Best Public Schools in Barco, NC

Summary:

The city of Barco, North Carolina is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Currituck County Schools district. While the schools show a mix of performance, Currituck County High School and Currituck County Middle School stand out as the strongest performers in the area.

Currituck County High School ranks 365 out of 640 high schools in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating, but outperforms the state average in several key test scores. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 29.99%. In contrast, Currituck County Middle School ranks 327 out of 793 middle schools and has a 3-star rating, consistently outperforming the state average in various subject areas. However, the middle school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 41.74%.

Central Elementary School has a mixed performance, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school has the highest spending per student at $12,758, but also the lowest student-teacher ratio at around 14 students per teacher. Overall, the schools in Barco, North Carolina show a range of strengths and areas for improvement, with Currituck County Middle School emerging as the standout performer in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Shortcut Road	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 453-0010	261	17	15.7	42.9%	176 (67.4%)	19 (7.3%)	29 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.8%)	30.2	1095^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.2%		44.5	856^th of 1502 public elementary schools	43.0%	239					44.2	45.2	52.9				37.2	52.4	32.4				50.0		$12,758	$1,371	$11,388
Currituck County High	Public	9-12	4203 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-0014	1,041	60	17.3	32.9%	769 (73.9%)	52 (5.0%)	116 (11.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.6%)	41.2	365^th of 640 public high schools	43.0%		45.2	322^nd of 626 public high schools	48.6%	43	59.4	57.1	28.2	50.0															$10,344	$561	$9,783
Currituck County Middle	Public	6-8	4263 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-2171	386	28	13.7	46.4%	287 (74.4%)	13 (3.4%)	47 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.8%)	55.6	327^th of 793 public middle schools	58.8%		50.2	381^st of 784 public middle schools	51.4%	54								61.8	47.9	47.1				53.7	40.7	52.2		75.9	$10,871	$394	$10,477

Cities Near Barco

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Currituck	6.07 mi	1	20^th
Shawboro	7.59 mi	1	139^th
Poplar Branch	7.77 mi	1	92^nd
Corolla	8.91 mi	1
Camden	10.24 mi	5	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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