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Connections Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8Alternative Education School

1280 Buck Jones Rd, Cary, NC 27606 · (919) 694-8910 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
8
Students per teacher
1:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Connections Academy

  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 1 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 700% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1280 Buck Jones Rd, Cary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 75
Grade 82
Enrollment over time
1’20
6’21
21’22
17’23
8’24

Up 700% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 38%Black 25%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Connections 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.