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Henderson Collegiate

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Henderson Collegiate ranks 152 nd of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Henderson Collegiate is a public charter school serving 1,319 students in grades K-12 in Henderson, North Carolina. This sizable school has a strong focus on academics, as evidenced by its consistently high test scores and graduation rates that outperform state averages.

In 2024-2025, 86.8% of 3rd graders at Henderson Collegiate were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 64.1%. Similar trends are seen in Reading, Science, and End-of-Course exams. Additionally, Henderson Collegiate has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.0% to 87.7% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Despite serving a student population with a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school is able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Youngsville Academy and Phoenix Academy, both alternative schools, Henderson Collegiate stands out as a high-performing institution with significantly higher test scores and graduation rates. The success of Henderson Collegiate could serve as a model for other schools, particularly those serving high-needs populations, to emulate in order to improve academic outcomes for their students.

1,334

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 Old Epsom Rd
Henderson, NC 27536

(252) 598-1038

District: Henderson Collegiate

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.7%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

152^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

16^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

147^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From top 6% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	86.5	152 of 1490	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	120 of 1505	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	237 of 1502	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	225 of 1514	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	740 of 1489	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	225 of 1473	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	84 of 1434	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	121 of 1429	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	87.8	116 of 1425	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	124 of 1440	91.4%	★★★★★
2014	74.3	320 of 1390	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	476 of 1403	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	29 of 918	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	13 of 924	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	31 of 933	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	26 of 927	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.2	166 of 896	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	30 of 949	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	2 of 927	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	1 of 563	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 533	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	19 of 485	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	6 of 497	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	141 of 1451	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	127 of 1455	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	231 of 1459	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	142 of 1458	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	54.4	619 of 1440	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	269 of 1424	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	97 of 1405	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	6 of 961	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	14 of 951	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	26 of 915	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	32 of 893	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	146 of 843	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	11 of 865	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	7 of 851	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	42 of 1437	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	26 of 1450	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	32 of 1437	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	40 of 1366	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	61.0	406 of 1329	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.3	77 of 1361	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	9 of 1332	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	180 of 1450	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	117 of 1464	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	247 of 1461	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	301 of 1464	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	824 of 1444	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.6	199 of 1430	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	97 of 1413	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	153 of 821	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	89 of 801	88.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	16 of 773	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	24 of 793	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	44 of 784	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	48 of 786	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	155 of 741	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	15 of 737	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	6 of 691	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	7 of 694	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	16 of 692	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	12 of 705	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	91.6	40 of 627	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	7 of 546	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	7 of 560	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 559	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	6 of 550	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	19 of 533	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	2 of 519	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 494	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	1 of 356	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	12 of 733	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	18 of 738	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	24 of 731	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	42 of 733	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	142 of 706	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	14 of 684	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	2 of 656	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 562	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	3 of 564	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	18 of 553	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	4 of 541	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	39 of 522	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	3 of 493	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 472	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	5 of 729	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	4 of 743	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	6 of 735	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	3 of 689	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	32 of 633	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	4 of 639	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	2 of 604	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	29 of 733	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	29 of 751	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	68 of 747	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	51 of 748	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	145 of 711	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	23 of 697	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	3 of 665	99.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	147 of 641	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	61 of 640	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	56 of 626	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	87 of 621	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	126 of 594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	31 of 514	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	60 of 440	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	97.1	26 of 437	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	18 of 434	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	23 of 430	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	13 of 364	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	6 of 369	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 359	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	12 of 273	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	129 of 610	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	55 of 602	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	58 of 588	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	69 of 594	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	55 of 475	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	21 of 475	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	6 of 449	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	62 of 462	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	96.7	27 of 454	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	29 of 449	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	30 of 436	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	23 of 370	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	9 of 354	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	1 of 340	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	105 of 606	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	46 of 613	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	56 of 597	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	50 of 544	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	9 of 446	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	6 of 424	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	162 of 601	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	77 of 607	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	68 of 602	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	96 of 585	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	62 of 481	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	29 of 488	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	7 of 463	98.5%	★★★★★

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 (2025)100th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III99%+32 vs state

Mathematics87%+30 vs state

English II86%+27 vs state

Science79%+18 vs state

Reading77%+24 vs state

Math I67%+32 vs state

Biology50%~ state avg

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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
Henderson Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1071 Old Epsom Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Henderson Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 598-1038	1,334	96	13.9	97.6%	56 (4.2%)	810 (60.7%)	377 (28.3%)	26 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.7%)								(n/a)	50.5	86.5	66.7	98.9	86.8	88.2	84.2	87.6	90.6	84.9	58.2	74.5	68.3	85.6	84.9	87.7	62.4	94.3
Vance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2090 Ross Mill Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 431-0440	956	65	14.6		739 (77.3%)	92 (9.6%)	66 (6.9%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)								(n/a)	47.3	84.8	33.3	81.3	68.3	77.6	84.1	65.3	82.7	84.0	61.9	68.7	66.7	72.0	70.7	62.7	73.9	74.7
Oxford Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6041B Landis Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Oxford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 690-0360	869	58	15.1		632 (72.7%)	98 (11.3%)	72 (8.3%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)								(n/a)	68.8	97.1	81.3	96.5	83.9	79.7	75.4	95.7	73.5	85.9	48.4	79.7	66.7	74.3	73.5	83.1	82.6	81.7
Phoenix Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	204 Taylor St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 690-2300	17	2	8.5	82.4%	2 (11.8%)	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)		25.0	8.3	6.7											10.0	7.7			$32,167	$162	$32,005
Granville Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Taylor St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 693-3914	207	11	18.5	98.6%	132 (63.8%)	41 (19.8%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)								(n/a)	12.5	47.4	18.8	46.7				40.0	43.8	44.7				40.0	56.3	61.7		68.1	$7,924	$156	$7,768
Youngsville Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2045 Hicks Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Youngsville Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(984) 235-4620	615	38	16.1		430 (69.9%)	47 (7.6%)	95 (15.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)								(n/a)	66.7	79.5		87.5	34.4	38.6	55.4	30.5	50.9	44.4	73.4	82.1	73.2	55.9	64.9	57.4	50.0	63.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Collegiate

How many students attend Henderson Collegiate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,334 students attended Henderson Collegiate.

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Collegiate?

Students at Henderson Collegiate are 61% African American, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Henderson Collegiate in?

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Is Henderson Collegiate a good school?

Henderson Collegiate ranks 152^nd of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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