📍 5651 Dillard Dr, Cary, Wake County, 27518
SCORE Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
SCORE Academy enrolls 455 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 34% |
| White | 108 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 455 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
SCORE Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 15, state house district 11.
SCORE Academy is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, SCORE Academy is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize