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North Carolina Cyber Academy

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
1135th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 24% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

North Carolina Cyber Academy is a public charter virtual school serving over 2,500 students in grades K-12 in Durham, North Carolina. While the school maintains a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate around 87%, its academic performance lags behind the state averages and nearby charter schools in the area.

North Carolina Cyber Academy's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 46% compared to the state's 64.1%. Compared to nearby charter schools like Woods Charter, Triangle Math and Science Academy, and Excelsior Classical Academy, North Carolina Cyber Academy's test scores are significantly lower, with proficiency rates 20-50 percentage points higher at these nearby charters. The one exception is in English II End-of-Course, where North Carolina Cyber Academy outperforms the state average (71.1% vs 59.6% in 2024-2025).

North Carolina Cyber Academy also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of around 18:1 in recent years, compared to nearby charters like Woods Charter (9:1) and Durham Charter School (12:3). The virtual school model, high student-teacher ratio, and proximity to high-performing alternatives may all be contributing factors to North Carolina Cyber Academy's academic performance challenges. Improving transparency around student demographics and further investigating the school's strengths in graduation rates could provide valuable insights to support the school's ongoing development.

2,461
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
17.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2800 Meridian Parkway
       Durham, NC  27713

(984) 262-9237

District: North Carolina Cyber Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.5%
African American:
28.0%
Hispanic:
16.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (61% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
North Carolina avg55%
Elementary school
1,135th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2017
From bottom 41% (2017) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
541st of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 21 pts since 2017
From top 49% (2017) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
371st of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2019
From bottom 30% (2019) to bottom 42% (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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202527.01135 of 149023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202434.41019 of 150532.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.81091 of 150227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.41173 of 151422.5%★☆☆☆☆
202136.7917 of 148938.4%★★☆☆☆
201923.21218 of 147317.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5964 of 143432.8%★★☆☆☆
201744.5842 of 142941.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.6432 of 91852.9%★★★☆☆
202446.7472 of 92448.9%★★☆☆☆
202347.0471 of 93349.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.2669 of 92727.8%★☆☆☆☆
202155.1289 of 89667.7%★★★☆☆
201923.1820 of 94913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8642 of 92730.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202242.4313 of 63450.6%★★★☆☆
202140.8340 of 64647.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.2539 of 87838.6%★★☆☆☆
201829.3695 of 89722.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.01104 of 145123.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.41012 of 145530.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.51140 of 145921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.71192 of 145818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202133.7932 of 144035.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.11188 of 142416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1939 of 140533.2%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.3681 of 7104.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.3607 of 6699.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202347.8453 of 58222.2%★☆☆☆☆
20229.2485 of 5003.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.5607 of 6120.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201846.151 of 6926.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.7505 of 96147.5%★★☆☆☆
202452.2423 of 95155.5%★★★☆☆
202340.1568 of 91537.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.1655 of 89326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202154.7313 of 84362.9%★★★☆☆
201946.6465 of 86546.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.7364 of 85157.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.91084 of 143724.6%★☆☆☆☆
202437.2962 of 145033.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.7914 of 143736.4%★★☆☆☆
202220.41208 of 136611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202143.0719 of 132945.9%★★☆☆☆
201922.51165 of 136114.4%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2949 of 133228.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.21161 of 145019.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.21005 of 146431.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.11014 of 146130.6%★★☆☆☆
202227.91098 of 146425.0%★☆☆☆☆
202139.5861 of 144440.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.11181 of 143017.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.5984 of 141330.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202517.6156 of 17510.9%★☆☆☆☆
202427.8125 of 15921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202236.589 of 13333.1%★★☆☆☆
202149.841 of 9757.7%★★★☆☆
201910.995 of 1037.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201839.362 of 8627.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202547.5359 of 82156.3%★★★☆☆
202448.1347 of 80156.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202510.41128 of 11723.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.41058 of 11669.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.21094 of 11837.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.81140 of 11944.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.3977 of 117216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201910.31140 of 11833.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.5996 of 117815.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.9541 of 77330.0%★★☆☆☆
202439.9487 of 79338.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.9537 of 78431.5%★★☆☆☆
202238.0496 of 78636.9%★★☆☆☆
202155.3306 of 74158.7%★★★☆☆
201941.9455 of 73738.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.5370 of 69146.5%★★☆☆☆
201753.7337 of 69451.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.3312 of 54642.9%★★☆☆☆
202448.1248 of 56055.7%★★★☆☆
202340.0320 of 55942.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.7270 of 55050.9%★★★☆☆
202162.3114 of 53378.6%★★★★☆
201945.9268 of 51948.4%★★☆☆☆
201853.2200 of 49459.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202563.853 of 11152.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202256.9111 of 44975.3%★★★★☆
202174.643 of 47891.0%★★★★★
201956.6153 of 50469.6%★★★★☆
201862.296 of 47579.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.5242 of 37134.8%★★☆☆☆
202369.338 of 31888.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.7567 of 73322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0471 of 73836.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.0526 of 73128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.7472 of 73335.6%★★☆☆☆
202152.6314 of 70655.5%★★★☆☆
201940.7438 of 68436.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.3385 of 65641.3%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202514.3446 of 4582.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.4447 of 4613.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202343.0339 of 45225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.9411 of 4508.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202152.1265 of 44840.8%★★☆☆☆
201911.1412 of 4161.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.4125 of 1271.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.4360 of 56235.9%★★☆☆☆
202459.7187 of 56466.8%★★★☆☆
202342.0331 of 55340.1%★★☆☆☆
202257.9192 of 54164.5%★★★☆☆
202171.182 of 52284.3%★★★★☆
201954.2189 of 49361.7%★★★☆☆
201853.1200 of 47257.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202465.88 of 5084.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.5530 of 72927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202441.8423 of 74343.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.6484 of 73534.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.0424 of 68938.5%★★☆☆☆
202156.8220 of 63365.2%★★★☆☆
201940.0409 of 63936.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.3379 of 60437.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.5475 of 73335.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.3452 of 75139.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.7521 of 74730.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.4470 of 74837.2%★★☆☆☆
202156.2280 of 71160.6%★★★☆☆
201937.6459 of 69734.1%★★☆☆☆
201847.0376 of 66543.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.5241 of 32826.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0197 of 30635.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.4201 of 30233.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.3208 of 28326.5%★☆☆☆☆
202140.1148 of 24840.3%★★☆☆☆
201932.9179 of 23724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201842.1130 of 22141.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202544.2201 of 47857.9%★★★☆☆
202456.4133 of 47371.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.6585 of 6499.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.3567 of 65213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.9603 of 6568.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.8544 of 65817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202143.1353 of 63244.1%★★☆☆☆
201925.8514 of 62417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.6421 of 59629.4%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.8371 of 64142.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.7362 of 64043.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.7364 of 62641.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.3409 of 62134.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.0368 of 59438.0%★★☆☆☆
201928.6358 of 51430.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202554.0146 of 44066.8%★★★☆☆
202448.7168 of 43761.6%★★★☆☆
202352.8147 of 43466.1%★★★☆☆
202238.7228 of 43047.0%★★☆☆☆
202148.2122 of 36466.5%★★★☆☆
201931.5246 of 36933.3%★★☆☆☆
201852.8118 of 35967.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202237.4178 of 33046.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.2112 of 33466.5%★★★☆☆
201936.9225 of 36438.2%★★☆☆☆
201849.7130 of 34962.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202552.290 of 27367.0%★★★☆☆
202326.3180 of 22620.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.5372 of 61039.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.6363 of 60239.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.2351 of 58840.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.8401 of 59432.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.6267 of 47543.8%★★☆☆☆
201923.4370 of 47522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201843.4256 of 44943.0%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.8139 of 41266.3%★★★☆☆
202451.7257 of 40336.2%★★☆☆☆
202350.6246 of 40339.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.2324 of 39818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202145.0225 of 33733.2%★★☆☆☆
201931.2270 of 32516.9%★☆☆☆☆
201845.860 of 10040.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202550.0191 of 46258.7%★★★☆☆
202465.6114 of 45474.9%★★★★☆
202349.1190 of 44957.7%★★★☆☆
202247.8193 of 43655.7%★★★☆☆
202140.9167 of 37054.9%★★★☆☆
201930.0251 of 35429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201839.9188 of 34044.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202543.7293 of 60651.7%★★★☆☆
202445.6281 of 61354.2%★★★☆☆
202344.4282 of 59752.8%★★★☆☆
202240.0291 of 54446.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.4324 of 43225.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.7351 of 44621.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.1320 of 42424.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.2355 of 60140.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.4332 of 60745.3%★★☆☆☆
202334.3385 of 60236.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.0392 of 58533.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.9288 of 48140.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.1305 of 48837.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.6312 of 46332.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.5179 of 25329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202438.7165 of 26136.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.2183 of 24926.5%★☆☆☆☆
202234.0155 of 22631.4%★★☆☆☆
202141.7118 of 19940.7%★★☆☆☆
201920.8168 of 19513.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.8166 of 18510.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202560.278 of 35277.8%★★★★☆
202475.438 of 34989.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202527.6421 of 54222.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.9416 of 55324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4393 of 53726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0427 of 53420.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.0335 of 43923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.7380 of 44414.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4284 of 42733.5%★★☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)56th percentile+32 vs school
African American (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school
Disabled (2022)51st percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2024)84th percentile+45 vs school
Disabled (2022)75th percentile+38 vs school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school
Asian (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school
African American (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-27 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)78th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2025)67th percentile+25 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)66th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)46th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile~ school
Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English II71%+12 vs state
Math III58%-8 vs state
Reading50%-3 vs state
Science47%-14 vs state
Biology42%-6 vs state
Mathematics35%-22 vs state
Math I21%-14 vs state

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North Carolina Cyber Academy ranks in the bottom 23.8% of North Carolina alternative schools.

Students at North Carolina Cyber Academy are 44% White, 28% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,461 students attended North Carolina Cyber Academy.


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