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Montgomery Learning Academy

Q: Is Montgomery Learning Academy a good school?

Montgomery Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 2.7% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Montgomery Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Montgomery Learning Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Learning Academy?

Students at Montgomery Learning Academy are 35% White, 35% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Montgomery Learning Academy is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Troy, North Carolina, part of the Montgomery County Schools district. With only 59 students, this school stands in stark contrast to the nearby Montgomery Central High (889 students) and North Stanly High (578 students).

Despite its small size, Montgomery Learning Academy faces significant challenges. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in North Carolina, with test scores well below state and district averages. Its 4-year graduation rates, while improving, still lag behind. Interestingly, the nearby Montgomery County Early College is a high-performing school, highlighting the disparities within the same school district. Montgomery Learning Academy also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81% to 95%, significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite the high per-student spending of $21,924 at Montgomery Learning Academy, the school's academic outcomes remain poor. This raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for targeted interventions to improve student learning. The proximity of Montgomery Learning Academy to high-performing schools suggests that its students may have limited access to the resources and opportunities available at these neighboring institutions, further contributing to the challenges the school faces.

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,924

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 S Main
Troy, NC 27371

(910) 572-1161

District: Montgomery County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Hispanic:

35.2%

African American:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (86%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (11% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

624^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Montgomery County Schools

192^nd of 242Montgomery 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2015	2.4	691 of 705	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	665 of 673	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	633 of 662	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	604 of 648	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	527 of 640	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	605 of 606	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	624 of 641	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	636 of 640	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	611 of 626	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	621 of 621	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	506 of 514	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.9	475 of 476	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	478 of 507	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	523 of 531	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	477 of 505	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	442 of 502	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	489 of 506	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	494 of 499	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	489 of 490	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	459 of 477	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	393 of 453	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	431 of 431	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	580 of 606	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	543 of 544	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	588 of 601	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	580 of 602	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	572 of 585	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	0.4	551 of 553	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Biology16%-32 vs state

English II6%-54 vs state

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Schools Near Montgomery Learning 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)	EOG Mathematics (2025)	EOG Reading (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	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montgomery Learning Academy	Public	6-12	310 S Main	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-1161	54	7	7.7	94.4%	19 (35.2%)	13 (24.1%)	19 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	4.2	624^th of 641 public high schools	2.7%		1.7	636^th of 640 public high schools	0.6%	12	15.8	5.6					$21,924	$12	$21,912
Montgomery County Early College	Public	9-12	1011 Page St	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 898-9690	282	10	28.2	98.6%	111 (39.4%)	44 (15.6%)	106 (37.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.0%)	92.9	52^nd of 641 public high schools	91.9%		95.6	19^th of 640 public high schools	97.0%	33	80.0	89.1	96.1	99.9			$8,152	$202	$7,950
Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	770 Timberwolf Drive	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 556-5500	846	46	18.3	99.3%	327 (38.7%)	165 (19.5%)	306 (36.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	16.8	549^th of 641 public high schools	14.4%		18.6	526^th of 640 public high schools	17.8%	23	31.7	47.8	13.4	27.3
Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	14	571^st of 641 public high schools	10.9%		13.8	561^st of 640 public high schools	12.3%	10	12.2	36.2	14.8	51.9			$10,302	$1,146	$9,156
Stanly STEM Early College	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4900	189	6	31.5	98.4%	87 (46.0%)	24 (12.7%)	35 (18.5%)	29 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	90.3	75^th of 641 public high schools	88.3%		91.3	62^nd of 640 public high schools	90.3%	13		95.3	61.5	100.0
South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	27	16.2	99.3%	306 (69.2%)	59 (13.3%)	35 (7.9%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	33.5	422^nd of 641 public high schools	34.2%		22	501^st of 640 public high schools	21.7%	79	41.2	47.0	24.7	61.9			$9,199	$565	$8,634
Stanly Academy Learning Center	Public	8-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4500	13	1	14.4	76.9%	6 (46.2%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)							$23,336	$986	$22,350
North Stanly High	Public	9-12	40206 US Hwy 52 N	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4600	568	37	15.4	98.2%	412 (72.5%)	67 (11.8%)	38 (6.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	29.7	455^th of 641 public high schools	29.0%		19.5	521^st of 640 public high schools	18.6%	66	52.1	46.1	9.1	54.9			$8,783	$580	$8,203
Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	20.1	524^th of 641 public high schools	18.3%		15	551^st of 640 public high schools	13.9%	27	18.8	56.5	16.3	41.9			$8,889	$722	$8,167
Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	207 Eagle Ln	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(336) 610-0818	112				101 (90.2%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	6.7	33.3			15.4	23.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Montgomery Learning Academy

Is Montgomery Learning Academy a good school?

Montgomery Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 2.7% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Montgomery Learning Academy in?

Montgomery County Schools

How many students attend Montgomery Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Montgomery Learning Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Learning Academy?

Students at Montgomery Learning Academy are 35% White, 35% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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