In a recent EdNC.org op-ed, Rhonda Dillingham, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools, defended North Carolina’s charter schools from criticism concerning perpetuating segregation.
She said,
“Since then (1996), charter schools, which will always be free and open to all, have offered exceptional student learning environments and created opportunities for all students nationwide — and especially in North Carolina. The facts speak for themselves; in three key metrics — student-family wellbeing, academic performance, and diversity — charter schools are a beacon.”
She also said,
“On top of that, charters in our state are serving virtually the same percentage of black and white students as district schools (and only a slightly lower percentage of Hispanic students).”
As well as,
“Today, as I look at the excellent work charter schools are doing in our state, I can confidently say that they have become active mobilizers in the ongoing fight for diversity and cultural competency in education. Indeed, cultivating schools that are diverse and capable of serving all students regardless of their race is central to the core missions of charter schools in North Carolina. And many public charter schools, recognizing that students from underserved backgrounds were not receiving the quality of education they deserve, have gone a step further, implementing plans to diversify their student bodies.”
As far as academic achievement in charters is concerned, Ms. Dillingham can explain this in another op-ed (credit: Kris Nordstrom):
But it is the word “diversity” that will be the focus here.
Baker Mitchell of the Roger Bacon Academies made a similar argument in the Wall Street Journal a couple of weeks back. His outfit operates four of the charter schools in NC.
When considering the context in which his schools operate, the actual student body makeup compared to other geographically close schools, and Mitchell’s loyalty to privatization efforts in North Carolina of public education, then it is easy to see how baseless an argument he has.
Dillingham’s argument about how “diverse” NC’s charter schools are is about as baseless.
It would be nice if Ms. Dillingham would define what “diversity” is in her own words because in looking at the populations of the charter schools’ student bodies from the last recorded NC State Report Card tables, NC’s charter schools are not really showing as much diversity as she may want people to believe.
This is the breakdown of Pupil Membership By Race for NC over the last few years.
For the 2017-2018 school year it was:
1.2% American Indian
3.3% Asian
17.4% Hispanic
25.3% Black
48.4% White
4.23% Two or More Races
1% Pacific Islander
According to the NC State Report Cards for Schools, 44.3% of students across the state are economically disadvantaged.
The Excel spreadsheet that follows this post is a list of every charter school that exists now in this state that had a school performance grade attached to it for the 2018-2019 school year. It is cross-referenced to the last full school report card it has on record from the 2017-2018 school year.
That school report card has the breakdown of each charter school’s student body by race and economic disadvantage.
Please notice that “5%” is the lowest number allowed in a category. It could mean that there is anywhere from 0-5% in that given category.
In the Excel spreadsheet next to each school, these numbers are recorded in the order presented in the school report card for each of the 173 charter schools whose information is available.
Column I – American Indian
Column J – Asian
Column K – Black
Column L – Hispanic
Column M – Pacific Islander
Column N – Two or More Races
Column O – White
Column P – Economically Disadvantaged
Column Q – English Language Learners
Column R – Students With Disabilities
(Column F – This Shows of it is a Title I School. Title I funds can be given to charter schools, albeit a different formula than traditional schools. All but 51 of the charters with student makeup info are Title I schools.
Column G – This is the number of days missed from hurricanes last school year.)
And remember that the average across the state for all schools in NC 2017-2018 was:
1.2% American Indian
3.3% Asian
17.4% Hispanic
25.3% Black
48.4% White
4.23% Two or More Races
1% Pacific Islander
44.3% Economically Disadvantaged
According to the data table below which includes 173 charter schools,
- 81 of them had a student population that was at least 65% white.
- 40 of them had a student population that was at least 80% white.
- 100 of them had at least 50% of the students classified as white.
- 31 of them had a student population that was at least 65% black.
- 17 of them had a student population that was at least 80% black.
- 43 of them had at least 50% of the students classified as black.
To put in perspective, that means:
- Over 110 of the 173 charter schools had a student population that was at least 65% one race/ethnic group.
- 150 of the 173 charter schools had a student population that was at least 50% one race/ethnic group.
- Over 50 of the 173 charter schools had a student population that was at least 80% one race/ethnic group.
- 132 of the 173 schools listed had a 2017-2018 student population that was lower than 40% Economically Disadvantaged.
And remember that there is a strong correlation on the state level between school performance grades and levels of poverty in schools. Charters show just as much evidence as traditional schools.
- Of the 20 schools that received an “A” on the 2018-2019 School Performance Grade scale, 18 of them were at least 57% white the year before.
- Of the 59 schools that received a “B” on the 2018-2019 School Performance Grade scale, 48 of them were at least 60% white the year before.
- Of the 11 schools that received an “F” on the 2018-2019 School Performance Grade scale, only one had a population of at least 50% white.
- Of the 31 schools that received a “D” on the 2018-2019 School Performance Grade scale, only 5 were majority white.
You will need to scroll to the right in the table to get all of the values.
| (Marjorie) Williams Academy | Northwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 5 | 30 |
| A.C.E. Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 11 |
| Alpha Academy | Sandhills | 0K-09 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| American Renaissance School | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Anderson Creek Academy | North Central | 0K-05 | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Arapahoe Charter School | Southeast | 0K-12 | Y | 10 | C | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 53 | 5 | 16 |
| Aristotle Preparatory Academy | Southwest | 0K-06 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 10 |
| ArtSpace Charter School | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County | North Central | 06-07 | Y | 0 | D | New in 2018 | |||||||||
| Bear Grass Charter School | Northeast | 06-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Bethany Community School | Piedmont-Triad | 06-10 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Bethel Hill Charter | North Central | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 5 | 5 |
| Bradford Preparatory School | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Brevard Academy | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Bridges Academy | Northwest | 0K-09 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 26 | 5 | 27 |
| Cabarrus Charter Academy | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 7 |
| Cape Fear Center for Inquiry | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 7 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Cardinal Charter Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Carolina International School | Southwest | 0K-12 | 2 | C | 5 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Carter Community Charter | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 9 |
| Carter G Woodson School | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 7 |
| Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School | North Central | PK-08 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Central Park School For Child | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | B | 5 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Central Wake High School | North Central | 09-12 | Y | 1 | ALT | 5 | 5 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| Charlotte Choice Charter | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 76 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 12 |
| Charlotte Lab School | Southwest | 0K-07 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Charlotte Learning Academy | Southwest | 06-12 | Y | 1 | F | 5 | 5 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 15 |
| Charlotte Secondary | Southwest | 06-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| Charter Day School | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Chatham Charter | North Central | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Children’s Village Academy | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 3.5 | F | 5 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 5 | 15 |
| CIS Academy | Sandhills | 06-08 | Y | 9 | C | 91 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 17 |
| Clover Garden | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Coastal Preparatory Academy | Southeast | 0K-07 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| College Prep and Leadership Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 1 | D | 5 | 5 | 87 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 9 |
| Columbus Charter School | Sandhills | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 44 | 5 | 11 |
| Commonwealth High | Southwest | 09-12 | Y | 2 | ALT | 5 | 5 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Community School of Davidson | Southwest | 0K-12 | 2 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Concord Lake STEAM Academy (formerly Kannapolis Charter) | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 55 | 5 | 6 |
| Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Corvian Community School | Southwest | 0K-09 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Crosscreek Charter School | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Davidson Charter Academy CFA | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-04 | 2 | D | New in 2018 | ||||||||||
| Dillard Academy | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 13 |
| Douglass Academy | Southeast | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 6 |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | Northwest | PK-04 | 0 | C | New in 2019 | ||||||||||
| East Wake Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Emereau Bladen | Sandhills | 0K-07 | Y | 8 | C | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Endeavor Charter | North Central | 0K-08 | 1 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Eno River Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Envision Science Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | 0 | A | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter | Southwest | 0K-04 | Y | 0 | F | New in 2018 | |||||||||
| Evergreen Community Charter | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Excelsior Classical Academy | North Central | 0K-07 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Falls Lake Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| FernLeaf Community Charter School | Western | 0K-05 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Forsyth Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | D | 5 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 21 | 10 |
| Francine Delany New School | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Franklin Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | 1 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Gate City Charter | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-07 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 9 | 5 |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington | Southeast | 06-08 | Y | 12 | D | 5 | 5 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 68 | 5 | 6 |
| Global Scholars Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 58 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 18 | 14 |
| Grandfather Academy | Northwest | 01-12 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 32 | 5 | 32 |
| Gray Stone Day | Southwest | 06-12 | Y | 0 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Greensboro Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | A | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Guilford Preparatory Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 89 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 11 |
| Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 74 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 18 |
| Healthy Start Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 76 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 9 | 12 |
| Henderson Collegiate | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 2 | B | 5 | 5 | 69 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 5 |
| Hope Charter Leadership Academy | North Central | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 11 |
| IC Imagine | Western | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Ignite Innovation Academy – Pitt | Northeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Invest Collegiate Transform | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | D | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Iredell Charter Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 37 | 5 | 7 |
| Island Montessori Charter School | Southeast | 0K-08 | 10 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Johnston Charter Academy | North Central | 0K-07 | Y | 2 | C | New in 2018 | |||||||||
| Kestrel Heights School | North Central | 0K-08 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 12 | |
| KIPP Charlotte | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 89 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 9 |
| KIPP Durham College Preparatory | North Central | 05-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 47 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 33 | 13 |
| KIPP Gaston College Preparatory | Northeast | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 79 | 5 | 5 |
| KIPP Halifax College Prep | Northeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 5 | 10 |
| Lake Lure Classical Academy | Western | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Lake Norman Charter | Southwest | 0K-12 | 1 | A | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Lakeside Charter Academy (formerly Thunderbird) | Southwest | 0K-08 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Langtree Charter Academy | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Lincoln Charter School | Southwest | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | North Central | 09-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Magellan Charter | North Central | 03-08 | 1 | A | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Mallard Creek STEM Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | C | 5 | 13 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
| Matthews Charter Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 10 | 5 |
| Maureen Joy Charter School | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 39 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 25 | 9 |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | 2 | A | 5 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Millennium Charter Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Moore Montessori Community School | Sandhills | 0K-02 | 1 | I | New in 2018 | ||||||||||
| Mountain Discovery | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Mountain Island Charter School | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Mountain Island Day Community Charter | Northwest | 0K-11 | 0 | C | New in 2018 | ||||||||||
| Movement Charter School | Northwest | 0K-04 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 5 | 5 |
| NC Leadership Charter Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| NC Virtual Academy | Virtual | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Neuse Charter School | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| New Dimensions | Northwest | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Next Generation Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-02 | Y | 1 | I | New in 2018 | |||||||||
| North Carolina Cyber Academy | Virtual | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| North East Carolina Prep | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 63 | 5 | 9 |
| Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech | Northeast | 07-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Oxford Preparatory | North Central | 06-12 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Paul R Brown Leadership Academy | Sandhills | 06-12 | Y | 1 | F | 6 | 5 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter | North Central | 0K-04 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| Peak Charter Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | A | 5 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| Phoenix Academy- Primary, Elem. IB MYP | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Piedmont Classical High School | Piedmont-Triad | 09-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Piedmont Community Charter School | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Pine Lake Preparatory | Southwest | 0K-12 | 2 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Pine Springs Prep Academy | North Central | 0K-07 | 1 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Pinnacle Classical Academy | Southwest | 0K-11 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Pioneer Springs Community School | Southwest | 0K-07 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| PreEminent Charter | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | C | 5 | 5 | 73 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 10 | 14 |
| Quality Education Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 72 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 11 | 10 |
| Queen City STEM School | Southwest | 0K-08 | 0 | C | 5 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Queen’s Grant Community School | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 2 | B | 5 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 8 |
| Quest Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | 1 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Raleigh Charter High School | North Central | 09-12 | 0 | A | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Raleigh Oak Charter | North Central | 0K-04 | 0 | C | New in 2018 | ||||||||||
| Reaching All Minds Academy | North Central | 0K-07 | Y | 2 | F | 5 | 5 | 38 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 5 |
| Research Triangle Charter | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 72 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 8 |
| Research Triangle High School | North Central | 09-12 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| River Mill Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Rocky Mount Preparatory | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 5 | 9 |
| Rolesville Charter Academy | North Central | 0K-06 | Y | 3 | C | New in 2018 | |||||||||
| Roxboro Community School | North Central | 06-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Sallie B Howard School | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 58 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 17 | 9 |
| Shining Rock Classical Academy CFA | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Socrates Academy | Southwest | 0K-08 | 0 | B | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| South Brunswick Charter | Southeast | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Southeastern Academy | Sandhills | 0K-08 | 9 | A | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Southern Wake Academy | North Central | 06-12 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |
| STARS Charter | Sandhills | 0K-11 | Y | 3 | B | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Sterling Montessori Academy | North Central | PK-08 | 0 | B | 5 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Stewart Creek High | Southwest | 09-12 | Y | 2 | ALT | 5 | 5 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| Success Institute Charter | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 26 |
| Sugar Creek Charter | Southwest | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 5 |
| Summerfield Charter Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | A | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| Summit Charter | Western | 0K-09 | 1 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| The Academy of Moore County | Sandhills | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | A | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| The Arts Based School | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| The Capitol Encore Academy | Sandhills | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | D | 5 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 5 | 5 |
| The Expedition School | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Experiential School of Greensboro | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-06 | 2 | D | New in 2018 | ||||||||||
| The Exploris School | North Central | 0K-08 | 3 | B | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| The Franklin School of Innovation | Western | 05-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| The Hawbridge School | Piedmont-Triad | 04-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| The Institute Development Young Leaders | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | D | 5 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 |
| The Learning Center | Western | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 5 | 22 |
| The Mountain Community Sch | Western | 0K-08 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| Thomas Academy | Sandhills | 06-12 | Y | 0 | ALT | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Thomas Jefferson Class Academy | Western | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Three Rivers Academy (formerly Heritage Coll. Aca.) | Northeast | 0K-07 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 5 | 14 |
| Tiller School | Southeast | 0K-05 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Torchlight Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 58 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 6 |
| Triad Math and Science Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 8 | 10 |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | 2 | A | 5 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Two Rivers Community School | Northwest | 0K-08 | Y | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Union Academy | Southwest | 0K-12 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Union Day School | Southwest | 0K-05 | 0 | C | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail | Southwest | 0K-08 | Y | 2 | B | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 28 | 5 | 8 |
| United Community School | Southwest | 0K-06 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Unity Classical Charter | Northwest | 0K-03 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| UpROAR Leadership Academy | Northwest | 05-09 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Uwharrie Charter Academy | Piedmont-Triad | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Vance Charter School | North Central | 0K-11 | Y | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| VERITAS Community School, CFA | Southwest | 0K-06 | Y | 1 | D | 5 | 5 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Voyager Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 2 | B | 5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy | North Central | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| Washington Montessori | Northeast | 0K-12 | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Water’s Edge Village School | Northeast | 0K-08 | 0 | B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
| Wayne Preparatory Academy | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Willow Oak Montessori | North Central | 01-08 | 1 | B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Wilmington Preparatory Academy | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | D | 5 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Wilson Preparatory Academy | North Central | 0K-12 | Y | 0 | C | 5 | 5 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| Winterville Charter Academy | Northeast | 0K-08 | Y | 3 | C | 5 | 5 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 5 |
| Woods Charter | North Central | 0K-12 | 0 | A | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Youngsville Academy | North Central | 0K-05 | 1 | C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology | Southeast | 0K-08 | Y | 0 | F | 5 | 5 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 16 |
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