East Columbus High High School
32 Gator Ln
Lake Waccamaw NC, 28450, Columbus County
Phone: 910-646-4094
Ranking: 
(268 out of 287, bottom 7%)*
(268 out of 287, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Columbus 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: | 34 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 495 | 518 | 532 | 557 | 559 | 581 | 571 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 151 | 30.5% | 132 | 25.5% | 147 | 27.6% | 147 | 26.4% | 159 | 28.4% | 151 | 26.0% | 162 | 28.4% |
| Grade 10: | 119 | 24.0% | 134 | 25.9% | 137 | 25.8% | 151 | 27.1% | 150 | 26.8% | 173 | 29.8% | 154 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 104 | 21.0% | 121 | 23.4% | 131 | 24.6% | 127 | 22.8% | 124 | 22.2% | 127 | 21.9% | 144 | 25.2% |
| Grade 12: | 121 | 24.4% | 131 | 25.3% | 117 | 22.0% | 132 | 23.7% | 126 | 22.5% | 130 | 22.4% | 111 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 49.1% | 252 | 48.6% | 261 | 49.1% | 280 | 50.3% | 269 | 48.1% | 291 | 50.1% | 295 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 252 | 50.9% | 266 | 51.4% | 271 | 50.9% | 277 | 49.7% | 282 | 50.4% | 282 | 48.5% | 272 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 103 | 20.8% | 98 | 18.9% | 104 | 19.5% | 89 | 16.0% | 93 | 16.6% | 96 | 16.5% | 88 | 15.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 5.3% | 29 | 5.6% | 24 | 4.5% | 23 | 4.1% | 22 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 210 | 42.4% | 214 | 41.3% | 222 | 41.7% | 238 | 42.7% | 237 | 42.4% | 267 | 46.0% | 266 | 46.6% |
| White: | 145 | 29.3% | 165 | 31.9% | 174 | 32.7% | 203 | 36.4% | 207 | 37.0% | 200 | 34.4% | 199 | 34.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 233 | 47.1% | 264 | 51.0% | 285 | 53.6% | 285 | 51.2% | 259 | 46.3% | NA | NA | 275 | 48.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 7.9% | 44 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.6% | 47 | 8.4% | 48 | 8.6% | NA | NA | 52 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.78 | 14.13 | 14.06 | 13.75 | 13.47 | 13.20 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 65.4% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44.2% | 42.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.4% | 66.7% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52.4% | 57% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 77% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.7% | 67.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.6% | 84% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 20.5% | 14.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 76.8% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 42.2% | 60.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 30.2% | 55.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 85.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 86.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 37.8% | 42.8% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 36.6% | 47.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 61.4% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.7% | 57.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77% | 84.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 80.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 92.5% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.0% | 30.0% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 81.4% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 45.9% | 61.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 68.8% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 45% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 47.5% | 57.7% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 50.7% | 62.7% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 52.9% | 61% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 65.8% | 77.6% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 80% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 75.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 63.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 66.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 63.5% | 65.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 82.1% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 70.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 38.4% | 44.3% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 45.5% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 26.6% | 43.2% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48.1% | 61.6% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 79.9% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 73.4% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 64.4% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 69.8% | 82.1% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 51.4% | 55% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 40% | 56.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 61.6% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 61.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 86.2% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.6% | 89.4% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 15.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 35% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 67.3% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 61.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 69.4% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 66.4% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* East Columbus High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.