First Flight High School

100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills NC, 27948 | Dare County Schools | 252-449-7000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 811
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 59% 37% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
55%Kill Devil Hills
43%North Carolina

First Flight High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Dare County Schools" in Kill Devil Hills, NC. There are a total of 811 students and 55 teachers at First Flight High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

First Flight High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 58.5%, which is 37% higher than the North Carolina average.

First Flight High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students811
Teachers55
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment181
Taking some courses149
Taking some courses (not tests)35
Passing some courses83
Passing no courses56

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At First Flight High School, there are a total of 181 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 149 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65-69%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

First Flight High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 89.6% 79.8% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 0.8% 2.7% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 0.9% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6% 12.7% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.3% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.7% 3.6% 3.7% 3.1%

Kill Devil Hills demographics profile

StatisticKill Devil HillsNorth CarolinaNational
Population7,24910,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,29021891
Median age47.138.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%57%55%
Speak English87%89%79%
Speak Spanish9%7%13%

Education level achieved in Kill Devil Hills

IndexKill Devil HillsNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade88.5%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school87.0%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college67.0%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.1%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.9%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.0%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.5%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The First Flight High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.