Summary:
Currituck County Schools serves approximately 4,601 students across 10 campuses — six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools in coastal Currituck County, North Carolina — and earns a 4-star rating as the 49th-ranked district out of 246 in the state, placing it in the 80th percentile. The district’s schools generally outperform North Carolina state averages in math, reading, science, and biology, though performance varies widely among individual schools.
The standout high school is The JP Knapp ECH (i)School, which ranks in the 95th percentile statewide with 5 stars and exceptional EOG/EOC proficiency — 97% or higher in Math I, Math III, and English II — along with the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 14.8%. Among elementary schools, Knotts Island Elementary leads the district at the 82nd percentile with small class sizes and the highest per-pupil spending at $18,970. Jarvisburg Elementary (75th percentile) and W T Griggs Elementary (72nd percentile) are notable for strong results despite having the highest free/reduced-price lunch rates in the district, while Moyock Middle (72nd percentile) and Moyock Elementary (68th percentile) round out the district’s solid middle tier.
The district’s challenges are unevenly distributed. Currituck County High boasts a strong 93.8% graduation rate — well above the state’s 88.8% — but struggles with a 39.8% chronic absenteeism rate, the district’s highest, and with proficiency that hovers near state averages. Currituck County Middle also shows elevated absenteeism at 32.9%, and both middle schools dip in 7th grade math and reading, the district’s only below-state subject areas. Central Elementary is the district’s lowest-ranked elementary school at the 39th percentile, posting proficiency gaps of nearly 50 points behind Knotts Island in 5th grade math. Still, between Currituck County High’s improving three-year trend and the success of high-poverty schools like Jarvisburg, the district has clear proof that strong outcomes are achievable across very different school profiles.
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