Lucy Ragsdale High

Summary:

Lucy Ragsdale High is a public high school located in Jamestown, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,346 students. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its diverse student population, Lucy Ragsdale High has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 155 out of 451 North Carolina high schools in 2013-2014 to 539 out of 640 in 2023-2024. The school consistently underperforms the Guilford County Schools and North Carolina state averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with significantly lower proficiency rates in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. This is particularly concerning given the school's high poverty rates, with 61.07% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Lucy Ragsdale High to nearby schools in the Guilford County district, several interesting patterns emerge. Specialized magnet programs like Middle College at GTCC-High Point and Penn-Griffin Schools consistently outperform Lucy Ragsdale High in both statewide rankings and EOC test scores. Additionally, schools with higher percentages of low-income and minority students, such as Ben L. Smith High School and T Wingate Andrews High, also struggle with lower performance metrics compared to their more affluent and diverse counterparts.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive
       Jamestown, NC  27282-9606


(336) 454-7400

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
539th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,118 Help


Feeder schools for Lucy Ragsdale High:

Elementary:    Jamestown Elementary
    Millis Road Elementary
    Pilot Elementary
    Union Hill Elementary
Middle:    Jamestown Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  1,346

Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.5%
White:
26.4%
Hispanic:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.1% Help


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Compare Details Lucy Ragsdale High ranks worse than 84.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 22nd among 25 ranked high schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lucy Ragsdale High is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (39.5%), White (26.4%), Hispanic (17.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lucy Ragsdale High is 16.5. 18 high schools in the Guilford County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lucy Ragsdale High is $9,118. 22 high schools in the Guilford County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lucy Ragsdale High:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucy Ragsdale High 539th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Lucy Ragsdale High in the ranking list.)

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Guilford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilford County Schools 149th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lucy Ragsdale High

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Rank History for all students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.11 209th 431 51.5%
2007 51.09 218th 453 51.9%
2008 54.68 208th 477 56.4%
2009 39.57 344th 490 29.8%
2010 32.69 392nd 499 21.4%
2011 43.85 330th 506 34.8%
2012 43.89 283rd 502 43.6%
2013 37.58 252nd 505 50.1%
2014 50.36 155th 451 65.6%
2015 44.37 226th 531 57.4%
2016 36.31 265th 507 47.7%
2017 40.97 239th 476 49.8%
2018 50.94 210th 469 55.2%
2019 43.65 259th 514 49.6%
2021 39.84 333rd 594 43.9%
2022 33.01 412th 621 33.7%
2023 24.29 481st 626 23.2%
2024 16.90 539th 640 15.8%
See the entire list of North Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.05 125th 185 32.4%
2019 48.59 96th 195 50.8%
2021 52.13 91st 199 54.3%
2022 24.61 188th 226 16.8%
2023 24.99 199th 249 20.1%
2024 16.23 237th 261 9.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.25 48th 147 67.3%
2019 64.87 24th 173 86.1%
2022 50.87 53rd 156 66.0%
2023 24.57 191st 226 15.5%
2024 28.08 210th 262 19.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.65 336th 349 3.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.62 158th 424 62.7%
2019 42.52 191st 446 57.2%
2021 34.28 234th 432 45.8%
2022 36.02 332nd 544 39.0%
2023 21.93 493rd 597 17.4%
2024 17.72 535th 613 12.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.91 3rd 45 93.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.29 177th 449 60.6%
2019 41.06 258th 475 45.7%
2021 41.24 241st 475 49.3%
2022 35.52 379th 594 36.2%
2023 23.49 464th 588 21.1%
2024 13.28 539th 602 10.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.65 262nd 364 28.0%
2021 45.31 142nd 334 57.5%
2022 24.46 267th 330 19.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.42 5th 100 95.0%
2019 39.93 235th 325 27.7%
2021 37.09 254th 337 24.6%
2022 21.89 353rd 398 11.3%
2023 16.72 377th 403 6.5%
2024 18.60 372nd 403 7.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.63 247th 463 46.7%
2019 42.73 245th 488 49.8%
2021 31.81 289th 481 39.9%
2022 29.46 419th 585 28.4%
2023 23.87 467th 602 22.4%
2024 18.82 504th 607 17.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.30 40th 77 48.1%
2019 53.82 44th 89 50.6%
2021 22.78 69th 83 16.9%
2022 28.40 71st 91 22.0%
2023 11.57 91st 98 7.1%
2024 15.23 89th 101 11.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.94 179th 359 50.1%
2019 38.12 187th 369 49.3%
2021 39.00 170th 364 53.3%
2022 31.45 282nd 430 34.4%
2023 26.19 329th 434 24.2%
2024 19.44 393rd 437 10.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.88 137th 340 59.7%
2019 46.69 136th 354 61.6%
2021 43.09 149th 370 59.7%
2022 26.63 336th 436 22.9%
2023 28.03 335th 449 25.4%
2024 13.64 430th 454 5.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lucy Ragsdale High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.36 86th 427 79.9%
2019 56.46 151st 444 66.0%
2021 41.05 225th 439 48.7%
2022 48.71 264th 534 50.6%
2023 34.36 373rd 537 30.5%
2024 29.06 424th 553 23.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lucy Ragsdale High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 760 231 14 9 5 n/a n/a 0 1019
1989 700 202 18 6 7 n/a n/a 0 933
1990 657 189 21 7 5 n/a n/a 0 879
1991 646 190 29 6 9 n/a n/a 0 880
1992 657 184 28 9 8 n/a n/a -1 885
1993 689 194 28 10 8 n/a n/a 0 929
1994 705 215 33 13 9 n/a n/a 0 975
1995 685 276 44 13 12 n/a n/a 0 1030
1996 685 276 44 13 12 n/a n/a 0 1030
1997 671 267 56 16 13 n/a n/a 0 1023
1998 691 282 62 13 9 n/a n/a 0 1057
1999 731 289 65 16 10 n/a n/a 0 1111
2000 698 302 84 26 13 n/a n/a 0 1123
2001 718 313 79 32 8 n/a n/a 0 1150
2002 731 313 59 28 9 n/a n/a 0 1140
2003 731 313 59 28 9 n/a n/a 0 1140
2004 750 353 61 43 11 n/a n/a 0 1218
2005 787 423 71 60 9 n/a n/a 0 1350
2006 810 494 95 74 8 n/a n/a 0 1481
2007 766 494 127 82 5 n/a n/a 43 1517
2008 697 554 146 83 4 n/a n/a 46 1530
2009 646 610 157 80 4 n/a n/a 0 1497
2010 608 566 169 83 1 n/a n/a 0 1427
2011 590 526 153 82 5 0 46 0 1402
2012 535 505 153 93 6 0 49 0 1341
2013 560 514 143 102 9 0 63 0 1391
2014 569 514 141 105 11 1 69 0 1410
2015 558 530 157 124 11 1 60 0 1441
2016 550 590 150 161 8 1 68 0 1528
2017 517 570 155 183 6 1 75 0 1507
2018 484 556 164 195 7 1 75 0 1482
2019 444 513 149 210 5 0 71 0 1392
2020 425 498 144 212 6 1 84 0 1370
2021 402 491 157 226 6 1 71 0 1354
2022 394 475 142 232 4 2 68 0 1317
2023 356 532 146 238 4 3 67 0 1346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lucy Ragsdale High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1019 56.0 18.1 10.2
1989 933 56.0 16.6 10
1990 879 56.0 15.6 16.8
1991 880 68.0 12.9 16.8
1992 885 65.0 13.6 7.5
1993 929 63.0 14.7 9.7
1994 975 61.0 16.0 12.3
1995 1030 59.0 17.5 16.3
1996 1030 59.0 17.5 16.3
1997 1023 55.0 18.6 19.8
1998 1057 64.0 16.5 16.1
1999 1111 75.0 14.8 20.6
2000 1123 71.0 15.8 21.7
2001 1150 73.0 15.8 23.8
2002 1140 73.0 15.6 22.7
2003 1140 73.0 15.6 22.7
2004 1218 73.0 16.7 33.2
2005 1350 73.0 18.5 28.5
2006 1481 73.0 20.3 30.8
2007 1517 87.6 17.3 25.6
2008 1530 89.0 17.2 n/a
2009 1497 96.5 15.5 34.9
2010 1427 88.5 16.1 42.1
2011 1402 87.5 16.0 43.5
2012 1341 86.4 15.5 46.2
2013 1391 83.7 16.6 46.7
2014 1410 86.0 16.3 45.6
2015 1441 86.0 16.7 46
2016 1528 84.0 18.1 48.2
2017 1507 87.9 17.1 50.5
2018 1482 85.2 17.3 49.7
2019 1392 82.5 16.8 53.3
2020 1370 81.9 16.7 53.8
2021 1354 81.9 16.5 42
2022 1317 81.5 16.1 43.4
2023 1346 81.1 16.5 61.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lucy Ragsdale High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1019 56.0 18.1 10.2
1989 933 56.0 16.6 10
1990 879 56.0 15.6 16.8
1991 880 68.0 12.9 16.8
1992 885 65.0 13.6 7.5
1993 929 63.0 14.7 9.7
1994 975 61.0 16.0 12.3
1995 1030 59.0 17.5 16.3
1996 1030 59.0 17.5 16.3
1997 1023 55.0 18.6 19.8
1998 1057 64.0 16.5 16.1
1999 1111 75.0 14.8 20.6
2000 1123 71.0 15.8 21.7
2001 1150 73.0 15.8 23.8
2002 1140 73.0 15.6 22.7
2003 1140 73.0 15.6 22.7
2004 1218 73.0 16.7 33.2
2005 1350 73.0 18.5 28.5
2006 1481 73.0 20.3 30.8
2007 1517 87.6 17.3 25.6
2008 1530 89.0 17.2 n/a
2009 1497 96.5 15.5 34.9
2010 1427 88.5 16.1 42.1
2011 1402 87.5 16.0 43.5
2012 1341 86.4 15.5 46.2
2013 1391 83.7 16.6 46.7
2014 1410 86.0 16.3 45.6
2015 1441 86.0 16.7 46
2016 1528 84.0 18.1 48.2
2017 1507 87.9 17.1 50.5
2018 1482 85.2 17.3 49.7
2019 1392 82.5 16.8 53.3
2020 1370 81.9 16.7 53.8
2021 1354 81.9 16.5 42
2022 1317 81.5 16.1 43.4
2023 1346 81.1 16.5 61.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lucy Ragsdale High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,022 (11.2%) $8,096 (88.8%) $9,118

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lucy Ragsdale High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 259th of 514 High schoolsRanks 481st of 626 High schools
 26.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Lucy Ragsdale High)61.339.3
 22%
   End of Course Biology (Guilford County Schools)57.749.4
 8.3%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Lucy Ragsdale High)59.850.8
 9%
   End of Course English II (Guilford County Schools)57.354.7
 2.6%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Lucy Ragsdale High)21.118.1
 3%
   End of Course Math I (Guilford County Schools)2723.1
 3.9%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Lucy Ragsdale High)45.738.9
 6.8%
   End of Course Math III (Guilford County Schools)4651
 5%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13921346
 3.3%
African American513532
 3.7%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian149146
 2%
Hispanic210238
 13.3%
Pacific Islander03
White444356
 19.8%
Two or More Races7167
 5.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.3%61.1%
 7.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lucy Ragsdale High

Students at Lucy Ragsdale High are 40% African American, 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,346 students attended Lucy Ragsdale High.

Lucy Ragsdale High ranks in the bottom 15.8% of North Carolina high schools.

Lucy Ragsdale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jamestown Elementary
Elementary : Millis Road Elementary
Elementary : Pilot Elementary
Elementary : Union Hill Elementary
Middle : Jamestown Middle


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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.

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