Bandys High High School
5040 East Bandys Rd
Catawba NC, 28609, Catawba County
Phone: 828-241-3171
Ranking: 
(179 out of 287, bottom 38%)*
(179 out of 287, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Catawba County Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 865 | 909 | 945 | 908 | 909 | 917 | 969 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 211 | 24.4% | 217 | 23.9% | 252 | 26.7% | 237 | 26.1% | 259 | 28.5% | 260 | 28.4% | 259 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 213 | 24.6% | 250 | 27.5% | 231 | 24.4% | 255 | 28.1% | 228 | 25.1% | 213 | 23.2% | 261 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 242 | 28.0% | 211 | 23.2% | 244 | 25.8% | 226 | 24.9% | 193 | 21.2% | 234 | 25.5% | 219 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | 199 | 23.0% | 231 | 25.4% | 218 | 23.1% | 190 | 20.9% | 229 | 25.2% | 210 | 22.9% | 230 | 23.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 472 | 54.6% | 497 | 54.7% | 512 | 54.2% | 487 | 53.6% | 464 | 51.0% | 478 | 52.1% | 498 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 393 | 45.4% | 412 | 45.3% | 433 | 45.8% | 421 | 46.4% | 437 | 48.1% | 431 | 47.0% | 448 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.2% | 18 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.4% | 18 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 4.0% | 46 | 5.1% | 43 | 4.6% | 48 | 5.3% | 36 | 4.0% | 31 | 3.4% | 32 | 3.3% |
| Black: | 20 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.8% | 32 | 3.4% | 39 | 4.3% | 64 | 7.0% | 61 | 6.7% | 41 | 4.2% |
| White: | 749 | 86.6% | 777 | 85.5% | 808 | 85.5% | 768 | 84.6% | 789 | 86.8% | 806 | 87.9% | 863 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 4.0% | 37 | 4.1% | 38 | 4.0% | 37 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 26.1% | 243 | 26.7% | 246 | 26.0% | 221 | 24.3% | 205 | 22.6% | 148 | 16.1% | 149 | 15.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.2% | 63 | 6.9% | 63 | 6.7% | 53 | 5.8% | 57 | 6.3% | 49 | 5.3% | 59 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.77 | 17.24 | 17.12 | 15.57 | 15.57 | 14.90 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 90.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 74.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 77.5% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 79.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 86.4% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 82.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 84.3% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 40.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 85.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 74.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.6% | 71.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 74.9% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 72.4% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 75.6% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 73.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 76.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 88.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 84.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 52.5% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 86.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83.9% | 80.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 67.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 73.7% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 70.5% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 73% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 86.8% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 86% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 86.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 78.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 76.3% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 79.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 88.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 82.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 57.0% | 53.8% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 87.3% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 77% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 84.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 79.6% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 69.8% | 65.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.7% | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 81.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 82.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 91.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 79.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 90% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 46.4% | 53.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | 67.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 65.7% | 70.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 76.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 86.5% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 10% | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 26.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 15.5% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 9.4% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 48.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.6% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bandys High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.