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370414001676
221
Midway High
Public
9-12
15274 Spiveys Corner Highway
Newton Grove
28366
Sampson County
Sampson County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 567-6664
757
44
17.1
99.6%
397 (52.4%)
76 (10.0%)
239 (31.6%)
2 (0.3%)
7 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
35 (4.6%)
$8,712
$908
$7,804
62
58.5
238
17
370462002799
222
Porter Ridge High School
Public
9-12
2839 Ridge Road
Indian Trail
28079
Union County
Union County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 292-7662
1,754
86
20.4
34.1%
911 (51.9%)
246 (14.0%)
444 (25.3%)
43 (2.5%)
4 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
105 (6.0%)
$7,458
$458
$7,000
61.8
63.8
203
19
370045000133
223
Reynolds High
Public
9-12
One Rocket Drive
Asheville
28803
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 298-2500
1,133
69
16.3
42.0%
768 (67.8%)
130 (11.5%)
150 (13.2%)
12 (1.1%)
5 (0.4%)
3 (0.3%)
65 (5.7%)
$9,315
$663
$8,652
61.7
59.6
230
7
370219002108
224
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
Public
9-12
409 8th Avenue NE
Hickory
28601
Catawba County
Hickory City Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 328-6738
229
21
10.7
59.4%
115 (50.2%)
29 (12.7%)
57 (24.9%)
6 (2.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (9.2%)
$15,342
$1,043
$14,299
61.7
77.2
143
81
370441001748
225
East Surry High
Public
9-12
801 W Main Street
Pilot Mountain
27041
Surry County
Surry County Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 368-2251
594
33
17.9
44.9%
502 (84.5%)
11 (1.9%)
59 (9.9%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (3.2%)
$9,894
$884
$9,010
61.3
55.7
255
30
370045000156
226
North Buncombe High
Public
9-12
890 Clarks Chapel Road
Weaverville
28787
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 645-4221
956
58
16.6
42.2%
744 (77.8%)
11 (1.2%)
165 (17.3%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
29 (3.0%)
$9,935
$695
$9,241
61.2
64.1
201
25
370011002541
227
Bethany Community School
Public, Charter
6-12
1288 Hudson Rd
Summerfield
27358
Guilford County
Bethany Community School
Yes
No
No
No
(336) 951-2500
649
35
18.3
487 (75.0%)
63 (9.7%)
57 (8.8%)
5 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (5.5%)
61.2
49
299
72
370043803459
228
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
Public, Charter
6-12
283 Harvey Faulk Road
Sanford
27332
Lee County
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
Yes
No
No
Yes
(919) 842-5411
547
40
13.8
307 (56.1%)
70 (12.8%)
103 (18.8%)
6 (1.1%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
57 (10.4%)
61.1
57.2
246
18
370114000475
229
North Davidson High
Public
9-12
7227 Old US Hwy 52
Lexington
27295
Davidson County
Davidson County Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 731-8431
905
56
16.1
37.0%
719 (79.4%)
34 (3.8%)
101 (11.2%)
20 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (3.3%)
$8,214
$565
$7,650
60.8
56.3
251
22
370007002416
230
East Wake Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
821 Charter School Way
Zebulon
27597
Wake County
East Wake Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(919) 404-0444
1,227
80
15.2
883 (72.0%)
143 (11.7%)
121 (9.9%)
10 (0.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (5.6%)
60.7
62.1
216
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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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