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Grandfather Academy

NOTE: this school is no longer listed as a functioning school by the National Center for Education Statistics. We continue to list this school on SchoolDigger for historical purposes.

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Public, Charter Grades
32
Students ?
5.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
23.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 64 Grandfather Home Drive
       Banner Elk, NC  28604

(828) 897-4500

District: Grandfather Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.3%
African American:
15.6%
Two or more races:
15.6%
more
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2007 → 13th in 2015
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (10% vs 60% meeting standards)
Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?
This school10%
North Carolina avg60%
Not ranked this year
Grandfather Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201514.2615 of 70512.8%★☆☆☆☆
20135.8645 of 6734.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.3550 of 66216.9%★☆☆☆☆
201113.7594 of 6488.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.9578 of 6308.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.9555 of 62010.5%★☆☆☆☆
200718.8536 of 60611.6%★☆☆☆☆
200626.4491 of 59817.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201221.6415 of 50217.3%★☆☆☆☆
20096.6455 of 4907.1%☆☆☆☆☆

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Students at Grandfather Academy are 56% White, 16% African American, 16% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

In the 2019-20 school year, 32 students attended Grandfather Academy.


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