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Mcdowell High High School
600 Mcdowell High School Dr
Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County
Phone: 828-652-7920
Ranking: (175 out of 287, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: McDowell 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: | 98 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 105 | 100 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,241 | 1,288 | 1,318 | 1,320 | 1,295 | 1,322 | 1,335 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 40 | 3.2% | 50 | 3.9% | 48 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.1% | 68 | 5.3% | 41 | 3.1% | 54 | 4.0% |
Grade 10: | 436 | 35.1% | 455 | 35.3% | 463 | 35.1% | 486 | 36.8% | 458 | 35.4% | 476 | 36.0% | 439 | 32.9% |
Grade 11: | 396 | 31.9% | 432 | 33.5% | 422 | 32.0% | 415 | 31.4% | 417 | 32.2% | 416 | 31.5% | 446 | 33.4% |
Grade 12: | 369 | 29.7% | 351 | 27.3% | 385 | 29.2% | 378 | 28.6% | 352 | 27.2% | 389 | 29.4% | 396 | 29.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 636 | 51.2% | 662 | 51.4% | 703 | 53.3% | 679 | 51.4% | 647 | 50.0% | 669 | 50.6% | 684 | 51.2% |
Female: | 605 | 48.8% | 626 | 48.6% | 615 | 46.7% | 641 | 48.6% | 640 | 49.4% | 645 | 48.8% | 636 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 10 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 109 | 8.8% | 111 | 8.6% | 110 | 8.3% | 95 | 7.2% | 78 | 6.0% | 70 | 5.3% | 61 | 4.6% |
Black: | 44 | 3.5% | 46 | 3.6% | 43 | 3.3% | 48 | 3.6% | 69 | 5.3% | 66 | 5.0% | 54 | 4.0% |
White: | 1,022 | 82.4% | 1,042 | 80.9% | 1,075 | 81.6% | 1,102 | 83.5% | 1,128 | 87.1% | 1,162 | 87.9% | 1,176 | 88.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 47 | 3.8% | 70 | 5.4% | 70 | 5.3% | 55 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 563 | 45.4% | 578 | 44.9% | 584 | 44.3% | 568 | 43.0% | 529 | 40.8% | 328 | 24.8% | 444 | 33.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 8.5% | 135 | 10.5% | 140 | 10.6% | 109 | 8.3% | 154 | 11.9% | 143 | 10.8% | 134 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.64 | 13.38 | 13.73 | 13.27 | 12.85 | 12.60 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.4% | 83% | 82.6% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 28.2% | 67.4% | 66.7% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35.2% | 67.9% | 69% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 42.2% | 66.3% | 67.7% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.4% | 75% | 77.8% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 14.5% | 71.9% | 76.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25% | 83.7% | 78.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | 32.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 80.3% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68.9% | 65.1% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 67.2% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 69.8% | 68.3% | 72.9% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.3% | 65.3% | 82.3% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 63.4% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 65.3% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 74% | 71.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 88.5% | 81.2% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 75.2% | 79.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 83.7% | 83% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 48.0% | 45.6% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 77.1% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 77.7% |
2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 60.1% |
2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 65.8% |
2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 65.6% | 68.5% |
2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 67.1% | 67.8% | 71.4% |
2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81.7% | 78.7% |
2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 78.5% | 80% |
2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.9% | 85.7% | 82.8% |
2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 76.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 82.7% | 73.1% |
2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 43.9% | 76.2% | 73.8% |
2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 89.8% | 82.4% |
2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 23.1% | 85% | 80.6% |
2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 17.5% | 87.1% | 82.9% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 45.8% | 51.2% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 72.2% | 68.8% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 46.7% | 60.3% | 63.3% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 66.9% | 67.9% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 56.3% | 68.1% | 73.3% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 73.6% | 82.3% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 69.1% |
2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 54.4% | 56.7% | 58.4% |
2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 63.3% | 62.7% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 83.5% | 76.4% |
2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 71.2% | 76.5% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 85.1% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 81.5% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 85.9% |
2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 56.8% |
2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 64.6% |
2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 66.5% |
2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 62.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 72.4% | 81.6% |
2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 76.5% | 81.5% |
EOG | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 12.8% | 17.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 20.8% | 22.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 25.1% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 18.5% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 61.5% | 71.9% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 58.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.2% | 69.4% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.5% | 69.9% |
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* Mcdowell High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.