East Columbus Junior-Senior High

High school·Grades 7-12 Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina·28450
Score
8.1/100
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#471
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#4
In Columbus County Schools
Top 92%
In North Carolina

Score 8.1/100: better than 8% 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
32%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 8% of them
289 students tested
Math
34%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 9% of them
370 students tested
Science
42%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 14% of them
184 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 7 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 II37.197
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading28.6192
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 126.284
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 359.892
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math25.8194
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology44.379
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science41105

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
560
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
560
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
102%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Columbus County

Contact

Address
32 Gator Lane
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"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 Columbus Junior-Senior High at a glance

East Columbus Junior-Senior High is a public high school in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, serving grades 7-12. It is part of Columbus County Schools. It has about 560 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 102% 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, 32% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 34% 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 8.1 out of 100: better than 8% of them, ranking #471 of 512. Its English language arts result fell by 5 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.