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PreEminent Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8
1289th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

PreEminent Charter is a K–8 charter school in southeast Raleigh serving 667 students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because PreEminent operates as a single-school charter district, the school and its home district, PreEminent Charter School, share the same overall rating. SchoolDigger assigns the school 1 star, placing it in the 14th percentile statewide for 2025–26.

Compared with nearby schools serving similar high-poverty populations, mathematics stands out as PreEminent’s most consistent weakness. In 5th-grade math, PreEminent’s 32.4% proficiency in 2025–26 was far below East Garner Elementary’s 60.4%, Barwell Road Elementary’s 58.2%, and RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School’s 57.9%. Fourth-grade math was also the lowest in the local group at just 37%. Reading looks better: the school sits within about 8 points of the state average and in the middle of its high-poverty peer group. In 4th-grade reading, PreEminent’s 50.6% proficiency exceeded several nearby schools, including Rogers Lane Elementary, Southeast Raleigh Elementary, and Walnut Creek Elementary.

PreEminent also stands out for its staffing model: the student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3 in 2024–25 was far higher than the 10.3–14.0 range seen at every nearby comparison school. Chronic absenteeism (28.5%) was above the state average of 24.2% but in line with neighboring schools. There are bright spots. English Learner students ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide among ELL groups in 2025–26, and middle-school results generally outperform elementary results — PreEminent’s 8th-grade math score of 50% surpassed RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School’s 41.9%. Given the volatility of scores from year to year, the most dependable takeaway is the elementary math gap, which points to math instruction as the school’s clearest improvement priority.

667
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3815 Rock Quarry Road
       Raleigh, NC  27610

(919) 235-0511

District: PreEminent Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
68.8%
Hispanic:
24.1%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school45%
North Carolina avg59%
Elementary school
1,289th of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
516th of 778
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
207th of 246PreEminent Charter School among North Carolina districts
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202619.31289 of 149213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202517.41321 of 149011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.01119 of 150525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51278 of 150214.9%★☆☆☆☆
202231.51059 of 151430.1%★★☆☆☆
202120.11205 of 148919.1%★☆☆☆☆
201946.6827 of 147343.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.5933 of 143434.9%★★☆☆☆
201724.61162 of 142918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201624.61152 of 142519.2%★☆☆☆☆
201523.71169 of 144018.8%★☆☆☆☆
20148.81309 of 13905.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.31285 of 14038.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.21152 of 138817.0%★☆☆☆☆
201111.61291 of 13816.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.41318 of 13633.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.91319 of 13542.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.81238 of 13246.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.21239 of 12934.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.31169 of 12768.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202641.1555 of 90338.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.9572 of 91837.7%★★☆☆☆
202452.7392 of 92457.6%★★★☆☆
202338.2588 of 93337.0%★★☆☆☆
202254.7342 of 92763.1%★★★☆☆
202143.3459 of 89648.8%★★☆☆☆
201964.9256 of 94973.0%★★★★☆
201863.8263 of 92771.6%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202220.0592 of 6346.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.1326 of 64649.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.2459 of 87847.7%★★☆☆☆
201862.4239 of 89773.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202660.1146 of 51971.9%★★★★☆
202431.7398 of 53325.3%★☆☆☆☆
202359.7135 of 51473.7%★★★★☆
202264.888 of 48581.9%★★★★☆
202140.6201 of 38547.8%★★☆☆☆
201987.433 of 49793.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202618.31289 of 144710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202514.21340 of 14517.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.31101 of 145524.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.71325 of 14599.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.71069 of 145826.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.91218 of 144015.4%★☆☆☆☆
201955.7640 of 142455.1%★★★☆☆
201838.3956 of 140532.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202630.8744 of 98124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202536.4641 of 96133.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.0522 of 95145.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.5558 of 91539.0%★★☆☆☆
202246.4450 of 89349.6%★★☆☆☆
202137.8517 of 84338.7%★★☆☆☆
201969.1206 of 86576.2%★★★★☆
201839.4554 of 85134.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202630.71115 of 143422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.91199 of 143716.6%★☆☆☆☆
202436.3985 of 145032.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.31035 of 143728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202243.6775 of 136643.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.3901 of 132932.2%★★☆☆☆
201957.4532 of 136160.9%★★★☆☆
201849.0688 of 133248.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202623.21201 of 145117.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.31177 of 145018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.31091 of 146425.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.01166 of 146120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8985 of 146432.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.81025 of 144429.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5947 of 143033.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.4948 of 141332.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202634.3555 of 81531.9%★★☆☆☆
202523.1730 of 82111.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2575 of 80128.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202634.8516 of 77833.7%★★☆☆☆
202537.7487 of 77337.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.4599 of 79324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9559 of 78428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4632 of 78619.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6639 of 74113.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.4521 of 73729.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6547 of 69120.8%★☆☆☆☆
201715.1598 of 69413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201618.8575 of 69216.9%★☆☆☆☆
201527.3529 of 70525.0%★☆☆☆☆
20149.3588 of 6276.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.7603 of 67310.4%★☆☆☆☆
201221.0571 of 66213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201117.9579 of 64810.6%★☆☆☆☆
201028.3516 of 64019.4%★☆☆☆☆
200911.1575 of 6308.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200815.1549 of 62011.5%★☆☆☆☆
20079.7567 of 6066.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200616.7531 of 59811.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202651.3231 of 55358.2%★★★☆☆
202556.8190 of 54665.2%★★★☆☆
202447.0268 of 56052.1%★★★☆☆
202359.4163 of 55970.8%★★★★☆
202246.1254 of 55053.8%★★★☆☆
202133.7358 of 53332.8%★★☆☆☆
201953.3204 of 51960.7%★★★☆☆
201848.1243 of 49450.8%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202231.9304 of 44932.3%★★☆☆☆
201957.9144 of 50471.4%★★★★☆
201827.8380 of 47520.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202452.1120 of 35666.3%★★★☆☆
202345.9133 of 31858.2%★★★☆☆
202242.8148 of 31252.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202625.0577 of 73121.1%★☆☆☆☆
202537.2477 of 73334.9%★★☆☆☆
202423.1594 of 73819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3594 of 73118.7%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6650 of 73311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6640 of 7069.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.2465 of 68432.0%★★☆☆☆
201821.2545 of 65616.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202659.0191 of 56666.3%★★★☆☆
202551.2247 of 56256.0%★★★☆☆
202450.3263 of 56453.4%★★★☆☆
202341.4336 of 55339.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.7381 of 54129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0443 of 52215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201951.2223 of 49354.8%★★★☆☆
201831.6365 of 47222.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202654.1302 of 72558.3%★★★☆☆
202548.5359 of 72950.8%★★★☆☆
202433.0534 of 74328.1%★☆☆☆☆
202346.6367 of 73550.1%★★★☆☆
202237.3438 of 68936.4%★★☆☆☆
202127.7473 of 63325.3%★☆☆☆☆
201943.9373 of 63941.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.0403 of 60433.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202641.5440 of 73640.2%★★☆☆☆
202537.2467 of 73336.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.2564 of 75124.9%★☆☆☆☆
202336.1483 of 74735.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.2544 of 74827.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4572 of 71119.5%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7504 of 69727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.2534 of 66519.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202638.9284 of 50043.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.4278 of 47341.2%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+58 vs school
African American (2026)39th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2022)7th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2026)58th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Science53%-15 vs state
Reading47%-9 vs state
Mathematics40%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Open Quote This is an aweful school. Please do not send your kids here. The staff is very unprofessional. The kids run the school, there's no order. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!! Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, December 16, 2013

Open Quote My daughter currently attends Kindergarten at Preeminent and I must say that I am very pleased with the education that she has received thus far. She comes home telling me about the new things she learns every day. Her teacher is very informative and she communicates with the parents about the lesson plans 2-3 time per week. My child even made honor roll after being moved into an advanced kindergarten class. I am impressed with the parent/ family involvement with volunteering in the class room weekly. My only concern is the drop off process in the morning. Parents only have from 7:45- 8am to drop their child off at the door. After 8am there's no staff outside so you have to walk your child in because there is no one outside to direct traffic and ensure the students are safely directed into class. Close Quote





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PreEminent Charter ranks in the bottom 13.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at PreEminent Charter are 69% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended PreEminent Charter.

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