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Dare Learning Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 · (252) 480-8888 · Part of Dare County Schools

Kill Devil Hills’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
39
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dare Learning Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 62.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 95
Grade 1012
Grade 1116
Grade 126
Enrollment over time
24’20
16’21
20’22
28’23
39’24

Up 62.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 10%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dare Learning Academy from Kill Devil Hills families.

Other schools in Dare County Schools

The district →
Manteo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manteo
C
636 students13:1
Kitty Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kitty Hawk
A−
487 students14:1
Nags Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nags Head
B
484 students13:1
First Flight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kill Devil Hills
B
285 students10:1
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buxton
C
284 students12:1
First Flight Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kill Devil Hills
B
604 students13:1

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