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Classical Charter Schools of Southport

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Classical Charter Schools of Southport ranks 253 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Classical Charter Schools of Southport is a K–8 charter school in Bolivia, North Carolina, serving about 573 students in the Southport/Bolivia area. It ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide (253rd of 1,492 schools) with a 4-star rating, and as its own reporting district—the Classical Charter Schools of Southport district—it earns a 5-star rating and a 92nd-percentile ranking. The school outperforms state averages in nearly every tested grade and subject, with math proficiency around 71.6% versus the state's 59.9%, reading around 72.2% versus 56.0%, and 80% proficiency in 5th and 8th grade science.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its middle-grade performance. Since Classical Charter runs through 8th grade, it offers a direct K–8 pathway that many nearby traditional public schools cannot—most stop at 5th grade. In 7th grade math, proficiency was 76.1% versus 56.2% statewide, and 8th grade reading was 77.8% versus 56.1%. The school also stands out for serving economically disadvantaged students extremely well, ranking in the 90th percentile for that subgroup in 2025–2026. Nearby K–8 options lag significantly behind: Waccamaw sits in the 66th percentile, while Island Montessori Charter School ranks in the 19th percentile. Only a few nearby elementary schools—like Carolina Beach Elementary and Edwin A Anderson Elementary—rank at or above Classical's percentile, but those schools end at 5th grade.

Classical Charter also posts a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.7% for 2024–2025, below the state's 24.2% and better than most nearby traditional public schools, though not as low as some schools in the New Hanover County Schools district, such as Carolina Beach Elementary. The school's reported student-teacher ratio of 24:1 is an outlier compared to neighbors—most nearby schools are between roughly 13:1 and 17:1—yet it still achieves high proficiency rates. The school has also shown resilience: after dipping to the 76th percentile in 2022–2023, it rebounded to the 85th percentile in 2024–2025 and remains highly ranked in 2025–2026. Overall, Classical Charter Schools of Southport is a consistently high-performing K–8 option in southeastern North Carolina.

573

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2260 Achievement Ave SE
Bolivia, NC 28422-8368

(910) 338-4178

District: Classical Charter Schools of Southport

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 76th percentile in 2023 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 83rd (2026) from a 76th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

253^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From top 10% (2017) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

106^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From top 17% (2023) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 246Classical Charter Schools of Southport 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
2026	79.0	253 of 1492	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	228 of 1490	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	319 of 1505	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	367 of 1502	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	281 of 1514	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	233 of 1489	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	195 of 1473	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	179 of 1434	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	140 of 1429	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	245 of 1447	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	203 of 1451	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	279 of 1455	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	377 of 1459	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	263 of 1458	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	225 of 1440	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	298 of 1424	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	327 of 1405	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	149 of 1434	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	104 of 1437	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	203 of 1450	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	263 of 1437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	82 of 1366	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.2	250 of 1329	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	27 of 1361	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	314 of 1451	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	232 of 1450	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	362 of 1464	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	352 of 1461	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	314 of 1464	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	262 of 1444	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	157 of 1430	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	118 of 1413	91.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	71 of 181	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	403 of 1146	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	384 of 1172	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	475 of 1166	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	551 of 1183	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	532 of 1194	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	371 of 1172	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	408 of 1183	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	331 of 1178	71.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	106 of 778	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	70 of 773	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	148 of 793	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	135 of 784	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	85 of 731	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	57 of 733	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	63.9	242 of 738	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	173 of 731	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	54 of 725	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	58 of 729	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	101 of 743	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	88 of 735	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	116 of 736	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	79 of 733	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	131 of 751	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	112 of 747	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	158 of 644	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	132 of 649	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	237 of 652	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	206 of 656	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+12 vs state

Reading72%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Public, Charter	K-8	2260 Achievement Ave SE	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-4178	573	24	24.0		398 (69.5%)	18 (3.1%)	105 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	79	253^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.7%	25	65.6	76.1	73.8	73.7	76.1	64.4	62.5	73.1	78.5	71.9	69.6	77.8	80.0	80.0
Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	610	37	16.5	99.5%	396 (64.9%)	56 (9.2%)	103 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	50	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.1	631^st of 1490 public elementary schools	57.7%	97	73.5	50.9	60.9				56.6	50.0	49.1				72.7		$10,336	$1,189	$9,147
Supply Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Benton Road SE	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5640	580	39	15.0	99.5%	254 (43.8%)	124 (21.4%)	156 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.9%)	29.8	1099^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.2	1150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%	51	69.7	38.1	62.9				39.3	38.1	43.8				56.2		$11,129	$1,384	$9,745
Bolivia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4036 Business Hwy 17-E	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5070	514	36	14.1	99.4%	375 (73.0%)	42 (8.2%)	53 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	40	906^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		36.7	969^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.0%	63	50.0	55.6	43.5				42.9	57.0	55.3				72.9		$11,038	$1,192	$9,845
Southport Elementary	Public	K-5	701 West 9th Street	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 457-6036	413	28	14.7	99.3%	299 (72.4%)	41 (9.9%)	39 (9.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	63.9	520^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		55.9	637^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.2%	117	64.3	69.6	73.8				50.0	55.1	67.2				78.7		$10,218	$817	$9,401
Town Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6330 Lake Park Dr SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5350	702	47	14.9	99.3%	430 (61.3%)	96 (13.7%)	95 (13.5%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (9.1%)	77.6	271^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		81.2	232^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	84.4%	39	76.6	75.8	76.9				64.3	70.2	60.1				79.7		$10,485	$1,345	$9,140
Union Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Union School Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5900	654	41	15.8	99.5%	428 (65.4%)	73 (11.2%)	101 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.0%)	80.5	239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		79.7	249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.3%	10	73.8	72.5	83.6				61.5	68.6	75.0				87.1		$10,404	$975	$9,429
Carolina Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South 4th St	Carolina Beach	28428	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 458-4340	383	27	14.1	33.4%	349 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	92.2	83^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.2	91^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.9%	8	82.3	81.3	96.1				71.0	79.7	81.8				93.5		$10,071	$617	$9,454
Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Halyburton Memorial Parkwa	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 798-3311	514	39	13.1	47.7%	395 (76.8%)	20 (3.9%)	62 (12.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	82.5	209^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.0%		82.3	209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		75.3	74.5	80.6				66.3	67.3	75.3				88.2		$10,418	$855	$9,563
Waccamaw	Public	K-8	5901 Waccamaw School Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5560	415	30	13.6	99.3%	235 (56.6%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	65	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.6	472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	35	86.1	75.0	62.2	85.0	75.0	77.3	55.6	56.3	53.3	60.0	69.2	68.2	66.7	86.4	$10,391	$955	$9,435

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What is the racial makeup of Classical Charter Schools of Southport?

Students at Classical Charter Schools of Southport are 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Classical Charter Schools of Southport?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Classical Charter Schools of Southport.

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Classical Charter Schools of Southport ranks 253^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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