Bandys High

High school·Grades 9-12 Catawba, North Carolina·28609
Score
68.7/100
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#161
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Catawba County Schools
Top 32%
In North Carolina

Score 68.7/100: better than 68% 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
74%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 66% of them
215 students tested
Math
72%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 70% of them
442 students tested
Science
64%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 57% of them
222 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 II73.5215
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 159.9212
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 383230
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology64222

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
923
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
923
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
41%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Catawba County

Contact

Address
5040 E Bandys Road
Catawba, NC 28609

"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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Bandys High at a glance

Bandys High is a public high school in Catawba, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Catawba County Schools. It has about 923 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 41% 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, 74% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 72% 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 68.7 out of 100: better than 68% of them, ranking #161 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 10 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.