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What's one thing Croatan High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,019
High
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063002369
Croatan High
1 Cougar Ln, Newport, NC 28570 · (252) 393-7022 · Carteret County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,019 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
23.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
284 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 273 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 255 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
84.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Croatan High
Croatan High's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatan High this school | 1,019 | 27.9% | 76.1% |
| North Lincoln High Lincolnton | 1,126 | 25.3% | 53.6% |
| First Flight High School Kill Devil Hills | 874 | 27.2% | 71.9% |
| Watauga High Boone | 1,289 | 33.0% | 61.8% |
| Oak Grove High Winston-Salem | 992 | 34.0% | 52.9% |
| Currituck County High Barco | 1,061 | 34.2% | 48.9% |
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 Croatan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #65 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #56 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #61 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,019 | #182 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #394 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #458 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #486 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #56 of 164 |
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
1,019
+136 (+15%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,019 | 43.5 | 23.4:1 | 28% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 60.6 | 16.8:1 | 29% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 974 | 57.2 | 17.0:1 | 26% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 883 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 18% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 56.1 | 16.1:1 | 22% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 28% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 23% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 16% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Croatan High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (900 to 1,019); teachers down 22% (56.1 to 43.5).
About Croatan High
Croatan High is a high school in Newport, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,019 students. The typical figure for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students.
Carteret County Public Schools has a total of 17 schools and 7,847 students, Croatan High among them.
The student body at Croatan High is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. Croatan High's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 23.4:1 comes from the school's 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. The 76% average for public schools in Carteret County is 48 points higher.
allk12 grades Croatan High an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Croatan High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.1% is 5.7 points above the 70.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Carteret County residents, the median household income is $72,322, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Croatan High, Carteret County has 18 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Croatan High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Bogue Sound Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Croatan High ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Croatan High is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 136 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.4:1 to 23.4:1.
Community posts for Croatan High can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Carteret County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,148
Census ACS
Median income
$72,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret County Public Schools
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
- Morehead City MiddleMiddle · 506 students
Other schools in Newport
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Bogue Sound ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Newport MiddleMiddle · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Bogue Sound Elementary0.2 mi · 416
- Broad Creek Middle2.3 mi · 722
- White Oak Elementary6.4 mi · 784
- Newport Middle6.4 mi · 346
- Newport Elementary7.3 mi · 621
- Bridges School9.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Croatan HighHow large is Croatan High?
Croatan High enrolls approximately 1,019 students in grades 09-12.
Is Croatan High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Croatan High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Croatan High have?
Croatan High employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Croatan High?
Student demographics at Croatan High are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Croatan High in?
Croatan High is part of Carteret County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.