Thomas Academy
Lake Waccamaw · NC · Thomas Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Ramsey Street High → North Whiteville Academy → Pender Innovative Learning Academy → The COAST → Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy → East Columbus Junior-Senior High → J W Turlington School → Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 16% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 69% in 2019 (Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Thomas Academy compares for families
What families should know about Thomas 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: Ramsey Street High, North Whiteville Academy, Pender Innovative Learning Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 16% 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.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 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).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Street High Fayetteville |
Public | 56.2 | 39 | — |
| North Whiteville Academy Whiteville |
Public | 10.6 | 8 | — |
| Pender Innovative Learning Academy Rocky Point |
Public | 35.2 | 23 | — |
| The COAST Bolivia |
Public | 25.5 | 94 | +34.3% |
| Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy Elizabethtown |
Public · charter | 21.4 | 126 | +68.0% |
| East Columbus Junior-Senior High Lake Waccamaw |
Public | 1.7 | 383 | -2.0% |
| J W Turlington School Raeford |
Public | 60.8 | 17 | — |
| Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC Wilmington |
Public | 36.0 | 115 | +22.3% |