McDowell High School

D

North Carolina Overall Letter Grade

Please note: The state of North Carolina assigns letter grades to public schools, on an A through F scale.

Student Enrollment Trend

Diversity Indicators

  

 American Indian - N/A

  

 American Indian - N/A

 Asian - 1%

 Asian - 1%

 Black - 3%

 Black - 3%

 Hispanic - 16%

 Hispanic - 16%

 Two or More Races - 5%

 Two or More Races - 5%

 

 Pacific Islander - N/A

 

 Pacific Islander - N/A

 White - 75%

 White - 75%

Please note: The numbers above represent combined percentages of end-of-grade and end-of-course tests taken by students at McDowell High School for the 2024-2025 school year, as reported by the NCDPI. Actual percentages of students may vary somewhat from those indicated.

Nearly all North Carolina public and charter school students who are enrolled in grade 11 for the first time are required to take the ACT. In the chart above, you can get a sense for how the average ACT scores at McDowell High School stack up against those of other high schools in North Carolina.

McDowell High School had an average SAT score of 958 (math and reading combined). This means the school’s average SAT scores ranked #175 out of 278 NC high schools (37th percentile). On this site, you can see the SAT scores of North Carolina high schools. The SAT participation rate at McDowell High School was 4% in our most recently available data. Above you can also see how the school’s ACT scores compare to other schools in North Carolina.

 81% - McDowell High School

 90% - Median of North Carolina high schools

 81% - McDowell High School

 90% - Median of North Carolina high schools

EOC Biology

 59% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 59% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 16% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 16% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 19% - Level 4 (Solid)

 19% - Level 4 (Solid)

 6% - Level 5 (Superior)

 6% - Level 5 (Superior)

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EOC English 2

 57% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 57% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 23% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 23% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 19% - Level 4 (Solid)

 19% - Level 4 (Solid)

 < 5% - Level 5 (Superior)

 < 5% - Level 5 (Superior)

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EOC Math I

 79% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 79% - Level 1 & 2 (Not Proficient)

 15% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 15% - Level 3 (At Grade Level)

 6% - Level 4 (Solid)

 6% - Level 4 (Solid)

 < 5% - Level 5 (Superior)

 < 5% - Level 5 (Superior)

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School test scores, student data and teacher data are from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) information for the 2024-2025 school year. Rankings for McDowell High School and other area schools were developed by CarolinaSchoolHub.

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