Best High Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOC test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 640)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370090002708	591	Turning Point Academy	Public	6-12	409 West Sumter Street	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8399	108	15	7.2	97.2%	37 (34.3%)	56 (51.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.0%)	$21,288			$1,682			$19,606	10.2	3.9	608	17
370150000624	592	North Forsyth High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5705 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 661-4880	1,062	61	17.2	99.7%	98 (9.2%)	416 (39.2%)	481 (45.3%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	50 (4.7%)	$10,139			$976			$9,162	10	8.4	589	3
370450001776	593	Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	634	38	16.7	97.8%	88 (13.9%)	236 (37.2%)	258 (40.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	$12,281			$1,549			$10,731	9.9	11	569	24
370003402334	594	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3334 Bishop Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 443-9923	1,022	49	20.8	95.3%	47 (4.6%)	851 (83.3%)	49 (4.8%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.5%)								9.7	14.6	542	52
370489003262	595	Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Public	9-12	415 County Road	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4829	120	12	9.6	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	116 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$18,405			$2,475			$15,931	9.6	3.8	609	14
370357003586	596	Pender Innovative Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1886 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 789-6073	99	6	17.6	60.6%	64 (64.6%)	18 (18.2%)	11 (11.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								9	21.7	500	96
370150000592	597	Carver High	Public	9-12	3545 Carver School Road	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 727-2987	664	51	13	99.5%	19 (2.9%)	347 (52.3%)	270 (40.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	$15,235			$2,941			$12,294	9	17.5	527	70
370150000604	598	Robert B Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1600 Union Cross Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 771-4500	1,504	86	17.3	71.7%	304 (20.2%)	426 (28.3%)	703 (46.7%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.0%)	$8,839			$553			$8,286	8.9	13.9	548	50
370465003550	599	Vance Virtual Village Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 506-7172	197	11	18	10.2%	24 (12.2%)	140 (71.1%)	15 (7.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)								8.9	8.7	586	13
370288001165	600	South Creek High	Public	9-12	21077 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-4081	236	19	12.2	98.7%	60 (25.4%)	136 (57.6%)	27 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$13,978			$1,586			$12,392	8.7	3.9	607	7

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.