Anson Co. Early College High
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Anson Co. Early College High
Set in Polkton, North Carolina, Anson Co. Early College High is a minimally staffed four-year high school, operated by Anson County Schools. It serves 210 students across grades 9 through 13. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Anson Co. Early College High sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.
Anson Co. Early College High is one of 9 schools operated by Anson County Schools, a district that teaches 2,924 students overall.
Demographically, Anson Co. Early College High records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 37% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Anson County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.5:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Anson Co. Early College High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 64.2%.
In the area at large, Anson County reports that median household income runs about $47,302, about 10% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Anson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,924 students), of which Anson Co. Early College High is one.
The closest other public school is Peachland-Polkton Elem, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Anson Co. Early College High comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.2%.
Anson Co. Early College High operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Anson Co. Early College High's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 253 (now 210). White enrollment moved from 57% to 42% across the same window.
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