Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Holly Springs, North Carolina, serving 1,243 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 20th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics (61% to 76.2% vs. 46.9% to 62.7% statewide) and reading (59.7% to 78.6% vs. 48.4% to 52.8% statewide). The school's student population is relatively diverse, with around 72% white, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 6% African American students. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, with male students ranking in the top 10-15% and African American and multi-racial students ranking in the top 15-20% and 30-40% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as Holly Grove Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, and Scotts Ridge Elementary, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms these schools across various metrics. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is relatively lower, ranking in the top 30-50% of North Carolina elementary schools, suggesting a need to focus on supporting this student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 220 Rosewood Centre Dr
       Holly Springs, NC  27540


(919) 439-9448

District: Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
201st of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  1,243

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.7%
Asian:
8.2%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  1% Help


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Compare Details Pine Springs Preparatory Academy ranks better than 86.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.19. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pine Springs Preparatory Academy ranks better than 88.3% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.7%), Asian (8.2%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy is 17.3. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Springs Preparatory Academy 201st of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pine Springs Preparatory Academy 93rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pine Springs Preparatory Academy 20th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.08 83rd 1473 94.4%
2021 89.83 123rd 1489 91.7%
2022 83.50 200th 1514 86.8%
2023 84.80 167th 1502 88.9%
2024 83.19 201st 1505 86.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.91 37th 133 72.2%
2023 67.74 40th 154 74.0%
2024 74.63 29th 159 81.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.24 785th 1437 45.4%
2024 62.16 452nd 1450 68.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.27 108th 1405 92.3%
2019 87.03 110th 1424 92.3%
2021 84.22 171st 1440 88.1%
2022 76.03 284th 1458 80.5%
2023 78.01 247th 1459 83.1%
2024 73.07 318th 1455 78.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.64 147th 634 76.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.74 108th 1413 92.4%
2019 89.33 97th 1430 93.2%
2021 91.83 82nd 1444 94.3%
2022 87.23 133rd 1464 90.9%
2023 88.69 111th 1461 92.4%
2024 89.05 110th 1464 92.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.00 69th 130 46.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 95.49 18th 927 98.1%
2023 79.57 116th 933 87.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.53 281st 915 69.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.35 213th 1178 81.9%
2019 82.14 153rd 1183 87.1%
2021 79.30 202nd 1172 82.8%
2022 67.36 352nd 1194 70.5%
2023 71.98 297th 1183 74.9%
2024 64.79 381st 1166 67.3%
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

Rank History for Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 93.96 27th 737 96.3%
2021 95.30 30th 741 96.0%
2022 88.55 73rd 786 90.7%
2023 86.99 84th 784 89.3%
2024 85.89 93rd 793 88.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 85.76 22nd 283 92.2%
2023 83.09 40th 302 86.8%
2024 71.51 71st 306 76.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.13 158th 473 66.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.20 53rd 735 92.8%
2024 64.80 212th 743 71.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.34 34th 684 95.0%
2021 94.76 27th 706 96.2%
2022 83.87 96th 733 86.9%
2023 83.05 101st 731 86.2%
2024 77.14 147th 738 80.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 94.91 22nd 697 96.8%
2021 93.64 37th 711 94.8%
2022 90.57 56th 748 92.5%
2023 88.98 69th 747 90.8%
2024 90.89 54th 751 92.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school Asian students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.60 36th 110 67.3%
2024 60.49 57th 110 48.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 95.25 22nd 550 96.0%
2023 89.11 37th 559 93.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.63 36th 553 93.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.60 46th 624 92.6%
2021 88.32 61st 632 90.3%
2022 78.69 127th 658 80.7%
2023 69.05 185th 656 71.8%
2024 71.60 166th 652 74.5%
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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Enrollment information for Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2018 389 19 20 34 0 0 47 0 509
2019 455 33 26 40 0 1 52 0 607
2020 548 49 42 53 1 1 71 0 765
2021 593 52 56 51 1 1 71 0 825
2022 801 71 72 64 0 1 88 0 1097
2023 891 70 102 82 0 1 97 0 1243

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 Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2018 509 28.0 18.1 1.8
2019 607 33.8 17.9 1
2020 765 43.6 17.5 n/a
2021 825 45.6 18.0 n/a
2022 1097 58.0 18.9 n/a
2023 1243 71.7 17.3 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 Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2018 509 28.0 18.1 1.8
2019 607 33.8 17.9 1
2020 765 43.6 17.5 n/a
2021 825 45.6 18.0 n/a
2022 1097 58.0 18.9 n/a
2023 1243 71.7 17.3 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 Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 83rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 167th of 1502 Elementary schools
 5.5%
Ranks 27th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 84th of 784 Middle schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)74.369.8
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)87.181.7
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)76.467.7
 8.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)81.975
 6.9%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)85.465.6
 19.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)87.567.2
 20.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)89.680
 9.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)87.975.1
 12.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)89.472.4
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)83.170.7
 12.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Pine Springs Preparatory Academy)83.172
 11.1%
   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 Students6071243
 104.8%
African American3370
 112.1%
American Indian00
Asian26102
 292.3%
Hispanic4082
 105%
Pacific Islander11
White455891
 95.8%
Two or More Races5297
 86.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,243 students attended Pine Springs Preparatory Academy.

Students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy are 72% White, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy ranks 201st of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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