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NCCS made 87.5% of state targets measured on 112 subgroups, in addition on 90.2% of federal targets measured on 61 subgroups.
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US News and World Report rated N-CHS as 13th Best High School in North Carolina in 2014 (out of 607 total)
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Graduation Cohort Rate grew to 92.5% for the 2013-14 school year (Highest in district history)
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5th lowest Drop Out Rate in the State of North Carolina for the 2012-13 school year
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N-CHS Composite SAT scores in reading, math, and writing increased 17 points
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2011-12 - 1423
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2012-13 - 1440
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Four Discovery High School students earned perfect scores on the SAT.
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Backpack program that is a public/private partnership which feeds over 250 families each week
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NCCS ACT WorkKeys results, a job skills assessment that helps employers identify soft skills and work force preparation, are 14.5% above the state average.
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N-CHS Class of 2014 (183 students) earned more than $6.3 million in scholarship money
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Discovery HS Class of 2014 (20 students) earned over $2.0 million in scholarship money
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Abby Cox received 2015 Parks Scholarship