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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Heide Trask High this year?
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Enrollment
732
High
DISTRICT 885 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370357002646
Heide Trask High
14328 NC Hwy 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 · (910) 602-6810 · Pender County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
21.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
729 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 188 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 187 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
48.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Heide Trask High
Heide Trask High's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heide Trask High this school | 732 | 99.6% | 31.9% |
| Bunn High Bunn | 817 | 99.6% | 38.8% |
| Montgomery Central High Troy | 846 | 99.3% | 31.4% |
| Midway High Newton Grove | 726 | 98.9% | 55.3% |
| North Johnston High Kenly | 788 | 98.2% | 45.9% |
| Southern Nash High Bailey | 1,048 | 99.0% | 43.1% |
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 Heide Trask High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #387 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #348 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #307 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #270 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #363 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #159 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #101 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #213 of 277 |
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
732
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 732 | 33.5 | 21.9:1 | 100% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 99% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 69% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 42% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 49.5 | 15.5:1 | 59% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 65% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 61% (401) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heide Trask High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (766 to 732); teachers down 32% (49.5 to 33.5).
About Heide Trask High
Heide Trask High is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Rocky Point, North Carolina. It teaches 732 students in grades 9 through 12.
Heide Trask High sits within Pender County Schools, which has 19 schools and 11,073 students.
No group is above 50% at Heide Trask High; the largest is White, at 41%. It is also 38% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. Pender County's residents are about 75% White, 34 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heide Trask High scores 66%.
Heide Trask High lists 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 2.3 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Heide Trask High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points above the 70% average for public schools in Pender County.
Heide Trask High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of North Carolina public high schools.
Heide Trask High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.9% is 16.6 points below the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Pender County, home to about 65,550 people, the median household earns about $80,396 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pender County number 19, with about 11,073 students.
Rocky Point Elementary is the nearest public school to Heide Trask High, about 1.1 miles away. Heide Trask High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 65.3% proficiency; Heide Trask High posts 31.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 732, from 685 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Heide Trask High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pender County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,550
Census ACS
Median income
$80,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pender County Schools
- Topsail HighHigh · 1,945 students
- Surf City ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Topsail MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Surf City MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Pender HighHigh · 648 students
- South Topsail ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Other schools in Rocky Point
- Cape Fear ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Cape Fear MiddleMiddle · 430 students
- Rocky Point ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Pender Innovative Learning AcademyCombined · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Point Elementary1.1 mi · 403
- Cape Fear Elementary2.6 mi · 533
- Pender Innovative Learning Academy2.6 mi · 38
- Cape Fear Middle2.6 mi · 430
- Castle Hayne Elementary6.0 mi · 531
- Holly Shelter Middle6.0 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Heide Trask HighWhat is the total enrollment at Heide Trask High?
Heide Trask High enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Heide Trask High serve?
Heide Trask High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Heide Trask High?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Heide Trask High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heide Trask High?
At Heide Trask High, the student body is approximately 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Heide Trask High in?
Heide Trask High is part of Pender County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.