Asheboro+-+Comets



**[|Asheboro High School] is a comprehensive 9-12 high school located in central North Carolina. In its pursuit of "providing students with opportunities that will enable them to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners and productive citizens," Asheboro High School has established its reputation as an innovator of school reform. Some innovations have included:** = = = =
 * **Block Scheduling**
 * =**The Graduation Project** =
 * =**Smaller Learning Communities (Asheboro High School's Zoo School and The Blue Comet Academy)** =
 * =**Alternative Graduation Program (Nova Academy)** =
 * =**Professional Learning Communities** =
 * =**Digital Conversion** =
 * Our school system has made outstanding progress in improving student achievement, closing the achievement gap, and reducing the dropout rate, though we are not yet where we want to be. Asheboro City Schools and our community will not be satisfied until every student who enters ninth grade leaves Asheboro High School with a diploma in hand and is prepared for college, work, and citizenship in a rapidly changing world. **


 * || 2009-2010 || 2010-2011 || 2011-2012 ||
 * Total Number of Students || 1280 || 1261 || 1312 ||
 * Black || 14.8% || 14.9% || 15% ||
 * Asian || 2.7% || 2.1% || 2% ||
 * Hispanic || 26.2% || 28.3% || 29.1% ||
 * White || 51.6% || 50.1% || 50% ||
 * Other/Multicultural || 3.7% || 4.3% || 3.9% ||
 * Exceptional Children || 9.01% || 8.8% || 8.9% ||
 * Limited English Proficient || 10.2% || 8.6% || 9.1% ||
 * Total F/R Lunch || 47.6% || 45.3% || 43.9% ||
 * Dropout Data || 5.4% || 5.1% ||   ||
 * Graduation Rate || 76.1% || 83.8% ||  ||

* Asheboro High School’s Math sequencing transitioned to Integrated Math. Consequently, this is not an accurate population sample for testing **These are testing results as of the first semester.
 * || 2009-2010 || 2010-2011 || 2011-2012 ||
 * English I || 80.2% || 74.2% || 83.7% ||
 * Algebra I || 56% || 36%* || 75.3% ||
 * Biology || 69.3% || 64% || 71.1% ||
 * Composite || 72.7% || 68.5% || 76.7% ||