Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology

Summary:

The Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology is the sole elementary public charter school located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Based on the available data, this school appears to be consistently underperforming compared to other schools in the state.

The Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology has ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in North Carolina over the past few years, with a ranking of 1420 out of 1490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a ranking of 1491 out of 1505 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels, with the highest proficiency rate being 70% in 7th grade Reading, which is still below the state average of 51.9%.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 95.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the school may need additional resources and targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to its poor academic performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

District Detail

1249 Hargett Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540

(910) 219-8603

SchoolDigger Rank:
237^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 104

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Total
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	104	6	17.8	95.2%	13 (12.5%)	61 (58.7%)	18 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	10.1	1420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.5	1491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	0.9%	71	8.3	33.3	50.0	50.0	26.7	70.0	20.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Onslow County Schools	0.24 mi	40	116^th
Jones County Schools	14.52 mi	5	108^th
Carteret County Public Schools	20.5 mi	17	33^rd
Pender County Schools	22.05 mi	19	115^th
Duplin County Schools	23.04 mi	13	196^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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