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Schools in Halifax

Halifax’s public schools

Weldon City Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Halifax. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▲ 64% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
664 students on the public path
In brief

Halifax’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Halifax’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Roanoke Valley Early College places highest (better than 68%); Weldon STEM High School Career Academies lowest (1%). 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 Halifax, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Weldon Elementary Global Academyin WeldonD−
6–8Weldon MiddleWeldon City SchoolsD−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Weldon City Schools.

The district

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

Weldon City SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 664 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$21,407NC $13,045 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 49.9% · 338 students tested
Math15%
State average 50.8% · 293 students tested

Halifax vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Halifax—Weldon City Schools

Every school in Halifax

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 Halifaxin other towns
Weldon Elementary Global Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Weldon
D−
272 students17:1Rate it →
Weldon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
133 students13:1Rate it →
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
High · Grades 9–12
D−
145 students12:1Rate it →
Roanoke Valley Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Weldon
B+
114 studentsRate it →

Questions about Halifax’s schools

Are Halifax’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Halifax. Weldon City Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Halifax. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Halifax in?

Weldon City Schools.

Where do Halifax kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Weldon STEM High School Career Academies and Roanoke Valley Early College.

Parents talk

What Halifax families are saying about school.

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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.