Sanderson High High School
5500 Dixon Dr Raleigh NC, 27609, Wake County Phone: 919-881-4800 Ranking:  (44 out of 287, top 15%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wake 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: | 115 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 117 | 117 | 120 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,012 | 2,086 | 2,015 | 1,905 | 1,988 | 1,946 | 1,752 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 561 | 27.9% | 640 | 30.7% | 591 | 29.3% | 598 | 31.4% | 670 | 33.7% | 623 | 32.0% | 505 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 524 | 26.0% | 504 | 24.2% | 510 | 25.3% | 473 | 24.8% | 493 | 24.8% | 468 | 24.0% | 458 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 449 | 22.3% | 475 | 22.8% | 475 | 23.6% | 418 | 21.9% | 409 | 20.6% | 431 | 22.1% | 428 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 478 | 23.8% | 467 | 22.4% | 439 | 21.8% | 416 | 21.8% | 416 | 20.9% | 424 | 21.8% | 361 | 20.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,027 | 51.0% | 1,082 | 51.9% | 1,052 | 52.2% | 999 | 52.4% | 1,016 | 51.1% | 947 | 48.7% | 830 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 985 | 49.0% | 1,004 | 48.1% | 963 | 47.8% | 906 | 47.6% | 964 | 48.5% | 991 | 50.9% | 867 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 80 | 4.0% | 84 | 4.0% | 86 | 4.3% | 70 | 3.7% | 69 | 3.5% | 68 | 3.5% | 44 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 262 | 13.0% | 287 | 13.8% | 263 | 13.1% | 222 | 11.7% | 202 | 10.2% | 196 | 10.1% | 141 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 497 | 24.7% | 529 | 25.4% | 509 | 25.3% | 477 | 25.0% | 666 | 33.5% | 631 | 32.4% | 514 | 29.3% |
| White: | 1,089 | 54.1% | 1,101 | 52.8% | 1,077 | 53.4% | 1,052 | 55.2% | 1,048 | 52.7% | 1,049 | 53.9% | 998 | 57.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 72 | 3.6% | 79 | 3.8% | 74 | 3.7% | 79 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 537 | 26.7% | 624 | 29.9% | 567 | 28.1% | 458 | 24.0% | 504 | 25.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 3.7% | 79 | 3.8% | 82 | 4.1% | 78 | 4.1% | 108 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.54 | 18.78 | 18.11 | 17.66 | 17.05 | 16.60 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91.6% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 79.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 76.5% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 84.6% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 85% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 86.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 21.7% | 48.5% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 87.8% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 73.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 76.9% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.3% | 73.7% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 74.2% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.2% | 76.5% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 80.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 83.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 84.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 87.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.7% | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91.7% | 88.1% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 83.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 87.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 73% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 75.4% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 77.9% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 80.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 84% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 85.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.2% | 87.2% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 79.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 78.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 80.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 85.2% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 87% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 63.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 79.9% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 72.8% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 75.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94.3% | 81% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 86.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 68.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 71.8% | 60.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 67.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 81.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 80.6% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 91% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92.1% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66.8% | 69.6% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 74.2% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 74.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 77.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 85.4% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 84.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 18.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 18.7% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 17.4% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 22.5% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.1% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.3% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.8% | 69.9% |
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* Sanderson 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.