Kinston High

Kinston, NC 28501

Phone: (252) 527-8067
Fax: (252) 527-4090
District: Lenoir County Public School District

2

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 599 students

Kinston High, a public school located in Kinston, NC, serves grades 9-12 in the Lenoir County Public School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Kinston High is a public school located in Kinston, NC. 599 students attend Kinston High.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 1/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Course Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
College Readiness 3/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 Average ACT score data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 demographic data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 1/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Student growth data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Posted: June 2, 2009

Posted: October 8, 2008

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

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1 Mimosa Park West Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 21.2 mi
2 The Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 22.4 mi
3 Jacobs Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Goldsboro NC 22.7 mi
4 Killis Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Richlands NC 24.7 mi
5 Wildflowers Neighborhood/Subdivision Richlands NC 25.6 mi
6 River Bend Neighborhood/Subdivision New Bern NC 28.5 mi
7 Timber Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 32 mi
8 The Bluffs on The New River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 32 mi
9 Carolina Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 34.5 mi
10 WilliamsburgPlantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 35.1 mi
11 Evans Mill Neighborhood/Subdivision New Bern NC 36.5 mi
12 Country Club Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 37.9 mi
13 Countrywood Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 38.4 mi
14 Carolina Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 38.6 mi
15 West River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 39.5 mi
16 Mallard Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 43.1 mi
17 Trailwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Hubert NC 43.5 mi
18 MacDonald Downs Neighborhood/Subdivision Havelock NC 43.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Goldsboro Goldsboro NC 21.2 mi
2 Richlands Richlands NC 27.3 mi
3 New Bern High School Area New Bern NC 28.9 mi
4 Richlands Area Beulaville NC 31.5 mi
5 Princeton Princeton NC 35 mi
6 Piney green Jacksonville NC 39.2 mi
7 Hubert Hubert NC 44.1 mi
Base Distance
Seymour Johnson AFB 22.5 mi.
New River MCAS 40.6 mi.
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Cherry Point MCAS 46.7 mi.
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