Summary:
Zip code 27722 in Bahama, NC contains just one school: Discovery Charter, an all-through secondary charter school serving grades 6 through 12 with 453 students and a 15.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Discovery Charter belongs to the Discovery Charter School district, which ranks #113 out of 246 North Carolina districts, while the school itself ranks #409 out of 662 schools statewide with a 2-star rating.
With no other nearby schools, comparisons are drawn against North Carolina state averages. Discovery Charter's most consistent strength is middle-grades reading, where it exceeded the state in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades during both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Seventh-grade reading was especially strong in 2025–2026 at 62.1% proficiency versus 56.3% statewide. Eighth-grade science surged from 56.3% to 78.5% proficiency year over year, a +22.2 point jump that flipped a –3.8 state deficit into a +9.9 advantage. By contrast, high-school EOC exams trail the state average, particularly English II (56.6% vs. 64.6%) and Math III (64.3% vs. 68.9%). Seventh-grade math is also a recurring middle-school weak spot, falling short of the state in both years.
Encouragingly, every EOC subject improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: Biology rose from 37.8% to 50.7%, English II from 43.9% to 56.6%, Math I from 36.5% to 44.2%, and Math III from 52.9% to 64.3%. Chronic absenteeism stood at 22.1%, slightly better than the state's 24.2%. Because cohorts are small (roughly 65 students per grade), large proficiency swings, including the science jump, should be read with caution. No free/reduced-lunch data is reported, limiting socioeconomic context. Overall, Discovery Charter is a school where middle-grades reading and 8th-grade science shine, while high-school EOC performance remains the area needing the most attention.
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