Summary:
Winterville Charter Academy is the only school in its area: a single K–8 charter campus serving 624 students in Winterville, North Carolina, with no separate public middle or high school nearby in this data set. Because the school also operates as its own charter LEA, Winterville Charter Academy appears alone in district rankings as well. The student body is largely economically disadvantaged, with 69.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet chronic absenteeism is 18.9% — noticeably better than the state rate of 24.2%.
Academically, the standout pattern is growing strength in the upper grades. In 2025–2026, 8th graders at Winterville Charter Academy posted 80% proficiency in math versus 53% statewide, 85% proficiency in science versus 68.6% statewide, and 67.5% in reading. Seventh-grade math was also strong at 70.4%. The school outperformed the state in 12 of 14 tested grade-subject combinations, and reading exceeded the state average in every reported grade. The clearest area for improvement is early-elementary math, especially 4th grade, where proficiency was just 47.5% versus 61.4% statewide. Math performance did improve sharply overall, rising from a 56.6% school average in 2024–2025 to 66.6% in 2025–2026, with 3rd-grade math jumping from 47.9% to 66.2%.
Rankings depend heavily on comparison group. SchoolDigger places Winterville Charter Academy 555th of 1,492 North Carolina schools — the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. As a district, the same school ranks 38th of 246 LEAs, putting it at the 85th percentile with 4 stars. School-level results have fluctuated by cohort, from the 69th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 51st percentile in 2024–2025 and back to the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026. Despite that year-to-year variation, 8th grade remains a consistently strong exit point in math and science, suggesting students leave Winterville Charter Academy well prepared for high school.
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