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Best Public Schools in Dare County, NC

At a glance

Schools

5,413

Students

Districts

Top rankedFirst Flight High School125^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

First Flight Elementary School up 108 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

First Flight Elementary School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Bear Grass Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	6344 E Bear Grass Rd	Williamston	27982	Dare County	Bear Grass Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 789-1010	445	31	14.3		399 (89.7%)	17 (3.8%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	59.5	259^th of 662 public high schools	60.9%		59.1	234^th of 641 public high schools	63.5%	25	63.6	78.0	54.5	67.7			73.4	71.0	67.3	74.3			62.5	53.2	54.5	67.6	76.6	82.4
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%)	55.1	287^th of 662 public high schools	56.6%		45.5	334^th of 641 public high schools	47.9%	47	54.1	62.7	68.2	76.6				57.4	47.3	68.5				53.7	47.3	55.6		70.4	$16,457	$937	$15,520
Kitty Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Dogwood Trail	Kitty Hawk	27949	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 261-2313	487	35	13.7	23.2%	423 (86.9%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	73.4	354^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.3%		83.3	198^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.7%	156					64.8	70.9	72.9				54.9	74.4	64.7				87.1		$11,885	$396	$11,489
Manteo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N Hwy 64/264	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 473-2742	636	47	13.4	51.6%	391 (61.5%)	20 (3.1%)	175 (27.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.4%)	36	982^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.2%		35.6	988^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.7%	6					61.3	43.1	58.9				50.5	46.1	40.0				69.5		$11,908	$794	$11,114
Manteo High School	Public	9-12	829 Wingina Avenue	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 473-5841	528	28	18.6	40.3%	333 (63.1%)	17 (3.2%)	147 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	55.6	282^nd of 662 public high schools	57.4%		63.9	206^th of 641 public high schools	67.9%	76	54.7	71.1	39.1	82.9															$12,230	$507	$11,723
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%)	36.2	975^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.7%		47.6	787^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.2%	188					26.1	42.2	75.7				32.6	42.2	64.9				75.7		$12,716	$703	$12,013
Dare Learning Academy	Public	9-12	100 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 480-8888	39	2	25.0	92.3%	29 (74.4%)	2 (5.1%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)	337.5	540.1	537.5	539.9															$20,105	$451	$19,654
Manteo Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Hwy 64	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 473-5549	383	31	12.3	47.3%	220 (57.4%)	8 (2.1%)	116 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	52	377^th of 778 public middle schools	51.5%		61.3	273^rd of 773 public middle schools	64.7%	104								53.8	52.7	51.4				50.0	55.8	62.1		72.1	$11,842	$518	$11,324
First Flight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 441-1111	285	28	10.0	43.2%	194 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (21.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	50.2	724^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.5%		45	832^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.2%	108					74.5	60.5	67.5				44.7	53.5	50.0				65.0		$14,298	$1,105	$13,194
First Flight Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 441-8888	604	46	13.0	32.8%	463 (76.7%)	3 (0.5%)	104 (17.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	80.8	121^st of 778 public middle schools	84.4%		81.8	121^st of 773 public middle schools	84.3%									71.4	64.9	68.1				64.3	73.4	72.1		90.2	$10,240	$309	$9,931
First Flight High School	Public	9-12	100 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 449-7000	874	44	20.0	27.2%	702 (80.3%)	4 (0.5%)	113 (12.9%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	82.8	125^th of 662 public high schools	81.1%		82.7	122^nd of 641 public high schools	81.0%	3	86.0	84.4	72.7	86.8															$10,945	$573	$10,372
Nags Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 S Wrightsville Avenue	Nags Head	27959	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 480-8880	484	36	13.3	45.2%	296 (61.2%)	5 (1.0%)	137 (28.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	58.7	602^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		62	532^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	64.3%	70					57.4	65.8	73.4				39.7	55.3	65.8				81.0		$11,095	$568	$10,527

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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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