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If you could change one rule at Hertford County High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
447
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370216002208
Hertford County High
1500 W First St, Ahoskie, NC 27910 · (252) 332-4096 · Hertford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
444 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
27.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
16.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hertford County High
Hertford County High's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford County High this school | 447 | 99.3% | 23.8% |
| Washington County High Plymouth | 450 | 99.3% | 25.5% |
| Goldsboro High Goldsboro | 412 | 97.6% | 22.4% |
| Bertie High Windsor | 449 | 99.3% | 27.0% |
| Tarboro High Tarboro | 496 | 99.4% | 11.5% |
| Kinston High Kinston | 659 | 99.1% | 21.5% |
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 Hertford County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #439 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #414 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #434 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #361 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #47 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #455 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #153 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #9 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
447
-155 (-26%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,209
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 447 | 31.3 | 14.3:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 33.8 | 15.4:1 | 99% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 33.5 | 17.1:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 100% (599) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 38.8 | 16.9:1 | 98% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 99% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 1,240 | 81 | 15.3:1 | 51% (627) |
| 1990-91 | 1,209 | 88 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hertford County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (656 to 447); teachers down 19% (38.8 to 31.3).
About Hertford County High
Hertford County High, located in Ahoskie, North Carolina, is a low-enrollment high school. In all, 447 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 41% below the average for high schools in North Carolina.
The district, Hertford County Schools, operates 7 schools serving 2,367 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Hertford County High are Black. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 56% of Hertford County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Its staff includes 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 5.3 students per teacher. Roughly 99% of students at Hertford County High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hertford County is close, at 99%.
Hertford County High earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of North Carolina public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Hertford County High in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.7 points below it (23.8% actual, 48.5% predicted).
Census data for Hertford County show median household income comes to about $45,537, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,367 students.
Among nearby public schools, Bearfield Primary is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hertford County High is 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 155 students, from 602 to 447. Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
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Hertford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,908
Census ACS
Median income
$45,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hertford County Schools
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Hertford County MiddleMiddle · 489 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 372 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- Hertford Co Early CollegeHigh · 198 students
- CS Brown High - STEM ProgramHigh · 100 students
Other schools in Ahoskie
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- Hertford Co Early CollegeHigh · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Bearfield Primary0.2 mi · 543
- Ahoskie Elementary0.3 mi · 218
- Hertford Co Early College2.4 mi · 198
- CS Brown High - STEM Program7.0 mi · 100
- Aulander Elementary8.3 mi · 111
- Hertford County Middle10.5 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Hertford County HighHow many students attend Hertford County High?
Hertford County High enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hertford County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hertford County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hertford County High have?
Hertford County High employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hertford County High?
Student demographics at Hertford County High are roughly 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hertford County High?
Hertford County High is overseen by Hertford County Schools in Hertford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.