East Carteret High

High school·Grades 9-12 Beaufort, North Carolina·28516
Score
74.7/100
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#130
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Carteret County Public Schools
Top 26%
In North Carolina

Score 74.7/100: better than 74% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
66%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 55% of them
119 students tested
Math
≈88%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 87% of them
229 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
78%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 75% of them
143 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II66.4119
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 177.5111
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 3≥95118
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology78.3143

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
546
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
546
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
93%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Carteret County

Contact

Address
3263 Hwy 70 E
Beaufort, NC 28516

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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East Carteret High at a glance

East Carteret High is a public high school in Beaufort, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Carteret County Public Schools. It has about 546 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 66% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 88% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 74.7 out of 100: better than 74% of them, ranking #130 of 512. Its English language arts result fell by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.