McDowell Early College
Score 84.7/100: better than 84% 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.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
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.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | High school | NC EOC English II | 93.3 | 45 |
| Math | High school | NC EOC NC Math 1 | 70.6 | 34 |
| Math | High school | NC EOC NC Math 3 | ≥95 | 42 |
| Science | High school | NC EOC Biology | 94.4 | 36 |
School profile
- Grades
- 9-13
- Students
- 229
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"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).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
McDowell Early College at a glance
McDowell Early College is a public high school in Marion, North Carolina, serving grades 9-13. It is part of McDowell County Schools. It has about 229 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 104% 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, 93% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 86% 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 84.7 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #79 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.
Page updated 2026-10-12.