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Wilkes Central High High School
1179 Moravian Falls Rd
Wilkesboro NC, 28697, Wilkes County
Phone: 336-667-5277
Ranking: 
(63 out of 287, top 22%)*
(63 out of 287, top 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wilkes 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: | 52 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 827 | 850 | 852 | 875 | 877 | 860 | 855 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 219 | 26.5% | 252 | 29.6% | 251 | 29.5% | 224 | 25.6% | 253 | 28.8% | 282 | 32.8% | 278 | 32.5% |
| Grade 10: | 223 | 27.0% | 223 | 26.2% | 192 | 22.5% | 224 | 25.6% | 260 | 29.6% | 228 | 26.5% | 213 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 201 | 24.3% | 183 | 21.5% | 221 | 25.9% | 235 | 26.9% | 205 | 23.4% | 166 | 19.3% | 191 | 22.3% |
| Grade 12: | 184 | 22.2% | 192 | 22.6% | 188 | 22.1% | 192 | 21.9% | 159 | 18.1% | 184 | 21.4% | 173 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 428 | 51.8% | 427 | 50.2% | 427 | 50.1% | 436 | 49.8% | 444 | 50.6% | 444 | 51.6% | 453 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 399 | 48.2% | 423 | 49.8% | 425 | 49.9% | 439 | 50.2% | 425 | 48.5% | 408 | 47.4% | 378 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 144 | 17.4% | 120 | 14.1% | 100 | 11.7% | 107 | 12.2% | 86 | 9.8% | 78 | 9.1% | 94 | 11.0% |
| Black: | 89 | 10.8% | 101 | 11.9% | 110 | 12.9% | 118 | 13.5% | 150 | 17.1% | 145 | 16.9% | 119 | 13.9% |
| White: | 545 | 65.9% | 586 | 68.9% | 604 | 70.9% | 617 | 70.5% | 628 | 71.6% | 625 | 72.7% | 609 | 71.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 5.1% | 34 | 4.0% | 25 | 2.9% | 17 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 408 | 49.3% | 369 | 43.4% | 362 | 42.5% | 359 | 41.0% | NA | NA | 265 | 30.8% | 283 | 33.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 6.0% | 53 | 6.2% | 49 | 5.8% | 57 | 6.5% | NA | NA | 77 | 9.0% | 81 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.97 | 15.27 | 16.85 | 17.29 | 17.29 | 16.20 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59.7% | 66.1% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 75.2% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 79.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 72.5% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 81.2% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 82.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29.4% | 39.7% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 87.5% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 78.7% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 72.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 81.6% | 76% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 87.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 71.2% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 70.3% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 71% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 77.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 85.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 85.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 88.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.0% | 42.3% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 93.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.5% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 61.8% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 64.3% | 65.8% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 50% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 85.7% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 90.6% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 77.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 79.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 77.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.2% | 87.4% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 81.9% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79% | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 40.0% | 46.0% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70.5% | 80.7% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 71.4% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 82.1% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 85.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 89.7% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 80.4% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 74% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 80.9% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 87.4% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 89% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | > 95.0% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 60.8% | 64.4% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | 69.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 65.5% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 69.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 79.6% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.2% | 79.7% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 19.7% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 14.3% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 20.3% | 25.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.7% | 55.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 21.2% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.3% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.7% | 58.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 48% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 74.6% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.9% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69.4% | 69.9% |
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* Wilkes Central High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.