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College Prep and Leadership Academy

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College Prep and Leadership Academy ranks 990 th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

College Prep and Leadership Academy is a public charter school in Jamestown, North Carolina that serves 868 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the The College Preparatory and Leadership A district and serves a high-need student population, with very high free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 57.55% to 98.62% over the past 3 school years.

While the school's test scores generally lag behind the state averages, it outperforms some of the nearby alternative and charter schools, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, College Prep and Leadership Academy had 62.5% proficiency in 6th grade math compared to just 23.1% at Carter G. Woodson School and Doris Henderson Newcomers School. The school also performs relatively well on the English II EOC exam, with 65.4% proficiency in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 59.6%.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in its student-teacher ratio, rising from 19.5 in 2021-2022 to 47.7 in 2023-2024, which is quite high compared to nearby charter schools like Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA (18.8) and Triad Math and Science Academy (15.9). This could negatively impact the school's ability to provide individualized support and instruction to its high-need student population, an area the school should closely monitor and address.

890

Students ?

46.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 Furniture Avenue
Jamestown, NC 27282

(336) 884-0131

District: The College Preparatory and Leadership A

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.4%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Biology scores 27 pts below the North Carolina average

!Large classes — about 46 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

990^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

374^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

404^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 14 pts since 2018

From top 49% (2018) to bottom 37% (2025)

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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	35.4	990 of 1490	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1112 of 1505	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1039 of 1502	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1361 of 1514	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1384 of 1489	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1173 of 1473	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	621 of 1434	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	719 of 1429	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	1027 of 1425	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1237 of 1440	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1156 of 1390	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	263 of 918	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	361 of 924	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	316 of 933	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	662 of 927	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	716 of 896	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	359 of 949	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.4	66 of 927	92.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	610 of 646	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	972 of 1451	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1110 of 1455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1132 of 1459	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1337 of 1458	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1252 of 1440	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1161 of 1424	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.2	517 of 1405	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	754 of 1437	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	851 of 1450	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	748 of 1437	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1196 of 1366	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1147 of 1329	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	861 of 1361	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.6	211 of 1332	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	972 of 1450	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1040 of 1464	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	905 of 1461	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1258 of 1464	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1391 of 1444	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1138 of 1430	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	733 of 1413	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	366 of 821	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	61 of 801	92.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	374 of 773	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	525 of 793	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	562 of 784	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	714 of 786	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	666 of 741	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	496 of 737	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	268 of 691	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	297 of 694	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.1	455 of 692	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	575 of 705	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	84 of 546	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	195 of 560	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	221 of 559	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	399 of 550	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	362 of 533	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	119 of 519	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	49 of 494	90.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	385 of 478	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	338 of 733	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	534 of 738	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	620 of 731	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	667 of 733	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	580 of 706	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.7	272 of 656	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	167 of 729	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	381 of 743	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	462 of 735	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	598 of 689	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	545 of 633	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	392 of 639	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.5	71 of 604	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	375 of 733	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	453 of 751	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	468 of 747	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.1	671 of 748	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	681 of 711	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	333 of 697	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	298 of 665	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	81 of 306	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	111 of 473	76.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	404 of 641	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	517 of 640	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	414 of 626	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.6	592 of 621	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	522 of 594	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	234 of 514	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	232 of 469	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	148 of 440	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	167 of 434	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	377 of 430	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	262 of 364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	65 of 369	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	68 of 359	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	425 of 610	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.0	536 of 602	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	455 of 588	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	583 of 594	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	460 of 475	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	289 of 449	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	303 of 606	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	486 of 613	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	342 of 597	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	489 of 544	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	371 of 432	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	356 of 601	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	463 of 607	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	319 of 602	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.5	554 of 585	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	395 of 481	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	203 of 488	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	244 of 463	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)71st percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)85th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)74th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)19th percentile+9 vs school

High school

African American (2025)66th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II65%+6 vs state

Math III57%-10 vs state

Science52%-9 vs state

Mathematics49%-8 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

Math I37%~ state avg

Biology22%-27 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Horrible school! Former teacher here. Don't send your child here. You will regret it! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Great school. I moved to High Point from Wake Forest, NC where my children attended a private school. I was very concerned about sending my children to our neighborhood school. This school has been a godsend my kindergartener is reading on a 2nd grade level. My fifth grader is in honors classes and there is no social drama or bullying at all. Close Quote

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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
College Prep and Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Furniture Avenue	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 884-0131	890	19	46.3	98.3%	10 (1.1%)	787 (88.4%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.8%)								(n/a)	21.7	65.4	36.8	56.8	57.7	41.7	44.9	62.5	44.8	45.2	41.0	51.4	34.8	51.4	55.2	56.2	46.4	57.5
Haynes Inman Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 881-7170	135	20	6.8	97.8%	39 (28.9%)	54 (40.0%)	31 (23.0%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$51,657	$11,498	$40,158
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
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
Triad Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Creek Ridge Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Triad Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 676-5350	1,374	88	15.5	97.8%	129 (9.4%)	696 (50.7%)	377 (27.4%)	57 (4.1%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (7.6%)								(n/a)	72.0	76.1	93.0	98.9	77.4	69.8	81.7	77.1	57.9	48.7	62.4	74.4	70.7	66.9	54.8	63.9	76.8	59.7
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
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
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
Gateway Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3205 East Wendover Aveune	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 375-2575	146	18	8.2	97.9%	32 (21.9%)	88 (60.3%)	18 (12.3%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																			$87,297	$6,116	$81,180
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

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College Prep and Leadership Academy ranks 990^th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of College Prep and Leadership Academy?

Students at College Prep and Leadership Academy are 88% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend College Prep and Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 890 students attended College Prep and Leadership Academy.

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