Summary:
Perquimans County Schools is a small, rural North Carolina district serving 1,786 students in grades PK-12 across four schools: Perquimans Central (PK-2), Hertford Grammar (3-5), Perquimans County Middle (6-8), and Perquimans County High (9-12). Because each grade band has only one campus, school-level results effectively represent the district's performance for that grade span. The district ranks at the 56th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating, but nearly all students—about 99%—qualify for free or reduced lunch, making this an extremely high-poverty district.
The strongest elementary performer is Hertford Grammar, which ranks in the 61st percentile and consistently beats state averages; 5th-grade science proficiency reached 82.8% versus 62.0% statewide, and its chronic absenteeism of 16.6% is well below the district norm. Perquimans County Middle holds the district's highest rank at the 66th percentile and also exceeds state averages in several subjects, including 6th-grade math (67.7% vs 59.2%) and 7th-grade reading (67.7% vs 56.3%). The clear weak point is Perquimans County High, ranking at just the 28th percentile with a 1-star rating and scoring below state averages on every End-of-Course test; English II proficiency is 48.8% versus 64.6% statewide, and Biology is 42.3% versus 58.5%.
A notable K-12 performance slope emerges: younger grades generally meet or exceed state proficiency while high school results lag significantly. Attendance patterns mirror this, with Hertford Grammar's low absenteeism contrasting with the middle and high schools' rates of 28.5% and 25.2%. Encouragingly, the high school improved sharply in Math I and Math III and still graduates 92.5% of students—above the state's 88.8%. Overall, despite nearly universal economic disadvantage, the elementary and middle schools are finding success, making the high school's underperformance an actionable rather than inevitable challenge.
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