SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 77%Projected 77%

William Amos Hough High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 74%NC 55%

English proficiency

School 83%NC 52%

Science proficiency

School 75%NC 57%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

96%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

43%

Students in at least one AP course. 25 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

4%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes4%
AP courses offered25
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

12%
3%

AP computer science

9%
1%

AP math

14%
2%

Gold marks the NC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

30.42 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.64 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.33 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$135,743

NC average $80,144

Median home value

$594,554

NC average $293,064

Median rent

$1,743 /mo

NC average $1,249

Unemployment rate

3.6%

NC average 4.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.1%NC 89.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

22:1

NC average 16:1

Teachers

118

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$77,656

All teachers in Charlotte-mecklenburg Schools.

Student to counselor ratio NC average 348:1360:1
Support staff14
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff3

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 98%NC 92%

Experienced teachers

School 85%NC 86%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days246
Out-of-school suspension days120
Total days missed to suspension592
Expulsions with services2
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7632 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$11.01

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

70%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

11%

Latino

12%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged10%
Students with disabilities6%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to William Amos Hough High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

North Mecklenburg High School

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 6.6 mi
Cox Mill High School

  • Actual: 81%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 7.5 mi
Mooresville High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi
Hopewell High School

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi
Mallard Creek High School

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi
Northwest Cabarrus High

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 9.4 mi
Lake Norman High

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 72%
  • Distance: 9.9 mi
West Cabarrus High

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 11.2 mi
East Lincoln High

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 11.2 mi
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 54%
  • Distance: 11.3 mi