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Enrollment
512
High
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370180000742
J. F. Webb High
3200 Webb School Rd, Oxford, NC 27565 · (919) 693-2521 · Granville County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- C-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
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
504 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 27% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
44.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 J. F. Webb High
J. F. Webb High's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. F. Webb High this school | 512 | 98.4% | 29.8% |
| Albemarle High Albemarle | 414 | 99.0% | 21.6% |
| East Bladen High Elizabethtown | 525 | 98.5% | 23.1% |
| Northeastern High Elizabeth City | 658 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| SouthWest Edgecombe High Pinetops | 798 | 99.5% | 19.2% |
| Reidsville High Reidsville | 696 | 99.6% | 26.6% |
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 J. F. Webb High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #399 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #375 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #344 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #343 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #294 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #243 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #267 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #157 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
512
-80 (-14%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,166
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 512 | 25.9 | 19.8:1 | 98% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 78% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 31.1 | 19.1:1 | 77% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 34.8 | 14.6:1 | 67% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 63% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 50% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 1,197 | 78 | 15.3:1 | 37% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 1,166 | 80 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. F. Webb High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (508 to 512); teachers down 26% (34.8 to 25.9).
About J. F. Webb High
Federal records list J. F. Webb High as a high school in Oxford, North Carolina. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 512 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
The district, Granville County Schools, has 6,402 students enrolled across 16 schools.
More than half of enrollment at J. F. Webb High is Black: 56%. Next come 22% White, 18% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 29% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J. F. Webb High scores 61%.
A staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. Public schools in Granville County average a similar 98%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, J. F. Webb High outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, J. F. Webb High ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.8%, against a prediction of 48.8%.
The school's county is Granville County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,111 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Granville County number 20, with about 8,376 students.
Northern Granville Middle, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. On state test proficiency, J. F. Webb High ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, J. F. Webb High enrolled 592 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 512. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.6:1 to 19.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at J. F. Webb High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Granville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,877
Census ACS
Median income
$71,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granville County Schools
- South Granville HighHigh · 706 students
- Granville Central HighHigh · 531 students
- West Oxford ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Mount Energy ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Northern Granville MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Butner-Stem ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford PreparatoryCombined · 869 students
- West Oxford ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Northern Granville MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- C. G. Credle ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Granville AcademyCombined · 207 students
- Phoenix AcademyCombined · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Granville Middle0.5 mi · 495
- West Oxford Elementary1.4 mi · 520
- Phoenix Academy1.5 mi · 17
- Granville Academy1.6 mi · 207
- C. G. Credle Elementary1.6 mi · 327
- Oxford Preparatory2.2 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About J. F. Webb HighHow many students attend J. F. Webb High?
J. F. Webb High enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does J. F. Webb High serve?
J. F. Webb High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. F. Webb High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. F. Webb High is approximately 19.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J. F. Webb High?
J. F. Webb High reports a student body of 22% White, 18% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is J. F. Webb High public or private?
J. F. Webb High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granville County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.