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Schools in Arrowhead Beach · Edenton-Chowan Schools

Arrowhead Beach’s public schools score below 60% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 42% of Arrowhead Beach’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving Arrowhead Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 8 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–6 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 10% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,767 students on the public path
In brief

Arrowhead Beach’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 328 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Arrowhead Beach’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,385 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is D F Walker Elementary, then Chowan Middle, then John A Holmes High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Arrowhead Beach’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of North Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (328)Better than 27%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 944 test results and a graduating class of 141 could put Arrowhead Beach anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Arrowhead Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (904 in math, 983 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arrowhead Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2White Oak Elementaryin EdentonNo scores
3–5D F Walker Elementaryin EdentonB−
6–8Chowan Middlein TynerC+
9–12John A Holmes Highin EdentonB+

Arrowhead Beach’s public schools are run by Edenton-Chowan Schools, which also serves Edenton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Edenton-Chowan SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,767 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$14,385NC $13,045 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 49.9% · 983 students tested
Math54%
State average 50.8% · 904 students tested

Arrowhead Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Arrowhead Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arrowhead BeachC+Edenton-Chowan Schools

Every school in Arrowhead Beach

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Arrowhead Beachin other towns
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edenton
488 students14:1Rate it →
D F Walker Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edenton
B−
368 students18:1Rate it →
Chowan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tyner
C+
357 students13:1Rate it →
John A Holmes High
High · Grades 9–12 · Edenton
B+
554 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Arrowhead Beach’s schools

Are Arrowhead Beach’s schools good?

On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Arrowhead Beach children attend score below 60% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Arrowhead Beach in?

Edenton-Chowan Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,767 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Arrowhead Beach kids go to high school?

John A Holmes High in Edenton, with 554 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Arrowhead Beach’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Edenton-Chowan Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Arrowhead Beach spend per student?

$14,385 in Edenton-Chowan Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.