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Summit Creek Academy

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Summit Creek Academy ranks 950 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Summit Creek Academy is a K-8 school in Browns Summit, NC, serving 749 students in a very high-poverty area, where nearly every student qualifies for free/reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 2-star state rating and ranks in the 36th percentile statewide — modestly improved from last year and part of three straight 2-star years after two difficult 1-star years.

Summit's most striking strength is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 8.4%, dramatically below the state average of 24.2% and far lower than nearby Guilford County Schools elementary options like Rankin Elementary (45.0%), Bessemer Elementary (40.0%), and Ronald E. McNair Elementary (36.8%). This attendance record — achieved despite near-universal poverty — signals strong family engagement and school climate. Summit also serves its students equitably: African American students rank in the 63rd percentile statewide, and low-income students rank in the 56th percentile, both 3-star results. The school consistently outperforms its overall rating for these groups.

Academically, Summit shows a pattern of strong middle-school performance. Eighth-grade science proficiency (83.6%) and reading proficiency (58.2%) both beat the state average, and the school outperforms nearby K-8 options like Gate City Charter in those subjects. Reading in grades 5, 6, and 8 meets or exceeds state levels. However, 8th-grade math fell sharply to 25.8% proficiency in 2025-26 after being near the state average the year before — either a cohort issue or a target for improvement. Elementary math is also below state averages, with 3rd grade a particular concern at 43.0% proficiency. With a student-teacher ratio of 22.1 — higher than most neighboring public schools — Summit produces impressive attendance and strong middle-school results with a leaner staffing model. For families comparing nearby options, Summit and Gate City offer notably different profiles: Gate City posts stronger elementary scores, while Summit counters with far better attendance and distinctive upper-grade science and reading results.

749

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2126 Scott Rd
Browns Summit, NC 27214

(336) 355-4447

District: Summit Creek Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.9%

White:

17.2%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (53% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

950^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 30% (2022) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

397^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

From top 48% (2024) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 246Summit Creek 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
2026	37.6	950 of 1492	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1003 of 1490	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	966 of 1505	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1109 of 1502	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1067 of 1514	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	335 of 903	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	292 of 918	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	287 of 924	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	407 of 933	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	320 of 927	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	529 of 634	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1019 of 1447	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	1080 of 1451	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1056 of 1455	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	996 of 1459	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	882 of 1458	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	406 of 951	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	684 of 915	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	628 of 1434	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	858 of 1437	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	877 of 1450	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	975 of 1437	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	905 of 1366	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	865 of 1451	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	884 of 1450	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	831 of 1464	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1145 of 1461	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1156 of 1464	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	537 of 815	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	358 of 821	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	346 of 801	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	699 of 1146	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	864 of 1172	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	601 of 1166	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1153 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1177 of 1194	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	397 of 778	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	412 of 773	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	378 of 793	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	124 of 553	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	119 of 546	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	107 of 560	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	458 of 731	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	373 of 733	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	330 of 738	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	60 of 566	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	148 of 564	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	233 of 725	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	273 of 729	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	207 of 743	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	270 of 736	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	422 of 733	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	377 of 751	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	76 of 478	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	109 of 473	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	330 of 644	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	501 of 649	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)63rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-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
Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	749	34	22.1	99.6%	129 (17.2%)	449 (59.9%)	88 (11.7%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.8%)	37.6	950^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	1003^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	32.7%	53	43.0	50.6	56.3	54.9	51.4	25.8	40.5	53.2	58.8	58.8	52.9	58.2	52.5	83.6
Brightwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Brightwood School Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2565	488	34	14.5	99.4%	19 (3.9%)	332 (68.0%)	91 (18.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	31.9	1057^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		23.4	1209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	152	52.5	23.8	50.0				45.0	36.5	57.1				72.9		$10,734	$1,793	$8,941
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4603 Yanceyville Road	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 691-5460	447	30	14.9	99.3%	33 (7.4%)	285 (63.8%)	69 (15.4%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	22.9	1227^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	1238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.9%	11	39.6	48.3	43.1				45.8	51.7	44.4				47.2		$10,264	$1,112	$9,151
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	673	49	13.8	99.6%	21 (3.1%)	376 (55.9%)	164 (24.4%)	89 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	17.5	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.6	1371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.0%	44	69.2	38.1	27.2				49.0	27.4	27.2				29.1		$10,309	$1,600	$8,709
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Hines Chapel Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2555	204	15	13.7	98.5%	56 (27.5%)	98 (48.0%)	33 (16.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	20.9	1265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.8	1222^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	18.0%	43	44.4	8.0	37.9				48.1	24.0	41.4				69.0		$11,871	$1,025	$10,846
Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85	13	6.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	42.5	871^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	1033^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.7%	162	87.5	65.4	47.1				62.5	69.2	35.3				47.1
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	99.6%	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	43.1	859^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	775^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.0%	84	68.3	44.4	64.4	58.6	59.2	37.5	47.6	55.6	41.4	51.5	47.4	50.0	58.6	62.5
Reedy Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4571 Reedy Fork Parkway	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 656-3723	538	35	15.1	99.4%	71 (13.2%)	334 (62.1%)	90 (16.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	24.2	1202^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	19.4%		44.8	838^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.8%	364	55.4	53.1	54.0				40.2	35.7	42.5				48.3		$10,088	$1,118	$8,970
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	412	29	14.0	99.3%	19 (4.6%)	283 (68.7%)	66 (16.0%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	17.3	1330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.8	1191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	139	37.7	30.1	46.5				37.7	38.4	43.7				57.7		$12,646	$2,697	$9,949
Bessemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Huffine Mill Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2585	509	31	16.4	99.4%	18 (3.5%)	314 (61.7%)	139 (27.3%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	5.1	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	1445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.0%	20	32.2	33.8	31.5				23.0	23.3	36.5				28.4		$10,700	$1,726	$8,974

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Summit Creek Academy ranks 950^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Summit Creek Academy?

Students at Summit Creek Academy are 60% African American, 17% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Summit Creek Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 749 students attended Summit Creek Academy.

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