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Manteo High School

Dare County Schools · Dare County

Address
829 Wingina Avenue, Manteo, NC 27954
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370111000457
528
Students
28.3
Teachers (FTE)
18.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
74
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
51%
Chronically absent
40%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-50.4 mi
  2. Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-80.5 mi
  3. Nags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-54.6 mi
  4. First Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-86.2 mi
  5. First Flight Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-56.3 mi
  6. Dare Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 9-126.5 mi
  7. First Flight High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-126.5 mi
  8. Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-513.0 mi
  9. Jarvisburg ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Currituck County Schools22.2 mi
  10. W T Griggs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Currituck County Schools27.9 mi

How Manteo High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 74 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 453 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 185 of 514
Dare County Schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 3 of 10

Chronic absence is lower here than at 3% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 5 points since 2014 (79 → 74). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202574BMet72.5
202479BExceeded77.1
202379BExceeded76
202274BMet72.6
201983BExceeded80
201886AExceeded83.4
201785A+NGExceeded83
201681BExceeded79
201576BExceeded73
201479BExceeded77

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 Dare County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 63.07%Hispanic 27.84%Two+ Races 5.68%Black 3.22%Asian 0.19%
White: 63.07% (333) Hispanic: 27.84% (147) Two+ Races: 5.68% (30) Black: 3.22% (17) Asian: 0.19% (1)
White63.07%
Hispanic27.84%
Two+ Races5.68%
Black3.22%
Asian0.19%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 528
51.7%273 Female
48.3%255 Male

Student counts for Manteo High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 528 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 49%Chronically absent 51%
Regular attendance: 49% (265) Chronically absent: 51% (276)
Regular attendance49%
Chronically absent51%

Student Population

Students Counted: 541
40%Economically disadvantaged
11.74%62 English learners

Student indicators for Manteo High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 541 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 90.98%Beginning 9.02%
Experienced: 90.98% (32) Beginning: 9.02% (3)
Experienced90.98%
Beginning9.02%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 35.5 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.91%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Manteo High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 35.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 392.4%67.8%
English II67.7%44.4%
Biology55%34.9%
NC Math 136.4%9.3%

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
Biology45%20.2%20.9%14%
English II32.3%23.3%37.6%6.8%
NC Math 163.6%27.1%7.5%--
NC Math 37.6%24.6%45.8%22%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.5581.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers35.49
Experienced teachers32.29 (91%)
Beginning teachers3.2 (9%)
Holding a standard license35.49 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (276 of 541)51%
Economically disadvantaged40%
English learners making progress (of 62)19.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student10.8
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.18

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 Manteo High School report card PDF

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Manteo High School'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.