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Phoenix Academy High

Public Grades 8-12

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Phoenix Academy High is a small public high school serving grades 8-12 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. With just 21 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of high schools statewide, with significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages.

Phoenix Academy High has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53% to 88% over the past few years, much higher than the nearby East Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill High, and Carrboro High, which have rates ranging from 21% to 31%. Despite its low test scores and rankings, Phoenix Academy High has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, on par with its peers.

When compared to high schools in the Durham Public Schools district, such as J.D. Clement Early College High School and Durham School of Technology, Phoenix Academy High's performance is even more stark, with much higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower poverty rates, indicating that it is an outlier even within the broader region.

Students ?

2.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,250

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 S Merritt Mill Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 918-2300

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.6%

African American:

29.6%

Hispanic:

29.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2011 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 3 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (71% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg76%

North Carolina avg63%

567^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

30^th of 242Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	567 of 641	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	552 of 621	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	475 of 514	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	439 of 469	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	486 of 507	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	469 of 531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	458 of 505	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	489 of 502	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	490 of 506	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	4.6	585 of 594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.6	538 of 585	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2022)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II50%-10 vs state

Math III8%-59 vs state

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Schools Near Phoenix Academy High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix Academy High	Public	8-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%					(n/a)		50.0		7.7	$46,250	$370	$45,881
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	51.8	282^nd of 641 public high schools	56.0%		64.7	206^th of 640 public high schools	67.8%	76	54.9	61.8	35.6	65.8	$13,304	$311	$12,993
Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	9217 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2106	1,608	101	15.9	22.2%	821 (51.1%)	174 (10.8%)	316 (19.7%)	190 (11.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.5%)	75.3	154^th of 641 public high schools	76.0%		74	160^th of 640 public high schools	75.0%	6	80.4	80.9	38.6	74.7	$11,533	$502	$11,031
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%		79.7	135^th of 640 public high schools	78.9%	9	71.6	88.0	41.9	80.5	$11,539	$386	$11,153
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%		37.9	387^th of 640 public high schools	39.5%	56	50.0	61.9	27.8	64.9	$9,868	$693	$9,175
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%		68.9	188^th of 640 public high schools	70.6%	49	63.4	72.7	66.0	91.5	$8,663	$236	$8,427
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%		14	560^th of 640 public high schools	12.5%	2	31.2	38.9	17.1	32.1	$11,407	$967	$10,441
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%		94.1	37^th of 640 public high schools	94.2%	11	89.7	97.7	85.7	98.9	$8,162	$393	$7,769
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27709	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 998-6757	572	43	13.3		201 (35.1%)	90 (15.7%)	84 (14.7%)	126 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.2%)	78	142^nd of 641 public high schools	77.8%		77.5	143^rd of 640 public high schools	77.7%	1	67.7	82.2	46.0	85.1
Cedar Ridge High	Public	9-12	1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4000	1,148	47	24.2	47.2%	528 (46.0%)	117 (10.2%)	411 (35.8%)	20 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.9%)	54.2	268^th of 641 public high schools	58.2%		54	273^rd of 640 public high schools	57.3%	5	50.6	65.7	34.3	72.8	$10,912	$399	$10,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Academy High

What district is Phoenix Academy High in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Is Phoenix Academy High a good school?

Phoenix Academy High ranks in the bottom 11.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Academy High?

Students at Phoenix Academy High are 30% White, 30% African American, 30% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Phoenix Academy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 27 students attended Phoenix Academy High.

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