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What's the most underrated thing about John T Hoggard High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,082
High
DISTRICT 953 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001379
John T Hoggard High
4305 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403 · (910) 350-2072 · New Hanover County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,082 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest 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
19.6:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
753 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 495 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 538 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 520 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
69.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 John T Hoggard High
John T Hoggard High's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John T Hoggard High this school | 2,082 | 36.2% | 52.7% |
| Pinecrest High Southern Pines | 2,290 | 34.9% | 58.9% |
| South Iredell High Statesville | 1,768 | 33.2% | 51.1% |
| Eugene Ashley High Wilmington | 1,893 | 40.2% | 45.2% |
| D H Conley High Greenville | 1,757 | 33.3% | 59.0% |
| Mooresville High School Mooresville | 1,923 | 41.2% | 44.8% |
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 John T Hoggard High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #178 of 468 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #204 of 464 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #122 of 448 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,082 | #28 of 598 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #284 of 473 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #330 of 474 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #444 of 527 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #61 of 164 | 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
2,082
-49 (-2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,872
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 2,082 | 106.4 | 19.6:1 | 36% (753) |
| 2023-24 | 2,178 | 112 | 19.4:1 | 32% (702) |
| 2022-23 | 2,226 | 112.4 | 19.8:1 | 30% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 2,131 | 103 | 20.7:1 | 19% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 1,857 | 96.5 | 19.3:1 | 20% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 1,803 | 94 | 19.2:1 | 26% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 1,777 | 100 | 17.8:1 | 24% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 2,522 | 126 | 20.0:1 | 8% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 1,872 | 104 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John T Hoggard High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,857 to 2,082); teachers up 10% (96.5 to 106.4).
About John T Hoggard High
John T Hoggard High is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,082 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 174% bigger than that mark.
John T Hoggard High sits within New Hanover County Schools, which has 42 schools and 24,791 students.
The share of White students at John T Hoggard High is 65%, a majority. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of New Hanover County is roughly 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
With 106.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at John T Hoggard High, 36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in New Hanover County report 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, John T Hoggard High lands at B-, ahead of 47% of North Carolina public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for John T Hoggard High is 67.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.7%.
The county, New Hanover County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,166 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting John T Hoggard High, New Hanover County has 50 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Roland-Grise Middle, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. John T Hoggard High is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (2,131) to 2024-25 (2,082). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.7:1 in 2020-21 to 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the John T Hoggard High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
- Holly Shelter MiddleMiddle · 801 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Roland-Grise Middle0.5 mi · 878
- Holly Tree Elementary0.8 mi · 383
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary0.9 mi · 255
- Winter Park Model Elementary1.0 mi · 311
- Wilmington School of the Arts1.3 mi · 297
- Pine Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About John T Hoggard HighHow many students attend John T Hoggard High?
John T Hoggard High enrolls approximately 2,082 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does John T Hoggard High serve?
John T Hoggard High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at John T Hoggard High?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at John T Hoggard High.
How diverse is John T Hoggard High?
John T Hoggard High reports a student body of 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is John T Hoggard High public or private?
John T Hoggard High is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.