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Alleghany High

Alleghany County Schools · Alleghany County

Address
404 Trojan Avenue, Sparta, NC 28675
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370012000037
395
Students
33.9
Teachers (FTE)
11.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
10.3%
Chronically absent
53.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Alleghany County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Alleghany High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Alleghany HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Sparta ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-80.3 mi
  2. Glade Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-88.0 mi
  3. Piney Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-810.3 mi
  4. Traphill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Wilkes County Schools12.7 mi
  5. North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Wilkes County Schools16.0 mi
  6. North Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Wilkes County Schools17.5 mi
  7. Mountain Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools17.9 mi
  8. Cedar Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools17.9 mi
  9. Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wilkes County Schools18.3 mi
  10. Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-6 · Ashe County Schools18.6 mi

How Alleghany High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 223 of 514
Alleghany County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 1 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 89% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score unchanged since 2014 (71 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BExceeded67.1
202477BExceeded73.6
202360CNot Met60.7
202263CNot Met64.5
201971BMet71.6
201869CMet68.1
201762CNot Met63
201662CNot Met63
201571BMet68
201471BMet68

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Alleghany County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 71.9%Hispanic 24.3%Two+ Races 1.77%Black 1.01%Pacific Isl. 0.51%Asian 0.25%Native Am. 0.25%
White: 71.9% (284) Hispanic: 24.3% (96) Two+ Races: 1.77% (7) Black: 1.01% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.51% (2) Asian: 0.25% (1) Native Am.: 0.25% (1)
White71.9%
Hispanic24.3%
Two+ Races1.77%
Black1.01%
Pacific Isl.0.51%
Asian0.25%
Native Am.0.25%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 395
46.33%183 Female
53.67%212 Male

Student counts for Alleghany High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 395 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 89.7%Chronically absent 10.3%
Regular attendance: 89.7% (365) Chronically absent: 10.3% (42)
Regular attendance89.7%
Chronically absent10.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 407
53.8%Economically disadvantaged
7.85%31 English learners

Student indicators for Alleghany High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 407 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 91.53%Beginning 8.47%
Experienced: 91.53% (29) Beginning: 8.47% (3)
Experienced91.53%
Beginning8.47%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 31.9 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
3.14%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Alleghany High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 31.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 165.7%33.3%
NC Math 364%37.1%
English II45.4%27.8%
Biology44%28.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology56%15.4%17.6%11%
English II54.6%17.5%25.8%--
NC Math 134.3%32.4%28.7%--
NC Math 336%27%32.6%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.0487.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers31.88
Experienced teachers29.18 (92%)
Beginning teachers2.7 (8%)
Holding a standard license31.88 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (42 of 407)10.3%
Economically disadvantaged53.8%
English learners making progress (of 31)9.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student29.35
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.69

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Alleghany High report card PDF

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Alleghany High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.