Summary:
Pender High is a public high school located in Burgaw, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 677. The school is part of the Pender County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pender High consistently underperforms the Pender County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in 2023-2024, Pender High's proficiency rates were 40.1% in Biology, 40.5% in English II, 17.2% in Math I, and 31.5% in Math III, compared to the district's 62%, 67%, 49.3%, and 58.4%, respectively, and the state's 53.4%, 59.7%, 36.9%, and 57.6%. Pender High's academic performance has been consistently low, with the school ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools for the past several years. The school's performance is particularly concerning for its African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, who rank in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools.
Pender High's academic performance is significantly lower than that of the nearby Heide Trask High and Pender Early College High, which are also part of the Pender County Schools district. In contrast, Pender High's performance is more comparable to that of Wallace-Rose Hill High, a school in the neighboring Duplin County district, which also struggles with low academic achievement. Pender Early College High, a small public high school within the Pender County Schools district, stands out as a high-performing outlier, consistently ranking among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Pender County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
534th of 640 North Carolina High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,022
Feeder schools for Pender High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.5
Number of students: 677
Racial breakdown:
White:
45.8%
African American:
28.1%
Hispanic:
20.8%
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Two or more races:
4.3%
Asian:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.6%
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