Kinston High High School
2601 North Queen St
Kinston NC, 28501, Lenoir County
Phone: 252-527-8067
Ranking: 
(48 out of 287, top 17%)*
(48 out of 287, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lenoir 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: | 55 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 879 | 869 | 903 | 916 | 927 | 953 | 994 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 247 | 28.1% | 234 | 26.9% | 253 | 28.0% | 302 | 33.0% | 288 | 31.1% | 261 | 27.4% | 274 | 27.6% |
| Grade 10: | 225 | 25.6% | 234 | 26.9% | 283 | 31.3% | 234 | 25.5% | 232 | 25.0% | 234 | 24.6% | 277 | 27.9% |
| Grade 11: | 194 | 22.1% | 221 | 25.4% | 207 | 22.9% | 206 | 22.5% | 208 | 22.4% | 240 | 25.2% | 233 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 213 | 24.2% | 180 | 20.7% | 160 | 17.7% | 174 | 19.0% | 199 | 21.5% | 218 | 22.9% | 210 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 435 | 49.5% | 438 | 50.4% | 449 | 49.7% | 466 | 50.9% | 464 | 50.1% | 474 | 49.7% | 507 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 444 | 50.5% | 431 | 49.6% | 454 | 50.3% | 450 | 49.1% | 455 | 49.1% | 471 | 49.4% | 476 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 3.1% | 30 | 3.5% | 28 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.6% | 13 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 765 | 87.0% | 751 | 86.4% | 779 | 86.3% | 796 | 86.9% | 851 | 91.8% | 851 | 89.3% | 866 | 87.1% |
| White: | 61 | 6.9% | 56 | 6.4% | 63 | 7.0% | 60 | 6.6% | 58 | 6.3% | 78 | 8.2% | 93 | 9.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.9% | 24 | 2.8% | 24 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 648 | 73.7% | 620 | 71.3% | 637 | 70.5% | 619 | 67.6% | 536 | 57.8% | 505 | 53.0% | 512 | 51.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 6.6% | 70 | 8.1% | 69 | 7.6% | 76 | 8.3% | 95 | 10.2% | 79 | 8.3% | 89 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.09 | 14.85 | 15.05 | 15.79 | 15.27 | 14.30 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 87.9% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 41.5% | 56.2% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 41.8% | 60.8% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 54.1% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.8% | 68.9% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 53.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47% | 63.6% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 7.2% | 20.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84.7% | 83.3% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 58% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 41.6% | 50.2% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 64.7% | 62.4% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 80.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 71.9% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 45.3% | 53.3% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41.1% | 50.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 32% | 47.8% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.7% | 55% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 68% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 63.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 70.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.4% | 29.3% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 57% | 59% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36.8% | 43.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 51.4% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 35.9% | 46.1% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 53.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 37.3% | 55.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | 58.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 63.2% | 73.4% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 71.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 67.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 58.9% | 68.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 62.8% | 68% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 75.4% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 72.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 76.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 30.5% | 38.7% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 53.9% | 67% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44.5% | 55.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45% | 51.5% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 70.7% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 79.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | 64.7% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 37.7% | 47.7% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 36.7% | 62.1% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 79.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 59.8% | 67.8% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 48.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 41.2% | 38.6% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 36.1% | 46.7% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 43.4% | 44.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 45.7% | 55.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66.5% | 69.6% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 70.8% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 18.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 46.9% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 43.6% | 25.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 33.3% | 52.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 17.5% | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 84.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.5% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 46.7% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 54% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 38.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 61.4% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 60.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.3% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.7% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kinston High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.