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What's the one class at Providence Grove High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
587
High
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378003016
Providence Grove High School
5555 Mack Lineberry Rd, Climax, NC 27233 · (336) 685-0728 · Randolph County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- FBeats 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
16.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
316 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 159 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 22% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
39.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% 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 Providence Grove High School
Providence Grove High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Grove High School this school | 587 | 53.8% | 32.7% |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 709 | 57.7% | 40.7% |
| Central Davidson High Lexington | 897 | 55.1% | 40.8% |
| West Davidson High Lexington | 740 | 56.6% | 42.6% |
| Wheatmore High School Trinity | 667 | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| Elkin High Elkin | 401 | 50.9% | 61.2% |
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 Providence Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #379 of 468 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #380 of 464 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #374 of 448 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #318 of 598 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #127 of 473 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #400 of 474 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #371 of 527 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #20 of 277 | #1 of 8 |
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
587
-101 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 842
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 587 | 35.7 | 16.4:1 | 54% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 40.1 | 15.6:1 | 54% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 35.3 | 18.5:1 | 51% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 36% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 48.5 | 16.2:1 | 41% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 48 | 17.7:1 | 41% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 43% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providence Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (788 to 587); teachers down 26% (48.5 to 35.7).
About Providence Grove High School
Providence Grove High School is a public small high school in Climax, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 587 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 23% lower.
Providence Grove High School is one school in Randolph County School System, a system of 32 schools with 14,994 students.
At Providence Grove High School, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Providence Grove High School employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Providence Grove High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%. The rate at public schools in Randolph County averages 84%, higher than here.
Providence Grove High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Providence Grove High School scores 29.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 32.7% actual versus 62.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Randolph County has about 146,348 residents, and the median household income is $61,022, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Randolph County has 42 public schools and roughly 21,656 students.
Nearby, Grays Chapel Elementary School is about 2.2 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Providence Grove High School's average proficiency of 32.7% compares with 49.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Providence Grove High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 101 students since 2020-21, to 587.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,348
Census ACS
Median income
$61,022
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
21,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph County School System
- Randleman High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Southwestern Randolph High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Randleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Wheatmore High SchoolHigh · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Grays Chapel Elementary School2.2 mi · 446
- Northeastern Randolph Middle School4.2 mi · 476
- Level Cross Elementary School4.4 mi · 440
- Randleman Elementary School5.6 mi · 487
- Randleman Middle School6.1 mi · 765
- Randleman High School6.2 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Providence Grove High SchoolHow many students attend Providence Grove High School?
Providence Grove High School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 09-12.
Is Providence Grove High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Providence Grove High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Providence Grove High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Providence Grove High School.
What is the student diversity at Providence Grove High School?
Student demographics at Providence Grove High School are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Providence Grove High School public or private?
Providence Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Randolph County School System.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.