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Black student results in Charter / Independent

Across 200 schools in Charter / Independent, 44.9% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 3.1 points above the North Carolina average for Black students.

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55.6%
All students
44.9%
Black
52.8%
Hispanic
65.2%
White
78.6%
Asian

Average across the 200 schools in Charter / Independent with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 185 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Pine Lake Preparatory reports 88.5% of Black students meeting the standard. Commonwealth High, in the same district, reports 5%. That is a 83.5-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Charter / Independent

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
The Expedition School Charter 89.6% 92.9% 84.3% 89.1% 95%
Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy Charter 95% 91.7% 95% 95% 95%
Pine Lake Preparatory Charter 87.3% 88.5% 87.4% 86.2% 95%
Triangle Math and Science Academy Charter 91.5% 83.7% 81.1% 86% 95%
Greensboro Academy Charter 88.3% 83.6% 81.2% 89% 95%
Sallie B Howard School Charter 83.5% 82.9% 83.7% 95% 95%
Southeastern Academy Charter 77.6% 82.4% 79.1%
Raleigh Charter High School Charter 92.4% 82.4% 72.4% 93.6% 95%
The Math and Science Academy of Apex Charter 91.6% 81.5% 85.7% 89% 94.3%
Summerfield Charter Academy Charter 87.3% 80.2% 91.7% 85.5% 95%
Endeavor Charter School Charter 84.8% 79.4% 75.6% 85.8% 93.7%
Socrates Academy Charter 84.4% 79.1% 74.7% 83.4% 95%
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy Charter 78% 77.7% 68.3% 77.7% 90.8%
NC Leadership Charter Academy Charter 84.2% 76.6% 74.3% 85.5% 91.9%
Henderson Collegiate Charter 80.3% 76.3% 86.9% 81.4% 85.4%
Franklin Academy Charter 81.7% 74.7% 73.1% 82.1% 92.2%
Anderson Creek Academy Charter 81.7% 74.4% 73.5% 84.4%
Telra Institute Charter 94% 74.2% 91.7% 92.7% 95%
Gray Stone Day Charter 76.9% 73.1% 60% 78.1% 73.7%
Oxford Preparatory Charter 79.5% 71.7% 80.2% 80.1% 95%
Magellan Charter Charter 90.6% 71.4% 82.1% 90.9% 95%
River Mill Academy Charter 71.6% 70.8% 59.1% 74.1% 90.5%
Envision Science Academy Charter 85.6% 70.2% 81.3% 88% 95%
Lake Norman Charter Charter 86.8% 70% 82.2% 87.9% 95%
STARS Charter Charter 83.1% 69.3% 81.4% 85.4%
Triad Math and Science Academy Charter 69.3% 67.8% 65.5% 83.4% 92.5%
Alpha Academy Charter 68.5% 67.4% 67.6% 82.6% 87.5%
Durham Charter School Charter 62.6% 66% 60.9% 71.4%
Doral Academy of North Carolina Charter 72.2% 65.4% 62.9% 83.1% 95%
Voyager Academy Charter 72% 64.7% 61.4% 76.7% 84.6%
Chatham Charter Charter 76.5% 64.6% 69.2% 78.7% 54.5%
Woods Charter Charter 86.3% 64.5% 85.7% 87.8% 85.7%
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA Charter 76.5% 63% 68.8% 79.5% 85.9%
Central Carolina Academy Charter 73.1% 61.7% 68.8% 76%
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Charter 76.8% 61.4% 74% 80.5% 76.1%
Falls Lake Academy Charter 68.2% 61% 63.5% 69.9% 75%
Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail Charter 64.8% 60.8% 59% 66.1% 87.6%
Corvian Community School Charter 72.2% 60.1% 65.4% 82.9% 84.2%
Bethel Hill Charter Charter 74.2% 60% 62.2% 77.3%
NERSBA Early College 56.8% 60% 36.8% 61.5%
Peak Charter Academy Charter 80.6% 59.7% 61.1% 76.5% 92.7%
ECU Community School 59.3% 58.6%
Mountain Island Charter School Charter 71.8% 58.3% 68.3% 78.9% 93%
East Wake Academy Charter 67.7% 58.1% 45.7% 72.1% 69.2%
Lincoln Charter School Charter 74.6% 57.5% 68.4% 76.8% 85%
Vance Charter School Charter 71.2% 57.4% 71.3% 73.4% 69%
Roxboro Community School Charter 75.9% 56.5% 62.9% 79.7% 81.8%
Classical Charter Schools of Leland Charter 66.6% 56.2% 67.9% 69.1% 90.9%
Pinnacle Classical Academy Charter 63.7% 55.7% 62.1% 65.9% 72.2%
Concord Lake STEAM Academy Charter 60.4% 55.1% 52.1% 77.5%
Winterville Charter Academy Charter 59.9% 55% 68.2% 71.9% 50%
Wilson Preparatory Academy Charter 57.7% 55% 67.3% 56.3%
Jackson Day School Charter 64% 54.9% 62.8% 72.9% 60%
Community School of Davidson Charter 75.5% 54.7% 64.5% 78% 79.4%
Community Charter School Charter 55.6% 53.3% 66.7% 55.3%
Neuse Charter School Charter 62.9% 53.2% 54.4% 68.1%
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy Charter 57.7% 53% 61% 72.3% 92.2%
Bethany Community School Charter 59.2% 52.9% 60.4% 59.5% 75%
Cardinal Charter Academy Charter 67% 52.7% 63.2% 80.6% 84.8%
Union Day School Charter 62.6% 52.5% 43.4% 67.9% 81.4%
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy Charter 60.8% 52.3% 69.2% 76.9% 87.2%
The Institute Development Young Leaders Charter 48.4% 52.2% 43.7%
Reaching All Minds Academy Charter 57.1% 51.9% 61.5% 20.7%
Unity Classical Charter School Charter 59.6% 51.8% 51.3% 68.8% 77.5%
Piedmont Community Charter School Charter 63.8% 51.7% 59% 70.5% 82.9%
Revolution Academy Charter 67.1% 51.6% 69.5% 66.2% 86.8%
The Academy of Moore County Charter 78.7% 51.6% 74.5% 81.7%
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School Charter 51.8% 51.5% 55.1% 68.4%
Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy Charter 44% 50.9% 48.3% 46.4%
Queen's Grant Community School Charter 57.6% 50.7% 50.7% 65% 78.8%
Gate City Charter Charter 54% 50.5% 55.6% 77.6% 68%
Wake Forest Charter Academy Charter 56.9% 50.5% 50% 61% 72%
Piedmont Classical High School Charter 53.7% 50.2% 50% 75%
Langtree Charter Academy Charter 62.4% 50.2% 55.3% 67% 83.3%
Matthews Charter Academy Charter 59% 50% 49.1% 69.6% 78.4%
Faith Academy Charter School Charter 58.1% 50% 56.9% 58.4% 75%
Bradford Preparatory School Charter 65% 49.8% 51.9% 77.8% 93.7%
Guilford Preparatory Academy Charter 49% 49.7% 36.9%
Sugar Creek Charter Charter 49.6% 49% 51.1% 66.7%
Johnston Charter Academy Charter 62.3% 48.8% 61.9% 71.9% 85%
Eno River Academy Charter 76.2% 48.7% 67% 78.6% 95%
Research Triangle High School Charter 74.5% 48.5% 50.6% 86.1% 91.7%
Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School Charter 52.4% 48.3% 45.1% 65.8% 76.9%
College Prep and Leadership Academy Charter 48.3% 48.1% 40%
Summit Creek Academy Charter 49% 47.8% 45.9% 54.7% 64.9%
Mallard Creek STEM Academy Charter 50.3% 47.8% 60.7% 94.4% 90.5%
Union Academy Charter 69.7% 47.3% 59.7% 74.8% 73.8%
Arapahoe Charter School Charter 52.6% 46.9% 49.3% 55%
Classical Charter Schools of Southport Charter 73.1% 46.2% 73.3% 76%
North East Carolina Prep Charter 60.7% 46% 58.7% 71.8% 80%
Aggie Academy 47% 45.6%
Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County Charter 61.6% 45.5% 57.3% 66.8% 50%
West Lake Preparatory Academy Charter 55.1% 45.5% 52.2% 61.5%
Clover Garden Charter 56.4% 45.2% 51.6% 57.9%
Bear Grass Charter School Charter 58.6% 45.2% 62.5% 58.6%
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Charter 54.8% 45.2% 50% 57.7% 80%
Phoenix Academy - Primary, Elem, Upper Charter 55.5% 45.1% 51.8% 62.4% 72.2%
Movement School Southwest Charter 44.2% 44.8% 35%
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory Charter 44.7% 44.8% 33.1% 53.2%
Rolesville Charter Academy Charter 50.8% 43.9% 38.6% 61% 66.7%
Sterling Montessori Academy Charter 71.1% 43.5% 51.9% 71.4% 78.5%
New Dimensions Charter 61.7% 43.3% 33.3% 64.3%
Maureen Joy Charter School Charter 49.6% 43.3% 48.5% 95% 61.5%
American Leadership Academy - Johnston Charter 57.3% 43.2% 50.8% 62.4% 78.2%
Wake Preparatory Academy Charter 61.2% 42.9% 56.8% 67.5% 88.6%
TMSA Charlotte Charter 48.9% 42.6% 43.4% 58.3% 70.3%
Movement School Eastland Charter 51.2% 42.1% 54.1% 75%
Kestrel Heights School Charter 47.2% 42% 42.2% 69% 64.4%
The Capitol Encore Academy Charter 49.2% 41.9% 52.1% 59.6%
Lakeside Charter Academy Charter 47.3% 41.8% 39.1% 61.2%
Next Generation Academy Charter 41.7% 41.6% 44.7% 25%
Excelsior Classical Academy Charter 53.8% 41.4% 38.1% 70.1% 78.6%
East Voyager Academy of Charlotte Charter 50% 41% 56.8% 69.2%
The Arts Based School Charter 67.8% 40.6% 53.5% 76.7%
The Exploris School Charter 65.5% 40.6% 56.6% 74.5%
Emereau Bladen Charter 54.1% 40.4% 58.2% 57.7%
Longleaf School of the Arts Charter 70.6% 40.3% 70% 79.7% 90%
A.C.E. Academy Charter 41.5% 40.1% 44.7%
Asheville PEAK Academy Charter 50% 40% 61.9%
Quality Education Academy Charter 40.2% 39.8% 40.2%
PreEminent Charter Charter 41.1% 39.8% 43.1% 50% 82.4%
Carolina Charter Academy Charter 63.2% 39.6% 55.2% 63.8% 95%
Carolina International School Charter 46.6% 39.1% 39.3% 60.2% 75%
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Charter 55.8% 39.1% 44.4% 71.8%
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy Charter 48.4% 38.7% 38.8% 58.5% 80.6%
Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls Charter 48% 38.4% 42.2% 58.1% 77.3%
Movement Charter School Charter 39.9% 38.3% 54.3% 52.4%
Youngsville Academy Charter 57% 38% 35.9% 63.1%
Alamance Community School Charter 45.5% 37.4% 42.7% 50.9% 95%
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington Charter 44.9% 37.3% 33.3% 66.7%
Pocosin Innovative Charter Charter 56.8% 36.9% 70% 59.3%
Davidson Charter Academy Charter 51.8% 36.8% 39.9% 60.9% 66.7%
Global Scholars Academy Charter 39% 36.7% 40.4%
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville Charter 46.7% 36.2% 56.5% 54.6% 92.3%
Pioneer Springs Community School Charter 55% 36% 54% 58.6% 57.1%
Research Triangle Charter Charter 39% 35.8% 44.4% 60% 90%
KIPP Charlotte Charter 38% 35.3% 48.4%
Southern Wake Academy Charter 49.5% 35.2% 31.1% 51.3% 88.2%
Discovery Charter Charter 54.4% 35% 47.5% 66%
Wayne STEM Academy Charter 44% 35% 32.4% 58.3%
Forsyth Academy Charter 39.1% 34% 41.7% 49.2%
Carter G. Woodson School Charter 28.4% 33.9% 24.7%
Success Institute Charter Charter 33.6% 33.9%
Rising Leaders Academy Charter 36.7% 33.8% 36.1% 51.8%
ALA Monroe Charter 36.1% 33.6% 31.7% 43.3% 66.7%
Wayne Preparatory Academy Charter 43.1% 33.6% 54.9% 47.6%
United Community School Charter 42.4% 32.7% 47% 82.6%
American Leadership Academy-Coastal Charter 57.4% 32.3% 60.1% 58.2% 73.3%
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy Charter 36.1% 32.1% 42%
Raleigh Oak Charter Charter 42.9% 32.1% 27.5% 49.8% 53.8%
Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science Charter 48.8% 32% 49.5% 52.2% 63.6%
Uwharrie Charter Academy Charter 47.7% 31.7% 41.7% 49% 50%
Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork 31.6% 31.6% 28.3% 42.4%
Community School of Digital & Visual Art Charter 29.7% 31.3% 21.6%
IC Imagine Charter 51.8% 31% 29.6% 57% 57.1%
Rocky Mount Preparatory Charter 32.7% 30.5% 42% 56.7%
The Franklin School of Innovation Charter 58% 30.3% 36.5% 61.3%
Central Park School For Children Charter 59.3% 30.1% 50.3% 73.7% 95%
Washington Montessori Charter 60.3% 30% 52.5% 62.3%
Niner University Elementary 33.1% 29.8%
Valor Preparatory Academy Charter 35.5% 29.6% 36% 35.8% 72.4%
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology Charter 36.4% 29.4% 66.7% 27.8%
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School Charter 24.3% 29.3%
Marjorie Williams Academy Charter 47.8% 29.2% 30.8% 56.9%
American Leadership Academy Charlotte Charter 33.9% 29.1% 44.6% 30.8%
The Experiential School of Greensboro Charter 46.8% 28.7% 38.9% 71%
The Hawbridge School Charter 65.8% 28.6% 53.8% 69.6% 73.9%
Francine Delany New School Charter 56.6% 28.3% 51.9% 74.1%
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Charter 68.7% 28.3% 75.6% 71.9%
Dillard Academy Charter 28.8% 28.3% 35.7%
KIPP Durham College Preparatory Charter 34.4% 26% 40.3%
Crosscreek Charter School Charter 47% 25% 32% 54.2%
Ascend Leadership Remote Academy Charter 33.7% 25% 33.3% 38.8%
Wilmington Preparatory Academy Charter 35.3% 24.7% 43.8% 86.7%
Legacy Classical Academy Charter 34.9% 24.5% 33.3% 43.2%
Charlotte Lab School Charter 37.3% 24.2% 41.5% 72% 50%
Riverside Leadership Academy Charter 44% 23.6% 31.3% 48.6% 71.4%
Achievement Charter Academy Charter 29.9% 22% 20% 37.5%
American Renaissance School Charter 41.4% 21.7% 44.1% 49.8%
Lake Lure Classical Academy Charter 53.7% 21.4% 33.3% 57%
Hobgood Charter School Charter 53.1% 21% 35.6% 59.4%
Moore Montessori Community School Charter 60% 20.5% 55.6% 70.7%
Charlotte Secondary Charter 28% 19.8% 33.3% 40%
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy Charter 25.3% 19.7% 27.5% 27.4% 35%
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory Charter 22.1% 19.2% 27.5% 30.4%
Wilmington School of the Arts Charter 56% 19.2% 71.4% 59.3%
Shining Rock Classical Academy Charter 52.5% 19% 51.2% 54.4% 37.5%
Brevard Academy Charter 66.2% 16.7% 57.6% 68.1% 38.5%
Millennium Charter Academy Charter 51.6% 15.8% 46.9% 53.1% 55.6%
Aspire Trade High Charter 19.3% 14.8% 21.9% 26.1%
Tillery Charter Academy Charter 35.9% 12.1% 20% 42%
Monroe Charter Academy Charter 12.4% 11.9%
Thomas Academy CharterAlt 13.1% 11.5% 21.4% 5.9%
Central Wake High School CharterAlt 16.4% 11.1% 16.4% 46.2%
Stewart Creek High CharterAlt 18.8% 10% 20%
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy 10.2% 8.5%
NC School for the Deaf Sped 11.8% 6.3% 22.7% 8.8% 10%
Governor Morehead School for the Blind Sped 5% 6.3% 5%
Eastern NC School for the Deaf Sped 5% 5% 5% 5%
Commonwealth High CharterAlt 13.3% 5% 21.4%

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How to read this. North Carolina suppresses results above 95% or below 5% to protect student privacy. Those schools are shown at the 95% or 5% boundary and are excluded from headline statistics. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, North Carolina figures should not be compared against another state's.

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