Weddington High School
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Weddington High School (WHS) is a public high school
located in Matthews
, North Carolina
. It is part of Union County Public Schools. Their mascot is a Warrior. As of 2011, the principal is Brad Breedlove.
WHS had the highest graduation rate of seniors in the state of North Carolina for the fifth year in a row. Last year it went up from 91.7% to 95.7%.
They are an Honors School of Excellence
with high growth. To be an Honors School of Excellence, a school needs to have 90% or above of their composite End of Course Test
scores above grade level. Their test scores are the highest in Union County
.
Weddington High School was on Newsweek
magazine's "America's Best High Schools" list. Weddington ranked 1497th out of 1623 national schools. There are over 18,000 high schools in the United States, placing them in the top eight percent.
High school
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located in Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
Matthews is a large suburban town of Charlotte located in southeastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The population was 27,198 according to the 2010 Census.- Geography :Matthews is located at ....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It is part of Union County Public Schools. Their mascot is a Warrior. As of 2011, the principal is Brad Breedlove.
WHS had the highest graduation rate of seniors in the state of North Carolina for the fifth year in a row. Last year it went up from 91.7% to 95.7%.
They are an Honors School of Excellence
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
with high growth. To be an Honors School of Excellence, a school needs to have 90% or above of their composite End of Course Test
End of Course Test
The End of Course Test is an academic assessment conducted in many states by the State Board of Education. Georgia, for example, tests from the ninth to twelfth grades, and North Carolina tests for any of the four core class subjects .North Carolina schools administer an EOCT in English I, Algebra...
scores above grade level. Their test scores are the highest in Union County
Union County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 123,677 people, 43,390 households, and 34,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 194 people per square mile . There were 45,695 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...
.
Weddington High School was on Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine's "America's Best High Schools" list. Weddington ranked 1497th out of 1623 national schools. There are over 18,000 high schools in the United States, placing them in the top eight percent.