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Enrollment
1,292
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000830
Lucy Ragsdale High
1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive, Jamestown, NC 27282 · (336) 454-7400 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,292 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- 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
16.0:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,289 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 | 312 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 323 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 324 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 333 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%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
47.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
21.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lucy Ragsdale High
Lucy Ragsdale High's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Ragsdale High this school | 1,292 | 99.8% | 35.1% |
| Southwest Guilford High High Point | 1,547 | 99.8% | 42.5% |
| Page High Greensboro | 1,648 | 99.8% | 45.7% |
| Western Guilford High Greensboro | 1,243 | 99.8% | 43.5% |
| Eastern Guilford High Gibsonville | 1,200 | 99.3% | 28.1% |
| Hopewell High School Huntersville | 1,851 | 99.8% | 40.0% |
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 Lucy Ragsdale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #352 of 468 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #367 of 464 | #16 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #314 of 448 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,292 | #119 of 598 | #7 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #107 of 473 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #44 of 474 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #35 of 527 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #103 of 277 | #5 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
1,292
-62 (-5%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 1,292 | 80.9 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,289) |
| 2023-24 | 1,336 | 77.9 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,333) |
| 2022-23 | 1,346 | 81.2 | 16.6:1 | 61% (822) |
| 2020-21 | 1,354 | 81 | 16.7:1 | 42% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 1,482 | 85.3 | 17.4:1 | 50% (736) |
| 2015-16 | 1,528 | 84 | 18.2:1 | 48% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 1,402 | 87 | 16.1:1 | 44% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 1,150 | 73 | 15.8:1 | 24% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 880 | 68 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucy Ragsdale High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,482 to 1,292); teachers down 5% (85.3 to 80.9).
About Lucy Ragsdale High
In Jamestown, North Carolina, Lucy Ragsdale High is a large high school. The latest federal count shows 1,292 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students, so this school is 70% larger than average.
A total of 123 schools make up Guilford County Schools, with 68,535 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Lucy Ragsdale High is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Guilford County overall, about 34% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Lucy Ragsdale High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school reported 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.0:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Compared with the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Lucy Ragsdale High is C. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lucy Ragsdale High's results are 13.3 points below predicted: 35.1% against 48.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Guilford County, median household income is about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lucy Ragsdale High is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County, which together enroll about 79,539 students.
Nearby, C Joyner Greene Education Center is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Lucy Ragsdale High is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Lucy Ragsdale High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Lucy Ragsdale High saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Lucy Ragsdale High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Jamestown
- Jamestown MiddleMiddle · 949 students
- College Prep and Leadership AcademyCombined · 890 students
- Jamestown ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Millis Road ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- GTCC Middle College HighHigh · 255 students
- Haynes Inman Education CenterCombined · 135 students
Nearby schools
- C Joyner Greene Education Center0.1 mi · 67
- Millis Road Elementary0.3 mi · 444
- GTCC Middle College High0.3 mi · 255
- Jamestown Middle0.6 mi · 949
- Haynes Inman Education Center0.8 mi · 135
- Jamestown Elementary1.3 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Lucy Ragsdale HighHow large is Lucy Ragsdale High?
Lucy Ragsdale High enrolls approximately 1,292 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lucy Ragsdale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lucy Ragsdale High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucy Ragsdale High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lucy Ragsdale High is approximately 16.0:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lucy Ragsdale High?
At Lucy Ragsdale High, the student body is approximately 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 44% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucy Ragsdale High?
Lucy Ragsdale High is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.