Summary:
Doral Academy of North Carolina is the only school in the Doral Academy North Carolina district, a public charter school in Raleigh serving 592 students in kindergarten through 7th grade. This single-school district ranks #18 out of 246 districts in North Carolina (93rd percentile), and the school itself placed #160 out of 1,492 elementary schools in 2025-2026, putting it in the top 11% statewide. Just 30.7% of students participate in the free/reduced lunch program, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.8.
Academically, Doral Academy outperformed the state average in 10 of 11 grade-level EOG results in 2025-2026. Averaging grades 3 through 7, math proficiency reached 79.3% versus 61.2% statewide, and reading proficiency reached 77.4% versus 55.9%. Fifth-grade science (75.0%) also beat the state (67.7%). The one glaring exception is 6th-grade math, where only 52.4% of students were proficient, below the state’s 59.2% and a sharp contrast to the 88.5% proficiency posted by 7th graders in math. That strong 7th-grade result shows the school can keep students achieving well into middle-school grades. Another notable trend is 5th-grade science, which jumped from 42.9% in 2024-2025 to 75.0% in 2025-2026—a 32-point turnaround that placed the school above the state average for the first time in that subject.
Doral Academy also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%, compared to 24.2% statewide, which likely supports its consistent academic focus. Its state ranking history shows a healthy rebound: #186 in 2023-2024, #292 in 2024-2025, and #160 in 2025-2026, meaning the school has returned to its strongest position yet. For parents, the combination of strong math and reading scores, low absenteeism, and a supportive student-teacher ratio makes Doral Academy of North Carolina an excellent option—with just one specific grade-level area, 6th-grade math, worth monitoring.
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