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Enrollment
845
High
DISTRICT 868 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370069000277
Bunker Hill High
4675 Oxford School Road, Claremont, NC 28610 · (828) 241-3355 · Catawba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
842 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 205 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 228 | 27% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
43.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bunker Hill High
Bunker Hill High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill High this school | 845 | 99.6% | 36.3% |
| West Iredell High Statesville | 767 | 99.1% | 34.4% |
| East Burke High Connelly Springs | 874 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
| Draughn High School Valdese | 661 | 98.2% | 58.6% |
| Stuart W Cramer High Belmont | 953 | 99.7% | 50.3% |
| Patton High School Morganton | 756 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bunker Hill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #338 of 468 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #329 of 464 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #354 of 448 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #232 of 598 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #337 of 473 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #187 of 474 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #79 of 527 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #206 of 277 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
845
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 845 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 100% (842) |
| 2023-24 | 883 | 48.2 | 18.3:1 | 61% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 56% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 37% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 52.6 | 16.9:1 | 49% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 968 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 55% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 943 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 54% (508) |
| 2000-01 | 810 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 19% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 49 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunker Hill High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (886 to 845); teachers down 24% (52.6 to 40).
About Bunker Hill High
The public high school Bunker Hill High is located in Claremont, North Carolina. A federal count lists 845 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Catawba County Schools, which runs Bunker Hill High, has 28 schools and 16,003 students.
White students are the majority at Bunker Hill High, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Catawba County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 40 full-time equivalents, or about 21.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Catawba County is 86%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Bunker Hill High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In North Carolina, Bunker Hill High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.3% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Catawba County census figures show that the median household income is $67,864, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 44 public schools in Catawba County, enrolling about 22,392 students in all.
River Bend Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Bunker Hill High, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bunker Hill High is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Bunker Hill High is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Bunker Hill High enrolled 847; in 2024-25, 845. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Catawba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,573
Census ACS
Median income
$67,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catawba County Schools
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Bandys HighHigh · 935 students
- Fred T Foard HighHigh · 930 students
- Maiden HighHigh · 852 students
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 708 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Oxford ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Mill Creek MiddleMiddle · 477 students
- Claremont ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- River Bend MiddleMiddle · 450 students
Other Bunker Hill High schools
One other US public school is named Bunker Hill High. Bunker Hill High is the largest of the 2.
- Bunker Hill High SchoolBunker Hill, IL · 166 students
Nearby schools
- River Bend Middle0.2 mi · 450
- Oxford Elementary2.5 mi · 540
- Claremont Elementary2.9 mi · 462
- Sharon Elementary3.5 mi · 251
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center4.4 mi · 7
- Catawba Elementary School4.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Bunker Hill HighHow many students attend Bunker Hill High?
Bunker Hill High enrolls approximately 845 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bunker Hill High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bunker Hill High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bunker Hill High have?
Bunker Hill High employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bunker Hill High?
At Bunker Hill High, the student body is approximately 54% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bunker Hill High public or private?
Bunker Hill High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catawba County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.