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The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Carthage, North Carolina, part of the Moore County Schools district. With just 76 students, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, with only 9.1% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in math, compared to 48.7% statewide and 49.8% in the Moore County Schools district. Despite its small class sizes and high spending per student, the Community Learning Center @ Pinckney has struggled to improve student outcomes. The school's graduation rates, however, have been relatively high, ranging from 86.5% to 89.8% in recent years.

In comparison, nearby high schools like Pinecrest High, North Moore High, and Union Pines High are ranked significantly higher and have much stronger academic performance. Even other high-poverty schools in the region, such as Bragg Street Academy and North Moore High, outperform the Community Learning Center @ Pinckney academically.

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,280

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Pinckney Road
Carthage, NC 28327

(910) 947-2603

District: Moore County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

36.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2010 → 4th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 56% meeting standards)

!English II scores 51 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg56%

736^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 242Moore County Schools among North Carolina districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	736 of 773	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	753 of 784	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	683 of 705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	581 of 673	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	614 of 662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	612 of 648	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	547 of 640	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	580 of 630	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	593 of 620	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	573 of 598	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	686 of 729	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	696 of 735	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.9	715 of 747	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	616 of 640	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	615 of 621	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	504 of 507	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	513 of 531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	301 of 505	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	0.5	483 of 502	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	485 of 506	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	467 of 499	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	584 of 613	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	4.1	581 of 585	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Male (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics9%-40 vs state

Science9%-51 vs state

English II8%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Public	6-12	160 Pinckney Road	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-2603	77	7	10.9	83.1%	33 (42.9%)	28 (36.4%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)		8.3					9.1			36.4	9.1	$20,280	$779	$19,501
Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,462	59	24.8	31.7%	1,027 (70.2%)	116 (7.9%)	200 (13.7%)	10 (0.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.8%)	66.8	190^th of 641 public high schools	70.4%		67.3	196^th of 640 public high schools	69.4%	6	66.6	70.7	53.6	67.6								$8,499	$727	$7,773
Pinecrest High	Public	9-12	250 Voit Gilmore Lane	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 692-6554	2,290	83	27.6	34.9%	1,367 (59.7%)	378 (16.5%)	322 (14.1%)	39 (1.7%)	23 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (7.0%)	63	212^th of 641 public high schools	66.9%		62.7	218^th of 640 public high schools	65.9%	6	64.6	69.7	42.2	69.7								$7,767	$635	$7,132
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%		45.6	328^th of 640 public high schools	48.8%	61	43.9	46.0	31.0	67.4								$11,514	$738	$10,776
Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,180	56	20.9	99.7%	360 (30.5%)	251 (21.3%)	517 (43.8%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.3%)	30.1	449^th of 641 public high schools	30.0%		32.3	426^th of 640 public high schools	33.4%	23	42.6	41.7	21.1	61.2								$9,595	$738	$8,857
Central Carolina Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 Douglas Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Central Carolina Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 977-9455	536	35	15.4	26.5%	377 (70.3%)	26 (4.9%)	82 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)								(n/a)	59.2	67.9	69.2	87.8	72.3	81.6	87.8	71.4	52.9	70.4	84.7
Bragg Street Academy	Public	6-12	504 Bragg Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-2686	40	6	6.4	90.0%	7 (17.5%)	18 (45.0%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2.8	632^nd of 641 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)	10.0	9.1										$20,791	$253	$20,538
Lee County High	Public	9-12	1708 Nash Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-7541	1,459	74	19.8	98.9%	416 (28.5%)	336 (23.0%)	640 (43.9%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.4%)	24.1	501^st of 641 public high schools	21.8%		25.7	477^th of 640 public high schools	25.5%	24	31.9	36.0	13.0	61.9								$9,332	$595	$8,737
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Public, Charter	6-12	283 Harvey Faulk Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 842-5411	628	46	13.5		340 (54.1%)	81 (12.9%)	129 (20.5%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.4%)	65.4	201^st of 641 public high schools	68.6%		61.1	228^th of 640 public high schools	64.4%	27	53.6	71.6	45.0	85.2	67.8	57.8	45.6	62.2	55.6	61.1	73.3
Lee Early College	Public	9-12	1105 Kelly Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 888-4502	272	7	39.6	98.9%	83 (30.5%)	22 (8.1%)	145 (53.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	91.3	65^th of 641 public high schools	89.9%		94.1	35^th of 640 public high schools	94.5%	30	76.8	88.2	95.5	100.0								$5,908	$41	$5,867

Frequently Asked Questions about The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney

What is the racial makeup of The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney?

Students at The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney are 43% White, 36% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney in?

Moore County Schools

How many students attend The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney.

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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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