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Catawba County Schools, which logged an 84 percent graduation rate last year, was honored today as one of North Carolina's top 10 districts for freshmen earning diplomas four years later.
Dare County was at the top of the district list, with 90 percent graduating. The state average was 72 percent.
Newton-Conover's Health/Science High, part of a separate city district within Catawba County, earned recognition as one of seven N.C. public high schools with a 100 percent four-year graduation rate. Anson County Early College High was also on that list.
In addition to the “100 percent club,” state Superintendent June Atkinson recognized two high schools with the highest graduation rates in various size categories. Schools from the Charlotte region placed in four of the five groups. Iredell County's Lake Norman High was honored in the 400 to 499 student group; Union's Weddington High in the 300 to 399 group; Catawba's Fred T. Foard High in the 200 to 299 group; and Gaston's Highland School of Technology in the 100 to 199 group.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which had a 66 percent graduation rate, was absent from the list. High schools in Guilford and Wake counties were the top two for schools with 500 students or more.
