Ragsdale High School

Lucy Ragsdale High School (commonly known as Ragsdale High School) is a public high school in Jamestown, North Carolina. Opened in 1959, Ragsdale is one of 26 high schools in Guilford County Schools. The areas that are zoned to Ragsdale's district include areas of northeastern High Point, southeast Jamestown, and the Adams Farm/Sedgefield area of Greensboro. The school's current principal is Noel Keener.

Lucy Ragsdale High School
Address
1000 Lucy Ragsdale School Road Jamestown , North Carolina 27282 United States
Coordinates	35°59′44″N 79°54′59″W
Information
School type	Public
Opened	1959 (66 years ago) (1959)
School district	Guilford County Schools
CEEB code	341955
Principal	Noel Keener
Staff	77.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,336 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.15[1]
Schedule	9:15–4:15[2]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Athletics conference	4-A Metro[3]
Mascot	Tigers
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	gcsnc.com/ragsdale_high

History

Built in 1959, this school was named after Lucy Coffin Ragsdale (1879–1964), who was an advocate for public school education in Jamestown. In 1962, Ragsdale was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[4]

Campus

The High School is an excellent example of postwar functionalist architecture and bears a striking similarity to several other local schools commissioned and built around the same period. Extensive updates were planned for the building. Construction was set to begin in late 2010, but due to insufficient funds from the School Board System, construction was delayed another year. The construction was completed in 2012.^[5]

Kennith T. Miller Memorial Stadium in 2013

Athletics

The Ragsdale Tigers compete in the Piedmont-Triad 4-A Conference.^[6][7] Ragsdale fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling. Past principal, Dr. Kathryn Rogers, received the Bob Deaton Principal of the Year Award from the NCHSAA's (North Carolina High School Athletic Association) annual meeting in Chapel Hill in early May 2010.^[8]

Curriculum

The school course work ranges from College Placement, Honors, and to Advanced Placement of study. Considering Ragsdale High School is on a "block schedule", most classes are one semester in length. All CP and Honors courses are restricted to one semester, but few AP courses stretch through the entire year. Advanced Placement courses consist of: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, Psychology, European History, World History, U.S. History, Latin, French, Spanish, English 11, English 12, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental, Art History, Art, and Music Theory.

On August 28, 2019, Ragsdale was awarded the Hubert B. Humphrey Award, which recognizes exemplary improvement in academic improvement in areas such as final exam scores, Career and Technical Education participation, and graduation rates.

Notable alumni

• Jimmy Armstrong — former NFL cornerback^[9]
• Cecil Brockman — politician
• Winston Craig — former NFL defensive tackle^[10]
• Mark Dixon — former NFL offensive guard^[11]
• Pat McCrory — 53rd mayor of Charlotte and 74th Governor of North Carolina (2013–2017)
• Siri Mullinix — goalie for 2000 U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer Team
• Paul Martin Newby — Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2021–present)
• Larry Ogunjobi — current NFL defensive tackle^[12]
• Kasey Redfern — former NFL punter^[13]
• Cody Rigsby — Peloton instructor
• Carson Ware — NASCAR Xfinity Series driver
• Cody Ware — NASCAR Cup Series and IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Series driver