John T Hoggard High School
4305 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC, 28403-6160 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
John T Hoggard High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County New Hanover County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1858 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 94 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 505 students
Grade 10 - 491 students
Grade 11 - 414 students
Grade 12 - 448 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 2% 2%
% Hispanic 2% 5%
% Black 15% 31%
% White 80% 59%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 13% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name New Hanover County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 35 12
Number of Students Managed 24,522 students 6,210 students
District Total Revenue $215,868,000 $47,973,000
District Expenditure $206,943,000 $45,994,000
District Revenue / Student $8,803 $7,725
District Expenditure / Student $8,439 $7,406
District Graduation Rates 78% 74%
In the News:
  • NOAA Declares Nation’s First StormReady® Supporter High School (NOAA)
    posted on March 13, 2009 at 04:02:09 pm
    The teachers and students of John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, N. C., are the first high school in the country to prepare an action plan and practice drills making them ready for a tornado or other severe weather. This preparation has earned them the designation as a NOAA National Weather Service StormReady® Supporter.
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School Notes:
  • John T. Hoggard High School is a public high school in the New Hanover County School System in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • Athletics
  • Hoggard High School fields 24 varsity and junior varsity teams across 13 sports. All teams compete in the Mideastern 3A/4A Conference as part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
  • The school mascot is the Viking, and the primary colors are blue and white.
  • Football
  • The Hoggard Football team, the Vikings, won their sixth straight conference championship in 2007, led by Coach Scott Braswell. In the 2006 season, the Vikings went the furthest they had ever gone in the NCHSAA playoffs, getting to the Eastern finals in the fourth round, where they played against Greenville Rose High School. The Vikings lost by two points, 31-29.
  • In 2007, the team surpassed its achievement from the year before and won the state championships with an undefeated record. Hoggard played the championship game against Mount Tabor and defeated them by a score of 28-0.
  • Academics
  • John T. Hoggard High School is known in its immediate area for its strong academic programs. It offers fourteen Advanced Placement courses and a substantial number of honors classes. In its class of 2007, 67% of graduating students went on to four-year colleges, and another 29% went on to two-year colleges. 90% of the class took the SAT, and the average math score was 545, while the average critical reading score was 524.
  • Clubs
  • Voyagers
  • The Voyagers are Hoggard's choral ensemble. The Voyagers were established within the first year of Hoggard's existence and have consistently participated in The North Carolina Choral Festival.
  • Quiz Bowl
  • John T. Hoggard High School is known being one of the top Quiz Bowl teams in the state and for its sudden entrance in the Quiz Bowl circuit in 2007. After winning the State Championship of the Public Library Quiz Bowl the previous year, Hoggard made strong showings in its first few tournaments, placing in several, and eventually achieving a First Place victory at a 2008 tournament in Salisbury, NC that qualified the team for the NAQT tournament in Chicago. Due to lack of funding, the team was unable to attend, and instead participated in the PACE National Scholastic Championship, where it placed 33rd in the nation. In 2009, the Hoggard Quiz Bowl traveled to the PACE NSC National competition at George Mason University and, in their first tournament appearance of the year, claimed 34th place in the nation.
  • Science Olympiad
  • Hoggard's Science Olympiad team has had extremely good showings in recent years, having missed making it to the national level by one place in 2008 and 2009, and by two places in 2007. The Science Olympiad team is headed by Miranda Dungan, with help from other teachers from Hoggard's science department. The current president of Hoggard Science Olympiad is Vijay Gadani, with President-elect Nathan Hanson assisting. Vice Presidents include Charlie Wilson, Eric Whitmire, Gregg Godwin, and David Cutting.
  • Bowling Club
  • Hoggard's Bowling Club has been in existence for over 50 years. Hoggard has never participated in any sanctioned competition in bowling, however, a meet with crosstown rival Laney High School is planned for later this year. The current president of Hoggard Bowling Club is Zack Shiro, with vice presidents Andrew Brewer and Tyler Phoenicie assisting.
  • Notable alumni
  • Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009
  • Connor Barth
  • External links
  • School website
  • School district website
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School Zip Code:
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School Zip (28403)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 30,334 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 45% 24%
Population Average Age 29 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $31,044 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 30 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 43% / 57% 66% / 34%
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