Triton High

Summary:

Triton High is a public high school located in Erwin, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,287 students. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 188 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Triton High faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance compared to nearby schools like Western Harnett High and Harnett Central High. The school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the Harnett County Schools district and North Carolina state averages across all subject areas. Additionally, Triton High's performance on EOC exams has declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 404 out of 594 high schools in 2020-2021 to 515 out of 640 high schools in 2023-2024.

Another key factor that differentiates Triton High is its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with the free and reduced-price lunch rate increasing from 36.57% in 2021-2022 to 62.86% in 2022-2023. This high rate of economic disadvantage likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance compared to its peers. Additionally, Triton High faces significant equity concerns, with wide performance gaps between different student subgroups, particularly for African American and Special Education students, who consistently perform in the bottom 10-20% of North Carolina high schools. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and support programs could be crucial for improving Triton High's overall performance and providing a more equitable educational experience for all its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 215 Maynard Lake Road
       Erwin, NC  28339-9797


(910) 897-8121

District: Harnett County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
515th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,782 Help


Feeder schools for Triton High:

Elementary:    Coats Elementary
    Erwin Elementary
Middle:    Coats-Erwin Middle
    Dunn Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  1,287

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.1%
Hispanic:
29.0%
African American:
25.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.9% Help


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Compare Details Triton High ranks worse than 80.5% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 5 ranked high schools in the Harnett County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Triton High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.1%), Hispanic (29%), African American (25.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Triton High is 17.9, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the Harnett County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Triton High is $8,782, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Harnett County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Triton High:

SchoolDigger ranks Triton High 515th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Triton High in the ranking list.)

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Harnett County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Harnett County Schools 188th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Triton High

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Rank History for all students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 37.04 317th 431 26.5%
2007 52.86 203rd 453 55.2%
2008 53.61 218th 477 54.3%
2009 51.21 245th 490 50.0%
2010 49.37 286th 499 42.7%
2011 49.59 292nd 506 42.3%
2012 37.90 327th 502 34.9%
2013 29.08 316th 505 37.4%
2014 16.95 367th 451 18.6%
2015 25.66 361st 531 32.0%
2016 29.53 315th 507 37.9%
2017 35.45 278th 476 41.6%
2018 28.28 328th 469 30.1%
2019 21.90 389th 514 24.3%
2021 29.63 404th 594 32.0%
2022 29.89 436th 621 29.8%
2023 27.11 460th 626 26.5%
2024 19.89 515th 640 19.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.21 175th 185 5.4%
2019 10.62 187th 195 4.1%
2021 22.01 170th 199 14.6%
2022 24.26 192nd 226 15.0%
2023 41.96 145th 249 41.8%
2024 34.80 181st 261 30.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.78 98th 147 33.3%
2019 30.73 133rd 173 23.1%
2022 27.37 115th 156 26.3%
2023 44.25 94th 226 58.4%
2024 23.50 235th 262 10.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 14.41 345th 349 1.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.25 339th 424 20.0%
2019 18.57 385th 446 13.7%
2021 33.66 241st 432 44.2%
2022 30.15 372nd 544 31.6%
2023 24.54 469th 597 21.4%
2024 19.80 515th 613 16.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.55 355th 449 20.9%
2019 21.08 384th 475 19.2%
2021 29.85 299th 475 37.1%
2022 33.95 392nd 594 34.0%
2023 25.15 446th 588 24.1%
2024 23.47 468th 602 22.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.78 231st 349 33.8%
2019 11.76 359th 364 1.4%
2021 15.60 326th 334 2.4%
2022 18.05 314th 330 4.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.87 223rd 325 31.4%
2021 58.87 160th 337 52.5%
2022 56.10 213th 398 46.5%
2023 31.77 340th 403 15.6%
2024 33.36 335th 403 16.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.36 323rd 463 30.2%
2019 19.38 394th 488 19.3%
2021 27.93 318th 481 33.9%
2022 25.03 451st 585 22.9%
2023 27.64 438th 602 27.2%
2024 16.13 523rd 607 13.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.61 331st 359 7.8%
2019 15.31 344th 369 6.8%
2021 29.31 236th 364 35.2%
2022 22.51 361st 430 16.0%
2023 14.00 415th 434 4.4%
2024 16.05 412th 437 5.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.81 263rd 340 22.6%
2019 18.17 316th 354 10.7%
2021 31.18 240th 370 35.1%
2022 30.21 311th 436 28.7%
2023 30.49 315th 449 29.8%
2024 22.58 375th 454 17.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Triton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.45 241st 427 43.6%
2019 25.61 344th 444 22.5%
2021 33.84 265th 439 39.6%
2022 40.04 316th 534 40.8%
2023 36.80 355th 537 33.9%
2024 21.81 459th 553 17.0%
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 Triton High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 986 469 4 4 16 n/a n/a 3 1482
1989 937 474 4 4 21 n/a n/a 6 1446
1990 883 484 7 3 28 n/a n/a 0 1405
1991 876 460 8 8 22 n/a n/a 6 1380
1992 842 438 7 5 22 n/a n/a 0 1314
1993 840 434 6 4 17 n/a n/a 0 1301
1994 855 412 5 4 12 n/a n/a 0 1288
1995 852 392 3 17 14 n/a n/a 0 1278
1996 852 392 3 17 14 n/a n/a 0 1278
1997 848 409 2 22 17 n/a n/a 0 1298
1998 822 411 5 27 19 n/a n/a 0 1284
1999 797 391 3 29 19 n/a n/a 0 1239
2000 844 413 4 38 18 n/a n/a 0 1317
2001 829 426 3 44 17 n/a n/a 0 1319
2002 837 409 2 70 15 n/a n/a 0 1333
2003 837 409 2 70 15 n/a n/a 0 1333
2004 814 461 7 82 16 n/a n/a 0 1380
2005 776 494 6 77 11 n/a n/a 0 1364
2006 793 508 9 85 12 n/a n/a 0 1407
2007 755 463 8 84 9 n/a n/a 20 1339
2008 719 432 7 93 17 n/a n/a 17 1285
2009 764 499 6 103 16 n/a n/a 0 1388
2010 756 516 3 108 13 n/a n/a 0 1396
2011 764 479 4 143 15 0 31 0 1436
2012 735 439 3 153 9 0 33 0 1372
2013 746 444 3 167 10 0 32 0 1402
2014 689 402 6 181 8 1 55 0 1342
2015 646 405 8 195 14 1 39 0 1308
2016 634 402 13 209 16 0 53 0 1327
2017 618 403 11 238 20 1 65 0 1356
2018 619 362 12 249 20 1 70 0 1333
2019 589 332 8 255 15 0 68 0 1267
2020 542 309 7 274 12 0 66 0 1210
2021 546 317 6 286 8 0 64 0 1227
2022 523 310 7 312 8 0 65 0 1225
2023 503 331 5 373 10 1 64 0 1287

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 Triton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1482 92.0 16.1 24.6
1989 1446 92.0 15.7 28.6
1990 1405 92.0 15.2 25.6
1991 1380 92.0 15.0 26.1
1992 1314 92.0 14.2 16.5
1993 1301 74.0 17.6 25.9
1994 1288 75.0 17.2 24
1995 1278 73.0 17.5 23.9
1996 1278 73.0 17.5 23.9
1997 1298 78.0 16.6 21.3
1998 1284 85.0 15.1 25.8
1999 1239 85.0 14.6 32.8
2000 1317 85.0 15.5 27.4
2001 1319 85.0 15.5 31
2002 1333 85.0 15.7 35.6
2003 1333 85.0 15.7 35.6
2004 1380 85.0 16.2 40.3
2005 1364 86.0 15.9 38.4
2006 1407 88.0 16.0 n/a
2007 1339 91.1 14.7 48.5
2008 1285 95.8 13.4 49.1
2009 1388 96.9 14.3 47.8
2010 1396 93.4 14.9 53.9
2011 1436 84.6 16.9 53.8
2012 1372 84.1 16.3 55.8
2013 1402 82.9 16.8 56.8
2014 1342 85.9 15.6 56.9
2015 1308 78.0 16.7 56.4
2016 1327 80.0 16.5 57.1
2017 1356 78.3 17.3 60.8
2018 1333 77.5 17.1 52.6
2019 1267 75.2 16.8 57.5
2020 1210 69.0 17.5 52.5
2021 1227 69.6 17.6 40.2
2022 1225 74.8 16.3 36.6
2023 1287 71.6 17.9 62.9

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 Triton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1482 92.0 16.1 24.6
1989 1446 92.0 15.7 28.6
1990 1405 92.0 15.2 25.6
1991 1380 92.0 15.0 26.1
1992 1314 92.0 14.2 16.5
1993 1301 74.0 17.6 25.9
1994 1288 75.0 17.2 24
1995 1278 73.0 17.5 23.9
1996 1278 73.0 17.5 23.9
1997 1298 78.0 16.6 21.3
1998 1284 85.0 15.1 25.8
1999 1239 85.0 14.6 32.8
2000 1317 85.0 15.5 27.4
2001 1319 85.0 15.5 31
2002 1333 85.0 15.7 35.6
2003 1333 85.0 15.7 35.6
2004 1380 85.0 16.2 40.3
2005 1364 86.0 15.9 38.4
2006 1407 88.0 16.0 n/a
2007 1339 91.1 14.7 48.5
2008 1285 95.8 13.4 49.1
2009 1388 96.9 14.3 47.8
2010 1396 93.4 14.9 53.9
2011 1436 84.6 16.9 53.8
2012 1372 84.1 16.3 55.8
2013 1402 82.9 16.8 56.8
2014 1342 85.9 15.6 56.9
2015 1308 78.0 16.7 56.4
2016 1327 80.0 16.5 57.1
2017 1356 78.3 17.3 60.8
2018 1333 77.5 17.1 52.6
2019 1267 75.2 16.8 57.5
2020 1210 69.0 17.5 52.5
2021 1227 69.6 17.6 40.2
2022 1225 74.8 16.3 36.6
2023 1287 71.6 17.9 62.9

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 Triton High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $698 (7.9%) $8,084 (92.1%) $8,782

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Triton High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 389th of 514 High schoolsRanks 460th of 626 High schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Triton High)39.239.7
 0.5%
   End of Course Biology (Harnett County Schools)5245.5
 6.5%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Triton High)47.450.6
 3.2%
   End of Course English II (Harnett County Schools)51.948.7
 3.2%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Triton High)28.424.6
 3.8%
   End of Course Math I (Harnett County Schools)38.326.6
 11.7%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Triton High)23.342.6
 19.3%
   End of Course Math III (Harnett County Schools)27.343.3
 16%
   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 Students12671287
 1.6%
African American332331
 0.3%
American Indian1510
 33.3%
Asian85
 37.5%
Hispanic255373
 46.3%
Pacific Islander01
White589503
 14.6%
Two or More Races6864
 5.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.5%62.9%
 5.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Triton High

Triton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coats Elementary
Elementary : Erwin Elementary
Middle : Coats-Erwin Middle
Middle : Dunn Middle

Triton High ranks in the bottom 19.5% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,287 students attended Triton High.

Students at Triton High are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% Two or more races.


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