Lakewood High

High school·Grades 9-12 Salemburg, North Carolina·28385
Score
36.4/100
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#326
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#3
In Sampson County Schools
Top 64%
In North Carolina

Score 36.4/100: better than 36% 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
58%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 37% of them
112 students tested
Math
55%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 43% of them
187 students tested
Science
43%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 24% of them
106 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 II58112
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 142.694
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 367.793
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology43.4106

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
481
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
481
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
96%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Sampson County

Contact

Address
245 Lakewood School Rd
Salemburg, NC 28385

"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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Lakewood High at a glance

Lakewood High is a public high school in Salemburg, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Sampson County Schools. It has about 481 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, 58% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 55% 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 36.4 out of 100: better than 36% of them, ranking #326 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.