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Falls Lake Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
392nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 74% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Falls Lake Academy is a K-12 public academy in Creedmoor, NC, serving roughly 1,100 students from kindergarten through 12th grade and operating as its own school district. The school outpaces state averages in nearly every subject: in the most recent testing year, Falls Lake scored at or above North Carolina's proficiency rate in 16 of 18 grade-subject combinations. Its middle school results are especially impressive, with 6th-grade math proficiency at 92.8% versus 59.2% statewide and 8th-grade science at 88.1% versus 68.6% statewide. Falls Lake also recorded the strongest English II result among neighboring schools—90.6% proficiency, well ahead of Wake Preparatory Academy (85.3%) and Voyager Academy (70.4%).

Attendance is perhaps the school's most distinctive feature. Falls Lake's chronic absenteeism rate was just 5.2% in 2024–2025, compared with a 24.2% statewide average and down sharply from 23.2% four years earlier. Only Youngsville Academy (5.3%) is similarly low among nearby schools. Falls Lake also keeps a favorable student–teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1, meaningfully better than Excelsior Classical Academy (24.7) and Wake Preparatory Academy (21.4). Recent graduation rates are solid, too, coming in at 90.1% in 2021–2022 versus 86.4% statewide.

No school is perfect, and Falls Lake has a few watch spots. Youngsville Academy posts stronger reading scores in several elementary and middle grades, while Voyager Academy and Durham Charter School outperform it in some lower-elementary math. Falls Lake's Math I results have been volatile—proficiency fell to 18.8% in 2024–2025 before recovering to near the state average—and 4th grade has been a recurring dip point in both math and reading. Because the school averages only about 85 students per grade, small cohort shifts can create sizable year-to-year swings. Taken together, Falls Lake Academy stands out as one of the stronger K-12 academies in the region, pairing standout academics and attendance with graduation rates that consistently top the state.

1,105
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
94%
Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 4.8% (any vaccine)
 1701 East Lyon Station Road
       Creedmoor, NC  27522

(919) 964-9003

District: Falls Lake Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.4%
Hispanic:
11.1%
African American:
10.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2023 → 66th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 59% meeting standards)
✓Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school71%
North Carolina avg59%
Elementary school
392nd of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From top 21% (2016) to top 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
111th of 778
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From top 27% (2016) to top 14% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
222nd of 662
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2019
From top 28% (2019) to top 34% (2026)
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202671.2392 of 149273.7%★★★★☆
202574.6323 of 149078.3%★★★★☆
202473.8347 of 150576.9%★★★★☆
202378.4264 of 150282.4%★★★★☆
202275.8314 of 151479.3%★★★★☆
202174.7321 of 148978.4%★★★★☆
201984.1176 of 147388.1%★★★★☆
201881.5202 of 143485.9%★★★★☆
201787.2123 of 142991.4%★★★★★
201675.5302 of 142578.8%★★★★☆
201573.1360 of 144075.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202388.355 of 93394.1%★★★★★
201994.620 of 94997.9%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202246.4275 of 63456.6%★★★☆☆
202163.3147 of 64677.2%★★★★☆
201868.5170 of 89781.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202666.0433 of 144770.1%★★★★☆
202566.0431 of 145170.3%★★★★☆
202466.6426 of 145570.7%★★★★☆
202376.4271 of 145981.4%★★★★☆
202279.7228 of 145884.4%★★★★☆
202171.3345 of 144076.0%★★★★☆
201978.8228 of 142484.0%★★★★☆
201871.7363 of 140574.2%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202649.0550 of 74326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202248.1377 of 50024.6%★☆☆☆☆
202152.8310 of 49437.2%★★☆☆☆
201967.222 of 61296.4%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202696.316 of 98198.4%★★★★★
202590.245 of 96195.3%★★★★★
202482.894 of 95190.1%★★★★★
202372.9169 of 91581.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202666.0379 of 143473.6%★★★★☆
202570.4303 of 143778.9%★★★★☆
202469.0342 of 145076.4%★★★★☆
202373.2269 of 143781.3%★★★★☆
202290.544 of 136696.8%★★★★★
202193.627 of 132998.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202672.4349 of 145175.9%★★★★☆
202578.6246 of 145083.0%★★★★☆
202476.7275 of 146481.2%★★★★☆
202377.5263 of 146182.0%★★★★☆
202270.4375 of 146474.4%★★★★☆
202175.2312 of 144478.4%★★★★☆
201986.3142 of 143090.1%★★★★★
201887.5129 of 141390.9%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202678.183 of 81589.8%★★★★☆
202586.645 of 82194.5%★★★★★
202489.635 of 80195.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202651.0580 of 114649.4%★★☆☆☆
202554.8524 of 117255.3%★★★☆☆
202452.5563 of 116651.7%★★★☆☆
202361.5438 of 118363.0%★★★☆☆
202259.6457 of 119461.7%★★★☆☆
202156.8485 of 117258.6%★★★☆☆
201968.6335 of 118371.7%★★★★☆
201863.0431 of 117863.4%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202682.3111 of 77885.7%★★★★☆
202578.4148 of 77380.9%★★★★☆
202492.051 of 79393.6%★★★★★
202388.176 of 78490.3%★★★★★
202286.786 of 78689.1%★★★★☆
202182.3110 of 74185.2%★★★★☆
201985.872 of 73790.2%★★★★★
201879.2118 of 69182.9%★★★★☆
201777.3132 of 69481.0%★★★★☆
201669.3184 of 69273.4%★★★★☆
201576.4143 of 70579.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202690.934 of 55393.9%★★★★★
202376.485 of 55984.8%★★★★☆
202295.223 of 55095.8%★★★★★
201866.2108 of 49478.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202167.271 of 47885.1%★★★★☆
201978.049 of 50490.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202680.3117 of 73184.0%★★★★☆
202574.5164 of 73377.6%★★★★☆
202490.751 of 73893.1%★★★★★
202381.5111 of 73184.8%★★★★☆
202283.897 of 73386.8%★★★★☆
202179.0125 of 70682.3%★★★★☆
201983.483 of 68487.9%★★★★☆
201880.797 of 65685.2%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202652.1299 of 46535.7%★★☆☆☆
202271.364 of 45085.8%★★★★☆
202173.863 of 44885.9%★★★★☆
201964.7136 of 41667.3%★★★☆☆
201850.976 of 12740.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202680.171 of 56687.5%★★★★☆
202595.117 of 56297.0%★★★★★
202498.67 of 56498.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202682.971 of 72590.2%★★★★★
202578.195 of 72987.0%★★★★☆
202487.153 of 74392.9%★★★★★
202390.729 of 73596.1%★★★★★
202290.831 of 68995.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202681.6106 of 73685.6%★★★★☆
202579.6125 of 73382.9%★★★★☆
202491.747 of 75193.7%★★★★★
202390.754 of 74792.8%★★★★★
202286.479 of 74889.4%★★★★☆
202183.692 of 71187.1%★★★★☆
201985.275 of 69789.2%★★★★☆
201878.0115 of 66582.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202388.621 of 30293.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202693.111 of 50097.8%★★★★★
202575.043 of 47891.0%★★★★★
202484.021 of 47395.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202669.3185 of 64471.3%★★★★☆
202563.3223 of 64965.6%★★★☆☆
202482.8106 of 65283.7%★★★★☆
202375.4149 of 65677.3%★★★★☆
202268.2188 of 65871.4%★★★★☆
202166.9181 of 63271.4%★★★★☆
201972.3159 of 62474.5%★★★★☆
201867.2190 of 59668.1%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202664.9222 of 66266.5%★★★☆☆
202569.8176 of 64172.5%★★★★☆
202480.6131 of 64079.5%★★★★☆
202372.3164 of 62673.8%★★★★☆
202266.5194 of 62168.8%★★★☆☆
202148.8279 of 59453.0%★★★☆☆
201959.8145 of 51471.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202658.0146 of 45067.6%★★★☆☆
202564.3110 of 44075.0%★★★★☆
202489.849 of 43788.8%★★★★☆
202246.3188 of 43056.3%★★★☆☆
202126.5267 of 36426.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.4273 of 36926.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201914.9350 of 3643.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202665.7204 of 62967.6%★★★☆☆
202562.3214 of 61064.9%★★★☆☆
202477.7141 of 60276.6%★★★★☆
202373.4154 of 58873.8%★★★★☆
202267.1179 of 59469.9%★★★★☆
202147.8204 of 47557.1%★★★☆☆
201951.3196 of 47558.7%★★★☆☆
201869.0102 of 44977.3%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202657.7226 of 40744.5%★★☆☆☆
202240.8298 of 39825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202153.8188 of 33744.2%★★☆☆☆
201957.6145 of 32555.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202671.5109 of 47477.0%★★★★☆
202263.5116 of 43673.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202652.8245 of 62060.5%★★★☆☆
202567.7149 of 60675.4%★★★★☆
202479.6118 of 61380.8%★★★★☆
202369.1144 of 59775.9%★★★★☆
202284.878 of 54485.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202661.9225 of 62463.9%★★★☆☆
202576.4150 of 60175.0%★★★★☆
202482.6123 of 60779.7%★★★★☆
202369.9169 of 60271.9%★★★★☆
202263.7192 of 58567.2%★★★☆☆
202148.7186 of 48161.3%★★★☆☆
201963.7115 of 48876.4%★★★★☆
201871.290 of 46380.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202594.86 of 25397.6%★★★★★
202145.0111 of 19944.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202650.4141 of 37262.1%★★★☆☆
202421.5313 of 34910.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202659.4235 of 55157.4%★★★☆☆
202549.7275 of 54249.3%★★☆☆☆
202469.8175 of 55368.4%★★★☆☆
202358.4219 of 53759.2%★★★☆☆
202261.7198 of 53462.9%★★★☆☆
202138.1241 of 43945.1%★★☆☆☆
201953.6170 of 44461.7%★★★☆☆
201865.2124 of 42771.0%★★★★☆
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
Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2023)94th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2026)90th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)76th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school
Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2022)57th percentile-23 vs school
White (2026)49th percentile-24 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-48 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)98th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)94th percentile+8 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)93rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)87th percentile~ school
Male (2026)86th percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)85th percentile~ school
Female (2026)84th percentile~ school
White (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-50 vs school
High school
Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)68th percentile~ school
African American (2026)68th percentile~ school
Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)57th percentile-9 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-22 vs school
Disabled (2019)4th percentile-68 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
English II91%+26 vs state
Science79%+11 vs state
Math III74%+5 vs state
Mathematics73%+13 vs state
Biology71%+12 vs state
Reading65%+9 vs state
Math I44%~ state avg

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Falls Lake Academy ranks 392nd of 1492 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,105 students attended Falls Lake Academy.

Students at Falls Lake Academy are 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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Latest North Carolina data All new data »
2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2020–21 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026
2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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