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Schools in Kill Devil Hills · Dare County Schools

Kill Devil Hills’s public schools outscore 74% of North Carolina districts

57% of students in Kill Devil Hills’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kill Devil Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

#33of 290 North Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 7 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 6 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 6 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 16% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,763 students on the public path
In brief

Kill Devil Hills’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 228 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kill Devil Hills’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,072 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is First Flight Middle School, then First Flight High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Kill Devil Hills’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 74% of North Carolina school districts, #33 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (228)Better than 89%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,616 test results and a graduating class of 474 could put Kill Devil Hills anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Kill Devil Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,500 in math, 2,732 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kill Devil Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5First Flight Elementary SchoolDare County SchoolsB
6–8First Flight Middle SchoolDare County SchoolsB
9–12First Flight High SchoolDare County SchoolsB+

Kill Devil Hills’s public schools are run by Dare County Schools, which also serves Duck, Kitty Hawk, Manteo and Nags Head and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Dare County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,968 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$15,072NC $13,045 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 49.9% · 2732 students tested
Math57%
State average 50.8% · 2500 students tested

Kill Devil Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Kill Devil Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kill Devil HillsB+Dare County Schools
Nags HeadB+Dare County Schools
Kitty HawkB+Dare County Schools

All 2 neighbors share Dare County Schools with Kill Devil Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Kill Devil Hills

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).

District schools in Kill Devil Hillsby address
First Flight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
285 students10:1Rate it →
First Flight Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
604 students13:1Rate it →
First Flight High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
874 students20:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Dare Learning Academy
High · Grades 9–12
D
Alternative Education
39 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Kill Devil Hills’s schools

Are Kill Devil Hills’s schools good?

By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kill Devil Hills children attend outscore 74% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #33 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kill Devil Hills in?

Dare County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,968 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

Where do Kill Devil Hills kids go to high school?

First Flight High School, with 874 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Kill Devil Hills’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Dare County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Kill Devil Hills spend per student?

$15,072 in Dare County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.