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251
Hayesville High
Public
9-12
205 Yellow Jacket Drive
Hayesville
28904
Clay County
Clay County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 389-6532
374
27
14
49.7%
322 (86.1%)
4 (1.1%)
31 (8.3%)
2 (0.5%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.2%)
$14,651
$1,180
$13,471
56.4
64.4
197
54
370001100402
252
Cape Fear High
Public
9-12
4762 Clinton Road
Fayetteville
28312
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 483-0191
1,514
85
17.7
50.9%
715 (47.2%)
418 (27.6%)
192 (12.7%)
11 (0.7%)
35 (2.3%)
6 (0.4%)
137 (9.0%)
$8,895
$990
$7,905
56.4
53.3
269
17
370472001839
253
Needham Broughton High
Public, Magnet
9-12
723 Saint Marys St
Raleigh
27605
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
Yes
No
No
(919) 856-7810
2,062
117
17.5
31.6%
1,195 (58.0%)
424 (20.6%)
334 (16.2%)
39 (1.9%)
2 (0.1%)
1 (0.0%)
67 (3.2%)
$9,028
$494
$8,535
56.2
62.2
215
38
370039403360
254
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech
Public, Charter
5-12
1413 W Ehringhaus St
Elizabeth City
27909
Pasquotank County
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech
Yes
No
No
Yes
(252) 562-0653
761
40
18.8
33.8%
488 (64.1%)
152 (20.0%)
41 (5.4%)
9 (1.2%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
68 (8.9%)
56.2
60.4
224
30
370096002902
255
Columbus Career and College Academy
Public
9-12
4564 Chadbourn Hwy
Whiteville
28472
Columbus County
Columbus County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 788-6281
242
13
18.3
97.1%
133 (55.0%)
46 (19.0%)
50 (20.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.7%)
$6,813
$326
$6,488
56.1
40.7
348
93
370045000142
256
Owen High
Public
9-12
99 Lake Eden Road
Black Mountain
28711
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 686-3852
683
44
15.5
99.6%
518 (75.8%)
28 (4.1%)
93 (13.6%)
5 (0.7%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
35 (5.1%)
$11,241
$694
$10,547
56.1
62.8
209
47
370297002324
257
Butler High School
Public
9-12
1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd
Matthews
28105
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
No
No
No
(980) 343-6300
1,843
108
16.9
46.8%
546 (29.6%)
531 (28.8%)
569 (30.9%)
136 (7.4%)
2 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
58 (3.1%)
$8,714
$431
$8,282
55.8
50.5
284
27
370345001421
258
Dixon High
Public
9-12
160 Dixon School Rd
Holly Ridge
28445
Onslow County
Onslow County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 347-2958
1,187
61
19.5
35.2%
875 (73.7%)
56 (4.7%)
163 (13.7%)
7 (0.6%)
4 (0.3%)
6 (0.5%)
76 (6.4%)
$9,119
$727
$8,392
55.8
57.3
244
14
370462001797
259
Parkwood High
Public
9-12
3220 Parkwood School Rd
Monroe
28112
Union County
Union County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 296-0154
1,055
64
16.4
41.0%
696 (66.0%)
113 (10.7%)
187 (17.7%)
9 (0.9%)
3 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
46 (4.4%)
$8,904
$574
$8,330
55.8
47.5
306
47
370321001339
260
Mount Airy High
Public
9-12
1011 N South St
Mount Airy
27030
Surry County
Mount Airy City Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 789-5147
620
37
16.9
99.5%
394 (63.5%)
49 (7.9%)
140 (22.6%)
7 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (4.8%)
$10,888
$1,160
$9,729
55.5
64.9
193
67
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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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