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Croatan High School 
Name Croatan High School
City Year Opened 1998
Principal Joe R. Poletti
Community Rural
Type Public Highschool
Grades 9 to 12
District Carteret County Schools
Enrollment 800(2011-2012)
Mascot Colors Black and Gold
Distinctions - N.C. Honor School of Excellence
- 2007-2008
Website Croatan High School is a public secondary school in Newport, North Carolina. The high school is part of the Carteret County Public School System. It serves the westernmost third of Carteret County, including the towns of Peletier, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point and western half of the island of Bogue Banks, which includes the town of Emerald Isle. Ethnically, Croatan's students are 92% White, 5% African-American, 2% Hispanic, and less than 1% other.[1]
Awards and recognition
In 2009 and 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Croatan among the top high schools in the United States, awarding the school silver medals.[2] Croatan High School's class of 2010 marked combined SAT scores (based on math and critical reading) of 1076, up from 1064 the previous year, this was 59 points higher than the national average.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Student Teacher Ratio Croatan High School - Newport, North Carolina - NC
- ^ "Best High Schools". US News & World Report. http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/listings/high-schools/north_carolina/croatan_high_school. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ Burke, Cheryl (2010-09-15). "SAT scores higher than state - nation". Carolina Coast Online. http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/09/15/news-times/news/doc4c90fdefdb740167330793.txt. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1999
- High schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Carteret County, North Carolina
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