Choice Plus Academy
Smithfield · NC · Johnston County Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Smithfield-Selma High → Neuse Charter School → American Leadership Academy - Johnston → Star Christian Academy → Cleveland High → North Johnston High → West Johnston High → South Johnston High →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Choice Plus Academy compares for families
What families should know about Choice Plus Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Smithfield-Selma High, Neuse Charter School, American Leadership Academy - Johnston and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +106.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 97 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield-Selma High Smithfield |
Public | 2.3 | 1,548 | +9.6% |
| Neuse Charter School Smithfield |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 232 | -3.3% |
| American Leadership Academy - Johnston Clayton |
Public · charter | 4.5 | 495 | +138.0% |
| Star Christian Academy Smithfield |
Private | 5.2 | 73 | — |
| Cleveland High Clayton |
Public | 9.0 | 1,889 | +5.8% |
| North Johnston High Kenly |
Public | 10.4 | 788 | +3.5% |
| West Johnston High Benson |
Public | 10.6 | 1,563 | +16.8% |
| South Johnston High Four Oaks |
Public | 10.7 | 1,355 | +2.3% |