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Oct 28
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Coalition Highlights Charters’ Academic Growth

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The Coalition last week distributed a press release highlighting the top-10 charter schools for academic growth in 2024-25. The list was featured in a presentation to the Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) by the Office of Charter Schools (OCS) earlier this month.

Notably, as the release emphasized, nearly all of the top-10 charter schools for student growth also serve high proportions of economically disadvantaged, non-white students, and they’re doing an amazing job.

As a case in point, the release included information about Reaching All Minds Academy–the No. 3 ranked charter school for academic growth–and that school’s exemplary work with its students.

The release included quotes from CSRB Chair Bruce Friend as well as Coalition Executive Director Dave Machado.

“If you’re a parent or a politician or a taxpayer, this is a big reason you back public charter schools,” said Friend.

“Of course there’s no guarantee students will grow – it’s a challenge for any school,” said Machado. “The charter schools that do record high student growth are clearly doing something right, and they’re often doing it under challenging circumstances. We should look to their example.”

Finally, the release cited two schools, Triangle Math and Science Academy and The Math and Science Academy of Apex, that ranked in the top-10 charter schools for growth and performance – “a remarkable achievement.”

Read the Coalition press release. Congratulations to these charter schools for their impressive academic growth!

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Aug 19
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Seven charter high schools in U.S. News Top 25 for NC

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TMSA Superintendent Ben Karaduman and Marketing Coordinator Fatih Sahin in an earlier photo with Robin Clause, VP of Sales and Marketing at Durham-Sanford Coca-Cola Bottling Co., at TMSA Triangle High School. Photo courtesy of TMSA Public Charter Schools/Facebook.

Just in time for the new school year, U.S. News & World Report today released its new 2025-26 public high school rankings. This year’s edition also includes a specialized charter ranking; see the national charter ranking here.

Congratulations to these seven charter schools, which ranked in the top 25 public high schools overall in North Carolina!

We’re so proud of these public charter schools and their excellent work with students.

View the overall ranking for North Carolina charter high schools.

See the list of top public high schools in North Carolina, including charter schools.

*Coalition member schools are in bold in the list above.

Feb 14
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Sallie B. Howard School earns top honors as an ESEA Distinguished School!

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Congratulations to Sallie B. Howard School (SBHS) in Wilson! SBHS was recognized at the State Board of Education’s meeting this month for excellence as a National ESEA Distinguished School. Specifically, SBHS is the top school in the state–from an analysis based entirely on data–in making gains with students with disabilities. As you may know, the ESEA Distinguished Schools Program spotlights exemplary schools in three categories: Category 1 (exceptional student performance and growth); Category 2 (success in closing achievement gaps); and Category 3 (excellence in working with special student populations).

Here’s a screenshot from the Dept. of Public Instruction’s (DPI) presentation explaining the categories:

Source: “NC Distinguished Schools,” Office of Federal Programs, Presentation to the State Board of Education, February 6, 2025.

Congratulations also are in order for Triangle Math and Science Academy, which was a top-10 finalist in Category 2! In addition, we congratulate Summerfield Charter Academy, a top-10 finalist in Category 3! Along with SBHS, these schools are all Coalition member schools.

Also notable: Five of the 10 finalists in Category 3 were charter schools. Here’s another screenshot from DPI’s presentation:

Source: “NC Distinguished Schools” presentation.

Congratulations to all of these charter schools for their excellent work with students!

Above left photo: Dr. Joanne Woodard, founder, SBHS, and Sandeep Aggarwal, Asst. Director, SBHS. Photo credit: SBHS.

Aug 30
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Sixteen N.C. Charter Schools Make Annual List of Best High Schools

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Sixteen North Carolina charter schools earned a top-50 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking, released yesterday, of the state’s best public high schools. Top 2023-24 high schools across the nation, according to the publication, were those producing high student test scores and “strong underserved student performance, college readiness and curriculum breadth, as well as graduation rates.”

Today the Coalition distributed a press release highlighting the achievement of these 16 charter schools. Find the release here.

The N.C. charter schools earning a top-50 spot for 2023-24 were:

  • Raleigh Charter High School, #5
  • Woods Charter School, #9
  • Community School of Davidson, #13
  • Pine Lake Preparatory, #15
  • Gray Stone Day School, #16
  • Lake Norman Charter, #21
  • Research Triangle High School, #22
  • The North Carolina Leadership Academy, #27
  • The Hawbridge School, #37
  • Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, #38
  • Longleaf School of the Arts, #40
  • Triangle Math and Science Academy, #43
  • Franklin Academy, #45
  • Oxford Preparatory School, #46
  • Henderson Collegiate, #47
  • Pinnacle Classical Academy, #49

Six of these schools are Coalition member schools (highlighted in bold).

See the ranking of all N.C. public high schools here. View the charter-only list of top public high schools here.