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Cape Hatteras Secondary School
48576 Hwy 12
Buxton NC, 27920, Dare County
Phone: 252-995-5730
Ranking: 
(561 out of 1,874, top 30%)*
(561 out of 1,874, top 30%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Dare 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: | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 294 | 288 | 295 | 301 | 319 | 346 | 347 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 36 | 12.2% | 42 | 14.6% | 42 | 14.2% | 39 | 13.0% | 34 | 10.7% | 40 | 11.6% | 59 | 17.0% |
| Grade 7: | 46 | 15.6% | 45 | 15.6% | 43 | 14.6% | 36 | 12.0% | 41 | 12.9% | 54 | 15.6% | 39 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 15.6% | 42 | 14.6% | 36 | 12.2% | 45 | 15.0% | 54 | 16.9% | 42 | 12.1% | 48 | 13.8% |
| Grade 9: | 43 | 14.6% | 38 | 13.2% | 52 | 17.6% | 52 | 17.3% | 50 | 15.7% | 47 | 13.6% | 55 | 15.9% |
| Grade 10: | 36 | 12.2% | 45 | 15.6% | 51 | 17.3% | 45 | 15.0% | 46 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.0% | 51 | 14.7% |
| Grade 11: | 43 | 14.6% | 46 | 16.0% | 34 | 11.5% | 42 | 14.0% | 44 | 13.8% | 55 | 15.9% | 61 | 17.6% |
| Grade 12: | 44 | 15.0% | 30 | 10.4% | 37 | 12.5% | 42 | 14.0% | 50 | 15.7% | 56 | 16.2% | 34 | 9.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 153 | 52.0% | 156 | 54.2% | 162 | 54.9% | 159 | 52.8% | 163 | 51.1% | 182 | 52.6% | 183 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 141 | 48.0% | 132 | 45.8% | 133 | 45.1% | 142 | 47.2% | 148 | 46.4% | 156 | 45.1% | 156 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 8.5% | 21 | 7.3% | 22 | 7.5% | 21 | 7.0% | 21 | 6.6% | 20 | 5.8% | 16 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 9 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 259 | 88.1% | 259 | 89.9% | 266 | 90.2% | 275 | 91.4% | 288 | 90.3% | 317 | 91.6% | 326 | 93.9% |
| 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: | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 30.6% | 114 | 39.6% | 117 | 39.7% | 82 | 27.2% | 90 | 28.2% | 53 | 15.3% | 44 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 13.6% | 30 | 10.4% | 27 | 9.2% | 22 | 7.3% | 37 | 11.6% | 23 | 6.6% | 25 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.97 | 10.29 | 10.41 | 9.50 | 9.67 | 9.90 | 10.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 90.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 75.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 62.9% | 77.5% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 78.9% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 80.9% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 78.4% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 81.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 49.0% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68.4% | 90.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60% | 76.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 72.1% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 71.7% | 79.5% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 87.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 69% | 88.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88% | 78.2% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 73.5% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.5% | 75.1% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81% | 82.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.9% | 90.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 87.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 88.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 51.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 91.6% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 88.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.7% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 70.7% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 75.2% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.1% | 72.2% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 79.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 86.2% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 82.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 90% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 79.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 83.6% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 84.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 89.1% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 89.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 91.7% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 48.8% | 61.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 78.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 65.7% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 50.7% | 72.1% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54.5% | 73.6% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 89.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 82.5% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 67.5% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 70.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 78.3% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 80.5% | 76.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 57.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 60% | 71.7% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 64.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 70.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 87.3% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 64.1% | 81.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 59.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.9% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.9% | 69.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80.2% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 78.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 76.7% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.5% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.1% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.4% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 53.1% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.5% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 70.7% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 77.7% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 88.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.7% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 65.1% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.8% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.3% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 87.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 82.9% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 88% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 51.8% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 92% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.2% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 62.5% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 71.2% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.2% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.6% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.5% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.8% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.7% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 88.3% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 85.8% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 38.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.6% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 69.3% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 82.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 81.3% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 45.9% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.5% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 88.5% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.8% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 64.9% | 59.1% |
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* Cape Hatteras Secondary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.