West Columbus High High School
7294 Andrew Jackson Hwy
Cerro Gordo NC, 28430, Columbus County
Phone: 910-654-6111
Ranking: (267 out of 287, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Columbus 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: | 38 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 452 | 453 | 456 | 520 | 525 | 562 | 535 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 136 | 30.1% | 127 | 28.0% | 105 | 23.0% | 160 | 30.8% | 148 | 28.2% | 153 | 27.2% | 149 | 27.9% |
Grade 10: | 120 | 26.5% | 112 | 24.7% | 131 | 28.7% | 131 | 25.2% | 135 | 25.7% | 145 | 25.8% | 116 | 21.7% |
Grade 11: | 89 | 19.7% | 101 | 22.3% | 120 | 26.3% | 115 | 22.1% | 130 | 24.8% | 121 | 21.5% | 154 | 28.8% |
Grade 12: | 107 | 23.7% | 113 | 24.9% | 100 | 21.9% | 114 | 21.9% | 112 | 21.3% | 143 | 25.4% | 116 | 21.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 232 | 51.3% | 217 | 47.9% | 211 | 46.3% | 246 | 47.3% | 251 | 47.8% | 273 | 48.6% | 270 | 50.5% |
Female: | 220 | 48.7% | 236 | 52.1% | 245 | 53.7% | 274 | 52.7% | 266 | 50.7% | 281 | 50.0% | 259 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.9% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 14 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.7% |
Black: | 210 | 46.5% | 220 | 48.6% | 226 | 49.6% | 265 | 51.0% | 263 | 50.1% | 283 | 50.4% | 275 | 51.4% |
White: | 224 | 49.6% | 217 | 47.9% | 205 | 45.0% | 218 | 41.9% | 251 | 47.8% | 257 | 45.7% | 238 | 44.5% |
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: | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 61.1% | 298 | 65.8% | 288 | 63.2% | 307 | 59.0% | 297 | 56.6% | NA | NA | 293 | 54.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.1% | 30 | 6.6% | 31 | 6.8% | 33 | 6.3% | 43 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 38 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.95 | 12.49 | 11.63 | 13.68 | 11.64 | 12.30 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.2% | 65.4% | 82.6% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 31.7% | 42.7% | 66.7% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 66.7% | 69% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 57% | 67.7% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 77% | 77.8% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.4% | 67.8% | 76.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 84% | 78.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 12.4% | 14.6% | 36.3% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 76.8% | 80.3% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 60.8% | 65.1% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60.5% | 55.3% | 67.2% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 85.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 86.8% | 82.3% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 34.3% | 42.8% | 63.4% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49% | 47.9% | 65.3% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 61.4% | 68% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.9% | 57.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 84.6% | 81.2% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 80.4% | 79.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 92.5% | 83% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 27.2% | 30.0% | 45.6% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 81.4% | 77.1% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 61.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65.1% | 68.8% | 77.7% |
2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 48.1% | 45% | 60.1% |
2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 57.7% | 65.8% |
2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 62.7% | 68.5% |
2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 65% | 61% | 71.4% |
2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75% | 77.6% | 78.7% |
2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 80% | 80% |
2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 75.9% | 82.8% |
2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 63.6% | 72.1% |
2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 61.2% | 66.1% | 73.1% |
2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 61.3% | 65.4% | 73.8% |
2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 82.1% | 82.4% |
2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 63.9% | 70.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 44.3% | 51.2% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 28.8% | 45.5% | 68.8% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 43.2% | 63.3% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 58.5% | 61.6% | 67.9% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.9% | 79.9% | 82.3% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77% | 73.4% | 69.1% |
2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 64.4% | 58.4% |
2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77% | 82.1% | 76.4% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 71.4% | 85.9% |
2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 55% | 56.8% |
2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 56.9% | 64.6% |
2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 63% | 61.6% | 66.5% |
2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 61.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 86.2% | 81.6% |
2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.4% | 81.5% |
EOG | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 15.2% | 22.6% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 18.5% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 27.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 35% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.3% | 71.9% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 61.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.4% | 69.4% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 66.4% | 69.9% |
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* West Columbus 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.