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Arapahoe Charter School

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Arapahoe Charter School ranks 847 th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Arapahoe Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Arapahoe, North Carolina, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school has a history of strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state averages on various assessments and maintaining high graduation rates.

Arapahoe Charter School's four-year graduation rate ranges from 86.5% to 92.3%, significantly higher than the state average. The school's students also generally perform better than the state on end-of-grade and end-of-course assessments, with proficiency rates exceeding the state in 12 out of 18 tested subjects in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite serving a population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.09% to 87.58%, Arapahoe Charter School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, from 12.2 to 14.6, which may contribute to its academic success.

In comparison, the nearby Craven Virtual Academy, while serving a different student population, generally underperforms Arapahoe Charter School on various academic measures, such as test scores and graduation rates. This highlights the relative strength of Arapahoe Charter School's academic program. While the school performs well overall, there are some subject areas, such as 5th and 8th grade Science, where the school's proficiency rates are lower than the state average, which could be an area for the school to focus on and identify strategies for improvement.

498

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9005 NC Hwy 306 S
Arapahoe, NC 28510

(252) 249-2599

District: Arapahoe Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Two or more races:

13.5%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2024 → 57th in 2025

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (76% vs 87%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2024) to 57th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

847^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

340^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

273^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

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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	44.0	847 of 1490	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	875 of 1505	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1128 of 1502	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	868 of 1514	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	694 of 1489	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	784 of 1473	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	820 of 1434	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.5	588 of 1429	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.3	523 of 1425	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	471 of 1440	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.5	926 of 1390	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	817 of 1403	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	965 of 1388	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	663 of 1381	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	839 of 1363	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	826 of 1354	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.2	463 of 1324	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	375 of 1293	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	358 of 1276	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	75.6	76 of 646	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	243 of 878	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1125 of 1451	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1026 of 1455	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1199 of 1459	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	851 of 1458	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	658 of 1440	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	748 of 1424	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	920 of 1405	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	576 of 612	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	630 of 1437	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	711 of 1450	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	954 of 1437	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.6	379 of 1366	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	439 of 1361	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	550 of 1332	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	538 of 1450	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	705 of 1464	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	991 of 1461	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	845 of 1464	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	680 of 1444	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	759 of 1430	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	728 of 1413	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	494 of 821	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	297 of 801	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	987 of 1172	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	973 of 1166	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1111 of 1183	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1008 of 1194	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	865 of 1172	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	898 of 1183	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	938 of 1178	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	340 of 773	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	369 of 793	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	552 of 784	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	412 of 786	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	364 of 741	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	241 of 737	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	293 of 691	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.3	237 of 694	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	195 of 692	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	220 of 705	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	319 of 627	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	196 of 673	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	57.9	328 of 662	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	332 of 648	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	254 of 640	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	278 of 630	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	151 of 620	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	195 of 606	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	127 of 598	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	147 of 478	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	25 of 504	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	69 of 475	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	328 of 733	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	321 of 738	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	506 of 731	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	367 of 733	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	372 of 706	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	236 of 684	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	330 of 656	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	228 of 729	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	228 of 743	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	517 of 735	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.3	162 of 689	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	126 of 639	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	111 of 604	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	313 of 733	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	386 of 751	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	542 of 747	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	442 of 748	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	326 of 711	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	226 of 697	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	254 of 665	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	63 of 478	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	58 of 473	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	442 of 649	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	467 of 652	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	454 of 658	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	472 of 632	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	287 of 624	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	307 of 596	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	273 of 641	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	176 of 640	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	288 of 626	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	393 of 621	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	381 of 594	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	95 of 514	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	239 of 469	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	263 of 476	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.2	424 of 507	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	286 of 531	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	279 of 610	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	150 of 602	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	225 of 588	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	356 of 594	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	341 of 475	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	198 of 475	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	232 of 449	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	192 of 606	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.1	110 of 613	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	230 of 597	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	131 of 544	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	77 of 446	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	113 of 424	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	245 of 601	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	188 of 607	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	195 of 602	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	378 of 585	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	243 of 481	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.8	44 of 488	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	25.8	345 of 463	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	314 of 542	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	264 of 553	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	340 of 537	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	431 of 534	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	327 of 439	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	117 of 444	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.7	264 of 427	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2021)88th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)6th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2021)69th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II73%+13 vs state

Math III69%+3 vs state

Reading57%+4 vs state

Mathematics52%-5 vs state

Math I44%+10 vs state

Science41%-20 vs state

Biology33%-15 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	Total
Arapahoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9005 NC Hwy 306 S	Arapahoe	28510	Pamlico County	Arapahoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 249-2599	498	31	15.8	86.7%	333 (66.9%)	44 (8.8%)	50 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	72.7	44.2	69.2	57.4	56.7	42.5	59.5	51.1	44.2	48.9	63.3	45.0	54.8	64.4	65.4	38.5	42.3
Craven Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	3600 Trent Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 514-6353	117	12	11.1	50.4%	70 (59.8%)	22 (18.8%)	15 (12.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	52.2	10.5	20.0					15.8	16.7					47.4	50.0		41.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Arapahoe Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Arapahoe Charter School?

Students at Arapahoe Charter School are 67% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 9% African American.

How many students attend Arapahoe Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Arapahoe Charter School.

What district is Arapahoe Charter School in?

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Is Arapahoe Charter School a good school?

Arapahoe Charter School ranks 847^th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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