Best Public Schools in Buxton, NC

Summary:

The city of Buxton, North Carolina is home to two schools - Cape Hatteras Secondary School, a 6th-12th grade high school, and Cape Hatteras Elementary School, a PK-5th grade elementary school. Both schools are part of the Dare County Schools district and have consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of their respective school types in North Carolina over the past few years.

Cape Hatteras Secondary School has a graduation rate of 87.7%, which is above the state average. The school's test scores show strengths in 8th-grade mathematics, reading, and science, but lower proficiency in Biology and Math I. Cape Hatteras Elementary School has a more mixed performance, with stronger results in 4th and 5th-grade mathematics and science, but lower proficiency in 3rd-grade reading.

Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students. The schools also have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Cape Hatteras Secondary School spending $16,457 per student and Cape Hatteras Elementary School spending $12,716 per student. These factors suggest that the schools may face unique challenges and require targeted support to improve academic outcomes and better serve the local community.

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cape Hatteras Secondary School	Public	6-12	48576 Highway 12	Buxton	27920	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 995-5730	364	23	16.1	99.2%	271 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (21.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	45.5	334^th of 641 public high schools	47.9%		31.3	437^th of 640 public high schools	31.7%	103	43.9	62.0	30.8	67.3				61.1	57.9	67.4				48.1	61.4	73.9		76.1	$16,457	$937	$15,520
Cape Hatteras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47500 Middle Ridge	Buxton	27920	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 995-6196	284	25	11.5	96.1%	201 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	47.6	787^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%		48.6	770^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.8%	17					40.4	65.8	64.8				29.8	60.5	51.9				64.8		$12,716	$703	$12,013

Cities Near Buxton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ocracoke	27.55 mi	1
Swanquarter	40.68 mi	2	432^nd
Manteo	44.86 mi	4	204^th
Nags Head	49.49 mi	1	138^th

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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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