Avery County High High School
401 High School Rd
Newland NC, 28657, Avery County
Phone: 828-733-0151
Ranking: (217 out of 287, bottom 24%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Avery County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 18 | 21 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 385 | 366 | 255 | 647 | 670 | 709 | 663 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% | 175 | 27.0% | 171 | 25.5% | 233 | 32.9% | 222 | 33.5% |
Grade 10: | 140 | 36.4% | 128 | 35.0% | 83 | 32.5% | 149 | 23.0% | 180 | 26.9% | 174 | 24.5% | 179 | 27.0% |
Grade 11: | 129 | 33.5% | 135 | 36.9% | 79 | 31.0% | 165 | 25.5% | 154 | 23.0% | 158 | 22.3% | 142 | 21.4% |
Grade 12: | 114 | 29.6% | 99 | 27.0% | 88 | 34.5% | 158 | 24.4% | 165 | 24.6% | 144 | 20.3% | 120 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 183 | 47.5% | 182 | 49.7% | 153 | 60.0% | 335 | 51.8% | 344 | 51.3% | 354 | 49.9% | 334 | 50.4% |
Female: | 202 | 52.5% | 184 | 50.3% | 102 | 40.0% | 312 | 48.2% | 318 | 47.5% | 347 | 48.9% | 320 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 7.5% | 18 | 4.9% | 8 | 3.1% | 26 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.9% | 27 | 4.1% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 349 | 90.6% | 341 | 93.2% | 239 | 93.7% | 609 | 94.1% | 634 | 94.6% | 665 | 93.8% | 626 | 94.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 43.6% | 159 | 43.4% | 103 | 40.4% | 245 | 37.9% | 239 | 35.7% | 205 | 28.9% | 181 | 27.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 9.9% | 27 | 7.4% | 22 | 8.6% | 66 | 10.2% | 80 | 11.9% | 93 | 13.1% | 83 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.95 | 20.52 | 12.29 | 14.47 | 14.10 | 14.50 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 92.7% | 82.6% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 68.9% | 66.7% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 80.8% | 69% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 78.2% | 67.7% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 83.7% | 77.8% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 76.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 16.7% | 88.7% | 78.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 7.1% | 19.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 80.3% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 65.1% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 67.2% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 67.4% | 82.3% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 63.4% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 65.3% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 68% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 81.2% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 79.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77% | 81.3% | 83% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 56.1% | 45.6% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 77.1% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71.8% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 77.7% |
2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 60.1% |
2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 65.8% |
2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 68.5% |
2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 71.4% |
2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 78.7% |
2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 82.8% |
2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 73.1% |
2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73.8% |
2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 82.4% |
2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 87.3% | 80.6% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 36.0% | 49.7% | 51.2% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 68.8% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 63.3% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 67.9% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 73.3% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 82.3% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69.1% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66.3% | 76.4% |
2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 35.5% | 35.5% | 76.5% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 85.1% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 81.5% |
2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 56.8% |
2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 64.6% |
2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 66.5% |
2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 81.6% |
2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 81.5% |
EOG | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 8.3% | 17.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 14.3% | 25.1% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 18.5% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71.9% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 69.4% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 69.9% |
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* Avery County High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.