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What's something Hibriten High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
818
High
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000231
Hibriten High
1350 Panther Trail SE, Lenoir, NC 28645 · (828) 758-7376 · Caldwell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- B-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
21.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
807 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 231 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 191 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
54.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hibriten High
Hibriten High's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibriten High this school | 818 | 98.7% | 39.8% |
| East Gaston High Mount Holly | 917 | 99.6% | 40.5% |
| Brevard High Brevard | 799 | 99.6% | 57.2% |
| West Stanly High Oakboro | 800 | 99.6% | 64.1% |
| Owen High Black Mountain | 649 | 98.0% | 43.0% |
| Princeton High Princeton | 988 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
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 Hibriten High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #303 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #263 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #245 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #235 of 598 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #334 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #341 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #247 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #241 of 277 | N/A |
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
818
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 818 | 38.9 | 21.0:1 | 99% (807) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 51.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (808) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 52.2 | 16.2:1 | 62% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 41% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 64.4 | 13.1:1 | 49% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 53% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 934 | 73 | 12.8:1 | 47% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 78 | 11.9:1 | 18% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 66 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hibriten High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (842 to 818); teachers down 40% (64.4 to 38.9).
About Hibriten High
Hibriten High is a public medium-sized high school in Lenoir, North Carolina. The school enrolls 818 students, from grades 9 through 12.
The 25 schools in Caldwell County Schools enroll 10,667 students altogether, Hibriten High among them.
White students make up a majority at Hibriten High, at 66%. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Caldwell County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 38.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.0:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hibriten High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hibriten High is 48.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
Across Caldwell County, the median household income is $56,425, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caldwell County is home to 26 public schools and about 10,920 public school students.
William Lenoir Middle is located less than a tenth of a mile from Hibriten High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Hibriten High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 836 students in 2020-21 and 818 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.2:1 to 21.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Granite Falls MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Lenoir
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- William Lenoir MiddleMiddle · 512 students
- Gamewell ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Gamewell MiddleMiddle · 457 students
- Davenport A+ SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Lower Creek ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- William Lenoir Middle0.1 mi · 512
- Lower Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 396
- Horizons Elementary2.3 mi · 29
- Caldwell Online Academy2.3 mi · 138
- Davenport A+ School2.6 mi · 429
- Valmead Elementary2.7 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Hibriten HighHow many students attend Hibriten High?
Hibriten High enrolls approximately 818 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hibriten High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hibriten High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hibriten High have?
Hibriten High employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hibriten High?
At Hibriten High, the student body is approximately 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hibriten High?
Hibriten High is overseen by Caldwell County Schools in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.