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Pender Early College High

PublicHighGrades 9–13

100 East Industrial Drive, Burgaw, NC 28425 · (910) 362-7925 · Part of Pender County Schools

Burgaw’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
215
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about Pender Early College High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 53 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 48 pts above the state

On the path

Where Burgaw kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Burgaw Middle236 students
9–13Pender Early College HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency95%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts95%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 East Industrial Drive, Burgaw

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 962
Grade 1045
Grade 1147
Grade 1248
Grade 1313
Enrollment over time
231’20
218’21
203’22
193’23
215’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 6%Black 5%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pender Early College High from Burgaw families.

Other schools in Pender County Schools

The district →
Surf City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A−
857 students17:1
South Topsail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A−
618 students16:1
Topsail Annandale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hampstead
A
580 students17:1
Cape Fear Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rocky Point
C+
533 students14:1
C.F. Pope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burgaw
C−
530 students16:1
North Topsail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A
529 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Burgaw’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.