Summary:
Hyde Academy is the only high school serving grades 9–12 in Hyde County Schools, located in Swanquarter, NC, with a very small enrollment of just 47 students in a rural coastal community. This single-school district means there are no peer high schools to compare within the county, so the most useful context comes from how Hyde Academy measures up against state averages and how its own performance shifts from year to year.
Hyde Academy stands out most for its high graduation rate of 94.1%, which exceeds the district average of 91.2% and the state average of 88.8%. The school also shows clear strengths in English II, where 78.3% of students were proficient in 2024–2025, beating the state by nearly 19 percentage points. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0% is remarkably low compared to the state rate of 24.2% in the surrounding period, which likely contributes to its strong outcomes. At the same time, nearly 94% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, showing that the school supports an overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged population while still achieving above-average results in several areas.
The most striking data point is Biology EOC performance, which soared from 34.6% proficiency in 2024–2025 to 92.3% in 2025–2026—a swing of nearly 58 points, far above the state average of 58.5%. With such a tiny student cohort, this dramatic improvement should be interpreted cautiously, as just a few students can heavily shift percentages. Math III remains a concern: proficiency fell to 50.0% in 2025–2026, well below the 68.9% state average, even as Biology outperformed wildly. The school has earned a stable 3-star rating each year, placing it in the 51st–63rd percentile of North Carolina high schools. Per-student spending is high at $21,313, typical for a small rural school with fixed costs spread over few pupils. Overall, Hyde Academy supports students well in English, Biology, and graduation, but its small size creates notable volatility and its math scores trail the state.
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