Smoky Mountain High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Sylva, North Carolina·28779
Score
41.9/100
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#298
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Jackson County Public Schools
#2
In Sylva
Top 59%
In North Carolina

Score 41.9/100: better than 41% 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
56%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 34% of them
217 students tested
Math
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 48% of them
369 students tested
Science
56%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 45% of them
266 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 II55.8217
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 137.7167
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 377.7202
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology56266

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
899
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
899
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
96%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Jackson County

Contact

Address
100 Smoky Mountain Drive
Sylva, NC 28779

"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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Smoky Mountain High School at a glance

Smoky Mountain High School is a public high school in Sylva, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Jackson County Public Schools. It has about 899 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 96% 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, 56% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 60% 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 41.9 out of 100: better than 41% of them, ranking #298 of 512. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.