Parkwood High

Summary:

Parkwood High is a public high school located in Monroe, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,061. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Parkwood High has a higher percentage of White students (68.05%) compared to the surrounding schools, its academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, is generally lower than the Union County Public Schools district average and the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Parkwood High's proficiency rates were below the district and state averages in Biology (52.8% vs. 64.7% and 53.4%), English II (62.2% vs. 75.5% and 59.7%), and Math III (60.6% vs. 73.6% and 57.6%). The school's rankings for specific student subgroups also vary significantly, with strong performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students, but struggles with other subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities.

Parkwood High's academic performance lags behind several nearby high-performing schools, such as Marvin Ridge High, Weddington High, and Central Academy of Technology and Arts, which consistently outperform Parkwood High on EOC tests and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Parkwood High's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 127 out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 259 out of 640 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also seen a sharp rise in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.82% in 2021-2022 to 42.41% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3220 Parkwood School Rd
       Monroe, NC  28112-7540


(704) 296-0154

District: Union County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
259th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,904 Help


Feeder schools for Parkwood High:

Elementary:    Prospect Elementary
    Waxhaw Elementary
    Western Union Elementary
Middle:    Parkwood Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  1,061

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.0%
Hispanic:
14.5%
African American:
11.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Parkwood High ranks better than 59.5% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 8th among 12 ranked high schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68%), Hispanic (14.5%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkwood High is 16.6, which is the 6th best among 12 high schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkwood High is $8,904, which is the 6th highest among 12 high schools in the Union County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Parkwood High:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkwood High 259th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Parkwood High in the ranking list.)

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Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 53rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Parkwood High

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Rank History for all students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.86 74th 431 82.8%
2007 53.58 197th 453 56.5%
2008 61.81 134th 477 71.9%
2009 57.89 193rd 490 60.6%
2010 45.48 318th 499 36.3%
2011 54.63 242nd 506 52.2%
2012 39.66 316th 502 37.1%
2013 41.18 225th 505 55.4%
2014 38.32 225th 451 50.1%
2015 46.00 210th 531 60.5%
2016 44.45 200th 507 60.6%
2017 56.51 153rd 476 67.9%
2018 63.48 127th 469 72.9%
2019 61.51 138th 514 73.2%
2021 46.39 298th 594 49.8%
2022 47.53 309th 621 50.2%
2023 47.53 306th 626 51.1%
2024 55.75 259th 640 59.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.44 54th 185 70.8%
2021 52.13 92nd 199 53.8%
2022 36.04 144th 226 36.3%
2023 77.88 40th 249 83.9%
2024 56.64 104th 261 60.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.73 34th 226 85.0%
2024 75.80 27th 262 89.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 62.10 80th 349 77.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.77 96th 424 77.4%
2019 54.25 109th 446 75.6%
2021 42.17 175th 432 59.5%
2022 38.96 301st 544 44.7%
2023 42.22 298th 597 50.1%
2024 50.73 241st 613 60.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.27 141st 449 68.6%
2019 64.40 121st 475 74.5%
2021 51.90 178th 475 62.5%
2022 53.69 263rd 594 55.7%
2023 49.65 291st 588 50.5%
2024 58.07 232nd 602 61.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.61 146th 349 58.2%
2019 47.59 154th 364 57.7%
2021 26.39 268th 334 19.8%
2022 24.56 263rd 330 20.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.89 16th 100 84.0%
2019 66.36 96th 325 70.5%
2021 67.80 95th 337 71.8%
2022 78.75 47th 398 88.2%
2023 41.98 298th 403 26.1%
2024 78.77 31st 403 92.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.04 135th 463 70.8%
2019 56.40 155th 488 68.2%
2021 40.10 235th 481 51.1%
2022 41.01 327th 585 44.1%
2023 44.10 308th 602 48.8%
2024 52.69 268th 607 55.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.52 135th 359 62.4%
2019 55.55 94th 369 74.5%
2021 32.09 216th 364 40.7%
2022 43.31 202nd 430 53.0%
2023 51.77 154th 434 64.5%
2024 53.10 147th 437 66.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.10 61st 340 82.1%
2019 54.79 95th 354 73.2%
2021 32.91 231st 370 37.6%
2022 34.39 278th 436 36.2%
2023 36.11 274th 449 39.0%
2024 46.77 202nd 454 55.5%
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Rank History for White students at Parkwood High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.64 195th 427 54.3%
2019 53.79 169th 444 61.9%
2021 39.65 230th 439 47.6%
2022 41.16 309th 534 42.1%
2023 40.23 328th 537 38.9%
2024 49.00 286th 553 48.3%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Open Quote A small, wonderful school with a strong sense of community. My child loved attending school here & found the teaching staff very engaged with the students. Unfortunately we are no longer there due to moving out of state. We greatly miss this school! It is a "hidden gem" in my opinion. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Parkwood High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 695 146 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 844
1989 698 148 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 853
1990 745 137 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 890
1991 763 145 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 914
1992 782 150 1 2 3 n/a n/a -1 937
1993 753 138 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 892
1994 745 137 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 884
1995 772 113 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 893
1996 772 113 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 893
1997 830 116 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 960
1998 838 121 7 15 3 n/a n/a 0 984
1999 868 133 6 15 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
2000 893 128 6 12 4 n/a n/a 0 1043
2001 940 129 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1090
2002 1019 149 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1189
2003 1019 149 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1189
2004 1047 152 4 19 4 n/a n/a 0 1226
2005 1050 169 8 31 2 n/a n/a 0 1260
2006 1070 175 5 42 3 n/a n/a 0 1295
2007 1027 167 7 43 3 n/a n/a 16 1263
2008 918 170 10 39 5 n/a n/a 19 1161
2009 909 169 5 41 4 n/a n/a 0 1128
2010 828 133 3 32 4 n/a n/a 0 1000
2011 794 96 3 43 2 0 13 0 951
2012 743 107 3 46 1 0 18 0 918
2013 734 95 3 54 1 0 16 0 903
2014 675 94 4 68 3 0 10 0 854
2015 776 117 8 78 4 0 23 0 1006
2016 812 127 10 93 1 0 29 0 1072
2017 886 131 8 104 1 0 34 0 1164
2018 948 119 9 126 1 1 34 0 1238
2019 847 104 6 125 4 0 31 0 1117
2020 820 107 3 131 5 0 47 0 1113
2021 753 102 7 130 5 0 40 0 1037
2022 699 118 4 131 5 0 42 0 999
2023 722 122 11 154 3 0 49 0 1061

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 Parkwood High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 50.0 16.8 6.6
1989 853 50.0 17.0 10.2
1990 890 50.0 17.8 7.9
1991 914 50.0 18.2 7.7
1992 937 54.0 17.3 4.5
1993 892 50.0 17.8 9.3
1994 884 52.0 17.0 4.4
1995 893 53.0 16.8 10
1996 893 53.0 16.8 10
1997 960 55.0 17.5 84.4
1998 984 60.0 16.4 14.6
1999 1025 61.0 16.8 19.7
2000 1043 61.0 17.1 15.2
2001 1090 61.0 17.9 13.8
2002 1189 61.0 19.5 17.7
2003 1189 61.0 19.5 17.7
2004 1226 68.0 18.0 16.2
2005 1260 68.0 18.5 19.4
2006 1295 68.0 19.0 19.4
2007 1263 69.7 18.1 23.7
2008 1161 71.1 16.3 n/a
2009 1128 68.1 16.6 n/a
2010 1000 56.4 17.7 33.6
2011 951 54.5 17.4 35.5
2012 918 54.6 16.7 39.2
2013 903 54.4 16.5 38.8
2014 854 51.4 16.6 40.6
2015 1006 58.0 17.3 37.5
2016 1072 56.0 19.1 35.7
2017 1164 58.0 20.0 29.8
2018 1238 64.0 19.3 26.9
2019 1117 65.9 16.9 27.2
2020 1113 65.9 16.8 27
2021 1037 63.4 16.3 22.1
2022 999 62.8 15.9 19.8
2023 1061 63.5 16.6 42.4

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 Parkwood High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 844 50.0 16.8 6.6
1989 853 50.0 17.0 10.2
1990 890 50.0 17.8 7.9
1991 914 50.0 18.2 7.7
1992 937 54.0 17.3 4.5
1993 892 50.0 17.8 9.3
1994 884 52.0 17.0 4.4
1995 893 53.0 16.8 10
1996 893 53.0 16.8 10
1997 960 55.0 17.5 84.4
1998 984 60.0 16.4 14.6
1999 1025 61.0 16.8 19.7
2000 1043 61.0 17.1 15.2
2001 1090 61.0 17.9 13.8
2002 1189 61.0 19.5 17.7
2003 1189 61.0 19.5 17.7
2004 1226 68.0 18.0 16.2
2005 1260 68.0 18.5 19.4
2006 1295 68.0 19.0 19.4
2007 1263 69.7 18.1 23.7
2008 1161 71.1 16.3 n/a
2009 1128 68.1 16.6 n/a
2010 1000 56.4 17.7 33.6
2011 951 54.5 17.4 35.5
2012 918 54.6 16.7 39.2
2013 903 54.4 16.5 38.8
2014 854 51.4 16.6 40.6
2015 1006 58.0 17.3 37.5
2016 1072 56.0 19.1 35.7
2017 1164 58.0 20.0 29.8
2018 1238 64.0 19.3 26.9
2019 1117 65.9 16.9 27.2
2020 1113 65.9 16.8 27
2021 1037 63.4 16.3 22.1
2022 999 62.8 15.9 19.8
2023 1061 63.5 16.6 42.4

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 Parkwood High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $574 (6.4%) $8,330 (93.6%) $8,904

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Parkwood High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 138th of 514 High schoolsRanks 306th of 626 High schools
 22%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Parkwood High)72.744.2
 28.5%
   End of Course Biology (Union County Public Schools)74.366.8
 7.5%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Parkwood High)62.957.9
 5%
   End of Course English II (Union County Public Schools)73.974.1
 0.2%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Parkwood High)60.561.1
 0.6%
   End of Course Math I (Union County Public Schools)61.658.4
 3.2%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Parkwood High)46.549.4
 2.9%
   End of Course Math III (Union County Public Schools)6376.5
 13.5%
   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 Students11171061
 5%
African American104122
 17.3%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian611
 83.3%
Hispanic125154
 23.2%
Pacific Islander00
White847722
 14.8%
Two or More Races3149
 58.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.2%42.4%
 15.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Parkwood High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,061 students attended Parkwood High.

Parkwood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Prospect Elementary
Elementary : Waxhaw Elementary
Elementary : Western Union Elementary
Middle : Parkwood Middle

Students at Parkwood High are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Parkwood High ranks 259th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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