Summary:
The data set covers one high school, Longleaf School of the Arts, a small arts-focused public high school in Raleigh, NC serving grades 9–12 with 405 students and a 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio. It is the only high school in the Longleaf School of the Arts district, so this summary focuses on how the school compares with North Carolina state averages.
Longleaf is academically strong in reading and science but notably weaker in math. In 2025–26, English II proficiency reached 93.3%, far above the state average of 64.6%, and Biology came in at 78.0% versus 58.5% statewide. However, Math I proficiency fell sharply to just 35.4%, now below the state's 42.1%. This is a steep reversal from the previous year, when Longleaf's Math I score of 47.8% was 13.4 points above the state. Math III remained close to the state average. The roughly 58-point gap between English II and Math I is far wider than the statewide pattern, showing performance is highly subject-dependent.
Longleaf's overall state ranking has fluctuated recently, earning 3 stars and a #215 rank out of 662 schools (68th percentile) in 2025–26, after a 4-star year at #164 the previous year. One contradiction stands out: despite strong EOC scores in several subjects, the 4-year graduation rate is 78.6%, well below the state's 88.8%. Chronic absenteeism of 27.0% also slightly exceeds the state's 24.2%. For parents, the key takeaways are that Longleaf delivers excellent literacy and science instruction, but families should watch math support, absenteeism, and graduation progress closely.
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