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631
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
400 Broughton Street
Gaston
27832
Northampton County
Northampton County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 537-2520
286
25
11.4
99.0%
21 (7.3%)
247 (86.4%)
11 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.4%)
$18,837
$3,552
$15,285
23.4
26.6
591
40
370237001027
632
Smithfield Middle
Public
6-8
1455 Buffalo Rd
Smithfield
27577
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(919) 934-4696
501
44
11.4
99.4%
67 (13.4%)
165 (32.9%)
251 (50.1%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (3.0%)
$10,489
$1,415
$9,074
23.1
28.3
573
59
370231000996
633
Troutman Middle
Public
6-8
305 Rumple St
Troutman
28166
Iredell County
Iredell-Statesville Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 528-5137
399
24
16.6
53.4%
238 (59.6%)
77 (19.3%)
61 (15.3%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (4.8%)
$10,019
$865
$9,154
23.1
34.3
521
112
370399001542
634
Reidsville Middle
Public
6-8
1903 S Park Dr
Reidsville
27320
Rockingham County
Rockingham County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(336) 342-4726
614
36
17
99.5%
174 (28.3%)
248 (40.4%)
133 (21.7%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
55 (9.0%)
$8,942
$1,430
$7,511
23
18.7
661
27
370234002067
635
Smokey Mountain Elementary
Public
PK, KG-8
884 US Hwy 441N
Whittier
28789
Jackson County
Jackson County Public Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(828) 497-5535
353
25
14.1
77.9%
158 (44.8%)
2 (0.6%)
50 (14.2%)
5 (1.4%)
98 (27.8%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (11.3%)
$11,755
$1,735
$10,021
22.8
23.7
624
11
370096000145
636
East Columbus Junior-Senior High
Public
7-12
32 Gator Lane
Lake Waccamaw
28450
Columbus County
Columbus County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(910) 646-4094
594
38
15.5
99.5%
172 (29.0%)
182 (30.6%)
98 (16.5%)
0 (0.0%)
86 (14.5%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (9.4%)
$10,383
$1,233
$9,149
22.7
23.5
626
10
370126003250
637
Lucas Middle
Public
6-8
923 Snow Hill Road
Durham
27704
Durham County
Durham Public Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(919) 560-3843
371
36
10.2
69.8%
49 (13.2%)
177 (47.7%)
124 (33.4%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (5.1%)
$11,258
$1,302
$9,956
22.6
23.4
630
7
370132000560
638
West Edgecombe Middle
Public
6-8
6301 Nobles Mill Pond Road
Rocky Mount
27801
Edgecombe County
Edgecombe County Public Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 446-2030
314
20
15.6
99.0%
75 (23.9%)
207 (65.9%)
19 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.1%)
$10,069
$1,755
$8,314
22.1
23.9
621
17
370043503450
639
Next Generation Academy
Public, Charter
K-7
3740 South Holden Road
Greensboro
27406
Guilford County
Next Generation Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(336) 271-9030
434
33
13.2
95.6%
5 (1.2%)
376 (86.6%)
30 (6.9%)
3 (0.7%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (4.1%)
21.8
(n/a)
370003102323
640
Children's Village Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
701 North Adkin Street
Kinston
28501
Lenoir County
Children's Village Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(252) 939-1958
155
8
20.4
98.1%
4 (2.6%)
137 (88.4%)
5 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (5.8%)
21.7
37.5
486
154
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
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