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Stanly County Virtual Education

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades 1-12
577th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 10% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Stanly County Virtual Education is an alternative public virtual school located in Albemarle, North Carolina, serving grades 2-12 with a total enrollment of 99 students. The school is part of the Stanly County Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Stanly County Virtual Education has seen a decline in its 4-year graduation rates, going from 87.7% in 2024-2025 to 79.2% in the same year, this is still lower than the district's 4-year graduation rate of 86.6%. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state averages in various standardized tests, including EOC/Biology, EOC/Math III, EOG/Reading, and EOG/Science. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rate in EOC/Biology was only 5.9%, compared to 43.9% for the district and 53.4% for the state.

Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Stanly County Virtual Education has increased significantly over the past few years, from 18.04% in 2021-2022 to 49.49% in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the district. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $1,870, which is lower than the district and state averages.

56
Students ?
31.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$1,870
Per pupil spending ?
44.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1121 Austin St
       Albemarle, NC  28001

(704) 961-3081

District: Stanly County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.9%
African American:
16.1%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (79% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg57%
North Carolina avg57%
577th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2022
From bottom 2% (2022) to bottom 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
92nd of 242Stanly 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20249.1741 of 7936.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.4672 of 78414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3514 of 78634.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202246.6380 of 73348.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202320.7627 of 73514.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202217.6591 of 65810.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202513.6577 of 64110.0%★☆☆☆☆
20242.6627 of 6402.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4590 of 6265.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.0606 of 6212.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20221.9590 of 5940.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20249.2593 of 6133.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6589 of 5971.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20243.1601 of 6071.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.4562 of 6026.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20237.8510 of 5375.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.2530 of 5340.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
White (2022)24th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
Female (2022)48th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)15th percentile~ school
White (2022)10th percentile-24 vs school
High school
White (2023)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2024)1st percentile~ school
Female (2022)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III40%-26 vs state
Biology25%-23 vs state

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Stanly County Virtual Education ranks in the bottom 10.0% of North Carolina alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 56 students attended Stanly County Virtual Education.

Students at Stanly County Virtual Education are 68% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.


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