Excelsior Classical Academy

Summary:

Excelsior Classical Academy is a public charter school in Durham, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has shifted over the past few years.

Excelsior Classical Academy generally performs above the state average in most subject areas and grade levels, particularly in science and math. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 72.8%, compared to the state average of 66.2%. However, the school's performance in some areas, such as 8th grade math and Math I, lags behind the state average. Additionally, Excelsior Classical Academy has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18 to 24.2 over the past three school years, which is higher than some nearby charter schools like Woods Charter (9.4) and Eno River Academy (13).

Nearby charter schools, such as Woods Charter and Eno River Academy, generally outperform Excelsior Classical Academy on standardized tests, particularly in math and reading. For example, in 2023-2024, Woods Charter's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 97.2%, compared to Excelsior's 62.5%. Excelsior Classical Academy's racial diversity is higher than some of these nearby charter schools, but the school's racial makeup has shifted over the past three years, with the percentage of white students decreasing from 53.06% in 2021-2022 to 47.42% in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 4100 N Roxboro Street
       Durham, NC  27704-2122


(919) 213-8585

District: Excelsior Classical Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
576th of 1,505 North Carolina Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  1,029

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.2%
Hispanic:
25.4%
African American:
20.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  7.2% Help


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Compare Details Excelsior Classical Academy ranks better than 61.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details Excelsior Classical Academy ranks better than 57.9% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.14. (See more...)
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Compare Details Excelsior Classical Academy ranks better than 51.6% of high schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Excelsior Classical Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), Hispanic (25.4%), African American (20.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Excelsior Classical Academy is 24.4. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Excelsior Classical Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Excelsior Classical Academy 576th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Excelsior Classical Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Excelsior Classical Academy 334th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Excelsior Classical Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Excelsior Classical Academy 310th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Excelsior Classical Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Excelsior Classical Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.22 981st 1429 31.4%
2018 55.97 645th 1434 55.0%
2019 63.91 507th 1473 65.6%
2021 70.24 396th 1489 73.4%
2022 59.36 602nd 1514 60.2%
2023 55.55 659th 1502 56.1%
2024 60.30 576th 1505 61.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.37 28th 97 71.1%
2022 60.45 45th 133 66.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 37.08 495th 801 38.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.43 431st 1329 67.6%
2022 47.99 689th 1366 49.6%
2023 46.24 786th 1437 45.3%
2024 31.06 1096th 1450 24.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.82 610th 1405 56.6%
2019 53.78 685th 1424 51.9%
2021 62.87 464th 1440 67.8%
2022 52.25 684th 1458 53.1%
2023 55.45 628th 1459 57.0%
2024 62.40 506th 1455 65.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.29 161st 646 75.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.49 749th 1413 47.0%
2019 71.11 359th 1430 74.9%
2021 74.48 327th 1444 77.4%
2022 63.85 492nd 1464 66.4%
2023 54.47 655th 1461 55.2%
2024 54.68 657th 1464 55.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.62 778th 927 16.1%
2019 49.52 443rd 949 53.3%
2021 72.65 136th 896 84.8%
2022 64.90 234th 927 74.8%
2023 60.80 298th 933 68.1%
2024 59.14 304th 924 67.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.65 365th 843 56.7%
2022 35.14 620th 893 30.6%
2023 29.94 694th 915 24.2%
2024 25.68 788th 951 17.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.06 334th 1178 71.6%
2019 74.89 244th 1183 79.4%
2021 70.00 308th 1172 73.7%
2022 55.08 544th 1194 54.4%
2023 55.98 526th 1183 55.5%
2024 62.23 419th 1166 64.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.41 279th 737 62.1%
2021 68.01 214th 741 71.1%
2022 54.36 344th 786 56.2%
2023 49.66 386th 784 50.8%
2024 55.14 334th 793 57.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.81 145th 302 52.0%
2024 50.00 150th 306 51.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.87 154th 473 67.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.88 311th 633 50.9%
2022 20.59 600th 689 12.9%
2023 22.23 612th 735 16.7%
2024 23.83 618th 743 16.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.94 304th 684 55.6%
2021 71.93 173rd 706 75.5%
2022 50.45 356th 733 51.4%
2023 45.90 396th 731 45.8%
2024 48.69 379th 738 48.6%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.19 26th 478 94.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.93 249th 697 64.3%
2021 61.47 244th 711 65.7%
2022 55.66 315th 748 57.9%
2023 50.99 343rd 747 54.1%
2024 59.23 279th 751 62.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.91 133rd 533 75.0%
2022 55.31 187th 550 66.0%
2023 53.23 203rd 559 63.7%
2024 64.42 145th 560 74.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.64 218th 522 58.2%
2022 25.59 435th 541 19.6%
2023 26.78 443rd 553 19.9%
2024 27.92 438th 564 22.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.14 117th 624 81.3%
2021 74.02 137th 632 78.3%
2022 54.87 280th 658 57.4%
2023 48.48 323rd 656 50.8%
2024 61.13 231st 652 64.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.82 310th 640 51.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 25.28 464th 613 24.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.33 340th 602 43.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.15 289th 607 52.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.14 161st 437 63.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.16 208th 454 54.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Excelsior Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.00 239th 553 56.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Excelsior Classical Academy Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Excelsior Classical Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 149 64 3 20 0 0 16 0 252
2017 199 96 5 29 1 0 33 0 363
2018 266 115 8 49 1 1 38 0 478
2019 312 136 6 64 1 1 50 0 570
2020 379 165 9 94 0 2 57 0 706
2021 438 186 10 136 1 1 74 0 846
2022 477 178 12 154 0 1 77 0 899
2023 468 197 16 217 0 1 88 0 987
2024 445 207 16 261 0 1 99 0 1029

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Excelsior Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 252 15.0 16.8 20.6
2017 363 23.2 15.6 18.5
2018 478 25.9 18.4 6.5
2019 570 31.9 17.8 7.2
2020 706 36.2 19.4 n/a
2021 846 46.7 18.0 n/a
2022 899 49.0 18.3 n/a
2023 987 40.7 24.2 n/a
2024 1029 42.1 24.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Excelsior Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 252 15.0 16.8 20.6
2017 363 23.2 15.6 18.5
2018 478 25.9 18.4 6.5
2019 570 31.9 17.8 7.2
2020 706 36.2 19.4 n/a
2021 846 46.7 18.0 n/a
2022 899 49.0 18.3 n/a
2023 987 40.7 24.2 n/a
2024 1029 42.1 24.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Excelsior Classical Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 507th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 659th of 1502 Elementary schools
 9.5%
Ranks 279th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 386th of 784 Middle schools
 11.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Excelsior Classical Academy)64.864.4
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Excelsior Classical Academy)65.962.2
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Excelsior Classical Academy)6037.1
 22.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Excelsior Classical Academy)6653.9
 12.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Excelsior Classical Academy)64.636.2
 28.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Excelsior Classical Academy)60.461.7
 1.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Excelsior Classical Academy)66.774.5
 7.8%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Excelsior Classical Academy)71.752.2
 19.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Excelsior Classical Academy)69.653.3
 16.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Excelsior Classical Academy)54.248.9
 5.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Excelsior Classical Academy)56.347.8
 8.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students570987
 73.2%
African American136197
 44.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian616
 166.7%
Hispanic64217
 239.1%
Pacific Islander11
White312468
 50%
Two or More Races5088
 76%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,029 students attended Excelsior Classical Academy.

Excelsior Classical Academy ranks 576th of 1505 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Excelsior Classical Academy are 43% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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