Carolina Charter Academy

Carolina Charter Academy is a K–8 public charter school in Angier, NC, serving 782 students as its own district. The school currently ranks #508 out of 1,492 North Carolina schools, placing it in the 66th percentile with a 3-star rating — a solid upper-mid-tier position it has held since recovering from a difficult 2021–2022 pandemic year, when it ranked in the 39th percentile.

Carolina Charter Academy's strongest academic results are in reading and science, especially in the upper grades. It outperforms the state in 11 of 14 tested grade and subject areas, with standout scores including 8th-grade science at 91.7% proficiency versus 68.6% statewide and 8th-grade reading at 78.3% versus 56.1%. Math is more uneven — 4th- and 7th-grade math are strong, while 6th-grade math trails the state. Attendance is another clear strength: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 20.3% to 14.2% over three years, far below the state average of 24.2%. The school also shows improving results for economically disadvantaged students, who moved from the 42nd to the 72nd percentile in a single year.

Nearby comparisons are striking. Carolina Charter Academy dramatically outperforms Angier Elementary, just over two miles away in the same town; that school ranks in the 8th percentile, and the charter beats it in every comparable grade and subject. It also far surpasses Achievement Charter Academy, a fellow K–8 charter whose 39.9% chronic absenteeism rate is nearly triple Carolina Charter's. That said, several nearby schools rank higher overall: LaFayette Year-Round and four elementary schools in Wake County Schools — Fuquay-Varina, Lincoln Heights, South Lakes, and Willow Springs — whose biggest edge is in elementary math and science. Carolina Charter leads all of them in 4th-grade reading, however, and its strong middle-school momentum makes it a compelling choice for families seeking one school from kindergarten through 8th grade.