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South Johnston High

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
10381 US Hwy 301 S, Four Oaks, NC 27524
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370237001029
1,355
Students
60.2
Teachers (FTE)
22.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
66
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
24.6%
Chronically absent
45.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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South Johnston High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to South Johnston High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How South Johnston High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 66 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 863 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 283 of 514
Johnston County Public Schools49th percentile
Higher than 49% · rank 18 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 41% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (63 → 66). Met or exceeded expected growth in 2 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202566CMet63.8
202463CNot Met63.1
202362CNot Met63.2
202257CNot Met58
201959CNot Met61.1
201858CNot Met59.8
201760CNot Met62
201669CNot Met71
201568CMet67
201463CNot Met64

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 Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 47.38%Hispanic 35.79%Black 12.32%Two+ Races 3.84%Asian 0.3%Native Am. 0.22%Pacific Isl. 0.15%
White: 47.38% (642) Hispanic: 35.79% (485) Black: 12.32% (167) Two+ Races: 3.84% (52) Asian: 0.3% (4) Native Am.: 0.22% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.15% (2)
White47.38%
Hispanic35.79%
Black12.32%
Two+ Races3.84%
Asian0.3%
Native Am.0.22%
Pacific Isl.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,355
48.56%658 Female
51.44%697 Male

Student counts for South Johnston High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,355 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.4%Chronically absent 24.6%
Regular attendance: 75.4% (1,065) Chronically absent: 24.6% (348)
Regular attendance75.4%
Chronically absent24.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,413
45.5%Economically disadvantaged
12.4%168 English learners

Student indicators for South Johnston High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,413 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 93.08%Beginning 6.92%
Experienced: 93.08% (67) Beginning: 6.92% (5)
Experienced93.08%
Beginning6.92%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 72.3 FTE
96.82%Fully licensed
3.18%Emergency or provisional
11.07%8 teachers certified

Teacher figures for South Johnston 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 72.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 361.1%35.2%
English II53%27.8%
Biology41.8%22.7%
NC Math 136.4%6.8%

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
Biology58.2%19.1%16.6%6.1%
English II47%25.2%26.1%--
NC Math 163.6%29.5%6.8%--
NC Math 338.9%25.9%27.3%7.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.8975.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers72.3
Experienced teachers67.3 (93%)
Beginning teachers5 (7%)
Holding a standard license70 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.3 (3%)
National Board certified8

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (348 of 1,413)24.6%
Economically disadvantaged45.5%
English learners making progress (of 168)8.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.66
Library books per student4.57
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.36

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 South Johnston High report card PDF

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South Johnston 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.