Pender Innovative Learning Academy
Rocky Point · NC · Pender County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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Heide Trask High → Penderlea Christian Academy → Emsley A Laney High → Wilmington Christian Academy → Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington → Pender High → Calvary Christian School → Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC →📋 At a glance
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How Pender Innovative Learning Academy compares for families
What families should know about Pender Innovative Learning 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: Heide Trask High, Penderlea Christian Academy, Emsley A Laney High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -49.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 38 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heide Trask High Rocky Point |
Public | 2.6 | 732 | +9.1% |
| Penderlea Christian Academy Willard |
Private | 6.4 | 93 | — |
| Emsley A Laney High Wilmington |
Public | 7.8 | 2,243 | +6.1% |
| Wilmington Christian Academy Wilmington |
Private | 9.8 | 730 | +21.1% |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Wilmington |
Public · charter | 10.7 | 172 | +18.6% |
| Pender High Burgaw |
Public | 11.1 | 648 | +5.7% |
| Calvary Christian School Wilmington |
Private | 11.1 | 100 | +20.5% |
| Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC Wilmington |
Public | 11.2 | 115 | +22.3% |