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Eno River Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Eno River Academy is a public charter school located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, serving 810 students in grades K-12. As an alternative school, it provides a unique educational experience compared to traditional public schools in the area.

Eno River Academy stands out for its consistently high academic performance. The school's four-year graduation rates range from 86.5% to 94.6%, significantly higher than the state average of around 86-87%. In mathematics, reading, and science, Eno River Academy students outperform the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 63.5% to 87.5% in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's strong performance extends to End-of-Course exams as well, with proficiency rates exceeding the state average in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Eno River Academy maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.7 to 13.1 over the past three school years, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

Compared to nearby charter schools like NC Virtual Academy, River Mill Academy, and North Carolina Cyber Academy, Eno River Academy's academic performance is generally stronger, particularly in mathematics and science. Additionally, the school's graduation rates are on par with or higher than these nearby charter schools. When compared to Durham Public Schools' Ignite Online Academy, Eno River Academy demonstrates significantly higher academic proficiency across most subject areas and grade levels, despite Ignite Online Academy having a lower student-teacher ratio.

828

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1212 NC Highway 57 North
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 644-6272

District: Eno River Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina alternative schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

146^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

63^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

123^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2019

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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	86.9	146 of 1490	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	97 of 1505	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	43 of 1502	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	65 of 1514	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	205 of 1489	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	89 of 1473	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	144 of 1434	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	125 of 1429	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	108 of 1425	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	83.0	185 of 1440	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	197 of 1390	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	90.6	98 of 1403	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.0	20 of 1388	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	150 of 1381	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	85.2	115 of 1363	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	61.6	577 of 1354	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.8	373 of 1324	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.3	417 of 1293	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	528 of 1276	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	158 of 1451	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	106 of 1455	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	62 of 1459	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	70 of 1458	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	301 of 1440	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	121 of 1424	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	217 of 1405	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	158 of 1450	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	99 of 1464	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	63 of 1461	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	69 of 1464	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	129 of 1444	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	55 of 1430	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	74 of 1413	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	348 of 1172	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	186 of 1166	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	104 of 1183	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	97 of 1194	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	296 of 1172	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	116 of 1183	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	225 of 1178	80.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	63 of 773	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	43 of 793	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	24 of 784	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	49 of 786	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	65 of 741	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	52 of 737	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	109 of 691	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	36 of 694	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.0	76 of 692	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	105 of 705	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	89.1	51 of 627	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.3	30 of 673	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	9 of 662	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	78.6	104 of 648	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	69.5	193 of 640	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	421 of 630	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.1	166 of 620	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	63.6	241 of 606	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.9	343 of 598	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	92.1	10 of 475	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	60 of 733	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	39 of 738	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	10 of 731	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	33 of 733	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	95 of 706	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	43 of 684	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	131 of 656	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	73 of 733	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	48 of 751	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	52 of 747	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	64 of 748	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	54 of 711	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	64 of 697	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	91 of 665	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	133 of 649	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	48 of 652	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	34 of 656	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	48 of 658	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	108 of 632	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	112 of 624	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	164 of 596	72.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	123 of 641	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	125 of 640	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	99 of 626	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	74 of 621	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	108 of 594	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	98 of 514	80.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	77.8	36 of 364	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	105 of 610	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	127 of 602	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	96 of 588	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	85 of 594	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	38 of 475	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	111 of 475	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	88 of 449	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	185 of 606	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	252 of 613	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.9	81 of 597	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	136 of 601	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	122 of 607	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	98 of 602	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	53 of 585	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	64 of 481	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	75 of 488	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	33 of 463	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	43 of 261	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	45 of 352	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	104 of 542	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	132 of 553	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	109 of 537	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	65 of 534	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	65 of 439	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	111 of 444	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	69 of 427	83.8%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2018)98th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Disabled (2019)90th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III90%+24 vs state

Science86%+25 vs state

English II85%+26 vs state

Reading74%+21 vs state

Mathematics73%+16 vs state

Biology69%+21 vs state

Math I56%+21 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
Eno River Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1212 NC Highway 57 North	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Eno River Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 644-6272	828	62	13.2		641 (77.4%)	36 (4.3%)	72 (8.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (8.1%)								(n/a)	69.1	85.3	55.8	90.1	75.0	66.7	75.6	80.3	76.9	63.5	72.5	74.4	75.6	73.8	73.8	71.9	82.9	87.5
DPS Hospital School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	DUMC Room 3605	Durham	27710	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 684-5684	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$64,167	$195	$63,972
Excelsior Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Excelsior Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 213-8585	1,032	42	24.7		410 (39.7%)	216 (20.9%)	304 (29.5%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)								(n/a)	23.8	53.1		67.2	60.9	48.9	54.3	48.9	44.4	44.2	53.3	61.7	58.7	48.9	60.0	65.1	65.2	60.5
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	501 Orange Factory Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 888-5504	453	29	15.4		230 (50.8%)	114 (25.2%)	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)								(n/a)	37.8	43.9	36.5	52.9				62.4	50.0	52.4				60.4	58.3	62.1		56.3
Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,360	101	13.4	20.4%	714 (52.5%)	348 (25.6%)	156 (11.5%)	43 (3.2%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.1%)								(n/a)	74.8	74.0	55.6	76.5	80.6	67.6	67.6	73.3	71.3	60.0	56.1	71.6	75.5	70.5	71.3	81.0	81.4	91.0
Durham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	1,010	73	13.8	99.0%	17 (1.7%)	185 (18.3%)	783 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)								(n/a)	44.9	56.5	50.0	82.4	80.0	71.8	84.4	76.0	44.8	53.7	51.4	52.1	46.9	61.0	51.7	58.5	89.1	86.6
Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	363	28	12.9	58.1%	60 (16.5%)	174 (47.9%)	81 (22.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.6%)								(n/a)	17.6	43.8		30.6	27.3	33.3	33.3	20.0	25.0	37.0	27.3	66.7	28.6	40.0	57.1	51.9	76.2	40.7
UNC Hospital School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 Manning Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 966-5009	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$135,341	$129	$135,212
The Hawbridge School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1735 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Churc	Saxapahaw	27340	Alamance County	The Hawbridge School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 376-1122	597	42	14.2		459 (76.9%)	22 (3.7%)	68 (11.4%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)								(n/a)	76.2	86.0	51.3	72.4	36.1	66.7	44.2	70.5	73.8	56.9	52.8	77.1	55.8	65.9	59.5	74.1	62.8	84.5
River Mill Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	235 Cheeks Lane	Graham	27253	Alamance County	River Mill Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 229-0909	780	47	16.4		489 (62.7%)	113 (14.5%)	122 (15.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)								(n/a)	45.9	71.4	60.9	44.4	81.2	71.4	75.0	82.8	96.6	71.9	53.6	70.0	69.1	81.3	74.6	68.4	67.6	80.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Eno River Academy

What is the racial makeup of Eno River Academy?

Students at Eno River Academy are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Eno River Academy a good school?

Yes. Eno River Academy ranks in the top 9.8% of North Carolina alternative schools.

How many students attend Eno River Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Eno River Academy.

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