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Summerfield Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Summerfield Charter Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Summerfield, North Carolina, serving 787 students in grades K-8. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic outcomes across various metrics.

Summerfield Charter Academy's academic performance is truly impressive. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional performance. Its students significantly outperform the state averages in both mathematics and reading across all grade levels, with 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency reaching 87.1% compared to the state average of 64.1%. The school also excels in supporting the academic growth of diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 10 in North Carolina for Asian, African American, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Summerfield Charter Academy has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.8 to 23.4 over the past three years, suggesting a more personalized learning environment for students.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Guilford County and Rockingham County districts, Summerfield Charter Academy consistently outperforms them in academic metrics such as test scores and statewide rankings. For example, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 87.1%, while the highest nearby school, Oak Ridge Elementary, was 85.9%. This exceptional and consistent performance over the past 10 years makes Summerfield Charter Academy a standout educational institution in the region.

774

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5303 Hwy 220 N
Summerfield, NC 27358

(336) 643-1974

District: Summerfield Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Asian:

20.4%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (87% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

36^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

21^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 242Summerfield Charter Academy 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	36 of 1490	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	49 of 1505	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	42 of 1502	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	70 of 1514	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	40 of 1489	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	48 of 1473	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	75 of 1434	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	80 of 1429	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	121 of 1425	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	193 of 1440	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	9 of 918	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	7 of 924	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	8 of 933	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	12 of 949	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	21 of 927	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	8 of 131	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	15 of 130	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	10 of 114	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	2 of 107	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	18 of 106	83.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	87.6	48 of 897	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	45 of 1451	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	84 of 1455	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	55 of 1459	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	56 of 1458	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	26 of 1440	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	65 of 1424	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	73 of 1405	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	4 of 1437	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	21 of 1450	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	19 of 1437	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	5 of 1329	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	105 of 1361	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	85 of 1332	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	38 of 1450	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	28 of 1464	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	34 of 1461	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	71 of 1464	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	56 of 1444	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	42 of 1430	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	90 of 1413	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	112 of 1172	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	124 of 1166	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	154 of 1183	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	206 of 1194	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	123 of 1172	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	136 of 1183	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	202 of 1178	82.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	21 of 773	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	7 of 793	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	20 of 784	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	23 of 786	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	61 of 741	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	26 of 737	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	29 of 691	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	47 of 694	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.5	61 of 692	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	46 of 705	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	4 of 560	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	4 of 550	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	67.3	95 of 533	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	96.9	10 of 519	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	6 of 494	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	24 of 111	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	12 of 109	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	20 of 733	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	5 of 738	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	27 of 731	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	32 of 733	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	109 of 706	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	32 of 684	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	8 of 541	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	1 of 493	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	10 of 729	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	7 of 743	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	12 of 735	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	5 of 689	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	28 of 633	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	8 of 639	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	24 of 604	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	13 of 733	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	15 of 751	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	11 of 747	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	17 of 748	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	43 of 711	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	20 of 697	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	57 of 665	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	61 of 649	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	17 of 652	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	41 of 656	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	66 of 658	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	106 of 632	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	74 of 624	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	95 of 596	84.1%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+31 vs state

Mathematics88%+31 vs state

Reading85%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Summerfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5303 Hwy 220 N	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Summerfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 643-1974	774	33	23.4	19.8%	447 (57.8%)	65 (8.4%)	46 (5.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.6%)	96.2	36^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.9	49^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.7%	13	87.1	84.7	94.3	85.7	89.4	86.7	80.0	84.7	83.9	85.7	92.9	84.5	94.3	90.5
Summerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7501 Summerfield Road	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8444	584	37	15.9	27.4%	325 (55.7%)	74 (12.7%)	60 (10.3%)	87 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	92.6	78^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.8	103^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	93.2%	25	81.1	80.2	90.4				68.2	81.3	81.9				86.1		$8,674	$457	$8,217
Stokesdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 US Highway 158	Stokesdale	27357	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8420	473	30	15.5	28.8%	372 (78.6%)	30 (6.3%)	44 (9.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	70.8	377^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.7%		71.9	372^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	75.3%	5	77.0	66.2	64.5				58.1	66.2	61.8				63.2		$9,015	$665	$8,351
Greensboro Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4049 Battleground Ave	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Greensboro Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 286-8404	777	32	24.2	27.2%	357 (45.9%)	134 (17.2%)	49 (6.3%)	176 (22.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.9%)	95.5	49^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.7%		93.8	64^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	15	82.8	91.7	85.9	92.9	89.2	100.0	72.4	89.3	82.4	82.1	90.4	92.6	92.9	92.6
EP Pearce Elementary	Public	K-5	2006 Pleasant Ridge Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-5480	653	41	15.7	27.3%	400 (61.3%)	82 (12.6%)	51 (7.8%)	69 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	93.2	71^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.3	69^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.4%	2	87.4	82.4	85.4				76.5	79.1	79.2				82.3		$8,417	$462	$7,954
Jesse Wharton Elementary	Public	K-5	5813 Lake Brandt Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3700	521	37	14.2	99.4%	265 (50.9%)	143 (27.4%)	53 (10.2%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	83.5	195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.9%		79.3	252^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.3%	57	80.8	76.5	74.4				60.6	71.8	69.3				74.7		$9,913	$557	$9,357
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Oak Ridge Road	Oak Ridge	27310	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8410	712	45	15.6	15.7%	496 (69.7%)	31 (4.4%)	51 (7.2%)	94 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	95.7	46^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.9%		97	21^st of 1505 public elementary schools	98.6%	25	85.9	95.1	93.9				76.3	91.9	77.9				87.0		$8,852	$563	$8,289
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bethany Rd	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 951-2710	459	27	16.9	99.3%	370 (80.6%)	19 (4.1%)	48 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	67.2	440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%		62.2	540^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.1%	100	64.4	67.1	71.3				47.1	67.1	64.4				65.5		$9,010	$709	$8,301
Claxton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3720 Pinetop Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-2010	579	38	15.2	99.5%	228 (39.4%)	201 (34.7%)	62 (10.7%)	34 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	59.3	578^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.2%		59.7	588^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.9%	10	60.5	53.7	56.0				56.8	66.3	60.0				65.0		$9,502	$729	$8,772
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 New Garden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5870	698	48	14.4	99.6%	138 (19.8%)	375 (53.7%)	113 (16.2%)	29 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	55	655^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%		45.4	826^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.1%	171	68.3	49.5	69.2				48.5	50.5	57.7				63.5		$9,379	$1,068	$8,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Summerfield Charter Academy

How many students attend Summerfield Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Summerfield Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Summerfield Charter Academy?

Students at Summerfield Charter Academy are 58% White, 20% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Summerfield Charter Academy in?

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Is Summerfield Charter Academy a good school?

Yes! Summerfield Charter Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

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