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481
Lexington Senior High School
Public
9-12
26 Penry Street
Lexington
27292
Davidson County
Lexington City Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 242-1574
928
50
18.3
98.7%
158 (17.0%)
281 (30.3%)
351 (37.8%)
47 (5.1%)
3 (0.3%)
4 (0.4%)
84 (9.1%)
$10,435
$1,128
$9,307
25.3
28.2
449
32
370001100436
482
South View High
Public
9-12
4184 Elk Road
Hope Mills
28348
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
No
No
No
(910) 425-8181
1,502
91
16.5
65.9%
363 (24.2%)
691 (46.0%)
245 (16.3%)
15 (1.0%)
34 (2.3%)
8 (0.5%)
146 (9.7%)
$8,362
$862
$7,499
25.3
27.6
457
25
370297001255
483
Olympic High School
Public
9-12
4301 Sandy Porter Rd
Charlotte
28273
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
No
No
No
(980) 343-3800
1,729
89
19.4
41.2%
147 (8.5%)
727 (42.0%)
719 (41.6%)
88 (5.1%)
2 (0.1%)
2 (0.1%)
44 (2.5%)
$8,149
$512
$7,637
25.2
21.1
504
21
370126002292
484
Riverside High
Public
9-12
3218 Rose of Sharon Road
Durham
27712
Durham County
Durham Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 560-3965
1,812
100
18.1
51.0%
473 (26.1%)
523 (28.9%)
694 (38.3%)
35 (1.9%)
3 (0.2%)
2 (0.1%)
82 (4.5%)
$10,389
$739
$9,651
25
31.1
427
57
370001100400
485
Douglas Byrd High
Public
9-12
1624 Ireland Drive
Fayetteville
28304
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 484-8121
940
64
14.6
99.0%
128 (13.6%)
472 (50.2%)
206 (21.9%)
5 (0.5%)
22 (2.3%)
12 (1.3%)
95 (10.1%)
$10,626
$1,758
$8,868
25
28.3
445
40
370444001763
486
Swain County High School
Public
9-12
1415 Fontana Road
Bryson City
28713
Swain County
Swain County Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 488-2152
560
40
14.1
51.4%
389 (69.5%)
5 (0.9%)
25 (4.5%)
3 (0.5%)
101 (18.0%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (6.6%)
$12,889
$1,251
$11,638
24.9
35.7
391
95
370405002882
487
Carson High
Public
9-12
290 Kress Venture Dr
China Grove
28023
Rowan County
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 855-7297
1,170
61
19.2
48.3%
811 (69.3%)
51 (4.4%)
242 (20.7%)
10 (0.9%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (4.5%)
$8,570
$767
$7,803
24.8
25.8
470
17
370003000202
488
Hugh M Cummings High
Public
9-12
2200 N Mebane Street
Burlington
27217
Alamance County
Alamance-Burlington Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 570-6100
981
58
16.8
80.1%
54 (5.5%)
342 (34.9%)
545 (55.6%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
34 (3.5%)
$9,437
$1,037
$8,400
24.3
18.2
521
33
370234003104
489
Blue Ridge Early College
Public
7-12
95 Bobcat Dr
Cashiers
28717
Jackson County
Jackson County Public Schools
No
No
No
No
(828) 743-2646
132
13
10.5
74.2%
80 (60.6%)
0 (0.0%)
48 (36.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.0%)
$11,670
$875
$10,794
24.2
32.3
413
76
370180003385
490
South Granville High
Public
9-12
701 N Crescent Dr
Creedmoor
27522
Granville County
Granville County Schools
No
No
No
No
(919) 528-5533
709
35
20
47.8%
332 (46.8%)
190 (26.8%)
145 (20.5%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (5.1%)
$8,664
$442
$8,222
24.1
28.1
450
40
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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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Educational resources:
Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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.
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