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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354002537

Pasquotank County High

1064 Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 337-6880 · Pasquotank County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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

Enrollment
653
High
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
650 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 917427%
Grade 1018128%
Grade 1115123%
Grade 1214723%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21533%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
10216%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
28243%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
447%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
33551%
Female
31849%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
36.9%
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 37 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Pasquotank County High

Pasquotank County High's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pasquotank County High this school65399.5%29.4%
Whiteville High
Whiteville
63999.5%39.7%
Ayden-Grifton High
Ayden
75799.6%31.0%
East Bladen High
Elizabethtown
52598.5%23.1%
Washington High
Washington
79499.6%35.3%
John A Holmes High
Edenton
55499.5%41.7%
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 Pasquotank County High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North Carolina
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.4%#402 of 468
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.7%#377 of 464
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.9%#399 of 448
Enrollment
ranked largest first
653#297 of 598
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.5:1#281 of 473
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.6%#117 of 474
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.5%#115 of 527
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.5%#42 of 277
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 2024-25
Enrollment
653
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2565333.519.5:1100% (650)
2023-246163915.8:1100% (613)
2022-2362839.415.9:1100% (625)
2020-216384514.2:1100% (635)
2017-1882141.719.7:155% (452)
2015-168064916.4:153% (430)
2010-118126113.3:150% (403)
2000-016725312.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pasquotank County High.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (821 to 653); teachers down 20% (41.7 to 33.5).

About Pasquotank County High

Pasquotank County High is a high school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County. It educates 653 students in grades 9 through 12.

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools has 13 schools and 5,014 students, and Pasquotank County High is one of those schools.

Black students form the largest group at Pasquotank County High, 43% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Pasquotank County, the Black share is about 35%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pasquotank County High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.

At Pasquotank County High, 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.5:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Among public schools in Pasquotank County, the average eligibility rate is 91%.

Pasquotank County High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Pasquotank County High is a bottom-10% school in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.4% against a predicted 48.4%.

Pasquotank County has about 40,834 residents, and median household income is about $66,589, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pasquotank County number 14 and enroll about 5,774.

Nearest public school: Northside Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Pasquotank County High holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Pasquotank County High ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 29.4% versus a 60.3% average.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment went from 638 in 2020-21 to 653 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students. By 2024-25, the school had 19.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.

Community posts for Pasquotank County High can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Pasquotank County at a glance

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Population
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students

Quick facts

School name
Pasquotank County High
District
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Address
1064 Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone
(252) 337-6880
County
Pasquotank County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
653
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
650 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
370354002537
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pasquotank County High
What is the total enrollment at Pasquotank County High?
Pasquotank County High enrolls approximately 653 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pasquotank County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pasquotank County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pasquotank County High have?
Pasquotank County High employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is Pasquotank County High?
Pasquotank County High reports a student body of 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pasquotank County High?
Pasquotank County High is overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools in Pasquotank County.
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