Whiteville High School vs. East Columbus Junior-senior High School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Whiteville High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
East Columbus Junior-senior High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Diversity
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Overview
Serving 666 students in grades 9-12, Whiteville High School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 65-69% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50-54% (which is approximately equal to the North Carolina state average of 50%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the North Carolina state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 55% (majority Black).
Serving 587 students in grades 7-12, East Columbus Junior-senior High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 23% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 42% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 50%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the North Carolina state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 55% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
9-12
7-12
Total Students
666 students
587 students
![This chart displays total students of Whiteville High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays total students of Whiteville High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-bcKfkKf.png)
![This chart displays total students of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays total students of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-f8dOPf.png)
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
52% | 48%
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Total Classroom Teachers
45 teachers
40 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-b44wu4Y.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-f8dOOt.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#744 out of 2617 schools in NC
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
#2030 out of 2617 schools in NC
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Whiteville High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Whiteville High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-0pWcuK.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of East Columbus Junior-senior High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of East Columbus Junior-senior High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-bhyyPUe.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
23%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-yxIkF2.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-Q5ZEFa.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
42%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-byrqAdU.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-h5jzOJ.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
55-59%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Whiteville High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-uDBXSM.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-jxDnmz.png)
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90-94%
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![This chart displays graduation rate of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and public school graduation rate of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays graduation rate of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and public school graduation rate of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/graduation_rate/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-bbLWFoe.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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![This chart displays the students of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by grade. This chart displays the students of East Columbus Junior-senior High School by grade.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-b2DFIT6.png)
Grade 7 Students
-
85
Grade 8 Students
-
111
Grade 9 Students
198
108
Grade 10 Students
153
97
Grade 11 Students
162
87
Grade 12 Students
153
99
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
16%
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![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and percentage of American Indian public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and percentage of American Indian public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-EHhv0n.png)
% Asian
1%
n/a
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n/a
% Hispanic
10%
17%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-bnQkSbK.png)
% Black
35%
30%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of Black public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of Black public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-f8dOPr.png)
% White
46%
31%
![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Whiteville High School and the percentage of White public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Whiteville High School and the percentage of White public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/61000/60771/whiteville-high-school-chart-beALPOW.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of White students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of White public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of White public school students in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-b0MZhsU.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-MfRLSQ.png)
Diversity Score
0.66
0.76
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![This chart displays the diversity score of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the public school average diversity score of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the public school average diversity score of North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-wmpruT.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
99%
99%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-bxfBUgL.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
7%
4%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2014-15 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in East Columbus Junior-senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in North Carolina by year, with the latest 2014-15 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/59000/59194/east-columbus-junior-senior-high-school-chart-baTwCMk.png)