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School Size The total number of students in your school and the average number of students in schools with similar grade ranges in your district and the state. |
| Our School: | 599 | |
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| District: | 520 | |
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| State: | 794 | |
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Average Course Size The average number of students per section enrolled in the courses below at the time of testing. |
| English I | Algebra I | Algebra II | Geometry | Biology | Physical Science | Civics & Economics | US History |
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Our School | 15 | 14 | 19 | --- | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 |
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District | 15 | 19 | 17 | --- | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
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State | 18 | 20 | 20 | --- | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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* Geometry tests were eliminated from the ABCs effective 2010-11. |
Specialized Course Enrollments The percentage of high school Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) course enrollments, community college and university regular academic course enrollments, and high school and community college career and technical course enrollments. |
| Percentage of Total Course Enrollments in: |
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Advanced College Prep Courses
(AP*, IB**, Community College, University) | Career and Technical Courses
(School, Community College) |
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Our School | 1% | 19% |
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District | 1% | 18% |
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State | 5% | 15% |
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* AP = Advanced Placement
** IB = International Baccalaureate |
Financial Support Information about the financial support in your district is available on your district's Report Card. This information includes the source of funds from local, state and federal sources; the use of funds for salaries, employee benefits, purchased services, supplies/materials, instructional equipment, and other items. |
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE North Carolina students in grades 3-8 must complete annual ABCs End-of-Grade tests in reading, mathematics and science (grades 5 and 8). Students enrolled in the following courses must complete End-of-Course tests: English I, Algebra I, Algebra II, Biology, Physical Science, Civics & Economics, and US History. Results from tests taken by students in this school are reported below. (In the 2011-12 school year, the End-of-Course tests in Physical Science, Algebra II, Civics and Economics, and U.S. History will be eliminated from the testing program.) |
Overall Student Performance In any group where the percentage of students at a grade level is greater than 95% or less than 5%, the actual values may not be displayed because of federal privacy regulations. In these cases, the results will be shown as >95% or <5% for the group. |
Performance of Students in Each Course on the ABCs End-of-Course Tests Percentage of students' scores at or above grade level* |
| English I | Algebra I | Algebra II | Geometry | Biology | Physical Science | Civics & Economics | US History |
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Our School | 75.7% | 72.7% | 76.6% | --- | 76.4% | 71.3% | 74.2% | 79.6% |
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# of Tests Taken | 177 | 99 | 111 | --- | 148 | 202 | 159 | 113 |
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District | 77.4% | 86.4% | 84.6% | --- | 80.1% | 75.7% | 70.1% | 82.9% |
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State | 80.6% | 76.7% | 82.3% | --- | 79.9% | 76.5% | 80.0% | 81.5% |
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* If the number of students in a category is 5 or fewer, then results are not shown and are represented by a N/A.
* Geometry tests were eliminated from the ABCs effective 2010-11.
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Performance of Each Student Group on the ABCs End-of-Course Tests The percentage of passing scores on the state End-of-Course tests grouped by gender, ethnicity and other factors.* |
| All | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | American
Indian | Asian | Pacific
Islander | Two
or
More
Races | E.D. | N.E.D. | L.E.P. | Migrant
Students | Students
with
Disabilities |
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Our School | 74.9% | 71.9% | 77.9% | 84.4% | 66.2% | 88.0% | N/A | >95% | N/A | 80.0% | 64.9% | 85.5% | N/A | N/A | 31.3% |
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# of Tests Taken | 1,009 | 502 | 507 | 441 | 527 | 25 | N/A | 8 | N/A | 5 | 519 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 99 |
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District | 79.2% | 77.7% | 80.7% | 88.4% | 71.4% | 81.0% | N/A | >95% | N/A | 80.0% | 72.3% | 87.6% | 50.0% | N/A | 40.7% |
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State | 79.7% | 78.4% | 81.0% | 87.7% | 66.0% | 74.0% | 71.3% | 86.6% | 82.6% | 82.4% | 69.4% | 88.2% | 48.7% | 59.2% | 45.0% |
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*If the number of students in a category is fewer than five, then results are not shown and are represented by a N/A.
• E.D. = Economically Disadvantaged Students | • N.E.D. = Not Economically Disadvantaged Students | • L.E.P. = Limited English Proficient Students |
 Click here for additional information on student performance by group.
Additional Student Performance Data |
SAT The percentage of high school seniors who took the SAT and combined scores on the SAT critical reading and SAT mathematics. Scores from the writing portion of the SAT are not included in these percentages. |
| | Participation Rate (%) | Average Total SAT Score |
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| Our School | 53% | 932 |
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| District | 47% | 915 |
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| State | 67% | 1,001 |
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| Nation | 50% | 1,011 |
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SCHOOL PERFORMANCE | Each year, schools in North Carolina may receive several designations based on their performance on the state's ABCs tests. Those designations are awarded on the basis of the percentage of students performing at grade level and on whether students have learned as much as they are expected to learn in one year. The designations earned by your school are displayed below, followed by a brief description of each designation. |
Our School's Designation(s): School of Progress, High Growth |
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with Designation |
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Designation | Performance:
Students performing at grade level | Growth:
Learning achieved in one year | District | State |
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High
Growth | Expected
Growth | Expected
Growth
Not Achieved |
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Honor School of Excellence | At least 90% of students at grade level and the school made adequate yearly progress (AYP) | | | -- | 0% | 14% | School of Excellence | At least 90% of students at grade level | | | -- | 0% | 2% | School of Distinction | 80 to 90% of students at grade level | | | -- | 50% | 29% | School of Progress | 60 to 80% of students at grade level |  | | -- | 50% | 27% | No Recognition | 60 to 100% of students at grade level | -- | -- | | 0% | 24% | Priority School | 50 to 60% of students at grade level
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Less than 50% of students at grade level | | | | 0% | 3% | Low Performing | Less than 50% of students at grade level | -- | -- | | 0% | 1% | |
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Results North Carolina has set target goals that schools must meet to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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| AYP | Targets |
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| Our school did not make adequate yearly progress. | We met 14 of our 17 performance targets. |
Click here for additional information on AYP by student group and subject. Title I School Improvement Status Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), schools enter Title I School Improvement status by not meeting target goals in the same subject (reading or mathematics) for two years in a row. A school in Title I School Improvement status must take certain measures to improve performance. Below is the status of the current year (2011-12) based on 2010-11 data. | Our school is not in Title I School Improvement. |
Click here for information on student performance on End of Course tests by group and subject.
AYP Cohort Graduation Rate | This reflects the cohort percentage of students who graduated with a regular diploma in four years or less (the four-year Cohort Graduation Rate) or for schools with a five-year program, it reflects the five-year graduation rate. | | Our school met its cohort graduation target. |
| | Cohort Graduation Rate |
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| Our School | 79.5% |
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| District | 75.6% |
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| State | 77.9% |
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Click here for additional AYP Graduation rate information.
Highly Qualified Teachers | |
Click here for Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers
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SCHOOL SAFETY AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY |
School Safety The number of acts of crime or violence reported per 100 students, which includes all acts occurring in a school, on a school bus, on school grounds, or during off-campus, school-sponsored activities. |
Out of 599 students in our school, there were a total of 4 acts of crime or violence. |
The number of acts of crime or violence per 100 Students: | Our School | 0.67 | |
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| District | 0.58 | |
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| State | 1.52 | |
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Student Out-of-School Suspensions & Expulsions The average number of short-term (10 days or less) and long-term (more than 10 days) out-of-school suspensions and expulsions per 100 students. |
| Short-Term Suspensions | Long-Term Suspensions | Expulsions | |
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Our School | 99.50 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
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District | 74.01 | 0.29 | 0.00 |
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School Attendance The average percentage of students who attend school daily. |
| Our School | 95% |
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| District | 95% |
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| State | 95% |
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Access to Books and Technology |
| | Number of Books per
Student The number of library/media center books per student in your school and district and in the state. |
| Books |
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Our School | 22 |
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District | 30 |
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State | 17 |
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| | Average Age of Media
Center/Library Collection The average age of the books in the school media center/library collection. |
| Year |
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Our School | 1977 |
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District | 1993 |
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State | 1996 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of Students
per Instructional Computer The number of students per instructional computer in your school and district and in the state. |
| Students |
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Our School | 3.21 |
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District | 2.05 |
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State | 2.14 |
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| | Number of Students per
Internet-Connected Computer The number of students per Internet-connected computer. |
| Students |
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Our School | 3.21 |
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District | 2.05 |
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State | 2.14 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage of Classrooms Connected to the Internet The percentage of your school's classrooms that are connected to the Internet. |
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School Health Research has demonstrated that healthier students will learn better and become healthier adults. Following are some questions to ask about the health of your child's school. |
- Does this school have a school health advisory committee, which meets regularly?
- Is this school 100% tobacco free (Staff, students, and visitors are not allowed to use tobacco products on school grounds at any time)?
- Does this school have a policy establishing nutrition standards for foods available in any of the following areas?
- A la carte items in the cafeteria
- Vending machines
- Snack bars/school stores
- Other areas - Does this school have a policy requiring daily physical education/activity?
- Does the health education curriculum in this school address HIV prevention (for schools with grades 6-12 only).
Parent Involvement It is difficult to measure in numbers, but no less critical for parents/families and schools to work together to support student learning. Research has found that when schools work together with families to support learning, children tend to succeed not just in school, but throughout life. Following are some questions to ask about parent/family involvement at your school. |
- Does the School Improvement Plan outline the school's parent involvement program?
- How does your school involve parents in decision making?
- Are school personnel readily accessible to parents?
- Is there an organized volunteer program at the school?
- Does your school make every effort to communicate with parents?
- Are parents offered workshops and support materials to help you support your child's learning?
- Is the community invited to be involved with the school?
- How well does parental involvement at your child's school reflect the diversity of the parents and guardians whose children attend that school?
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Classroom Teachers The total number of classroom teachers in your school and the average number of teachers in schools with similar grade ranges at the district and state levels. |
| Our School | 52 |
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District | 44 |
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State | 52 |
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Fully Licensed Teachers The percentage of classroom teachers with clear initial or clear continuing licenses in all license areas in your school and the percentage of teachers with licenses in schools with similar grade ranges at the district and state levels. |
| Our School | 94% |
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| District | 97% |
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| State | 94% |
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Click here to view the percentage of teachers with emergency/provisional licenses or who are entering teaching via lateral entry.
Classes Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers The percentage of classes in your school taught by Highly Qualified teachers as defined by federal law and the percentage of classes taught by Highly Qualified teachers in schools with similar grade ranges at the district and state levels. This school is categorized as a high poverty school. |
| Our School
2010 - 11 | 100% |
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| 2009 - 10 | 100% |
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| Percent Change between years | 0% |
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| District | 100% |
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| State | 97% |
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Teachers with Advanced Degrees The percentage of teachers who have completed an advanced college degree, including a master's or doctoral degree and the percentage of teachers with advanced degrees in schools with similar grades at the district and state levels. |
| Our School | 17% |
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| District | 21% |
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| State | 26% |
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National Board Certified Teachers The number of school staff, including teachers, administrators and counselors, who have received National Board Certification and the average number of school staff in schools with similar grade ranges at the district and state levels. |
| Our School | 8 |
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| District | 8 |
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| State | 9 |
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Years of Teaching Experience The percentage of teachers who have taught for 0 - 3 years, 4 - 10 years or over 10 years and the percentage of teachers with the same levels of experience in schools with similar grade ranges at the district and state levels. |
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| 0 - 3 Years | 4 - 10 Years | 10+ Years |
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| Our School | 21% | 27% | 54% |
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| District | 19% | 30% | 53% |
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| State | 18% | 28% | 54% |
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Teacher Turnover Rate The percentage of classroom teachers who left the classroom from March of the prior year to March of the current year. |
| Our School | 3% |
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| District | 6% |
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| State | 13% |
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Teacher and Administrator Effectiveness Results |
Teacher Working Conditions |
Qualifications of Principals |
Information about school principals is available on your district's report card. This information includes the number of principals with advanced degrees in the district, years of experience as a school principal, turnover rates and more. |
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