SCORE Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cary, North Carolina

SCORE Academy in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 584 students in 2024-25 with 31.9 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 45% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 58%

455 students in 2022-23, 581 students in 2023-24, 584 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.2 to 31.9.

Students enrolled at SCORE Academy by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 58402004006002022-234552023-245812024-25584
Students enrolled at SCORE Academy by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 58402004006002022-234552023-245812024-25584
Students enrolled at SCORE Academy by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 58402004006002022-234552023-245812024-25584
Students enrolled at SCORE Academy by school year2022-23: 455, 2023-24: 581, 2024-25: 58402004006002022-234552023-245812024-25584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345520.222.5
2023-2458128.220.6
2024-2558431.918.3

18.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; SCORE Academy 18.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSCORE Academy 18.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; SCORE Academy 18.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSCORE Academy 18.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; SCORE Academy 18.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSCORE Academy 18.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; SCORE Academy 18.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSCORE Academy 18.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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 65 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection SCORE Academy enrolled 392 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 65 of the 392 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent44.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.0% of students were Black, 29.8% Hispanic, 28.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black36.0%
  2. Hispanic29.8%
  3. White28.1%
  4. Two or more races3.9%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

45% of the 483 students in SCORE Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate45%90%86.5%
Students in the class48313,187120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Cary

7 public high schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; SCORE Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Panther Creek High2,60920.413.5%
Green Hope High2,30420.511.5%
Green Level High2,28320.55.9%
Cary High2,04417.536.3%
SCORE Academy58418.399.5%
Wake STEM Early College High School29420.330.3%
Crossroads FLEX13923.45.8%

All public schools in Cary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about SCORE Academy

  1. Crossroads FLEXThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 139 students, 23.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Wake STEM Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 294 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  3. Compare SCORE Academy with Crossroads FLEXStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSCORE Academy is the number 317 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#317 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.3:1
  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 SCORE Academy

  1. How many students attend SCORE Academy?
    584 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 455 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at SCORE Academy?
    18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is SCORE Academy a Title I school?
    SCORE Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at SCORE Academy?
    45% of the 483 students in SCORE Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is SCORE Academy in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003444 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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