Summary:
This report covers the NE Academy for Aerospace & AdvTech district in Elizabeth City, NC, which contains one school — NE Academy for Aerospace & AdvTech — serving grades 5 through 12 with an enrollment of 760 students. Although it is classified as a high school, the school's grade span means the data include both middle-grade End-of-Grade (EOG) tests and high school End-of-Course (EOC) exams. The school has earned a 3-star state rating for three straight years, finishing at the 59th percentile among North Carolina high schools in the most recent rating cycle.
There are several clear bright spots for parents to consider. Chronic absenteeism is a major positive: at just 12.4%, it is roughly half the statewide rate of 24.2%, and the school's graduation rate stands at a strong 92.8%. Advanced high school math results are exceptional — Math III EOC proficiency reached 88.1% in 2025-26, far above the 68.9% state average, and English II proficiency jumped to 70.2%, also above the state's 64.6%. In the middle grades, 8th-grade students shine in reading at 71.2% proficient versus 56.1% statewide, and 8th-grade science also tops the state at 72.1% compared with 68.6%.
The picture, however, is not uniformly strong. Mathematics EOG proficiency in grades 6, 7, and 8 all trail state averages in 2025-26, with 8th-grade math being the biggest concern at just 36.5% proficient versus 53.0% statewide. Biology EOC results also lag slightly behind the state (52.7% vs. 58.5%). While the school's average proficiency across all reported tests improved from 54.7% to 58.1% from 2024-25 to 2025-26, the comparable state average also rose to 60.2%, leaving the school slightly behind on that combined measure. The sharp contrast between outstanding high school EOC performance and weaker middle-grades math suggests this aerospace-focused school generally grows stronger as students advance, making it especially worth a closer look for families focused on the upper grades.
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