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Central Carolina Academy

Sanford · NC · Central Carolina Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Central Carolina Academy compares for families

What families should know about Central Carolina 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: Lee Christian School, Bragg Street Academy, Floyd L Knight Children Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Mixed-income school

Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)

26.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.

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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 272 in 2022 to 536 in 2024 — over 2 years.
+97.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +40.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 536 students:

2025
752
2027
1,483
2029
2,922

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Lee Christian School
Sanford
Private 2.4 297 -3.6%
Bragg Street Academy
Sanford
Public 2.4 31
Floyd L Knight Children Center
Sanford
Public 2.9 18
Lee County High
Sanford
Public 3.5 1,459 +1.7%
Southern Lee High School
Sanford
Public 4.3 1,180 -4.5%
Grace Christian School
Sanford
Private 4.9 749 +179.5%
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
Sanford
Public · charter 5.9 345 +65.9%
Calvary Education Center
Lemon Springs
Private 6.6 44

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