Polk County High School
1681 East Nc 108 Hwy
Columbus NC, 28722, Polk County
Phone: 828-894-2525
Ranking: 
(7 out of 287, top 2%)*
(7 out of 287, top 2%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Polk 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: | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 664 | 698 | 715 | 722 | 729 | 736 | 698 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 180 | 27.1% | 196 | 28.1% | 207 | 29.0% | 196 | 27.1% | 212 | 29.1% | 221 | 30.0% | 195 | 27.9% |
| Grade 10: | 167 | 25.2% | 189 | 27.1% | 168 | 23.5% | 179 | 24.8% | 198 | 27.2% | 180 | 24.5% | 179 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 168 | 25.3% | 165 | 23.6% | 181 | 25.3% | 184 | 25.5% | 167 | 22.9% | 177 | 24.0% | 170 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 149 | 22.4% | 148 | 21.2% | 159 | 22.2% | 163 | 22.6% | 152 | 20.9% | 158 | 21.5% | 154 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 340 | 51.2% | 353 | 50.6% | 358 | 50.1% | 386 | 53.5% | 365 | 50.1% | 382 | 51.9% | 343 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 324 | 48.8% | 345 | 49.4% | 357 | 49.9% | 336 | 46.5% | 356 | 48.8% | 346 | 47.0% | 336 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 8.9% | 59 | 8.5% | 66 | 9.2% | 53 | 7.3% | 46 | 6.3% | 46 | 6.3% | 36 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 46 | 6.9% | 46 | 6.6% | 46 | 6.4% | 46 | 6.4% | 75 | 10.3% | 80 | 10.9% | 61 | 8.7% |
| White: | 533 | 80.3% | 577 | 82.7% | 585 | 81.8% | 603 | 83.5% | 605 | 83.0% | 605 | 82.2% | 581 | 83.2% |
| 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: | 20 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.0% | 18 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 255 | 38.4% | 264 | 37.8% | 278 | 38.9% | 231 | 32.0% | 235 | 32.2% | 165 | 22.4% | 143 | 20.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 7.8% | 51 | 7.3% | 58 | 8.1% | 56 | 7.8% | 60 | 8.2% | 71 | 9.6% | 68 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.42 | 13.28 | 13.76 | 14.54 | 12.99 | 12.20 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 93.5% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 77.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 80.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 82.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 87.6% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.9% | 88.3% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 89.6% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.2% | 59.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 78.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 87.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 91.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.3% | 45.3% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 69% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 80.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 81.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.5% | 81.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 88% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 90.9% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 88.2% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 58.2% | 60.7% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 83.7% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.1% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.2% | 72.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 92% | 89.1% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 91.4% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 28.6% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 22.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.3% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.5% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74.1% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Polk County High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.