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Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Holly Springs, North Carolina, serving 1,268 students in grades K-8. This high-performing school is part of the Pine Springs Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 13th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th grade students achieved 92% proficiency in Science, compared to the state average of 62%. The school has been ranked among the top 200 elementary schools in North Carolina for the past several years, with a peak ranking of 83 out of 1,473 schools in the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly strong for male students, African American students, and Hispanic students, all of whom rank in the top 50% of their respective student groups statewide. Even the school's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students rank in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to the nearby public schools in the Wake County School District, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy generally outperforms its peers in terms of academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy's 5th grade students achieved 92% proficiency in Science, compared to the 69.1% average for Wake County Schools. The school has also maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.8 to 18.9 over the past few years, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

1,258

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Rosewood Centre Dr
Holly Springs, NC 27540

(919) 439-9448

District: Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Asian:

9.9%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2019 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (78% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

101^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

55^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

From top 4% (2019) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 242Pine Springs Preparatory 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	90.7	101 of 1490	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	201 of 1505	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	167 of 1502	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	200 of 1514	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	123 of 1489	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	83 of 1473	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	79.6	116 of 933	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	95.5	18 of 927	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	69 of 130	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	62.6	147 of 634	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	124 of 1451	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	318 of 1455	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	247 of 1459	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	284 of 1458	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	171 of 1440	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	110 of 1424	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	108 of 1405	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	44 of 961	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	61.5	281 of 915	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	117 of 1437	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	62.2	452 of 1450	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	785 of 1437	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	83 of 1450	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	110 of 1464	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	111 of 1461	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	133 of 1464	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	82 of 1444	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	97 of 1430	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	108 of 1413	92.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	29 of 159	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	40 of 154	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	37 of 133	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	102 of 821	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	248 of 1172	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	381 of 1166	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	297 of 1183	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	352 of 1194	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	202 of 1172	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	153 of 1183	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	213 of 1178	81.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	55 of 773	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	93 of 793	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	84 of 784	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	73 of 786	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	30 of 741	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	27 of 737	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	89.1	37 of 559	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	22 of 550	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.6	36 of 110	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	92 of 733	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	147 of 738	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	101 of 731	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	96 of 733	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.8	27 of 706	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	34 of 684	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	37 of 562	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	36 of 553	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	61 of 729	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	64.8	212 of 743	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	53 of 735	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	41 of 733	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	54 of 751	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	69 of 747	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	56 of 748	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	37 of 711	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	22 of 697	96.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	12 of 328	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	71 of 306	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	40 of 302	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	22 of 283	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	158 of 473	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	138 of 649	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	166 of 652	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	185 of 656	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	127 of 658	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	61 of 632	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	46 of 624	92.6%	★★★★★

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

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)82nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)67th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+28 vs state

Reading77%+25 vs state

Mathematics75%+18 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
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	201^st of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	100	73.4	78.0	80.8	79.4	78.6	60.4	72.6	82.1	76.8	77.6	76.8	78.8	92.0	86.3
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	32	83.8	85.2	88.0				71.5	88.5	77.5				81.7		$9,402	$603	$8,799
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	873	60	14.5	11.9%	605 (69.3%)	37 (4.2%)	68 (7.8%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	93.4	68^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		89.4	121^st of 1505 public elementary schools	92.0%	53	82.1	79.5	89.9				68.7	80.1	87.8				96.3		$8,808	$362	$8,446
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	22	83.9	84.8	82.4				75.0	84.1	68.0				83.2		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Woods Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 Woods Creek Rd	Holly Springs	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8422	406	33	12.3	24.6%	160 (39.4%)	48 (11.8%)	68 (16.7%)	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)								(n/a)	84.4	88.5	75.9				56.7	82.0	74.1				79.6
Apex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Tingen Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2150	550	39	14.0	34.2%	303 (55.1%)	49 (8.9%)	127 (23.1%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	76.2	304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.5	211^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.0%	93	84.9	79.1	62.6				69.8	73.0	52.5				65.7		$9,307	$377	$8,931
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8	92.4	88.9	85.0				82.9	85.7	74.6				83.4		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Penny Road Elementary	Public	K-5	10900 Penny Rd	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2136	509	38	13.4	36.9%	286 (56.2%)	73 (14.3%)	107 (21.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	66.5	461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	69.1%		62	542^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.0%	81	72.7	67.0	62.2				61.4	63.5	50.0				63.5		$9,556	$424	$9,132
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 Penny Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4490	553	42	13.1	33.1%	293 (53.0%)	91 (16.5%)	114 (20.6%)	39 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	67.8	430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.1%		72.9	357^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.3%	73	63.4	55.1	70.6				57.3	59.6	72.9				72.9		$10,384	$768	$9,616
Scotts Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Apex Barbecue Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0300	869	57	15.2	8.2%	553 (63.6%)	19 (2.2%)	54 (6.2%)	187 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	95.8	43^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	23^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	98.5%	20	94.3	87.6	86.6				76.6	87.6	82.4				85.9		$8,607	$341	$8,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Pine Springs Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,258 students attended Pine Springs Preparatory Academy.

What district is Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in?

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What is the racial makeup of Pine Springs Preparatory Academy?

Students at Pine Springs Preparatory Academy are 72% White, 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Pine Springs Preparatory Academy a good school?

Yes. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy ranks in the top 6.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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