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Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA is a public charter school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 1,342 students in grades K-12. The school has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.4% to 87.7% over the past few years.

Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state average in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 95%, compared to the state average of 64.1%. The school also excels in end-of-course (EOC) assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state in subjects like Biology (77.6% vs. 48.3%), English II (87.2% vs. 59.6%), and Math III (78.3% vs. 66.4%). Additionally, Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.7 to 17.6 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios of some nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Quality Education Academy, College Prep and Leadership Academy, and Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper, Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA outperforms them in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. This consistent academic excellence suggests that the school has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to ensure student success.

1,343

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 Airport Center Drive
Greensboro, NC 27409

(336) 482-3855

District: Cornerstone Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

10.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

123^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

76^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

135^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

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	88.9	123 of 1490	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	106 of 1505	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	131 of 1502	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	87 of 1514	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	153 of 1489	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	129 of 1473	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	299 of 1434	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	346 of 1429	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	340 of 1425	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	429 of 1440	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	407 of 1390	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	59 of 918	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	109 of 924	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	69 of 933	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	24 of 927	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	51 of 896	94.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	95.7	10 of 634	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	46 of 646	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	82 of 897	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	144 of 1451	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	133 of 1455	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	123 of 1459	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	76 of 1458	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	113 of 1440	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	137 of 1424	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	351 of 1405	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	317 of 1437	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	102 of 1450	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	111 of 1437	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	30 of 1366	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	61.2	465 of 1361	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	101 of 1450	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	86 of 1464	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	127 of 1461	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	101 of 1464	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	194 of 1444	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	134 of 1430	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	293 of 1413	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	38 of 821	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	38 of 801	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	211 of 1172	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	194 of 1166	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	216 of 1183	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	153 of 1194	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	171 of 1172	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	231 of 1183	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	449 of 1178	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	76 of 773	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	53 of 793	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	37 of 784	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	51 of 786	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	33 of 741	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	66 of 737	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	90 of 691	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	104 of 694	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	104 of 692	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	112 of 705	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	75 of 627	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	83 of 546	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	51 of 560	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	9 of 559	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	61.0	146 of 494	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	95.4	8 of 449	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	5 of 478	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	71 of 733	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	57 of 738	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	38 of 731	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	41 of 733	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	23 of 706	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	87 of 684	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	92 of 656	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	90 of 729	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	22 of 743	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	43 of 735	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	50 of 689	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	86 of 639	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	86 of 733	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	58 of 751	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	45 of 747	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	71 of 748	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	42 of 711	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	58 of 697	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	90 of 665	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	39 of 302	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	22 of 248	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	129 of 649	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	103 of 652	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	61 of 656	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	76 of 658	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	53 of 632	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	113 of 624	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	143 of 596	76.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	135 of 641	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	157 of 640	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	179 of 626	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	163 of 621	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	180 of 594	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	144 of 514	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	69 of 440	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	75 of 430	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	19 of 364	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	46.8	145 of 359	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	94.3	13 of 330	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	133 of 610	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	154 of 602	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	143 of 588	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	166 of 594	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	118 of 475	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	112 of 475	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	104 of 449	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	157 of 606	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	174 of 613	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	177 of 597	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	92 of 544	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	135 of 601	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	167 of 607	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	200 of 602	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	156 of 585	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	100 of 481	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	188 of 488	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	181 of 463	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	15 of 253	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	14 of 261	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	156 of 542	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	223 of 553	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	215 of 537	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	195 of 534	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	150 of 439	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	186 of 444	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	143 of 427	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II87%+28 vs state

Mathematics78%+21 vs state

Math III78%+12 vs state

Biology78%+29 vs state

Science76%+15 vs state

Reading74%+21 vs state

Math I38%+4 vs state

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Monday, September 22, 2014

My child is in her second year at CCA and we couldn't be happier. She is excelling in her studies and we have a great relationship with her teacher. We are kept informed of everything that goes on in the classroom, parents are strongly encouraged to play an active role in the school day, and I feel like I have a voice in my daughter's education. The academics are rigorous, but we would recommend CCA to anyone who is looking for an alternative to Guilford County Schools. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA

What is the racial makeup of Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA?

Students at Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA are 69% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,343 students attended Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA.

What district is Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA in?

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Is Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA a good school?

Yes. Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA ranks in the top 8.3% of North Carolina alternative schools.

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