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Smoky Mountain High High School
100 Smoky Mountain Dr
Sylva NC, 28779, Jackson County
Phone: 828-586-2177
Ranking: 
(27 out of 287, top 9%)*
(27 out of 287, top 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jackson 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: | 57 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 822 | 782 | 773 | 770 | 788 | 867 | 885 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 240 | 29.2% | 225 | 28.8% | 228 | 29.5% | 216 | 28.1% | 189 | 24.0% | 226 | 26.1% | 252 | 28.5% |
| Grade 10: | 216 | 26.3% | 206 | 26.3% | 209 | 27.0% | 176 | 22.9% | 206 | 26.1% | 221 | 25.5% | 222 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 188 | 22.9% | 196 | 25.1% | 166 | 21.5% | 197 | 25.6% | 198 | 25.1% | 233 | 26.9% | 221 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 178 | 21.7% | 155 | 19.8% | 170 | 22.0% | 181 | 23.5% | 195 | 24.7% | 187 | 21.6% | 190 | 21.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 427 | 51.9% | 386 | 49.4% | 382 | 49.4% | 372 | 48.3% | 383 | 48.6% | 436 | 50.3% | 442 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 395 | 48.1% | 396 | 50.6% | 391 | 50.6% | 398 | 51.7% | 397 | 50.4% | 423 | 48.8% | 436 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 57 | 6.9% | 62 | 7.9% | 62 | 8.0% | 62 | 8.1% | 67 | 8.5% | 100 | 11.5% | 72 | 8.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 5.6% | 30 | 3.8% | 38 | 4.9% | 37 | 4.8% | 29 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.1% | 24 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.4% |
| White: | 688 | 83.7% | 672 | 85.9% | 653 | 84.5% | 661 | 85.8% | 675 | 85.7% | 723 | 83.4% | 765 | 86.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 317 | 38.6% | 287 | 36.7% | 284 | 36.7% | 272 | 35.3% | 238 | 30.2% | 209 | 24.1% | 207 | 23.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.6% | 85 | 10.9% | 83 | 10.7% | 56 | 7.3% | 66 | 8.4% | 79 | 9.1% | 110 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.48 | 13.49 | 13.53 | 13.23 | 14.01 | 13.90 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 91.4% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 66.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 67.9% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.7% | 65.5% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 75.6% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 74.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.8% | 74.8% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 23.7% | 39.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 71.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 72.1% | 66.5% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.7% | 72.5% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 70.4% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.2% | 91.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 79.2% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 66.3% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 72.3% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 68.5% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 81.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 91% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 87.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 86.6% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 39.9% | 36.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 67.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 61% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 72.6% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 72.6% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 65.7% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74% | 72.9% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.7% | 74% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 81.7% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 72.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 74.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 77.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 85.7% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 82.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 87.5% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52.7% | 53.9% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 72.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 62.7% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 74.6% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 83.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 69% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 60.3% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 83.6% | 80.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 86.5% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 83.5% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 70% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | 57.1% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | 62.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 71.9% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 68.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 77.5% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.9% | 82.9% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 29.6% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 52.4% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 52.9% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38.5% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 39.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 44.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.7% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.1% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.5% | 69.9% |
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* Smoky Mountain 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.