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Pine Springs Preparatory Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,268 students in Pine Springs Preparatory Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Pine Springs Preparatory Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 66% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
2 Schools
882 Schools
# Students
1,268 Students
494,023 Students
# Teachers
75 Teachers
31,644 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#45 out of 325 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
86%
63%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,633 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
109 Students
19,933 Students
% Asian Students
9%
4%
# Hispanic Students
87 Students
98,873 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
20%
# Black Students
58 Students
122,407 Students
% Black Students
4%
25%
# White Students
908 Students
215,701 Students
% White Students
72%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
646 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
105 Students
30,848 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,882
# Students in K Grade:
124
16,660
# Students in 1st Grade:
125
16,806
# Students in 2nd Grade:
125
17,050
# Students in 3rd Grade:
126
16,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
125
16,849
# Students in 5th Grade:
124
19,618
# Students in 6th Grade:
175
111,560
# Students in 7th Grade:
175
116,793
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
119,029
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
12,380
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
10,877
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
9,420
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,569
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $6,451 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,187. The school district revenue/student has declined by 34% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $5,718 is less than the state median of $11,612. The school district spending/student has declined by 34% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$6,451
$11,187
Spending / Student
$5,718
$11,612
Best Pine Springs Preparatory Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy
Charter School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
220 Rosewood Centre Dr
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 439-9448
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 439-9448
Grades: K-8
| 1,268 students
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