Summary:
Uwharrie Charter Academy, located in Asheboro, NC, is home to one high school: Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy, a small remote/alternative charter school serving grades 6 through 12 with 112 students. Because this is the only high school in the Uwharrie Charter Academy district, comparisons within the area aren’t possible; instead, the most useful context is against North Carolina state averages. The school’s graduation rate stands at 85.7%, about 3 points below the state’s 88.8%, and it ranks in the bottom 7% of schools statewide at 617 out of 662.
For parents, the clearest pattern is that reading is a relative strength while math is a critical weakness. In 8th grade reading, 55.6% of students scored proficient, nearly matching the state average of 56.1%; 7th grade reading was similarly close at 53.3% versus 56.3%. But math results are far more concerning: only 7.7% of students scored proficient on Math I and 11.8% on Math III, compared with state averages of 42.1% and 68.9% respectively. Even 8th grade math lagged badly at 22.2% versus 53.0% statewide. Science also struggles, with just 29.4% proficient in Biology and 50.0% in 8th grade science, well below state levels. Overall proficiency across all reported assessments averages about 33%, roughly 25 points lower than the state average.
There is some encouraging news. Year-over-year gains were substantial in several subjects, including a 30-point jump in 7th grade reading (from 23.1% to 53.3%) and a 22.7-point improvement in Biology (from 6.7% to 29.4%). Still, because enrollment is small, these swings can reflect just a few students. The data also leaves out key context such as free/reduced-price lunch rates and student-teacher ratios, so it’s hard to know what drives the gaps. What is clear is that mathematics and high school science need urgent attention, while reading has emerged as a bright spot in this small remote academy.
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