High Schools in Newton Conover City Schools

The Newton Conover City Schools district in North Carolina is home to two high schools: Newton-Conover High School and Discovery High School. While both schools serve the same district, the data reveals a significant performance gap, with Discovery High consistently outperforming its counterpart on key metrics.

Discovery High School stands out as the clear academic leader in the district. It has consistently ranked higher than Newton-Conover High in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, placing 134th out of 640 high schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year, compared to Newton-Conover High's 341st ranking. Discovery High has also received 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, while Newton-Conover High has only received 2 out of 5 stars. Additionally, Discovery High has significantly outperformed Newton-Conover High and the state average on End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, with much higher percentages of students scoring proficient or better in subjects like Biology, English II, and Math III.

The data also reveals potential socioeconomic factors that may be contributing to the performance gap. Discovery High has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23.83%) compared to Newton-Conover High (59.1%), indicating a more affluent student population. Despite this, Discovery High spends less per student ($7,999) compared to Newton-Conover High ($10,228), yet achieves better academic outcomes. This suggests that the Newton Conover City Schools district may be able to optimize resource allocation and identify best practices from Discovery High that could be replicated at other schools.