Jacksonville High

Summary:

Jacksonville High is a public high school serving 1,423 students in grades 9-12 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, which is part of the Onslow County Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, with higher percentages of African American (28.18%) and Hispanic (16.73%) students compared to nearby schools.

Academically, Jacksonville High's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the district and state averages, with higher proficiency rates in some end-of-course (EOC) tests, such as English II (60.5%) and Math III (61%). The school also ranks highly for its performance on African American and Hispanic student subgroups, indicating it is effectively serving these populations. However, some nearby schools, such as Swansboro High and Dixon High, outperform Jacksonville High in certain academic areas, particularly in EOC/Math III and EOC/Biology.

Over the past several years, Jacksonville High's statewide ranking has declined, from a high of 163 out of 451 North Carolina high schools in 2013-2014 to 277 out of 640 in the most recent 2023-2024 school year. This suggests the school may be facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance relative to other schools in the state. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 29.55% in 2020-2021 to 44.06% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1021 Henderson Dr
       Jacksonville, NC  28540-7423


(910) 989-2048

District: Onslow County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
277th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,620 Help


Feeder schools for Jacksonville High:

Elementary:    Clyde Erwin Elementary
    Northwoods Elementary
    Parkwood Elementary
    Summersill Elementary
Middle:    Northwoods Park Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  1,423

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.5%
African American:
28.2%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jacksonville High ranks better than 56.7% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked high schools in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Jacksonville High has the largest high school student body size in the Onslow County Schools District. Student population at Jacksonville High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.5%), African American (28.2%), Hispanic (16.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jacksonville High is 19.8. 4 high schools in the Onslow County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jacksonville High is $9,620, which is the 2nd highest among 7 high schools in the Onslow County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jacksonville High:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville High 277th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Jacksonville High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Onslow County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Onslow County Schools 135th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jacksonville High

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Rank History for all students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.60 135th 431 68.7%
2007 66.19 96th 453 78.8%
2008 61.82 133rd 477 72.1%
2009 55.79 206th 490 58.0%
2010 56.47 224th 499 55.1%
2011 56.27 220th 506 56.5%
2012 44.46 277th 502 44.8%
2013 43.05 207th 505 59.0%
2014 49.43 163rd 451 63.9%
2015 46.47 204th 531 61.6%
2016 31.96 302nd 507 40.4%
2017 39.70 249th 476 47.7%
2018 41.09 263rd 469 43.9%
2019 38.35 286th 514 44.4%
2021 55.13 241st 594 59.4%
2022 58.29 244th 621 60.7%
2023 59.32 232nd 626 62.9%
2024 53.53 277th 640 56.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.27 118th 185 36.2%
2019 36.20 131st 195 32.8%
2021 70.22 47th 199 76.4%
2022 64.78 58th 226 74.3%
2023 53.64 106th 249 57.4%
2024 37.74 171st 261 34.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.59 113th 156 27.6%
2023 73.81 27th 226 88.1%
2024 49.25 97th 262 63.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.00 93rd 349 73.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.01 251st 424 40.8%
2019 35.49 250th 446 43.9%
2021 57.87 78th 432 81.9%
2022 54.77 195th 544 64.2%
2023 52.17 233rd 597 61.0%
2024 45.13 283rd 613 53.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.91 19th 44 56.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.21 274th 449 39.0%
2019 39.10 277th 475 41.7%
2021 65.52 103rd 475 78.3%
2022 68.37 174th 594 70.7%
2023 62.02 215th 588 63.4%
2024 51.95 277th 602 54.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.41 134th 349 61.6%
2019 32.64 250th 364 31.3%
2021 68.06 55th 334 83.5%
2022 57.47 90th 330 72.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.71 205th 325 36.9%
2021 65.04 122nd 337 63.8%
2022 63.37 167th 398 58.0%
2023 50.67 243rd 403 39.7%
2024 42.99 299th 403 25.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.60 10th 32 68.8%
2019 43.49 15th 33 54.5%
2021 51.45 16th 41 61.0%
2022 56.91 19th 47 59.6%
2023 58.04 19th 48 60.4%
2024 61.49 17th 49 65.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.45 276th 463 40.4%
2019 33.97 301st 488 38.3%
2021 46.70 197th 481 59.0%
2022 48.93 272nd 585 53.5%
2023 54.80 251st 602 58.3%
2024 53.17 265th 607 56.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.09 226th 359 37.0%
2019 35.26 214th 369 42.0%
2021 53.19 104th 364 71.4%
2022 63.02 110th 430 74.4%
2023 62.57 110th 434 74.7%
2024 54.63 140th 437 68.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.91 88th 340 74.1%
2019 53.02 102nd 354 71.2%
2021 53.86 92nd 370 75.1%
2022 61.77 122nd 436 72.0%
2023 59.89 136th 449 69.7%
2024 56.66 149th 454 67.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Jacksonville High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.27 251st 427 41.2%
2019 35.48 282nd 444 36.5%
2021 58.43 138th 439 68.6%
2022 57.85 215th 534 59.7%
2023 61.24 204th 537 62.0%
2024 59.04 238th 553 57.0%
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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 Jacksonville High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1074 485 30 28 2 n/a n/a 2 1621
1989 1010 518 32 40 2 n/a n/a 1 1603
1990 1026 512 35 28 6 n/a n/a 1 1608
1991 968 504 38 38 4 n/a n/a 3 1555
1992 971 527 52 65 15 n/a n/a 0 1630
1993 950 564 54 67 12 n/a n/a 0 1647
1994 933 569 60 79 14 n/a n/a 0 1655
1995 981 674 49 77 5 n/a n/a 0 1786
1996 981 674 49 77 5 n/a n/a 0 1786
1997 936 717 56 84 8 n/a n/a 0 1801
1998 909 733 53 100 12 n/a n/a 0 1807
1999 889 732 47 102 21 n/a n/a 0 1791
2000 851 756 55 102 18 n/a n/a 0 1782
2001 824 755 53 98 18 n/a n/a 0 1748
2002 693 495 36 58 14 n/a n/a 0 1296
2003 693 495 36 58 14 n/a n/a 0 1296
2004 689 501 35 65 9 n/a n/a 0 1299
2005 648 520 29 65 8 n/a n/a 0 1270
2006 667 559 30 71 12 n/a n/a 0 1339
2007 668 429 27 73 10 n/a n/a 98 1305
2008 641 404 16 78 9 n/a n/a 89 1237
2009 623 483 16 87 11 n/a n/a 0 1220
2010 600 475 16 89 13 n/a n/a 0 1193
2011 587 322 8 113 15 7 57 0 1109
2012 585 312 10 112 16 6 56 0 1097
2013 594 291 13 132 13 3 66 0 1112
2014 614 328 19 135 10 1 71 0 1178
2015 618 348 25 140 8 4 75 0 1218
2016 659 411 29 184 7 5 83 0 1378
2017 645 428 31 180 5 4 79 0 1372
2018 616 383 22 176 3 4 85 0 1289
2019 570 359 19 160 3 5 90 0 1206
2020 571 323 19 185 5 7 94 0 1204
2021 551 278 20 162 6 5 88 0 1110
2022 588 372 20 207 6 3 111 0 1307
2023 633 401 16 238 7 3 125 0 1423

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jacksonville High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1621 92.0 17.6 9.1
1989 1603 93.0 17.2 25.3
1990 1608 94.0 17.1 27.1
1991 1555 95.0 16.3 28
1992 1630 83.0 19.6 8
1993 1647 86.0 19.2 12.4
1994 1655 84.0 19.7 14.3
1995 1786 94.0 19.0 18.5
1996 1786 94.0 19.0 18.5
1997 1801 94.0 19.2 16.7
1998 1807 109.0 16.6 18.4
1999 1791 109.0 16.4 27.5
2000 1782 112.0 15.9 26.8
2001 1748 112.0 15.6 26.7
2002 1296 82.0 15.8 24.8
2003 1296 82.0 15.8 24.8
2004 1299 82.0 15.8 23.9
2005 1270 82.0 15.5 26.1
2006 1339 82.0 16.3 25.5
2007 1305 81.0 16.1 27.1
2008 1237 82.0 15.1 27.7
2009 1220 78.9 15.5 26.9
2010 1193 68.9 17.3 32.4
2011 1109 71.0 15.6 33
2012 1097 61.0 17.9 33.6
2013 1112 67.5 16.4 32.2
2014 1178 70.5 16.7 35.1
2015 1218 70.0 17.4 37.3
2016 1378 74.0 18.6 38.2
2017 1372 78.5 17.4 43.4
2018 1289 74.0 17.4 41
2019 1206 71.6 16.8 45.8
2020 1204 71.5 16.8 37.2
2021 1110 59.0 18.7 29.5
2022 1307 66.0 19.8 32.5
2023 1423 71.5 19.8 44.1

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 Jacksonville High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1621 92.0 17.6 9.1
1989 1603 93.0 17.2 25.3
1990 1608 94.0 17.1 27.1
1991 1555 95.0 16.3 28
1992 1630 83.0 19.6 8
1993 1647 86.0 19.2 12.4
1994 1655 84.0 19.7 14.3
1995 1786 94.0 19.0 18.5
1996 1786 94.0 19.0 18.5
1997 1801 94.0 19.2 16.7
1998 1807 109.0 16.6 18.4
1999 1791 109.0 16.4 27.5
2000 1782 112.0 15.9 26.8
2001 1748 112.0 15.6 26.7
2002 1296 82.0 15.8 24.8
2003 1296 82.0 15.8 24.8
2004 1299 82.0 15.8 23.9
2005 1270 82.0 15.5 26.1
2006 1339 82.0 16.3 25.5
2007 1305 81.0 16.1 27.1
2008 1237 82.0 15.1 27.7
2009 1220 78.9 15.5 26.9
2010 1193 68.9 17.3 32.4
2011 1109 71.0 15.6 33
2012 1097 61.0 17.9 33.6
2013 1112 67.5 16.4 32.2
2014 1178 70.5 16.7 35.1
2015 1218 70.0 17.4 37.3
2016 1378 74.0 18.6 38.2
2017 1372 78.5 17.4 43.4
2018 1289 74.0 17.4 41
2019 1206 71.6 16.8 45.8
2020 1204 71.5 16.8 37.2
2021 1110 59.0 18.7 29.5
2022 1307 66.0 19.8 32.5
2023 1423 71.5 19.8 44.1

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 Jacksonville High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $623 (6.5%) $8,997 (93.5%) $9,620

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jacksonville High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 286th of 514 High schoolsRanks 232nd of 626 High schools
 18.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Jacksonville High)59.962.7
 2.8%
   End of Course Biology (Onslow County Schools)68.657.9
 10.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Jacksonville High)54.262.6
 8.4%
   End of Course English II (Onslow County Schools)55.359.1
 3.8%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Jacksonville High)39.959.3
 19.4%
   End of Course Math I (Onslow County Schools)50.845.8
 5%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Jacksonville High)28.155.5
 27.4%
   End of Course Math III (Onslow County Schools)39.553.5
 14%
   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 Students12061423
 18%
African American359401
 11.7%
American Indian37
 133.3%
Asian1916
 15.8%
Hispanic160238
 48.8%
Pacific Islander53
 40%
White570633
 11.1%
Two or More Races90125
 38.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.8%44.1%
 1.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Jacksonville High

Students at Jacksonville High are 44% White, 28% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Jacksonville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clyde Erwin Elementary
Elementary : Northwoods Elementary
Elementary : Parkwood Elementary
Elementary : Summersill Elementary
Middle : Northwoods Park Middle

Jacksonville High ranks 277th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,423 students attended Jacksonville High.


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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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