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Shaw Academy

Q: How many students attend Shaw Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 122 students attended Shaw Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Shaw Academy?

Students at Shaw Academy are 75% African American, 12% White, 8% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-12

122

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,039

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18700 Old Wire Road
Laurinburg, NC 28352

(910) 276-0611

District: Scotland County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

White:

12.3%

American Indian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2007 → <1st in 2019

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (87%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (15% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2007

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg60%

Not ranked this year

Shaw Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

203^rd of 242Scotland 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	4.4	672 of 705	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	667 of 673	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.2	654 of 662	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	640 of 648	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.1	638 of 640	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	616 of 630	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	598 of 620	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	595 of 606	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	582 of 598	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	0.8	512 of 514	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	493 of 507	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	513 of 531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	497 of 505	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	496 of 502	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	480 of 506	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	431 of 499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	454 of 490	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	453 of 477	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.0	411 of 453	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	374 of 431	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	3.8	367 of 369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	603 of 610	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	2.4	443 of 446	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	602 of 602	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Female (2025)1st percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile

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Schools Near Shaw 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 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 Reading 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shaw Academy	Public	6-12	18700 Old Wire Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-0611	122	12	10.6	97.5%	15 (12.3%)	92 (75.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)		15.4				$39,039	$1,552	$37,486
Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-7370	1,294	84	15.4	99.8%	303 (23.4%)	659 (50.9%)	60 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	188 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.0%)	18.3	532^nd of 641 public high schools	17.0%		12.9	568^th of 640 public high schools	11.3%	36	30.1	37.5	18.4	46.9		$11,796	$1,003	$10,793
Scotland Early College High	Public	9-12	615 W. Covington Street	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1945	238	11	21.2	98.7%	106 (44.5%)	56 (23.5%)	13 (5.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	93.2	49^th of 641 public high schools	92.4%		95.4	25^th of 640 public high schools	96.1%	24	96.7	87.1	81.0	100.0		$10,574	$1,020	$9,554
Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%		33	421^st of 640 public high schools	34.2%	1	34.5	43.9	15.4	69.0		$10,531	$821	$9,710
Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18.0	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%		17.9	530^th of 640 public high schools	17.2%	18	23.6	38.3	20.3	58.9		$11,416	$1,497	$9,918
J W Turlington School	Public	6-12	116 W Prospect Ave	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2583	26	6	4.3	88.5%	2 (7.7%)	13 (50.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (23.1%)								(n/a)					7.7	$19,154	$1,920	$17,234
SandHoke Early College High	Public	9-12	1110 East Central Avenue	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 878-5806	418	19	22.0	99.3%	114 (27.3%)	117 (28.0%)	124 (29.7%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.1%)	92	63^rd of 641 public high schools	90.2%		94	38^th of 640 public high schools	94.1%	25	81.1	91.8		99.0		$6,937	$371	$6,566
Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	25.2	493^rd of 641 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	447^th of 640 public high schools	30.2%	46	23.8	35.7	22.0	64.3		$10,198	$1,489	$8,709
Richmond Early College High	Public	9-12	1042 W Hamlet Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1922	294	8	37.8	99.0%	168 (57.1%)	38 (12.9%)	62 (21.1%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	94.7	28^th of 641 public high schools	95.6%		95.3	26^th of 640 public high schools	95.9%	2	83.1	100.0	100.0	100.0		$6,338	$528	$5,810
Richmond Senior High	Public	10-12	838 US 1 North	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 997-9812	1,365	78	17.5	99.4%	518 (37.9%)	501 (36.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	43 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.1%)	13.9	575^th of 641 public high schools	10.3%		14.4	555^th of 640 public high schools	13.3%	20	25.9	31.9	6.3	42.6		$10,456	$1,519	$8,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw Academy

What district is Shaw Academy in?

Scotland County Schools

How many students attend Shaw Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 122 students attended Shaw Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw Academy?

Students at Shaw Academy are 75% African American, 12% White, 8% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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