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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Starmount High this year?
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Enrollment
556
High
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504002020
Starmount High
2516 Longtown Rd, Boonville, NC 27011 · (336) 551-1150 · Yadkin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- DBeats 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
21.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
350 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
33.3%
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 33 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% 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 Starmount High
Starmount High's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starmount High this school | 556 | 62.9% | 34.2% |
| Randleman High School Randleman | 870 | 59.5% | 34.0% |
| Southwestern Randolph High School Asheboro | 801 | 55.9% | 30.8% |
| Forbush High East Bend | 787 | 54.8% | 39.7% |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 709 | 57.7% | 40.7% |
| 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 Starmount High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #368 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #378 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #417 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #328 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #345 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #338 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #346 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #204 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 2024-25Enrollment
556
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 556 | 26.2 | 21.3:1 | 63% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 33.2 | 16.6:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 35.4 | 15.9:1 | 53% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 41% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 39.1 | 15.0:1 | 50% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 44% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 41% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 20% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 52 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starmount High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (584 to 556); teachers down 33% (39.1 to 26.2).
About Starmount High
Starmount High, a small high school, is located in Boonville, North Carolina. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 556 students. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for high schools in North Carolina, which is about 761.
Starmount High sits within Yadkin County Schools, which has 14 schools and 5,174 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Starmount High. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Yadkin County's population at about 83%. By the diversity index, Starmount High comes in at 53%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Starmount High is 63%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Yadkin County is 83%.
Starmount High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Starmount High ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.2%, against a prediction of 59.6%.
Across Yadkin County, median household income is about $62,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Starmount High is among the 14 public schools in Yadkin County.
The shortest distance from Starmount High to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Starmount Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Starmount High places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Starmount High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 533 in 2020-21 and 556 in 2024-25, a increase of 23 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.7:1 to 21.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Starmount High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Forbush MiddleMiddle · 598 students
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Other schools in Boonville
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Starmount Middle0.3 mi · 502
- West Yadkin Elementary4.2 mi · 422
- Boonville Elementary5.1 mi · 365
- Jonesville Elementary5.3 mi · 268
- Yadkin Early College6.0 mi · 200
- Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkin6.3 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Starmount HighHow large is Starmount High?
Starmount High enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Starmount High serve?
Starmount High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starmount High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starmount High is approximately 21.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Starmount High?
At Starmount High, the student body is approximately 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Starmount High public or private?
Starmount High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yadkin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.