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SCORE Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

5651 Dillard Dr, Cary, NC 27518 · (919) 694-8560 · Part of Wake County Schools

Cary’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
584
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about SCORE Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 110.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

5651 Dillard Dr, Cary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 99
Grade 1017
Grade 11279
Grade 12279
Enrollment over time
278’20
347’21
455’22
581’23
584’24

Up 110.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 36%Hispanic 30%White 28%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about SCORE Academy from Cary families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

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; Cary’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.