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Grades
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City
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371
Hobbton High
Public
9-12
12201 Hobbton Hwy
Newton Grove
28366
Sampson County
Sampson County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 594-0242
490
30
16.5
99.4%
136 (27.8%)
82 (16.7%)
252 (51.4%)
2 (0.4%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (3.3%)
$9,904
$1,058
$8,846
40.1
46.8
310
61
370234001008
372
Smoky Mountain High School
Public
9-12
100 Smoky Mountain Drive
Sylva
28779
Jackson County
Jackson County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 586-2177
899
54
16.6
53.4%
625 (69.5%)
11 (1.2%)
176 (19.6%)
9 (1.0%)
40 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (4.2%)
$11,017
$880
$10,137
39.8
37.2
378
6
370231000994
373
South Iredell High
Public
9-12
299 Old Mountain Rd
Statesville
28677
Iredell County
Iredell-Statesville Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 528-4536
1,675
81
20.6
30.2%
1,038 (62.0%)
199 (11.9%)
280 (16.7%)
60 (3.6%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
96 (5.7%)
$7,902
$590
$7,312
39.5
47
308
65
370042000127
374
South Brunswick High
Public
9-12
280 Cougar Drive BSL
Southport
28461
Brunswick County
Brunswick County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 756-6880
1,182
69
17.1
99.7%
906 (76.6%)
110 (9.3%)
86 (7.3%)
7 (0.6%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
68 (5.8%)
$10,849
$855
$9,994
39.4
42.4
334
40
370008902472
375
Sugar Creek Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4101 N Tryon Street
Charlotte
28206
Mecklenburg County
Sugar Creek Charter
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 509-5470
1,573
73
21.5
96.5%
2 (0.1%)
1,280 (81.4%)
238 (15.1%)
5 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
47 (3.0%)
39.3
39.6
357
18
370010502522
376
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
7847 Clinard Farms Rd
High Point
27265
Guilford County
Phoenix Academy Inc
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
(336) 869-0079
1,508
75
20.2
521 (34.5%)
462 (30.6%)
223 (14.8%)
140 (9.3%)
9 (0.6%)
2 (0.1%)
151 (10.0%)
38.8
(n/a)
370069000277
377
Bunker Hill High
Public
9-12
4675 Oxford School Road
Claremont
28610
Catawba County
Catawba County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 241-3355
883
48
18.3
60.9%
475 (53.8%)
60 (6.8%)
188 (21.3%)
96 (10.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
64 (7.2%)
$8,880
$745
$8,136
38.7
45.3
321
56
370327001354
378
Southern Nash High
Public
9-12
6446 Southern Nash High Road
Bailey
27807
Nash County
Nash County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(252) 451-8520
1,073
53
20.3
57.3%
402 (37.5%)
236 (22.0%)
381 (35.5%)
3 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (4.7%)
$9,274
$717
$8,556
38.7
35.7
392
14
370039203365
379
TMSA Charlotte
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
9108 Mallard Creek Rd.
Charlotte
28262
Mecklenburg County
The Math and Science Academy of Charlott
Yes
No
No
Yes
(980) 321-7744
745
43
17.3
92.2%
22 (3.0%)
385 (51.7%)
74 (9.9%)
173 (23.2%)
6 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
85 (11.4%)
38.5
22
498
119
370472001855
380
East Wake High
Public
9-12
5101 Rolesville Rd
Wendell
27591
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(919) 365-2625
1,708
91
18.7
66.6%
286 (16.7%)
738 (43.2%)
595 (34.8%)
26 (1.5%)
2 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
60 (3.5%)
$11,170
$530
$10,640
38.4
36
388
8
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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:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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