Achievement Charter Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Achievement Charter Academy in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina enrolled 211 students in 2024-25 with 13.9 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 26-45% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 6-26% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 30%

158 students in 2022-23, 202 students in 2023-24, 211 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.6 to 13.9.

Students enrolled at Achievement Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 21101002003002022-231582023-242022024-25211
Students enrolled at Achievement Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 21101002003002022-231582023-242022024-25211
Students enrolled at Achievement Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 21101002003002022-231582023-242022024-25211
Students enrolled at Achievement Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 21101002003002022-231582023-242022024-25211
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315810.614.9
2023-2420210.818.7
2024-2521113.915.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 175 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Achievement Charter Academy enrolled 175 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 175 of the 175 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent39.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.0% of students were White, 20.4% Black, 11.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White54.0%
  2. Black20.4%
  3. Hispanic11.8%
  4. Two or more races10.9%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Achievement Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 26-45% in reading and 6-26% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts26‑45%26‑45%48%
Math6‑26%6‑26%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fuquay-Varina

6 public elementary schools in Fuquay-Varina report 2024-25 enrollment; Achievement Charter Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary98814.330.4%
South Lakes Elementary77414.923.4%
Fuquay-Varina Elementary77215.332.4%
Lincoln Heights Elementary66714.832.8%
LaFayette Elementary64517.938.9%
Achievement Charter Academy21115.2not reported

All public schools in Fuquay-Varina →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Achievement Charter Academy

  1. LaFayette ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 645 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. North Harnett PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 329 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Achievement Charter Academy with LaFayette ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Achievement Charter Academy spends per student$12,259 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,259
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaAchievement Charter Academy is the number 1,341 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,341 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Achievement Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend Achievement Charter Academy?
    211 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 158 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fuquay-Varina, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement Charter Academy?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Achievement Charter Academy a Title I school?
    Achievement Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Achievement Charter Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Achievement Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 26-45% in reading and 6-26% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Achievement Charter Academy in?
    Achievement Charter Academy, NCES district ID 3700459. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370045903534 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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