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Schools in Cape Colony

Cape Colony’s public schools

Edenton-Chowan Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cape Colony. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
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

Cape Colony’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cape Colony’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. John A Holmes High places highest (better than 66%); Chowan Middle lowest (35%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cape Colony, 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+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Edenton-Chowan Schools.

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

Cape Colony vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Cape Colony’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cape Colony—Edenton-Chowan Schools
EdentonC+Edenton-Chowan Schools

Every school in Cape Colony

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 Cape Colonyin 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 Cape Colony’s schools

Are Cape Colony’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cape Colony. Edenton-Chowan Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cape Colony. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cape Colony in?

Edenton-Chowan Schools.

Where do Cape Colony kids go to high school?

John A Holmes High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.