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Pinecrest High

Moore County Schools · Moore County

Address
250 Voit Gilmore Lane, Southern Pines, NC 28387
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Grades served
9-13
NCES school ID
370309001321
2,290
Students
82.8
Teachers (FTE)
27.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
75
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
17.8%
Chronically absent
33.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Pinecrest HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Southern Pines ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.1 mi
  2. Pinehurst ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.0 mi
  3. Southern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.1 mi
  4. Moore Montessori Community SchoolElementary · Grades K-8 · Moore Montessori Community School · Charter2.7 mi
  5. Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.4 mi
  6. McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K-53.8 mi
  7. West Pine MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.0 mi
  8. Connect AcademyOther · Grades K-126.1 mi
  9. West Pine ElementaryElementary · Grades K-56.1 mi
  10. STARS CharterOther · Grades K-12 · Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss · Charter6.2 mi

How Pinecrest High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 75 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 407 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools64th percentile
Higher than 64% · rank 172 of 514
Moore County Schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 6 of 21

Chronic absence is lower here than at 65% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 6 points since 2014 (69 → 75). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202575BMet73.3
202471BNot Met73.8
202370BNot Met72.6
202274BMet71.8
201975BMet74
201879BExceeded76.3
201779BMet78
201675BMet73
201572BMet70
201469CNot Met72

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 Moore County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 59.69%Black 16.51%Hispanic 14.06%Two+ Races 6.99%Asian 1.7%Native Am. 1%Pacific Isl. 0.04%
White: 59.69% (1,367) Black: 16.51% (378) Hispanic: 14.06% (322) Two+ Races: 6.99% (160) Asian: 1.7% (39) Native Am.: 1% (23) Pacific Isl.: 0.04% (1)
White59.69%
Black16.51%
Hispanic14.06%
Two+ Races6.99%
Asian1.7%
Native Am.1%
Pacific Isl.0.04%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,290
48.65%1,114 Female
51.35%1,176 Male

Student counts for Pinecrest High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,290 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.2%Chronically absent 17.8%
Regular attendance: 82.2% (1,942) Chronically absent: 17.8% (420)
Regular attendance82.2%
Chronically absent17.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,362
33.5%Economically disadvantaged
2.45%56 English learners

Student indicators for Pinecrest High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,362 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 86.43%Beginning 13.57%
Experienced: 86.43% (90) Beginning: 13.57% (14)
Experienced86.43%
Beginning13.57%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 103.9 FTE
97.11%Fully licensed
2.89%Emergency or provisional
3.85%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pinecrest 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 103.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 369.7%48.5%
English II69.5%48%
Biology64.8%50.9%
NC Math 142.4%16.6%

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
Biology35.2%13.9%28.3%22.6%
English II30.5%21.5%40.4%7.6%
NC Math 157.6%25.8%15%--
NC Math 330.3%21.2%29.1%19.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.2480.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers103.93
Experienced teachers89.83 (86%)
Beginning teachers14.1 (14%)
Holding a standard license100.93 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3 (3%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (420 of 2,362)17.8%
Economically disadvantaged33.5%
English learners making progress (of 56)5.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.99
Library books per student2.3
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.65

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 Pinecrest High report card PDF

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Pinecrest 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.