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Enrollment
1,005
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000956
High Point Central High
801 Ferndale Boulevard, High Point, NC 27262 · (336) 819-2825 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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
13.0:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
998 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 280 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 254 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
37.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 High Point Central High
High Point Central High's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Central High this school | 1,005 | 99.3% | 33.1% |
| Southern Guilford High Greensboro | 934 | 99.7% | 31.2% |
| Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro | 1,348 | 99.8% | 26.2% |
| West Mecklenburg High School Charlotte | 1,290 | 99.8% | 22.4% |
| Lexington Senior High School Lexington | 889 | 98.3% | 40.3% |
| Walter M Williams High Burlington | 1,206 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
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 High Point Central High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #375 of 468 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #294 of 464 | #11 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #392 of 448 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,005 | #188 of 598 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #23 of 473 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #54 of 474 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #159 of 527 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #13 of 277 | #1 of 15 |
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
1,005
-160 (-14%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 1,172
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 1,005 | 77.4 | 13.0:1 | 99% (998) |
| 2023-24 | 1,007 | 78.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (1,004) |
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 79.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (1,078) |
| 2020-21 | 1,165 | 80 | 14.6:1 | 100% (1,162) |
| 2017-18 | 1,449 | 94.2 | 15.4:1 | 56% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 1,442 | 94 | 15.3:1 | 63% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 1,347 | 89 | 15.1:1 | 62% (831) |
| 2000-01 | 1,172 | 94 | 12.5:1 | 44% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Point Central High.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,449 to 1,005); teachers down 18% (94.2 to 77.4).
About High Point Central High
High Point Central High is a medium-sized high school that serves part of High Point, North Carolina. It serves 1,005 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 32% above that.
High Point Central High sits within Guilford County Schools, which has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
High Point Central High's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 40%. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, High Point Central High comes in at 70%.
At High Point Central High, 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 10 points.
allk12 grades High Point Central High a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, High Point Central High falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 33.1% actual against 48.5% predicted.
Guilford County census figures show that median household income is about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 143 public schools operate in Guilford County, serving about 79,539 students.
The closest other public school is Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, High Point Central High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
High Point Central High had 1,165 students in 2020-21 and 1,005 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other schools in High Point
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCombined · 1,583 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Southwest Guilford MiddleMiddle · 1,032 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- T Wingate Andrews HighHigh · 753 students
- Florence ElementaryElementary · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School0.1 mi · 185
- Ferndale Middle0.3 mi · 486
- Pruette SCALE Academy0.4 mi · 10
- Fairview Elementary1.1 mi · 442
- Middle College at GTCC-High Point1.3 mi · 194
- Johnson Street Global Studies1.5 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About High Point Central HighWhat is the total enrollment at High Point Central High?
High Point Central High enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades 09-12.
Is High Point Central High an elementary, middle, or high school?
High Point Central High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at High Point Central High?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at High Point Central High.
How diverse is High Point Central High?
High Point Central High reports a student body of 13% White, 34% Hispanic, 40% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is High Point Central High in?
High Point Central High is part of Guilford County Schools.
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