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341
Newton-Conover High
Public
9-12
338 W 15th Street
Newton
28658
Catawba County
Newton Conover City Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 465-0920
758
44
17
59.1%
332 (43.8%)
81 (10.7%)
223 (29.4%)
55 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
67 (8.8%)
$10,228
$626
$9,601
44
31.9
420
79
370001202616
342
South Central
Public
9-12
570 W Forlines Road
Winterville
28590
Pitt County
Pitt County Schools
No
No
No
No
(252) 321-3232
1,675
92
18.2
55.1%
356 (21.3%)
1,052 (62.8%)
114 (6.8%)
24 (1.4%)
6 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
122 (7.3%)
$8,918
$1,095
$7,823
43.7
37.1
380
38
370297002641
343
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
Public, Magnet
9-12
1430 Alleghany St
Charlotte
28208
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
Yes
No
No
(980) 343-5992
1,552
84
18.4
46.0%
47 (3.0%)
1,015 (65.4%)
408 (26.3%)
57 (3.7%)
3 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (1.4%)
$8,885
$597
$8,288
43.7
50
289
54
370033002224
344
Northside High
Public
9-12
7868 Free Union Church Road
Pinetown
27865
Beaufort County
Beaufort County Schools
No
No
No
No
(252) 943-6341
376
30
12.5
98.7%
251 (66.8%)
66 (17.6%)
39 (10.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (5.3%)
$12,647
$840
$11,807
43.6
51.2
280
64
370032303256
345
North East Carolina Prep
Public, Charter, Alternative
PK, KG-12
274 Husky Trail
Tarboro
27886
Edgecombe County
North East Carolina Preparatory School
Yes
No
No
Yes
(252) 641-0464
909
68
13.4
72.8%
440 (48.4%)
301 (33.1%)
126 (13.9%)
6 (0.7%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
32 (3.5%)
43.5
32
418
73
370044503506
346
Hobgood Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
201 S Beech St
Hobgood
27843
Halifax County
Hobgood Charter School
Yes
No
No
Yes
(252) 242-1880
404
33
12.2
319 (79.0%)
57 (14.1%)
19 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.2%)
43.2
(n/a)
370489003079
347
Roanoke Valley Early College
Public
9-12
100 College Dr
Weldon
27890
Halifax County
Weldon City Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 536-6364
119
5
23.8
97.5%
4 (3.4%)
108 (90.8%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.4%)
$10,910
$689
$10,222
43.2
23.8
487
140
370504002018
348
Forbush High
Public
8-12
1525 Falcon Road
East Bend
27018
Yadkin County
Yadkin County Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 551-1140
794
49
16.1
45.6%
533 (67.1%)
15 (1.9%)
219 (27.6%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
23 (2.9%)
$9,104
$736
$8,368
43.1
46
315
33
370039000116
349
East Bladen High
Public
9-12
5600 NC Hwy 87 East
Elizabethtown
28337
Bladen County
Bladen County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 247-4610
545
35
15.4
99.4%
173 (31.7%)
262 (48.1%)
70 (12.8%)
1 (0.2%)
6 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (6.1%)
$10,954
$1,440
$9,513
43
40.5
349
370003000016
350
Southern Alamance High
Public
9-12
631 Southern High Road
Graham
27253
Alamance County
Alamance-Burlington Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 570-6400
1,360
75
18.1
43.0%
928 (68.2%)
109 (8.0%)
238 (17.5%)
28 (2.1%)
2 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
55 (4.0%)
$8,061
$590
$7,471
43
48.9
300
50
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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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: 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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