📍 1020 St. Charles Place, Cary, Wake County, 27513
Cardinal Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 700 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cardinal Charter school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Cardinal Charter Academy enrolls 700 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% White, 28% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 198 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 17% |
| Asian | 108 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 700 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cardinal Charter Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 11.
Cardinal Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Cardinal Charter, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 584 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 700 students, Cardinal Charter Academy is larger than the district average of about 584 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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