Enrollment
145
High
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELDON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370489003262
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
4489 Highway 301, Halifax, NC 27839 · (252) 536-4829 · Halifax County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
142 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 40 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 23% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
13.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
17.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon STEM High School Career Academies this school | 145 | 97.9% | 17.0% |
| A&T Four Middle College Greensboro | 162 | 98.1% | 45.6% |
| CS Brown High - STEM Program Winton | 100 | 97.0% | 64.1% |
| Halifax County Early College High Weldon | 126 | 97.6% | 65.4% |
| Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ Halifax | 204 | 98.5% | 25.5% |
| Northampton County High School Gaston | 265 | 98.9% | 11.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Weldon STEM High School Career Academies ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #463 of 468 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #410 of 464 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #448 of 448 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #511 of 598 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #298 of 527 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
145
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 145 | 12.3 | 11.8:1 | 98% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 15.3 | 8.8:1 | 98% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 12.4 | 9.7:1 | 98% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 17 | 9.0:1 | 98% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 19 | 10.1:1 | 98% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 20 | 9.1:1 | 98% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weldon STEM High School Career Academies.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (192 to 145); teachers down 35% (19 to 12.3).
About Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is a small high school in Weldon City Schools, located in Halifax, North Carolina. The school counts 145 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 81% smaller than the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
Weldon City Schools runs Weldon STEM High School Career Academies along with 3 other schools, enrolling 664 students in total.
Black students make up 99% of enrollment at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies. Census estimates put the Black share of Halifax County's population at about 52%. Weldon STEM High School Career Academies's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 98% of students at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Halifax County average 99%.
allk12 grades Weldon STEM High School Career Academies an F. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 48.9%. Weldon STEM High School Career Academies posts 17.0%, 31.9 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Halifax County has these Census figures: the median household income is $45,590, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Halifax County is home to 23 public schools and about 6,803 public school students.
Weldon Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Weldon STEM High School Career Academies holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Weldon STEM High School Career Academies ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 17.0% versus a 47.5% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Weldon STEM High School Career Academies had 153 students, to 2024-25, when it had 145. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.0:1 to 11.8:1.
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Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weldon City Schools
- Weldon Elementary Global AcademyElementary · 272 students
- Weldon MiddleMiddle · 133 students
- Roanoke Valley Early CollegeHigh · 114 students
Other schools in Halifax
- KIPP Halifax College PreparatoryElementary · 528 students
- Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep AcademHigh · 204 students
- Weldon MiddleMiddle · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Weldon Middle0.0 mi · 133
- Weldon Elementary Global Academy3.7 mi · 272
- Halifax County Early College High4.4 mi · 126
- Roanoke Valley Early College4.4 mi · 114
- Northampton Early College4.4 mi · 148
- KIPP Halifax College Preparatory5.0 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Weldon STEM High School Career AcademiesHow large is Weldon STEM High School Career Academies?
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies enrolls approximately 145 students in grades 09-12.
Is Weldon STEM High School Career Academies an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is approximately 11.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Weldon STEM High School Career Academies?
At Weldon STEM High School Career Academies, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Weldon STEM High School Career Academies?
Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is overseen by Weldon City Schools in Halifax County.
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