929
101
19
47.8%
797 (41.3%)
737 (38.2%)
227 (11.8%)
71 (3.7%)
3 (0.2%)
3 (0.2%)
91 (4.7%)
$8,660
$655
$8,005
56.8
53.9
264
16
370342003388
249
Northampton Early College
Public
9-12
100 College Dr.
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Northampton County Schools
No
No
No
No
(252) 585-1900
164
6
27.3
98.2%
7 (4.3%)
133 (81.1%)
12 (7.3%)
4 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.9%)
$11,161
$688
$10,474
56.6
60.7
221
28
370210000928
250
Hendersonville High
Public
9-12
1 Bearcat Boulevard
Hendersonville
28791
Henderson County
Henderson County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 697-4802
785
47
16.8
99.6%
471 (60.0%)
70 (8.9%)
181 (23.1%)
9 (1.1%)
1 (0.1%)
8 (1.0%)
45 (5.7%)
$8,966
$700
$8,266
56.4
62.3
213
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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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