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Partnership Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

920 Corporate Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278 · (919) 245-4030 · Part of Orange County Schools

Hillsborough’s School Grade B− better than 50% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
40
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Partnership Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 37.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

920 Corporate Drive, Hillsborough

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 910
Grade 106
Grade 1115
Grade 129
Enrollment over time
29’20
28’21
37’22
43’23
40’24

Up 37.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Black 23%Two or more races 20%Hispanic 15%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Partnership Academy from Hillsborough families.

Other schools in Orange County Schools

The district →
Efland Cheeks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Efland
C−
532 students15:1
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
C−
528 students12:1
River Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
B
523 students14:1
Hillsborough Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
A−
435 students15:1
Grady Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
C−
406 students13:1
Pathways Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
C
371 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; Hillsborough’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.