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Quality Education Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Quality Education Academy is a public charter school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 667 students. As an alternative school, it may have a specialized focus or serve a specific student population.

While Quality Education Academy has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 75.0% in 2022-2023 to 87.7% in 2024-2025, its academic performance still lags behind the state averages. The school struggles the most in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.2% to 61.5% in 2024-2025, compared to the state's 48.7% to 64.1%. Its reading proficiency rates are also below the state's, ranging from 32.5% to 44.2% in 2024-2025, compared to the state's 46.7% to 54.2%. Interestingly, nearby public charter schools like Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA and NC Leadership Charter Academy significantly outperform Quality Education Academy in mathematics and reading proficiency.

Quality Education Academy serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 97.62% to 99.55% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, suggesting the school may face unique challenges in supporting its student population. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 12.2, indicates a potential focus on providing more individualized attention. As an alternative school, Quality Education Academy may have a specialized focus or serve a specific student population, which could contribute to its lower academic performance compared to the nearby traditional public and charter schools. Addressing the school's low test scores, particularly in mathematics, and supporting its economically disadvantaged student population will be crucial for its future success.

776

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5012-D Lansing Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27105

(336) 744-7138

District: Quality Education Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (73% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

1,232^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

609^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

344^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1232 of 1490	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	852 of 1505	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	868 of 1502	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	796 of 1514	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1349 of 1489	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1128 of 1473	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1213 of 1434	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.0	713 of 1429	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.8	776 of 1425	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	970 of 1440	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1124 of 1390	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	1137 of 1403	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	63.1	547 of 1388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	294 of 1381	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	86.7	94 of 1363	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.4	135 of 1354	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	19.5	1138 of 1324	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	997 of 1293	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	962 of 1276	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	438 of 918	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	148 of 924	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	141 of 933	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	93 of 927	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	34.0	589 of 896	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	450 of 949	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	474 of 927	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1141 of 1451	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	782 of 1455	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	823 of 1459	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	734 of 1458	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1250 of 1440	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1089 of 1424	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1119 of 1405	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	441 of 865	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	245 of 851	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1076 of 1437	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.7	568 of 1450	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	592 of 1437	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	249 of 1366	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	24.8	1052 of 1329	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1056 of 1361	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1002 of 1332	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1254 of 1450	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	890 of 1464	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	855 of 1461	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	820 of 1464	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1288 of 1444	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1163 of 1430	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1238 of 1413	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	389 of 821	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	609 of 773	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	440 of 793	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	344 of 784	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	299 of 786	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	602 of 741	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	464 of 737	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	379 of 691	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	404 of 694	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	426 of 692	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	460 of 705	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.1	475 of 627	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	585 of 673	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	577 of 662	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	494 of 648	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	70.3	187 of 640	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	54.4	348 of 630	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	472 of 620	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	504 of 606	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.3	295 of 598	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	296 of 546	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.0	112 of 560	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	70 of 559	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	63 of 550	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	222 of 533	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	122 of 519	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	70 of 494	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	579 of 733	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	389 of 738	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	363 of 731	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	320 of 733	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	532 of 706	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	525 of 684	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	357 of 656	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	46.9	262 of 493	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.5	105 of 472	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	497 of 729	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	237 of 743	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	145 of 735	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	130 of 689	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	33.9	425 of 633	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	247 of 639	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	160 of 604	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	577 of 733	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	472 of 751	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	294 of 747	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	258 of 748	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.2	607 of 711	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	359 of 697	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	377 of 665	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	344 of 641	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	282 of 640	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	475 of 626	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	538 of 621	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	519 of 594	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	307 of 514	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	285 of 469	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	264 of 476	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	245 of 507	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.1	294 of 531	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	8.0	466 of 505	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	71.9	59 of 502	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	54.3	248 of 506	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.0	34 of 499	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	44.1	303 of 490	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	249 of 477	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	128 of 440	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	87 of 437	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	202 of 434	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	231 of 430	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	163 of 364	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	96 of 369	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	66 of 359	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	291 of 610	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	245 of 602	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	398 of 588	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.2	565 of 594	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	437 of 475	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	295 of 475	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	411 of 436	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	368 of 370	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	237 of 606	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	186 of 613	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	26.6	447 of 597	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	399 of 544	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	406 of 432	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	70 of 446	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	405 of 601	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	299 of 607	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.7	478 of 602	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	477 of 585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	411 of 481	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	360 of 488	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	33 of 352	90.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2019)49th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)47th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II79%+19 vs state

Math III57%-10 vs state

Science45%-16 vs state

Biology43%-5 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-21 vs state

Math I24%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Quality Education Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5012-D Lansing Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Quality Education Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 744-7138	776	35	22.0	99.0%	1 (0.1%)	670 (86.3%)	76 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)								(n/a)	43.1	78.6	24.4	56.8	61.5	38.6	27.3	48.0	20.5	19.2	36.9	43.9	32.5	40.0	35.6	44.2	39.0	53.8
Hospital/Homebound Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2020 E 12th St	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4250	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kingswood School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	271 Mercantile Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4128	9	12	.7	66.7%	2 (22.2%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)																			$38,639	$2,558	$36,081
Carter G. Woodson School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	437 Goldfloss Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Carter G Woodson School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 723-6838	485	22	21.8	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	184 (37.9%)	291 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)								(n/a)	43.5	23.5	22.9	50.0	69.7	44.8	14.3	23.1	20.0	6.3	42.4	41.4	21.4	13.5	22.5	22.9	28.6	41.7
NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,209	66	18.3		880 (72.8%)	83 (6.9%)	119 (9.8%)	39 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)								(n/a)	88.1	90.0	82.1	96.2	85.3	92.5	91.6	80.6	76.2	77.0	78.9	92.5	82.1	84.7	75.2	75.0	93.7	78.0
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7800 Airport Center Drive	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Cornerstone Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 482-3855	1,343	79	16.9		928 (69.1%)	138 (10.3%)	95 (7.1%)	80 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.4%)								(n/a)	77.6	87.2	38.5	78.3	95.0	89.0	75.0	76.4	68.5	68.2	71.0	84.0	63.0	78.3	72.2	73.8	73.0	79.4
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,583	76	20.8		496 (31.3%)	513 (32.4%)	263 (16.6%)	151 (9.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	150 (9.5%)								(n/a)	77.3	78.4	23.5	65.3	59.4	55.8	57.7	53.4	53.8	49.2	45.1	62.0	48.5	51.9	61.4	58.1	57.7	60.7
Revolution Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	3800 Oak Ridge Rd.	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Revolution Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 203-3690	886	46	19.3		717 (80.9%)	20 (2.3%)	57 (6.4%)	45 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)								(n/a)	73.5		72.0		85.5	70.2	77.1	74.4	78.4	67.7	55.4	72.6	57.8	54.9	60.4	48.5	71.1	62.6
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	Public, Alternative	3-11	851 Ferndale Blvd	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 522-6326	185	15	12.2	98.4%	9 (4.9%)	35 (18.9%)	116 (62.7%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							5.6	5.6		8.3
Doris Henderson Newcomers School	Public, Alternative	3-11	411 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5883	326	26	12.7	99.1%	46 (14.1%)	89 (27.3%)	179 (54.9%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				31.0	6.5				8.3										$13,860	$2,162	$11,698

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What is the racial makeup of Quality Education Academy?

Students at Quality Education Academy are 86% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Quality Education Academy a good school?

Quality Education Academy ranks in the bottom 17.3% of North Carolina alternative schools.

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How many students attend Quality Education Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Quality Education Academy.

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