Central Haywood High

High school·Grades 9-12 Waynesville, North Carolina·28786
Score
0.9/100
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#508
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#4
In Haywood County Schools
#2
In Waynesville
Top 100%
In North Carolina

Score 0.9/100: better than 1% 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
6%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 1% of them
17 students tested
Math
28%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 1% of them
18 students tested
Science
13%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 1% of them
31 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 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 II5.917
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 327.818
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology12.931

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
68
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
68
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
87%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Haywood County

Contact

Address
62 Joy Lane
Waynesville, NC 28786

"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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Central Haywood High at a glance

Central Haywood High is a public high school in Waynesville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Haywood County Schools. It has about 68 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 87% 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, 6% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 28% 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 0.9 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #508 of 512. Its English language arts result fell by 7 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.