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Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy

Public Grades 9-12

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy is a public high school in Halifax, North Carolina, serving 190 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Halifax County Schools district, which is ranked 223 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending of $16,987 per student, Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 489 and 611 out of the state's high schools. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, and its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.9% to 91.1%, generally lower than the state and district averages. In contrast, the nearby Halifax County Early College High School ranks much higher, in the top 30% of North Carolina high schools, and has a 4-star rating.

The data also reveals that Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low socioeconomic status for the student population. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Roanoke Rapids High School and Roanoke Rapids Early College High School, which have free/reduced-lunch rates around 97-99%. The stark contrast in academic performance between Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy and the nearby high-performing schools suggests that the students at Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy face significant challenges that are not being adequately addressed.

204

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,987

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16683 Hwy 125
Halifax, NC 27839-9801

(252) 445-2027

District: Halifax County Schools

Feeder schools for Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy:

Elementary:	Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy
	Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy
Middle:	Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math III scores 43 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

North Carolina avg53%

572^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Halifax County Schools

223^rd of 242Halifax County 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	14.0	572 of 641	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	611 of 640	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	595 of 626	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	607 of 621	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	555 of 594	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	489 of 514	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	443 of 469	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	428 of 476	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	440 of 507	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	447 of 531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	426 of 451	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	446 of 505	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	387 of 502	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	451 of 506	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	454 of 499	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	453 of 490	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	439 of 477	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	383 of 453	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	400 of 431	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	362 of 440	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	424 of 437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	345 of 434	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	428 of 430	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	261 of 364	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	340 of 359	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	541 of 610	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	576 of 602	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	575 of 588	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	575 of 594	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	466 of 475	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	441 of 449	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	507 of 606	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	588 of 613	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	571 of 597	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	531 of 544	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	427 of 446	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	403 of 424	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	538 of 601	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	585 of 607	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	565 of 602	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	381 of 481	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	434 of 463	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math I29%-5 vs state

Biology26%-22 vs state

Math III23%-43 vs state

English II21%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy

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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
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	14	572^nd of 641 public high schools	10.8%		7.4	611^th of 640 public high schools	4.5%	39	25.9	21.4	29.3	23.4	$16,987	$2,312	$14,676
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Public	9-12	4489 Highway 301	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4829	145	12	11.7	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	143 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7.7	607^th of 641 public high schools	5.3%		9.6	595^th of 640 public high schools	7.0%	12	18.2	11.8	18.5	28.6	$18,405	$2,475	$15,931
Northampton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	701 N Church St	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 585-1900	12	0		58.3%	1 (8.3%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	66.6	192^nd of 641 public high schools	70.0%		63.7	212^th of 640 public high schools	66.9%	20	37.5	79.5	79.3	79.2
Northampton Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr.	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 585-1900	148	6	24.6	98.0%	9 (6.1%)	118 (79.7%)	11 (7.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	53.4	271^st of 641 public high schools	57.7%		56.6	249^th of 640 public high schools	61.1%	22	35.5	71.0	50.0	71.1	$11,161	$688	$10,474
Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	114	2	52.2	97.4%	5 (4.4%)	104 (91.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	51.7	283^rd of 641 public high schools	55.9%		43.2	347^th of 640 public high schools	45.8%	64	38.5	53.3	55.0	85.2	$10,910	$689	$10,222
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	358	21	17.0	99.2%	20 (5.6%)	272 (76.0%)	51 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6	616^th of 641 public high schools	3.9%		13	567^th of 640 public high schools	11.4%	49	8.5	27.3	12.2	17.7	$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	119	5	23.8	97.5%	58 (48.7%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	91.2	66^th of 641 public high schools	89.7%		89.8	79^th of 640 public high schools	87.7%	13	75.9	96.5	74.2	96.0	$10,292	$309	$9,983
Roanoke Rapids High School	Public	9-12	800 Hamilton Street	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7200	776	48	16.3	99.6%	390 (50.3%)	246 (31.7%)	80 (10.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	14.9	561^st of 641 public high schools	12.5%		17.8	531^st of 640 public high schools	17.0%	30	24.5	29.9	30.0	35.1	$9,511	$641	$8,870
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Public	9-12	8492 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4125	321	13	24.5	99.1%	11 (3.4%)	247 (76.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	7.2	608^th of 641 public high schools	5.1%		7.4	610^th of 640 public high schools	4.7%	2	13.3	24.3	17.5	24.4	$15,602	$2,497	$13,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy

What district is Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy in?

Halifax County Schools

What schools feed into Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy?

Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Elementary : Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy
Middle : Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy

How many students attend Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy.

Is Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy a good school?

Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy ranks in the bottom 10.8% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy?

Students at Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy are 86% African American, 10% Hispanic, 1% White.

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