Winterville Charter Academy

Summary:

Winterville Charter Academy is a public charter school serving grades K-8 in Winterville, North Carolina, with a diverse student population. The school consistently outperforms the state average in academic performance, particularly in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. Winterville Charter Academy's African American and Hispanic students, as well as those from low-income families, consistently outperform their peers at the state level, ranking among the top 25% and top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby public schools in Pitt County, Winterville Charter Academy consistently outperforms them in both mathematics and reading proficiency, with a particularly impressive performance for its African American and Hispanic students. The school's student-teacher ratio is also lower than most of the nearby public schools, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. Winterville Charter Academy's performance has been steadily improving over the years, with the school's ranking among North Carolina elementary schools rising from 787 in 2017-2018 to 468 in 2023-2024.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-income families, Winterville Charter Academy is able to outperform the state and nearby public schools in academic achievement, suggesting the school's educational model and practices are effectively supporting the needs of its diverse student population. The school's strong academic performance, personalized learning environment, and effective support for its diverse student population make it a standout educational institution in the region.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 4160 Bayswater Road
       Winterville, NC  28590


(252) 689-6153

District: Winterville Charter Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
468th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  592

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.8%
White:
20.4%
Two or more races:
20.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Winterville Charter Academy ranks better than 68.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.32. (See more...)
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Compare Details Winterville Charter Academy ranks better than 74.7% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Winterville Charter Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.8%), two or more races (20.4%), White (20.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winterville Charter Academy is 19. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winterville Charter Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Winterville Charter Academy 468th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Winterville Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Winterville Charter Academy 201st of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Winterville Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Winterville Charter Academy 38th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Winterville Charter Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.60 936th 1429 34.5%
2018 47.71 787th 1434 45.1%
2019 55.02 675th 1473 54.2%
2021 55.42 637th 1489 57.2%
2022 65.90 478th 1514 68.4%
2023 71.33 384th 1502 74.4%
2024 66.32 468th 1505 68.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.52 105th 133 21.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.33 742nd 1332 44.3%
2019 55.03 575th 1361 57.8%
2021 56.19 475th 1329 64.3%
2022 78.40 159th 1366 88.4%
2023 74.72 239th 1437 83.4%
2024 73.47 263rd 1450 81.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.91 690th 1405 50.9%
2019 59.98 556th 1424 61.0%
2021 54.05 624th 1440 56.7%
2022 65.45 448th 1458 69.3%
2023 74.68 301st 1459 79.4%
2024 70.79 352nd 1455 75.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 731st 897 18.5%
2019 63.81 208th 878 76.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.51 911th 1413 35.5%
2019 48.65 772nd 1430 46.0%
2021 55.72 603rd 1444 58.2%
2022 63.10 510th 1464 65.2%
2023 63.31 503rd 1461 65.6%
2024 59.82 572nd 1464 60.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.79 381st 927 58.9%
2019 62.12 283rd 949 70.2%
2021 63.88 210th 896 76.6%
2022 81.38 90th 927 90.3%
2023 79.72 114th 933 87.8%
2024 79.06 117th 924 87.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.87 172nd 915 81.2%
2024 68.87 217th 951 77.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.78 566th 1178 52.0%
2019 65.83 381st 1183 67.8%
2021 68.02 338th 1172 71.2%
2022 60.59 439th 1194 63.2%
2023 67.35 352nd 1183 70.2%
2024 79.74 200th 1166 82.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Winterville Charter Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.08 386th 737 47.6%
2021 54.43 316th 741 57.4%
2022 73.28 181st 786 77.0%
2023 78.89 147th 784 81.3%
2024 70.96 201st 793 74.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 366th 604 39.4%
2019 49.87 314th 639 50.9%
2021 66.16 147th 633 76.8%
2022 84.09 52nd 689 92.5%
2023 81.41 80th 735 89.1%
2024 74.89 109th 743 85.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.66 317th 656 51.7%
2019 39.73 445th 684 34.9%
2021 46.85 355th 706 49.7%
2022 72.84 172nd 733 76.5%
2023 81.61 110th 731 85.0%
2024 67.87 205th 738 72.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.87 449th 665 32.5%
2019 57.80 286th 697 59.0%
2021 57.87 262nd 711 63.2%
2022 70.48 189th 748 74.7%
2023 72.88 173rd 747 76.8%
2024 71.48 186th 751 75.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.43 85th 494 82.8%
2019 63.06 126th 519 75.7%
2021 61.49 119th 533 77.7%
2022 78.01 79th 550 85.6%
2023 84.22 58th 559 89.6%
2024 83.75 60th 560 89.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 88.64 32nd 553 94.2%
2024 77.96 68th 564 87.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Winterville Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.97 294th 624 52.9%
2021 65.35 193rd 632 69.5%
2022 79.58 119th 658 81.9%
2023 75.28 150th 656 77.1%
2024 78.32 131st 652 79.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, July 27, 2018

Open Quote This school, and I'm using that term loosely, really deserves ZERO stars but I couldn't leave a review without giving at least one star. Poorly managed, poor curriculum, poor behavior expecations, poor communication, poor everything! Our children attended for two years too many. This could be a very good alternative to traditional public school however, numerous changes would have to occur for that to happen. We are happy are children are now thriving in our neighborhood schools. DO NOT put your children in this facility.Close Quote Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, June 25, 2018

Open Quote If I could give 0 stars I would worst school in Pitt County. Half the teachers are not certified to even be teachers. This was our second year at WCA and will most definitely be our last. Their school grade sucks which means they are not the proficient school they claim to be. Teacher wasn't there half the year no matter what Principal Reaves, Dean Ryan, or the stand in teacher Landry tells you retaining kids based on your screw up is not right. Dean Ryan will sell you on a dream like they are doing the best interest for your child and they are not. There only concern is to improve test scores and you do not improve scores by retaining kids that don't need to be retained. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Open Quote Please for the love of God dont send your child here the whole school just about failing. Your child report card will say one thing but at the end of the year they want to talk about holding your child back a grade. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Winterville Charter Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 202 232 14 34 4 1 0 0 487
2017 218 272 17 39 6 1 3 0 556
2018 214 302 17 58 5 1 2 0 599
2019 190 314 14 69 3 0 6 0 596
2020 207 376 14 72 1 1 6 0 677
2021 175 390 16 61 4 1 22 0 669
2022 159 307 11 71 3 1 75 0 627
2023 121 259 13 75 1 2 121 0 592

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Winterville Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 487 23.0 21.1 42.9
2017 556 29.4 18.8 45.9
2018 599 29.6 20.2 46.1
2019 596 31.8 18.7 53
2020 677 33.3 20.3 50.5
2021 669 34.1 19.6 57.7
2022 627 33.0 18.9 60.8
2023 592 31.0 19.0 61.3

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 Winterville Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 487 23.0 21.1 42.9
2017 556 29.4 18.8 45.9
2018 599 29.6 20.2 46.1
2019 596 31.8 18.7 53
2020 677 33.3 20.3 50.5
2021 669 34.1 19.6 57.7
2022 627 33.0 18.9 60.8
2023 592 31.0 19.0 61.3

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 Winterville Charter Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 675th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 384th of 1502 Elementary schools
 20.3%
Ranks 386th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 147th of 784 Middle schools
 33.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)72.963.6
 9.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)61.470.9
 9.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)5055.2
 5.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)6962.7
 6.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)44.950.9
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)60.967.3
 6.4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Winterville Charter Academy)88.481.8
 6.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)41.557.4
 15.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)57.672.2
 14.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)61.376.7
 15.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)67.763.3
 4.4%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Winterville Charter Academy)5060.4
 10.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Winterville Charter Academy)71.467.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Winterville Charter Academy)60.771.7
 11%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students596592
 0.7%
African American314259
 17.5%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1413
 7.1%
Hispanic6975
 8.7%
Pacific Islander02
White190121
 36.3%
Two or More Races6121
 1916.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53%61.3%
 8.3%


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Winterville Charter Academy ranks 468th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 592 students attended Winterville Charter Academy.

Students at Winterville Charter Academy are 44% African American, 20% White, 20% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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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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